UK’s Liz Truss Resigns After Only 6 Weeks As Prime Minister

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3 years ago

UK’s Liz Truss Resigns After Only 6 Weeks As Prime Minister

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British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned — bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous six-week term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party obliterated her authority • Full Story

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3 years ago

Rabbi YY Jacobson: Why Are We Obsessed with the Royal Family?

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Why Are We Obsessed with the Royal Family? See a Lecture by Rabbi YY Jacobson in Bergenfield, NJ at the home of Azi and Rachel Mandel for the organization JustOneLife on 25 Elul, 5782 • Watch

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3 years ago

UK Anash Host Hakhel Event in London

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At the beginning of the new year, London Shluchim and Anash gathered in London for a Kinus Hakhel together with Shluchim from across the UK. Liverpool shliach Rabbi Shmuel Brown made a special Hakhel Childrens program • Photos

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3 years ago

UK: Liz Truss to Take Over Boris Johnson as Prime Minister

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Liz Truss has been elected as the Conservative Party’s new leader, the party announced Monday, and she will take office Tuesday as Britain’s new prime minister to steer the country through an acute cost-of-living crisis • Full Story

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4 years ago

Despite Covid Lockdowns, Anti-Semitic Incidents See Only Slight Drop In Britain

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British Jewry’s main security unit recorded 1,668 anti-Semitic incidents last year – an 8% drop from 2019 but still among the three highest tallies ever. Of the incidents recorded in 2020 by the Community Security Trust, or CST, 100 were violent assaults — a 39% drop in that category from 2019, according to the London-based organization’s Antisemitic Incidents Report 2020 published Thursday. Among those, three were severe • Full Story

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4 years ago

Rabbi Yisroel Jacobs, 47, OB”M

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With great sadness, we regret to inform you of the tragic passing of Rabbi Yisroel Jacobs, OB”M, a member of the Lubavitch community in London, England. Rabbi Jacobs was the son of the Chief Rabbi of the Netherlands, Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs. He passed away on Shabbos, Chof Hei Teves. He was 47-years-old • Full Story