Night at the museum By Michelle Rosenberg Joanne Rosenthal laughs when I call her the ‘Indiana Jones of the museum world.’ The curator of exhibitions and projects at London’s Jewish Museum says that one of the best things about her job is that no day is ever the same. “I could be picking up donated […]
Meet the British Muslims who want free speech – but only for themselves By David Semple This week I attended an interfaith meeting in Manchester dedicated to ending racism in Britain and hatred between religious groups. Dr Siema Iqbal promoted an organisation to which she belongs, called Mend, Muslim Engagement and Development. Mend seeks to […]
David Semple is a filmmaker and writer from Canada. He is currently writing a book called Jerusalem in the Age of Imperialism and is writing a film script about Field Marshal Allenby’s Palestine campaign. [The opinions, facts and any media content are presented solely by the author and do not necessarily represent the views […]
The Labour Party’s denial of antisemitism will be its undoing By Jonathan Fenton-Harvey Anyone who pays attention to current events in the UK will be aware that the Labour Party has been the center of much controversy. Even so, the party itself doesn’t even seem to acknowledge the problem that is infecting […]
BoD statement on the announcement of Labour inquiry into antisemitism A Board of Deputies of British Jews spokesperson said: “The Board of Deputies of British Jews welcomes the announcement of a new, much-needed inquiry into antisemitism in the Labour Party. The inquiry must be rigorous and fair in order to ensure that it has credibility. […]
My Theodor Herzl moment By Richard Mather… In 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer in the French army, was unfairly accused of treason. Austro-Hungarian journalist Theodor Herzl witnessed mobs shouting “Death to the Jews” in France and decided there was only one way out of the mess: the mass migration of Jews to a […]
Brexit, Barack Obama and ‘les Anglo-Saxons’ By David Semple… [Les Anglo-Saxons – a French appellation for the English, Canadians, Australians and Americans ] ‘Les Anglo-Saxons’ The Anglo-Saxons were the original Americans. Before they went to America, their ancestors left continental Europe for the British Isles and founded the kingdoms of England in the early Middle […]
Why Londoners should not vote for Sadiq Khan on May 5th – Lord Sugar By Lord Alan Sugar via Facebook I joined Labour in 1997 because they’d shown they could be trusted with the British economy. Blair and Brown believed in a strong private sector. They knew you could only afford to pay for good […]
Jewish Chronicle’s allegation of Pesach tax is ‘unjust’ By Richard Mather A leading member of the British Jewish community has hit back at The Jewish Chronicle over what he calls the newspaper’s “flawed analysis” regarding the Kashrut division of the London Beth Din (KLBD) and the price of Pesach. Stephen Pack, president of The United […]
London mayoral election: Sadiq Khan’s dodgy dossier By Anthony Posner Labour MP Sadiq Khan hopes to be the next Mayor of London. But critics say his previous job as a human rights solicitor defending Islamist extremists puts him in a poor position to protect the people of London from terrorism. Sadiq Khan rose to national […]
