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Israelis, Palestinians and that faint, familiar whiff of hope
By Stephen Oryszczuk. When I was young, I heard an oil boss talk at a conference. I remember in vivid detail the way he spoke and the way he held himself, but I only remember one of his actual answers....
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Why I’m getting circumcised on Monday, at the age of 33
By Stephen Oryszczuk. ON 21 October, I’m getting circumcised. Stephen Oryszczuk Until now, only my wife and my editor knew. I’d wanted to keep it a secret, but both Mrs O and Mr F thought I should...
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Horrors of North Korea regime ring all-too-familiar for Jews
Where were you on 4 June 1989, when thousands of reform-minded Chinese students were shot in Tiananmen Square? Where were you on 11 September 2001, when hijacked planes were flown into the World Trade...
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Reason to cell-ebrate! Community tops donor list
Golders Green, Finchley and Hendon have the highest number of registered stem cell donors in the UK, a national charity revealed this week. Sharon (right) and her family, including son Jonni (far-left)...
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OPINION: Israel must allow Palestinian journalists to do their jobs
Jewish News Foreign Editor, Stephen Oryszczuk By Stephen Oryszcuk Foreign editor, Jewish News Should Palestinian journalists be allowed to report the news? It seems like a daft question to us Brits....
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OPINION: The Gaza conflict and how it makes us hate
By Stephen Oryszczuk When the Gaza conflict ends, when commanders count their dead, armchair critics will ask themselves what this battle was about, what it achieved, where it sits in the history books...
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OPINION: Can Palestinian ‘unity’ Government last after Gaza meeting?
Something happened in Gaza City this week which was almost entirely missed by the world’s media. It was the first cabinet meeting of the Palestinian “unity” government to take place in the stricken...
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OPINION: Iran nuclear deal just the latest battle between ‘allies’
Stephen Oryszczuk By Stephen Oryszczuk, Foreign editor of the Jewish News On Monday the alarm clock on nuclear negotiations between Iran and the West will ring, and everyone will wake up to a deal or a...
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Analysis: What next for Israeli politics?
Israelis are not yet “fatigued” by Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu, writes Stephen Oryszczuk. That was the electorate’s message on Tuesday, when the three-time prime minister won the chance of a fourth...
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OPINION: Can we address Israel’s elephant before it has an ‘Ewish’ minority?
by Stephen Oryszczuk, Foreign Editor How, as a Jewish News journalist, do you know when you need to broaden your horizons? When the letter ‘J’ stops working on your computer. This is the fate that...
View ArticleLondon shul to host its first ever services in French
London is to see its first synagogue services in French, in response to the huge influx of French Jews now living and working in the British capital. Following the part-time appointment of a French...
View ArticleTravel: Make some time for MARRAKECH
It’s a city that’s perfect for a relaxing five-day weekend or a longer stay if you want to see the Atlas mountains, as ‘Mr & Mrs O’ did. Stephen Oryszczuk tells all… Holiday review website...
View ArticleSpecial Report: Rolling out the blood-red carpet for the Iranian foreign...
With sanctions against his country lifted, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif arrived in London last week touted as part of the solution to – not the cause of – turmoil in the Middle East, writes...
View ArticleBarry Manilow returns to stage after emergency surgery
Barry Manilow this week showed no signs of ill effect after emergency oral surgery in Los Angeles following “complications” after an earlier procedure. The 72-year old singer-songwriter, famous for his...
View ArticleCommunity to join 80th anniversary celebration of ‘Battle of Cable Street’
Preparations are underway for a series of commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street in London’s East End, when Jewish and Irish residents engaged in fierce fighting with...
View Article10 Israeli surgeons to visit UK in exchange of medical knowledge
A group of ten young Israeli surgeons are due to visit the UK next week to learn more from British experts in the latest exchange of medical knowledge, writes Stephen Oryszczuk The medics, who are all...
View ArticlePope Francis urged to open Vatican Archives for ‘Hitler’s Pope’
Pope Francis will be urged to open the Vatican Archives on Pope Pius XII next week, in a meeting with scholars and an interfaith delegation, writes Stephen Oryszczuk The meeting comes on the 77th...
View ArticleJewish students are online hit by posting their culinary craft on Instagram
Seven Jewish students at the University of Birmingham have emphatically answered their mother’s need to know that they’re eating well – by posting their dishes online writes Stephen Oryszczuk In doing...
View ArticleIsraeli aid workers fly to France to assist ‘forgotten’ refugees
Israeli psychologists and counsellors have flown into northern France to support refugees trying to get into the UK from camps in Calais and Dunkirk, writes Stephen Oryszczuk Volunteers from IsraAID,...
View ArticleIDF launch app to warn smartphone users of incoming rockets
The Israeli military has launched an app for mobile phones which tracks users’ location by GPS and tells those in the line-of-fire of incoming rockets, writes Stephen Oryszczuk The attack alert...
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