Ideas This deadly tragedy at a Yiddish performance is the reason it’s illegal to yell ‘fire!’ in a crowded theater Yelling fire in a crowded theater is not theoretical: it was drawn from a tragedy that occurred on a cold night in January 1887at the Hebrew Dramatic Club of London, and which took the lives of seventeen people. By Henry Abramson February 4, 2021 1:16 pm
Jeremy Corbyn’s brother detained for flyer equating COVID-19 vaccines to Auschwitz The former Labour leader’s brother rejected any attempt to claim he was anti-Semitic, citing the fact that his ex-wife is Jewish. February 4, 2021 12:17 pm
Haredi Jews in London hold illegal weddings regularly, Jewish newspaper reveals The bride was COVID-19 positive at one of the events, where lookouts warn guests if they spot police. January 29, 2021 10:26 am
London police break up 400-person illegal wedding at haredi Jewish school By Cnaan Liphshiz January 22, 2021 9:19 am
University of London refunds tuition to Jewish student who complained of anti-Semitism By Cnaan Liphshiz December 30, 2020 2:38 pm
How homemade jachnun is giving a lifeline to European Jews in a second COVID wave By Cnaan Liphshiz November 20, 2020 2:56 pm
Coronavirus crisis is testing the resilience of Europe’s small Jewish communities By Cnaan Liphshiz September 21, 2020 4:29 pm
London mayoral hopeful suspended for telling voters in 1997 ‘don’t vote for a Jew’ By Cnaan Liphshiz September 14, 2020 10:17 am
London man charged with attempted murder in stabbing of rabbi on city street By Marcy Oster June 15, 2020 11:29 am