Simon Rocker

Sounds of survivors go online

The British Library has put its complete collection of oral testimonies of Shoah survivors online.

A prayer mystery: who started Kaddish?

Where did the custom to recite one of Judaism’s most familiar prayers originate?

US cuts budget and jobs as income falls

The United Synagogue is axing jobs and planning to cut spending by nearly £250,000 in the light of the economic downturn.

Rachel in Gaza

Comparing Gaza to the Shoah disgusts a Catholic columnist

What the school league tables don’t tell you

Lobby to stop 'hate-fest' at Durban II

Jewish campaigners this week lobbied internationally to stop a United Nations human rights conference being used as a platform to attack Israel.

Finkelsteins are first to show Who’s Who

Schools top the tables for value

Three Jewish secondary schools have been placed among England’s top five per cent of mainstream state schools, ranked according to academic progress made by pupils 11-16.

Orthodox rabbi slated for attending Obama church service

If you liked Jacobson on Jesus…

Muslims condemn attacks on Jews

A group of Muslim activists has issued an open letter condemning antisemitic attacks in response to the Gaza crisis.