(JTA) — Anti-Semitic graffiti was daubed on a sign of a synagogue in northern England. The incident involving the Etz Chaim synagogue in Leeds was discovered earlier this week, when visitors saw a red swastika and the word “kikes” spray-painted on a sign affixed to the synagogue’s perimeter fence, the Jewish News of London reported…
An Israeli humanitarian aid charity has sent a disaster relief team to help flood victims in the north of England. Four IsraAID volunteers landed in London on Monday and traveled to Leeds to begin work helping repair homes and distributing blankets and food in the worst hit areas, The Jewish Chronicle of London reported Tuesday….
Sorry British fans! You won’t get to see Leonard Cohen dip apples in honey onstage. The Canadian performer has reportedly rescheduled shows in Leeds and London after he realized that the dates fell on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, the BBC reported. A statement released on behalf of the 78-year-old and promoter AEG apologized “deeply…
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