British Jewry

British Museum delays Jewish Culture Month event after learning of planned protest

The British Museum postponed its Jewish Culture Month talk on Ancient Israel and Judah after learning some registered attendees intended to deliberately disrupt the event.

London, England, General view of the British Museum with visitors, Bloomsbury, March 2025.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir reacts as flotilla activists are detained by Israeli forces, in Ashdod Port, Israel, in this screen grab taken from a video released on May 20, 2026.

The city on a hill and the dignity of office - opinion

An Orthodox Jew walks near the scene where a man was arrested on Wednesday following a stabbing incident in which two Jewish men were wounded in the Golders Green area, which is home to a large Jewish population, in London, Britain, April 30, 2026.

'I will kill you Jews,' man jailed for shouting death threats at Jews in London

:ocal residents look on from outside a cordoned-off area in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London last month, following the stabbing of two people nearby.

'It's like the Holocaust': Golders Green gang-beating victim tells 'Post' - interview


Struck from behind in broad daylight: Manchester man recounts antisemitic attack - interview

The victim, who wished to remain anonymous, was checking his phone for emails, heard someone running up behind him, and felt a hard blow along the side of his face, knocking him to the ground.

 Photo of the suspected attacker.

King Charles III accepts Jewish-Muslim 'reconciliation accord' in wake of distrust sown by war

The accord marked the first time such a wide breadth of Jewish and Muslim religious denominations in the UK had come together to agree on an interfaith agreement.

 King Charles poses for a photograph with faith leaders at Buckingham Palace, London after the signing of the Muslim-Jewish Reconciliation Accords ('The Drumlanrig Accord'), February 11, 2025.

Worlds oldest Jewish newspaper appoints new editor

Schwammenthal stated that he is “deeply honored” and “excited to embark on this next chapter” in a post on his personal X/Twitter account.

 The UK-based Jewish Chronicle is the world's oldest Jewish newspaper.

Half of British Jews consider leaving due to antisemitism, many don't see long-term future

"Antisemitism has become our nation’s great shame, and time is running out," a CAA spokesperson said in a statement.

 A BOY, wearing a kippah, holds the British flag at a march against antisemitism in London last November.

Anti-Israel activists challenge MET restrictions for London protest near synagogue

The MET announced in a statement that it was imposing conditions on a march to the BBC after discussions with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign about changing the protest route failed.

 Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in London, in January.

BBC slammed for sourcing Palestinian media with antisemitic, extremist content

Israeli watchdog report accuses BBC of bias for citing Palestinian outlets promoting violence.

 BBC New Broadcasting House in London.

London Police ask upcoming pro-Palestinian rally to move away from synagogue  

A planned London march by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign is causing tension over its proximity to Shabbat services at a synagogue.

 Police officers arrest a pro-Palestine protester during a November, 2023, demonstration in Piccadilly Circus in London.

UK Jews angered after Islington Hanukkah candle lighting protested by anti-Israel activists

The incident comes at a time of increasingly vocal criticism of British law enforcement by UK Jews about their response to anti-Israel protests.

 Hanukkah menorah lighting at Chabad Islington

'Zero tolerance': UK Health Secretary calls to strike off antisemitic, extremist doctors

Regulators will be urged to bring disciplinary action against doctors or nurses who express "racist or extremist views."

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (R) and Health Secretary Wes Streeting (C) speak with members of the staff as they visit St. George's Hospital, on October 28, 2024 in London, England.

'Zionists leave Britain or be slaughtered': Antisemitic flyers spread in London Jewish neighborhood

The incident, which saw antisemitic leaflets dispersed in a London Jewish neighborhood, was reported to Stand With Us.

 An Israeli flag flies below the Union Jack at Hendon Town Hall in London, Britain, October 9, 2023.