יום חמישי י"ח באדר ב תשפ"ד 28/03/2024
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  • The Mission Continues

    As in the past so it remains today - we were and still are under the selfsame commitment to adhere to the directions of the Gedolei Yisrael, who stand guard against breaches of purity threatening our camp. When we were required to ask – we asked. When we were instructed to depart – we left. The moment we are summoned back to raise the flag, every other consideration is pushed to the side and we answer: We are ready!

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  • Harav Yisrael Friedman zy”a, the Rebbe of Husyatin

    מוטי, ויקיפדיה העברית

    The ancestral chain of Harav Yisrael Friedman, the founder of the Husyatin chassidic court, originates with the holy Baal Shem Tov. The Husyatin chassidus has its roots in Galicia and eventually came to Tel Aviv, during the turbulent years between the two World Wars.

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  • Maccabi'im Gravesite

    In honour of Chanukah, we will discuss a fascinating, ongoing investigation attempting to establish the place of burial of Mattisyahu Kohen Gadol and his family.

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Anti-Semitism in England

Anti-Semitism in England has Manifested Itself in Many Ways

N. Lieberman 28/07/2009 10:00
Despite the fact that England is known as a conservative and enlightened country, there have been many manifestations of anti-semitism in the history of the Jews on its soil. The first blood libel took place in England, in the year 1149/4909 in the city of Norwich. This was the catalyst for a long chain of blood libels, that left in their wake many murdered Jews throughout Europe.

In the year 1190/4950 a ban was enacted over the city of York in northern England, as a result of the 150 Jews who were massacred in the fortress ‘Clifford’s Tower’ at the direction of the King of England - Richard the Lion-Hearted. Until today, Jews who work in York travel to other places to sleep overnight, so as not to violate the ban.

The decree of the ‘yellow star’ was enforced on the Jews of England, by King Edward the First. In 1278 about 300 Jews were hung by order of the king, and many more were killed. The Jews of England were expelled in 1920/5051 by Edward the First, and were only allowed to return after approximately 350 years.

Today, about 297,000 Jews live in Britain, 200,000 of them in London.