This is the Forward’s coverage of the United Kingdom and British Jews.
United Kingdom
The Latest
-
Opinion As the queen is laid to rest, a former aide remembers the most Jewish moment he witnessed by her side
‘To 120,’ a well-wisher told the monarch when she was 86, provoking amusement and bafflement
-
Culture Long a friend of the Jews, King Charles is a mensch for all seasons
The English monarch is a noted fan of Jewish culture and has championed many a Jewish cause
-
Books How a Jewish teacher uprooted and relocated her school to escape the Nazis
In a new book, the heroic story of Anna Essinger finally gets its due
-
Culture Why Audrey Gelman’s pastoral fantasy doesn’t make sense for Jews
The Wing founder's new "country store" is inspired by a fictional English village — with its own rabbi
-
Fast Forward Police arrest suspect caught on camera beating Orthodox Jews in London
(JTA) — In two separate incidents in the past week, two Orthodox Jews were assaulted in London and a Jewish teenager was attacked in Milan, Italy. On Wednesday, British police arrested a man who was caught on security camera footage assaulting two Orthodox men on the street in the heavily-Orthodox London neighborhood of Stamford Hill….
-
Nazi collaborator monuments Nazi collaborator monuments in the United Kingdom
In Bradford, a plaque celebrates the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations, the brainchild of war criminal Alfred Rosenberg
-
News U.K. Jews, already under tight security, say the Texas synagogue attack is not a cause for panic
LONDON, England – As American Jews are grappling with how to maximize security measures, concerned about their safety, Jewish leaders in the United Kingdom are cautioning against panic in the aftermath of Saturday’s attack at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. “I don’t think the fact of anti-Jewish terrorism came as a shock to anyone,”…
-
Opinion Growing up in Israel, I had never heard of Rabbi Sacks. After his death, I fell in love with his message
In Nov. 2020, I came across a minor story on an inside page of an Israeli newspaper, reporting that Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom “and one of the most important thinkers of our time,” had passed away. I had never come across his name before, so I thought that…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
News Who was Horst Wessel, and why are people comparing Charlie Kirk to him?
- 2
Culture Charlie Kirk kept a ‘Jewish Sabbath.’ What did he mean by that?
- 3
Film & TV Robert Redford’s legacy is surprisingly Jewish
- 4
Antisemitism Decoded Israel is being blamed for Charlie Kirk’s death. Here’s what that conspiracy theory says about the far right’s divide
In Case You Missed It
-
Opinion The terrifying Nazi precedent for Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension — and the reasons to stay hopeful
-
Fast Forward Freed hostage Edan Alexander says he’s returning to the IDF next month
-
Yiddish World How a Yiddish acting troupe fooled the Tsarist government
-
Fast Forward After years of war, world’s oldest synagogue paintings are revealed as intact in Damascus
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
