Tag Archives: Jews

The Galliano Affair

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Some nasty commercial consequences may be in store for Christian Dior, the iconic fashion, fragrance and jewellery brand, despite its prompt sacking last week of John Galliano, its head fashion designer since 1997, who has recently been exposed as shouting … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Adolf Hitler, Anti-Semitism, Christian Dior, fashion, Jews, John Galliano, Sunday Times, YouGov | 1 Comment

Searchlight on Religion

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Clive D. Field

A major new source of public opinion data on religion and inter-faith relations has just become available in the form of a Populus poll for Searchlight Educational Trust. The survey is of unusual importance in terms of the number of … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Christians, church attendance, English nationalism, extremism, force for good, freedom of speech, Hindus, importance of religion, inter-faith relations, Islam, Islamophobia, Jews, legislation, mosques, multiculturalism, Muslims, personal identity, politics, Populus, religious abuse, Religious Affiliation, religious leaders, religious prejudice, Searchlight Educational Trust, Sikhs, violence | 1 Comment

Anti-Semitic Incidents in 2010

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Clive D. Field

There were 31% fewer anti-Semitic incidents in the UK in 2010 than in 2009, according to the latest annual report from the Community Security Trust (CST). It runs to 36 pages and is available at: http://www.thecst.org.uk/docs/Incidents%20Report%202010.pdf The CST is a … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations | Tagged Anti-Defamation League, Anti-Semitism, Community Security Trust, Israel, Jews | 2 Comments

Perceptions of Discrimination

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Today’s news includes a report that two devout Christians running a private hotel in Cornwall have been found to be in breach of the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 for refusing to allow a gay couple to share a … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Anti-Semitism, atheists, Christianophobia, Christians, discrimination, Islamophobia, Jews, Muslims, prejudice, The Sun, YouGov | 2 Comments

Jewish Women’s Aid

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Jewish Women’s Aid (JWA), the only UK national charity for Jewish women and their children affected by domestic violence, has launched the first ever survey into the incidence and perceptions of domestic abuse against women in the Jewish community. It … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations | Tagged domestic abuse, domestic violence, Jewish Women's Aid, Jews, Sarah Abramson, women | 1 Comment

Holocaust Education

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Policy-makers and older generations of Britons sometimes get worried that the Holocaust, and the events of the Second World War more generally, are fading from the public memory. Last year, for instance, there was extensive media coverage of a study … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Anti-Semitism, holocaust, Jews, Reformation, YouGov | Leave a comment

Turbulent Times

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Clive D. Field

BRIN readers keen to understand the changing nature of the British Jewish community and its leadership since 1990 will find helpful a book which was published by Continuum on 22 July. Entitled Turbulent Times: The British Jewish Community Today, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical studies, Religion in public debate | Tagged Anglo-Jewry, Ben Gidley, Jews, Judaism, Keith Kahn-Harris, multiculturalism, reflexivity | Leave a comment

Jewish Attitudes toward Israel

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Clive D. Field

‘Jews in Britain strongly identify with and support Israel. They are ready to see Israel swap territory for peace and to talk with Hamas if it will advance the cause of peace. At the same time, they are concerned about … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged David Graham, Gaza, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Ipsos-MORI, Israel, Jews, Jonathan Boyd, Middle East, Palestinians, West Bank, Zionism | 1 Comment

Newcastle Jewry

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Clive D. Field

The Jewish Chronicle for 28 May briefly reports on the sixth census of Jewry in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, undertaken by the Representative Council of North East Jewry. The first census took place on 31 May 1983, at the instigation of the late … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations | Tagged Jewry, Jews, Judaism, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Representative Council of North East Jewry, synagogues | Leave a comment

Synagogue Membership in 2010

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Membership of a synagogue has traditionally been regarded as the most widely held point of formal affiliation to and identity with the Jewish community. However, the situation has been changing fast in recent years, with membership becoming more fluid and … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations | Tagged Board of Deputies of British Jews, Daniel Vulkan, David Graham, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Jews, synagogue membership | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Jews

The Galliano Affair

Searchlight on Religion

Anti-Semitic Incidents in 2010

Perceptions of Discrimination

Jewish Women’s Aid

Holocaust Education

Turbulent Times

Jewish Attitudes toward Israel

Newcastle Jewry

Synagogue Membership in 2010

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