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Fast Forward Leading British rabbi warns against Rafah invasion: ‘If I said nothing, I couldn’t live with myself’
Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, chief rabbi of Masorti Judaism in the U.K., is likely the highest-profile European Jewish leader to question the Israel-Hamas war
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Fast Forward England’s chief rabbi composes special healing prayer for King Charles’ recovery
Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis posts ‘refuah sheleima’ on social media
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Culture ‘I vow to be more mindful going forward:’ UK rap star Skepta apologizes for artwork seen as referencing Holocaust
The now-deleted tease for his new single, ‘Gas Me Up,' featured the song’s title tattooed on one of several pale shaved heads.
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Fast Forward UK cabinet member Suella Braverman fired after saying police are more lenient with pro-Palestinian protesters
The firing positions Braverman, who is married to an Israeli-British man, as a conservative hero
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Books A timeline of cultural events canceled since Hamas’ attack on Israel
In the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack, widespread cancellations of events tied to Palestinian or Muslim communities have raised fears about free speech and censorship
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Culture These Jewish Eurovision songs are terrible. Listen to them anyway
For every awful song, there's a moment when nothing else works
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Culture In London, an antisemitism scandal has sparked a play about antisemitism. Is it helping?
The Royal Court Theatre’s response to a very public drama? Even more drama.
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News Dispatch from London: In Jewish neighborhoods, shuls and kosher cafes shuttered as Britain buries her queen
A week before the High Holidays, the royal funeral prompts a meditation on ritual and change
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News Who was Horst Wessel, and why are people comparing Charlie Kirk to him?
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Culture Charlie Kirk kept a ‘Jewish Sabbath.’ What did he mean by that?
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Antisemitism Decoded Israel is being blamed for Charlie Kirk’s death. Here’s what that conspiracy theory says about the far right’s divide
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Film & TV Robert Redford’s legacy is surprisingly Jewish
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Opinion The terrifying Nazi precedent for Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension — and the reasons to stay hopeful
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Fast Forward Freed hostage Edan Alexander says he’s returning to the IDF next month
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Yiddish World How a Yiddish acting troupe fooled the Tsarist government
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Fast Forward After years of war, world’s oldest synagogue paintings are revealed as intact in Damascus
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