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Fast Forward Keir Starmer, who prioritized fighting antisemitism in Labour Party, set to lead Britain after landslide win
Starmer, whose wife, Victoria, is Jewish, worked to pull the party more to the center
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News From Labour to the Day of Rest, here are the Jewish storylines in this week’s UK election
Labour is expected to win big, and Jews are expected to vote largely for the party after years of breaking with it
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Film & TV Did Labour suspend a candidate for liking a Jon Stewart joke?
The 10-year-old joke about Israel continues to be relevant
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Fast Forward First Jewish sheriff of Nottingham, office of Robin Hood fame, is sworn in at his synagogue
The role of high sheriff is Britain’s oldest secular office under the Crown, although today it is largely ceremonial
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Fast Forward UK authorities investigating alleged mistreatment of Israeli Oct. 7 survivors by airport security
They said one security guard told them, “I don’t want you to do here what you do in Gaza"
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Culture The internet’s Kate Middleton obsession may have revealed an unsavory Jewish secret
Internet sleuths are speculating that valuable antiques owned by Prince William’s alleged girlfriend, Rose Hanbury, may have been looted by her husband’s Jewish ancestors
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News Anti-Israel figure George Galloway sworn into Parliament as Israel-Hamas war roils British politics
“This is for Gaza,” Galloway said after winning a special election that centered on the war
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Culture The press dismissed her as a ‘national trinket.’ Now this much-loved, sometimes mocked Jewish actress is telling her own story
One memoir wasn't enough for Miriam Margolyes, known for roles in Harry Potter (and about 150 other films and shows). Her latest is a mix of thoughtful reflection and scatalogical storytelling — with a bit of score-settling on the side
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Opinion My Jewish moms group ousted me because I work for J Street. Is this what communal life has come to?
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Fast Forward Suspected arsonist intended to beat Gov. Josh Shapiro with a sledgehammer, investigators say
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Fast Forward How Coke’s Passover recipe sparked an antisemitic conspiracy theory
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Politics Meet America’s potential first Jewish second family: Josh Shapiro, Lori, and their 4 kids
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