British Jewry

UK: ‘The end of a golden era’

Over the last few weeks alone, a clear pattern has formed of coordinated violence against synagogues, communal institutions, and even emergency medical services.

A SWASTIKA daubed on the pulpit of London’s Finsbury Park Synagogue, April 2002.
AN ORTHODOX Jewish man walks by at a wall showing pictures of protesters killed during anti-government demonstrations in Iran, in Golders Green, London, Britain, March 7, 2026.

Police open investigation into Golders Green memorial wall arson

People carry pre-revolutionary Iranian flags, wave US and Israeli flags, and carry banners supporting the war in Iran during a march in New York City, March 15, 2026; illustrative.

Support for Iran war among US Jews has eroded since operations began, JPPI survey shows

The burnt wreckage of Hatzalah ambulances as fire services continue to monitor the scene after they were set on fire overnight next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue, on March 23, 2026 in the Golders Green area of London, England.

US embassy issues security alert amid arsons against UK Jewish sites


US considering offering British Jews asylum amid rising antisemitism, Trump's UK-born lawyer says

Amid growing antisemitism in the UK, Trump’s lawyer Robert Garson revealed talks with the US State Department about offering asylum to British Jews seeking refuge.

Protesters wave flags and hold placards during a demonstration organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism outside Downing Street in London on October 9, 2025 to mark one week since the attack on a synagogue in Manchester; illustrative.

Trump’s lawyer tells 'Post' he raised idea of offering asylum to UK Jews - interview

"Jews are being persecuted in the United Kingdom. They fit a wonderful demographic for the United States. They're exactly the sort of immigrant the United States should want to attract," said Garson.

People dance under Israeli flags as they gather for a commemorative event organized by the Jewish community to honour the lives lost in the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, in Trafalgar Square, London on October 5, 2025.

UK declares 'no confidence' in police chief behind ban on Israeli soccer fans

"We have witnessed a failure of leadership that has harmed the reputation and eroded public confidence in West Midlands Police and policing more broadly," said interior minister Shabana Mahmood.

Police officer and security staff look on as protesters display banners before Maccabi Tel Aviv faces Aston Villa, in Birmingham, UK, November 6, 2025

Jewish MP banned from visiting Bristol school to avoid angering teachers, fellow lawmaker says

MP Steve Reed revisited an anti-Israel campaign to prevent a pro-Israel Labour Parliament Member from visiting a school at the Sunday Jewish Labour Movement Conference.

British Housing Secretary Steve Reed walks outside Downing Street, in London, Britain, November 18, 2025.

UK unlikely to classify circumcision as child abuse despite reports, Jewish leaders tell 'Post'

Jewish leaders told The Jerusalem Post that the guidance made it clear it was aimed at circumcision under inappropriate conditions, and not to classify it as child abuse.

 Demonstrators hold Israeli and British flags outside the Law Courts, during a march against antisemitism, after an increase in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.

British Home Sec. bans extremist Islamist preacher Shadee Elmasry from entering UK for tour

This comes a day after The Jerusalem Post reported on the planned speaking tour of US-based Dr. Shadee Elmasry, who has a history of extremist, antisemitic, and pro-terror views.

British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood looks on during a statement at Crumpsall Lane, after a man drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard in an attack at a synagogue where worshippers were marking Yom Kippur.  Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2025.

Why Israel set up the J50 forum: Streamlining the global Jewish message - analysis

The global Jewish response to antisemitism historically rested on a fragile equilibrium, on the assumption that antisemitism would remain largely local. That assumption collapsed after October 7.

ISRAELI FOREIGN Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Mauro Berenstein, president of DAIA.

After 10 years of dispute, UK Holocaust memorial may finally break ground

After more than a decade of debate, the UK is moving closer to unveiling a new Holocaust memorial in the heart of Westminster

The Holocaust Memorial in Hyde Park, London.

'Eyeing the exits': Nearly half of British Jews don't feel welcome in UK, don't see future - poll

The Campaign Against Antisemitism also found out that a clear majority of British Jews (61%) have considered leaving Britain in the past two years.

 Demonstrators hold Israeli and British flags outside the Law Courts, during a march against antisemitism, after an increase in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.

People chanting 'globalize the Intifada' in UK will be arrested, police announce

The announcement was made by the Met and Greater Manchester Police on Wednesday in light of the antisemitic terror attack in Bondi Beach that led to 15 deaths on Sunday.

POLICE REMOVE a protester (C) from a demonstration in support of "Defend Our Juries" and their campaign against the ban on Palestine Action, outside the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London on November 26, 2025.