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Ten per cent increase in people seeking employment support, says charity
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (324+ words) Over 4,200 people used Work Avenue's services in 2025 A leading employment organisation which serves the Jewish community has reported a 10 per cent increase in the number of people seeking its support in the past two years. Work Avenue, which is based…...
The Etgar Quiz no 314
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (116+ words) Try our weekly Jewish knowledge test contains material not in the Etgar Handbook 1) Who are the people who appear on the shekels bills today? e) Nobel Prize winners 2) Which city in Israel is also called the "City of Children"? 4) Israel developed…...
School report: what Israel taught me about preparing young people for the future
8+ hour, 59+ min ago (579+ words) The country's innovation and determination to build is truly inspiring When I stepped off the plane in Israel for the first time, I didn't know what to expect. I am not Jewish, and yet, from the very first moment, everyone…...
Outgoing Limmud chair to lead UJS board
11+ hour, 43+ min ago (299+ words) Carolyn Bogush brings her experience of cross-communal work to the Union of Jewish Students The Union of Jewish Students (UJS) has announced that Carolyn Bogush will become its new chair, following three months holding the interim position. Bogush, who recently…...
Stories from Holocaust survivors and refugees to be told in Manchester schools
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (569+ words) The initiative comes following the antisemitic terrorist attack on Heaton Park Synagogue Jewish Mancunians" contribution to the city will be taught in schools across Greater Manchester, following the Heaton Park Synagogue terrorist attack last year. The newly launched Sanctuary Through…...
‘Being able to read unlocks everything’
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (426+ words) Anna Blain is on a mission to get kids " and their parents " reading again Anna Blain, 46, is the head of programme delivery and engagement at Chapter One, a charity focused on giving children the reading skills they need to thrive....
The radical lesson plans of NEU teachers that should worry the country
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (241+ words) Asking pupils whether they would "fight back" if they lived in Gaza or to "understand" Hamas is not education but ideological instruction. Such activism harms children and poses a threat to society itself The lesson plans uncovered by the JC…...
Exclusive: Days after October 7, NEU teachers shared lesson plans asking pupils if they would ‘fight back’ if they lived in Gaza
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (1627+ words) Teaching material appeared to justify the Hamas atrocities, Jewish leaders said Nicole Lampert and Jane Prinsley Members of Britain's biggest teachers' union shared lessons plans days after October 7 asking pupils if they would "fight back" if they lived in Gaza,…...
Yavneh College to offer bulge class for September 2026
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (215+ words) Applications for Jewish school places are expected to remain high There is good news for children applying for Jewish secondary school places in the London area for September " Yavneh College has decided again to open a bulge class. As a…...
The stress of campus life is taking a profound toll on our children
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (619+ words) Simply being Jewish on campus can be a source of constant, underlying anxiety " it should not be that way For many Jewish students in the UK, university is meant to be a place of learning, growth and community. Yet today,…...