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Daniel Levy steps down after nearly 25 years, leaving impact of Jewish identity at Tottenham

Levy's departure, as one of the senior Jewish figures in English soccer, closes a chapter of Jewish leadership at a club with one of soccer’s most prominent Jewish fanbases.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR chairman Daniel Levy – who is leaving his role – is pictured in the stands before a Spurs Europa League match earlier this year.
Police officers stand in front of Iran's embassy, after six men were arrested earlier on the same day on suspicion of grievous bodily harm during a protest, London, Britain, June 20, 2025

Iran attempted to abduct, assassinate Jewish community leaders in UK, report finds

Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee said the Iranian threat included physical attacks on and potential assassinations of dissidents and Jewish targets.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Police officers work as people gather outside the Old Bailey after British police officer Martyn Blake was acquitted of the 2022 murder of Chris Kaba, in London, Britain, October 21, 2024.

Torah desecrated after break-in at London synagogue, police say vandalism not antisemitic

Vandals smashed the cabinets containing the religious texts of Gur Synagogue, and tore the books, scattering the pages across the floor.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mezuzah at Shalom Kosher

Blade-wielding man in Abbey Road sweatshirt cuts mezuzah from London Jewish home

The man can be seen approaching the front door of a private home where he then pulls a knife out from under his clothing and cuts the mezuzah from the doorframe. 

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Belgium bans kosher slaughter, paving way for possible EU ban

Stunning an animal before ritual slaughtering is contrary to Kosher and Halal practices.

JANUARY 1, 2021ByBARUCH MOORE
A man performs the ancient Jewish ritual of kaparot

Hasidic man stabbed in London in suspected hate crime

The man, in his 50s, is believed to be in a stable condition despite receiving knife wounds to the head.

JUNE 13, 2020ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
Jews and non-Jews gather in solidarity to protest against Antisemitism at Parliament Square in London on Sunday

UK teacher fired for threatening to send Jewish students to gas chambers

The teacher, who has not been named, reportedly was an agency worker and had no permanent employment contract at the school.

OCTOBER 18, 2019ByJTA STAFF
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London’s oldest man celebrates 108th birthday at Jewish care home

Ben Raymond moved into the Jewish care home where now lives in 2012, with his late wife. Both were over 100.

JULY 30, 2019ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
The Houses of Parliament can be seen during sunrise on the day of the Summer Solstice, seen from atop the London Eye, in London, Britain June 21, 2019

Senior London rabbi removed from position after having affair

The rabbi was faced with harsh criticism, many of which claimed that in his rank and position, he is held to a higher moral standard.

APRIL 14, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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UK Chief Rabbi steps in on dispute over religious burials in London

"No death will be prioritized in any way over any other because of the religion of the deceased or family.”

JANUARY 25, 2018ByTAMARA ZIEVE, JTA
A Jewish cemetery (illustrative)

London Orthodox teacher fired for living with boyfriend wins legal case

Zelda de Groen told a tribunal that school managers subjected her to a “humiliating” hour-long interview.

DECEMBER 5, 2017ByJTA
A general view is seen of the London skyline from Canary Wharf in London, Britain, October 19, 2016

Jewish teenager stabbed 12 times in London park

The 16-year-old, a student at London’s Jewish Community Secondary School, was stabbed 12 times in the legs by a group of men.

NOVEMBER 16, 2017ByJTA
The Union Flag flies near the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, June 7, 2017.

Plan for Golders Green mosque sparks community controversy

Some in Jewish community condemn backlash as Islamophobic.

OCTOBER 11, 2017ByEYTAN HALON
British muslims pray during Friday prayer at the East London mosque.

London police on high alert in Jewish communities ahead of High Holy Days

London police have a special "L'Shanah Tovah" message for the Jewish community.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017ByYOCHEVED LAUREN LAUFER
An armed police officer attends to the scene after a vehicle collided with pedestrians in the Finsbury Park neighborhood of North London, Britain June 19, 2017