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Jazz musician to raise funds for Jewish Women’s Aid

Joshua Jaswon will be performing in a concert in memory of close family friend and former JWA chair Frances Turner

By Elisa Bray

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Saxophonist Joshua Jaswon will be playing a concert in memory of Frances Turner, a family friend and former chair of JWA (Photo: Krisztian Sipos)

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27: Writer David Seidler arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images)

Obituary: David Seidler

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The morality of the war in Gaza is crystal clear, says philosopher-rabbi

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Proud Mama: Cass Elliot with her daughter Owen Elliot-Kugell

Fat-shamed in life and death, this is the truth about Mama Cass

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Daniel Radcliffe at the 2024 Tony Awards (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images)

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‘I help people who leave the strictly Orthodox community – like I did’

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May 29, 2024 14:47

Emily Green, founder of GesherEU, which helps people transition from the strictly Orthodox community into the outside world (Photo: YouTube)

Fundraiser for vandalised Phoenix Cinema raises more than £14,000

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One of many placards at the protest outside the Phoenix Cinema (Photo: Gaby Wine)

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Amy Winehouse's and Mark Ronson's cover of 'Valerie' features the star's powerful soul vocals against a driving bassline (Photo: Getty)

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