If you haven’t visited Israel’s beautiful south lately, Richard Ferrer asks: ‘What’s kept you?’ Bet it’s been a while since you last dipped a toe in the warm waters of Eilat. Minus Tel Aviv’s big city buzz or Jerusalem’s biblical city culture – and an extra plane ride or four-hour drive away – the resort Continue reading

Who’d imagine a BBC1 show famed for reporting on dogs that can say ‘sausages’ and vegetables that look like thingies would broadcast the most moving moment in television history. But that’s precisely what That’s Life! – The One Show of its day – managed to achieve one Sunday evening back in February 1988. Between reports on a knobbly Continue reading

Camp America only lasts two months, but its gifts last a lifetime. Back in 1992, the 21-year-old student with Harry Styles hair in these dusty old polaroids had the best summer of his life as a counsellor at Nah-Jee-Wah, a Jewish kids’ camp in Milford, Pennsylvania. There he discovered more about himself in two months Continue reading

Reading Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf was my struggle. I don’t recommend you follow suit, no matter how noble your intentions. Written by the Nazi dictator during his stretch in the slammer in 1924, this guidebook for the misguided set out his psychotic anti-Semitic manifesto and served as his masterplan for mass murder. Hitler was as gifted with Continue reading

Britain’s Jewish community may sometimes be divided in terms of its affiliations, but on the most important issue of all it has never been so united – the education of its children. The inaugural Jewish Schools Awards, orgainsed by the Jewish News and Partnerships for Jewish Schools, was a joyous celebration of this fact. Our academically excellent Continue reading

Israel Relief Charity Manna Meir Panim held its second Parliamentary reception on Monday. Sponsored by Bank Leumi (Plc) UK, the sell-out event of more than 100 guests was preceded by a tour of the Houses of Parliament. MC of the event, Jewish News editor Mr Richard Ferrer, opened the speeches by speaking about his own involvement with Continue reading

We have now started main event – @richferrer is interviewing Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines about her life #CPC15 pic.twitter.com/bx3k9r1E1r — H.E.T. (@HolocaustUK) October 5, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Excellent anecdote frm Milena re Nicky flying plane at age of 104. She was a passenger! @HolocaustUK #CPC15 pic.twitter.com/R9mCApEcwz — Karen Pollock (@KarenPollock100) October 5, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Holocaust Educational Trust Continue reading

We have now started main event – @richferrer interviewing @AlfDubs about his life. Alf was saved by Nicholas Winton. pic.twitter.com/V7XOyecISL — H.E.T. (@HolocaustUK) September 28, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js .@AlfDubs speaking passionately at @HolocaustUK on parallels between responses to today's refugee crisis and 1939. pic.twitter.com/5QR2r8EFQQ — Jewish Labour (@JewishLabour) September 28, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Privilege to speak @HolocaustUK Continue reading

A man celebrated as “Britain’s Schindler” for saving hundreds of children from the Holocaust will be immortalised on a Royal Mail stamp after a petition attracted more than 105,000 supporters. Campaigners had called for Sir Nicholas Winton, who arranged for eight trains to carry 669 mainly Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to London in 1939, Continue reading

On BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, discussing the morality of a ‘Nazi-meets-Jew’ romance novel set in Theresienstadt, nominated for a top book award. Should the Holocaust be off-limits to trashy fiction writers and other peddlers of schlock? Listen from 2hrs 50mins…   [Aired 11/8/15] Continue reading