British Jews (often referred to collectively as British Jewry or Anglo-Jewry ) are British citizens who are Jewish . The number of people who identified as Jews in the United Kingdom rose by just under 4% between 2001 and 2021.
104-565: Patrick Albert Crispin Marber (born 19 September 1964) is an English comedian, playwright, director, actor, and screenwriter. Marber was born and raised in a middle-class Jewish family in Wimbledon , London, the son of Angela (Benjamin), a theatre secretary, and Brian Marber, a technical analyst . He was educated at Rokeby School , St Paul's School , Cranleigh School , and Wadham College, Oxford where he studied English. After working for
208-459: A "vindictive authoritarian and wounded man-child", while James Poniewozik described his role as "saddled with stiff dialogue". Law reprised in the role in the spin-off series The New Pope , which premiered on HBO on 13 January 2020. He also starred in the miniseries The Third Day , which premiered on HBO on 14 September 2020. Law portrayed Albus Dumbledore , a wizard, in the fantasy film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald . It
312-648: A 31% increase in numbers since the census of 2011. According to the 2011 census, 5,887 Jews lived in Scotland for a total of 277,653 self-identified Jews in the United Kingdom. This does not include much smaller communities in the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories ; notably, there are Jewish communities in Gibraltar , Jersey and Bermuda , amongst others. However, this final figure
416-575: A Jew in Wales between 1290 and the annexation, but it is possible individuals did persist there after 1290. A small community of conversos was identified in Bristol in 1609 and banished. In 1656, Oliver Cromwell made it clear that the ban on Jewish settlement in England and Wales would no longer be enforced, but when Rabbi Manasseh Ben Israel brought a petition to allow Jews to return, the majority of
520-654: A Jewish plurality. Further afield from London, there is also a significant community in St Albans , as well as other smaller communities throughout the county. There are over 10,300 Jews in Essex , of which 4,380 live in the district of Epping Forest , in the county's southwest. There is also a significant community in Southend . In total, London and the counties around it are host to 70.56% of England and Wales' Jewish population, as of 2021. The next most significant population
624-701: A child. Law was given the first name David after the best friend of his father, but has always been referred to by his middle name, Jude, which was taken both from the protagonist of Thomas Hardy 's novel Jude the Obscure and the Beatles ' song " Hey Jude ". He grew up in Blackheath , an area in the borough of Greenwich , with his older sister, Natasha , where he was educated, first at John Ball Primary School , then briefly at Kidbrooke School , and then at Alleyn's School . Law began acting in 1987 with
728-794: A comedy of sex, dishonesty, and betrayal, opened at the National Theatre in 1997, again directed by Marber. This too won the Evening Standard award for Best Comedy, as well as the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards and Laurence Olivier awards for Best New Play . It has proved to be an international success, having been translated into thirty languages. A film adaptation , written by Marber, was released in 2004, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Julia Roberts , Jude Law , Natalie Portman , and Clive Owen . In Howard Katz , his next play, Marber presented very different subject matter:
832-461: A few years as a stand-up comedian , primarily as part of a comedy double act with author Guy Browning , Marber became a writer and cast member on the radio shows On the Hour and Knowing Me, Knowing You , and their television spinoffs The Day Today and Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge . Amongst other roles, Marber portrayed hapless reporter Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan in both On
936-434: A further 80,000 between 1938 and 1945. The late 1940s and early 1950s proved to be the high point, numerically speaking, for British Jewry. A decline followed, as many of the new arrivals moved to Israel, moved back to Europe, or emigrated elsewhere, and many other individuals assimilated. The decline continued into the 1990s, but has since reversed. The estimates given before the 2001 Census are likely not directly comparable to
1040-842: A history filled with Diaspora , dishes varied heavily and included fish, meat, spaghetti, pudding, or soup. Before the 2015 general election , 69% of British Jews surveyed were planning to vote for the Conservative Party , while 22% would vote for the Labour Party . A May 2016 poll of British Jews showed 77% would vote Conservative, 13.4% Labour, and 7.3% Liberal Democrat. An October 2019 poll of British Jews showed 64% would vote Conservative, 24% Liberal Democrat, and only 6% Labour. Jews are typically seen as predominantly middle-class, though historically many Jews lived in working-class communities of London. According to polling in 2015, politicians' attitudes towards Israel influence
1144-573: A lesser extent over the same period, going from 1,844 to 1,889 (+2.4%). Going into the 19th century, the Jewish population was small, likely no more than 20,000 individuals. However, the population quadrupled in just a few decades after 1881 as a large number of Jews fled oppression in the Russian Empire. The population increased by as much as 50% between 1933 and 1945, with the United Kingdom admitting around 70,000 Jews between 1933 and 1938, and
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#17327907521321248-752: A letter to the World Trade Organization in support of keeping the European Union 's restrictions against the seal trade ; the restriction, which had been implemented three years prior, faced opposition from the Canadian government . In 2011, Law joined street protests against Alexander Lukashenko and his brutal crackdown on the Belarusian democracy movement . In July 2007, Law and Jeremy Gilley were in Afghanistan over
1352-534: A male prostitute killed by his partner, an art dealer portrayed by Kevin Spacey . Law also played Steven Grlscz, a vampire and an expert seducer, in The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998). In 1999, Law starred alongside Matt Damon , Gwyneth Paltrow , Cate Blanchett , and Philip Seymour Hoffman in the psychological thriller film The Talented Mr. Ripley , directed by Anthony Minghella . Law learned to play
1456-552: A middle-aged man struggling with life, death and religion. This was first performed in 2001, again at the National Theatre, but was less favourably received by the critics and has been less of a commercial success than some of his other work. A new production by the Roundabout Theatre Company opened Off-Broadway in March 2007, with Alfred Molina in the title role. A play for young people, The Musicians , about
1560-960: A net gain of Jewish immigrants, to the point Israelis now represent around 6% of the British Jewish community. The majority of the Jews in the UK live in southeastern England, particularly in and around London . Around 145,480 Jews live in London itself - more than half the Jewish population of the entire country - notably the North London boroughs of Barnet (56,620), Hackney (17,430), Camden (10,080), Haringey (9,400), Harrow (7,300), Redbridge (6,410), Westminster (5,630), Brent (3,720), Enfield (3,710), Islington (2,710) and Kensington and Chelsea (2,680). There are also 30,220 Jews living in districts that are not quite London, but are outside
1664-540: A period of ten days to document peace commitments and activities there for an upcoming film and for marking the UN International Day of Peace . Accompanied by UNICEF Representative Catherine Mbengue, they travelled and filmed in dangerous areas of eastern Afghanistan with a film crew, interviewing children, government ministers, community leaders and UN officials. They also filmed at schools and visited various UNICEF -supported programmes inside and outside
1768-534: A property in Highgate , London , moving from Primrose Hill with his then-partner Sienna Miller . His residence was at The Grove , a street known for its notable residents. Throughout the 2000s, an "unhealthy amount of information" about Law's life had been in the possession of the media, prompting his involvement in the News International phone hacking scandal . Additionally, a family member of his
1872-454: A rock star's presence." Other reviewers including William Gallagher also complimented Law's appearance as the character. In Andrew Niccol 's science fiction film Gattaca (1997), Law took on the role of a disabled former swimming star living in a eugenics -obsessed dystopia . In Clint Eastwood 's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997), he played the role of Billy Hanson ,
1976-644: A school orchestra's visit to Russia, was performed for the National Theatre's Shell Connections programme in 2004, its first production being at the Sydney Opera House . Don Juan in Soho , his contemporary rendering of Molière's comedy Dom Juan , opened at the Donmar Warehouse in 2006, directed by Michael Grandage and with Rhys Ifans in the lead role. He also co-wrote the screenplay for Asylum (2005), directed by David Mackenzie, and
2080-645: A special yellow badge for Jews. Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), of Jewish birth although he joined the Church of England , served in government for three decades, twice as prime minister . The oldest Jewish community in Britain is the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community , which traces back to the 1630s when it existed clandestinely in London before the readmission and was unofficially legitimised in 1656, which
2184-643: A title change to Indiscretions , the play was reworked and transferred to Broadway in 1995, where Law acted opposite Kathleen Turner , Roger Rees and Cynthia Nixon . This role earned him a Tony Award nomination for best supporting actor , and the Theatre World Award . In 1989, Law received his first television role in a film based on the Beatrix Potter children's book, The Tailor of Gloucester . Following this, he took on minor roles in various British television series, including
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#17327907521322288-663: A two-year stint in the Granada TV produced ITV soap opera Families . He also appeared in the episode " Shoscombe Old Place " in ITV's Sherlock Holmes , and he played the leading role in the BFI / Channel 4 short The Crane (1992). In 1994, Law appeared in his first major leading film role with the British crime drama Shopping , which also starred his then future wife, Sadie Frost . He later gained prominence for his role in
2392-812: Is an English actor. He began his career in theatre before landing small roles in various British television productions and feature films. Law gained recognition for his role in Anthony Minghella 's The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for an Academy Award . Law found further critical and commercial success in Steven Spielberg 's A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Sam Mendes ' Road to Perdition (2002), Minghella's Cold Mountain (2003), for which he earned Academy Award and BAFTA nominations, in addition to
2496-523: Is an active synagogue in St Brelade , Jersey , although the Jewish population of the island is only 49. There is only a small number of Jews on the Isle of Man, with no synagogue. The British Jewish population has an older profile than the general population. In England and Wales, the median age of male Jews is 41.2, while the figure for all males is 36.1; Jewish females have a median age of 44.3, while
2600-579: Is considered an undercount. Demographers David Graham and Stanley Waterman give several reasons as for why: the underenumeration for censuses in general; the question did not record secular Jews; the voluntary nature of the question; suspicion by Jews of such questions; and the high non-response rate for large numbers of Haredi Jews. By comparison, the Jewish Virtual Library estimated a Jewish population of 291,000 ( not limited to adherents of Judaism) in 2012, making Britain's Jewish community
2704-535: Is heavily over-subscribed and applies strict rules on admissions, which led to a discrimination court case, R (E) v Governing Body of JFS , in 2009. In 2011, another large state-funded school opened in North London named JCoSS , the first cross-denomination Jewish secondary school in the UK. The Union of Jewish Students is an umbrella organisation that represents Jewish students at university. In 2011 there were over 50 Jewish Societies. British Jews generally have high levels of educational achievement. Compared to
2808-772: Is in Greater Manchester, a community of more than 28,000, mostly in Bury (10,730), Salford (10,370), Manchester (2,630), and Trafford (2,410). There are also significant communities in Leeds (6,270), Gateshead (2,910), Brighton (2,460), St Albans (2,240), and Southend (2,060). Some historically sizeable communities like Liverpool , Bournemouth and Birmingham have experienced a steady decline and now number fewer than 2,000 self-identifying Jews each; conversely, there are small but growing communities in places like Bristol , Oxford and Cambridge . The most Jewish county in
2912-595: Is referred to as a "new Shakespeare". Marber reunited with the Knowing Me, Knowing You team in 2003 to record commentaries for the DVD release of the show. He also contributed some new in-character audio material to the DVD release of The Day Today in 2004. He co-writes Bunk Bed for BBC Radio 4, which he created with Peter Curran . It was first broadcast during April 2014, with the fifth series broadcast in 2018, with special guest Jane Horrocks . Marber's first play
3016-820: Is set to star in the limited series The Auteur . Law is set to star in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew , a Disney+ series premiering in 2024. Law was attached to play artist Roland Penrose in Lee , a World War II-era drama film directed by Ellen Kuras , but was later replaced by Alexander Skarsgård . In 2002, Law directed a Respect for Animals anti-fur cinema commercial, titled "Fur and Against". It used music composed by Gary Kemp , and included appearances by Law, Chrissie Hynde , Moby , George Michael , Danny Goffey , Rhys Ifans , Sadie Frost, Helena Christensen , Sir Paul McCartney , Melanie C , and Stella McCartney . In 2013, Law, representing PETA , wrote
3120-477: Is the date counted by the Jewish community as the re-admittance of the Jews to England (which at the time included Wales). A trickle of Ashkenazi immigration primarily from German countries continued from the late 17th century to the early 19th century. As for the second wave of Ashkenazi immigration, a large wave of Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants fleeing persecution in the Russian Empire due to pogroms and
3224-543: Is thought that the blood libel which accused Jews of ritual murder originated in Northern England, leading to massacres and increasing discrimination. The Jewish presence continued until King Edward I 's Edict of Expulsion in 1290. Jews were readmitted into the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland by Oliver Cromwell in 1655, though it is believed that crypto-Jews lived in England during
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3328-652: The Jewish News , Jewish Telegraph , Hamodia , the Jewish Tribune and Jewish Renaissance . In April 2020, The Jewish Chronicle and the Jewish News , which had announced plans to merge in February and later announced plans for a joint liquidation, continued as separate entities after the former was acquired by a consortium. Cookbooks grew in popularity in Britain during the mid-1800s and shaped
3432-635: The Battle of Cable Street in 1936, when the fascists were forced to abandon their march through an area with a large Jewish population when the police clearing the way were unable to remove barricades defended by trade unionists, left wing groups and residents. In the aftermath of the Holocaust , undisguised racial hatred of Jews became unacceptable in British society . Outbursts of antisemitism emanating from far right groups continued, however, leading to
3536-733: The Broadhurst Theatre in New York City. The Washington Post felt the much-anticipated performance was "highly disappointing". Nonetheless, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play and at the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards ceremony, he was presented with the John and Wendy Trewin Award for Best Shakespearean Performance . Also in 2009, Law became one of three actors who took over
3640-529: The Institute for Jewish Policy Research reported that in England the orthodox community was growing by nearly 5% per year, while the non-haredi community was decreasing by 0.3% per year. It has been also documented that in terms of births, between 2007 and 2015, the estimated number of Strictly Orthodox births per annum increased by 35%, rising from 1,431 to 1,932. Meanwhile, the estimated number of ‘Mainstream’ (non-Strictly Orthodox) births per annum increased to
3744-522: The London Borough of Harrow said in 2015 that it had the largest membership of any single Orthodox synagogue in Europe. There are a number of Jewish newspapers , magazines and other media published in Britain on a national or regional level. The most well known is The Jewish Chronicle , founded in 1841 and the world's oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper. Other publications include
3848-865: The Longacre Theatre on Broadway on 2 October 2022, with Marber directing, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play . He directed Alan Bennett ’s Habeas Corpus from 3 December 2021 to 26 February 2022 at the Menier Chocolate Factory ; the run was also delayed because of the pandemic. Marber was a director of Lewes FC , driving forward a scheme for the club to be community owned from July 2010. Since 2002, Marber has been married to actress Debra Gillett . They have three children. As writer As director As writer As director As writer British Jews The first recorded Jewish community in Britain
3952-658: The May Laws between 1880 and the imposition of tighter immigration restrictions in 1905 sought their way to the Isles. Many German and Polish Jews seeking to escape the Nazi Holocaust arrived in Britain before and after the Second World War . Around 80-90% of British Jews today are Ashkenazi. Following de-colonisation, the late twentieth century saw Yemeni Jews Iraqi Jews and Baghdadi Jews settle in
4056-715: The National Youth Music Theatre , though his interest in performing began during his childhood, having been previously cast in a Saint George and the Dragon rendition as a five-year-old. Having grown a dislike for school, Law dropped out at age 17 to pursue acting, playing various roles in the Edinburgh Fringe -awarded play The Ragged Child . One of his first major stage roles was Foxtrot Darling in Philip Ridley 's The Fastest Clock in
4160-557: The Oscar Wilde biopic Wilde (1997), for which he won the Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer as well as a London Film Critics Circle Award for his portrayal of Lord Alfred Douglas , the glamorous young lover of Stephen Fry 's Wilde. The New York Times reviewer Janet Maslin noted that Law's "voluptuous beauty and mocking, boyish petulance gives [Douglas]
4264-693: The Primrose Hill set , which, along with other members such as Jonny Lee Miller , led to the 1996 creation of production company Natural Nylon , which he would later leave in 2003. In 2001, Law starred as Russian sniper Vasily Zaytsev in the film Enemy at the Gates , and learned ballet dancing for the film A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). In 2002, Law played a mob hitman in Sam Mendes 's 1930s period drama Road to Perdition . In 2003, he again collaborated with director Minghella for
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4368-408: The period war film Cold Mountain opposite Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger , for which he received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama , the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role , and the Academy Award for Best Actor . Law, an admirer of Laurence Olivier , suggested the actor's image be included in the 2004 film Sky Captain and
4472-493: The 2011 sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows . In 2009, Law starred as a drag -performing supermodel in Sally Potter 's film Rage . He portrayed blogger Alan Krumwiede in the 2011 medical thriller Contagion . The Hollywood Reporter critic Todd McCarthy called the character "excellent" and praised the "compelling ferociousness" of Law's portrayal. In May 2015, it was announced that Law would portray Lenny Belardo/Pius XIII, an American cardinal who becomes
4576-438: The Beckett Gala Evening at the Reading Town Hall, more than £22,000 was donated for the Macmillan Cancer Support . Also in 2006, Frost and Law directed a Shakespeare play in a South African orphanage. He travelled to Durban with Frost and their children to help children who have lost their parents to AIDS. In July 2007, as patron of the charity, he helped kick off the month-long tour of the AIDS-themed musical Thula Sizwe by
4680-417: The Census, as the Census is based purely on self-identification, whereas the estimates are based on community membership, and it is probably the decline from 450,000 to 266,740 is more like a decline from 450,000 to somewhere between 300,000 and 350,000 going by the metrics of the estimators. Contemporary Jewish demographers like Sergio DellaPergola give figures around 300,000 for the British Jewish population in
4784-460: The French government. David Jude Heyworth Law was born on 29 December 1972 in the Lewisham district of London to Peter Robert Law and Margaret Anne Heyworth, both teachers who had married five years earlier. His father later became, according to Law, "the youngest headmaster in London". He is of Welsh descent through his maternal grandmother, who had originally been "long lost" from his family because Law's mother had been put up for adoption as
4888-412: The Glasgow suburb of Newton Mearns . Glasgow itself has around 970 Jews. Edinburgh counts 1,270 Jews; the remaining 35% of Scottish Jewry is scattered throughout the country. The largest Welsh community is in Cardiff , with almost 700 Jews, comprising about a third of the Welsh Jewish population and 0.19% of the population of Cardiff itself. The only synagogue in Northern Ireland is in Belfast , where
4992-405: The Hour and The Day Today , and was involved in a dispute with the comedians Stewart Lee and Richard Herring , who had written for On the Hour , about who had invented the character. Lee and Herring 's TV show Fist of Fun would later make several references to their feud with Marber, calling him a "Cornish curmudgeon". In Stewart Lee 's 2010 book, How I Escaped My Certain Fate , Marber
5096-420: The Jewish faith. There are around 454 synagogues in the country , and it is estimated that 56.3% of all households across the UK with at least one Jew living within them held synagogue membership in 2016. The percentage of households adhering to specific denominations is as follows: Those in the United Kingdom who consider themselves Jews identify as follows: The Stanmore and Canons Park Synagogue in
5200-413: The London stage to portray the title role in William Shakespeare 's Hamlet at the Donmar Warehouse West End season at Wyndham's Theatre . The BBC reported "a fine and solid performance" but included other reviews of Law's interpretation that were mixed. There was a further run of the production at Elsinore Castle in Denmark from 25–30 August 2009. In September 2009, the production transferred to
5304-402: The Music For Tomorrow Foundation to help rebuild Katrina -devastated New Orleans . Law serves as an ambassador of the Prince of Wales ' Children and the Arts Foundation . He supports Breast Cancer Care , and in December 2008 he supported the Willow Foundation by creating a small canvas for their campaign Stars on Canvas . In April 2009 he supported the charity Education Africa with
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#17327907521325408-419: The Protectorate Government turned it down. Despite the Protectorate government's rejection of the Rabbi's petition, the community considers 1656 to mark the readmission of the Jews to England and Wales. In mid-nineteenth century British-ruled Ireland, Daniel O'Connell , known as "The Liberator" for his work on Catholic Emancipation , worked successfully for the repeal of the "De Judaismo" law , which prescribed
5512-457: The UK is Hertfordshire, which is 2.23% Jewish; this is followed by the City of London , at 2.06%, and then Greater London at 1.63%. Greater Manchester is 1.00% Jewish, Essex is 0.70% and East Sussex is 0.65%. No other county is as much as 0.50% Jewish. The least Jewish county or principal area in England and Wales is Merthyr Tydfil , which is less than 0.01% Jewish despite once having had a significant community. Hertsmere and Barnet councils are
5616-431: The UK. This has resulted in some synagogues establishing French-language Shabbat services . In 2018, 534 Britons emigrated to Israel , representing the third consecutive annual decline. The figure was one third down on 2015 and was the lowest for five years. Meanwhile, immigration of Jews from Israel is consistently higher than emigration of Jews to Israel, at a ratio of about 3:2, meaning the British Jewish community has
5720-401: The United Kingdom. A multicultural community, in 2006, British Jews celebrated the 350th anniversary of the resettlement in England. According to the 2021 United Kingdom census , there were 271,327 Jews in England and Wales , or 0.5% of the overall population, whilst in the 2021 Northern Irish census, there were 439 self-identified Jews comprising just 0.02% of the population, but marking
5824-402: The Universe , which he performed at the Hampstead Theatre in London . Law went on to appear as Michael in the 1994 West End rendition of Jean Cocteau 's tragicomedy Les Parents terribles , directed by Sean Mathias . This performance earned him a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Outstanding Newcomer, as well as a Ian Charleson Award under the same category title. Following
5928-438: The West End. The revival was nominated for five Olivier Awards and in spring 2018 it transferred to Broadway with Marber directing at the American Airlines Theatre . Marber's theatre directing credits include Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter , (National Theatre), The Old Neighbourhood by David Mamet , ( Royal Court Theatre , London) and The Caretaker by Harold Pinter , (Comedy Theatre, London). In 2004, Marber
6032-430: The World of Tomorrow . Using computer graphics technology, footage of the young Olivier was merged into the film, playing Dr. Totenkopf , a mysterious scientific genius and supervillain . Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow would be the final film produced by Natural Nylon, which had folded with the departure of its founding members, including Law. The company did not see major successes. Also in 2004, Law portrayed
6136-411: The Young Zulu Warriors. Also in 2007, he encouraged the Friends of the Earth / the Big Ask campaign, asking British government to take action against climate change . Law has done charity work for organizations such as Make Poverty History , the Rhys Daniels Trust, and the WAVE Trauma Centre. He supports the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Pride of Britain Awards . He is the chairman of
6240-437: The aid community, where they also screened The Day After Peace , which features activities that took place throughout Afghanistan in 2007. It also highlights support from UNICEF and the WHO for the peaceful immunisation of 1.4 million children against polio in insecure areas. In 2004, Law launched a campaign to raise £2.5 million towards the Young Vic Theatre's £12.5 million redevelopment project, with
6344-404: The borough of Hertsmere in southwestern Hertfordshire adjacent to Jewish areas in Barnet and Harrow . Towns and villages in Hertsmere with large Jewish populations include Borehamwood (6,160), Bushey (5,590), and Radlett (2,980). Some 30% of Radlett's population is Jewish, as is 20% of Bushey's and 17% of Borehamwood's, 21% of neighbouring Shenley 's and 36% of nearby Elstree , which has
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#17327907521326448-578: The boundaries of London itself, of which 21,270 are in southern Hertfordshire and 4,930 are in southwestern Essex, giving a total population of 175,690 Jews in London and the districts and boroughs immediately surrounding it, as compared to 95,640 in the rest of England and Wales combined. In total, including communities some distance from London, just under 46,000 Jews live in the six counties bordering Greater London, of which two-thirds live in areas immediately adjacent to London. There are, in total, more than 26,400 Jews in Hertfordshire , of which 18,350 are in
6552-513: The capital Kabul . The efforts of Peace One Day are coordinated in celebration of the annual International Day of Peace, on 21 September. The film, named The Day After Peace , premiered at the Cannes Film Festival , after which it was further shown at a gala screening at the Royal Albert Hall on 21 September 2008. On 30 August 2008, Law and Gilley returned to Afghanistan to help keep up momentum around Peace Day. They met President Hamid Karzai , top NATO and UN officials, and members of
6656-408: The community has fewer than 100 active members, although 439 people recorded their religion as Jewish in the Northern Irish census of 2021; despite remarkable growth since the previous census in 2011, this still leaves the Northern Irish community as the smallest of the four Home Nations both in overall numbers and percentage terms. There are small communities throughout the Channel Islands, and there
6760-443: The country. Jewish cultural studies and Hebrew language instruction are commonly offered at synagogues in the form of supplementary Hebrew schools or Sunday schools. The majority of Jewish schools in Britain are funded by the government. Jewish educational centres are plentiful, large-scale projects. One of the country's most famous Jewish schools is the state-funded JFS in London which opened in 1732 and has about 2100 students. It
6864-465: The couple divorced. While filming Alfie (2004) in late 2003, Law and co-star Sienna Miller began a relationship; they became engaged in 2004. On 8 July 2005, Law issued a public apology to Miller for having an affair with his children's nanny . Miller and Law ended their relationship in November 2006. In 2008, Law was in a brief relationship with American model Samantha Burke, who gave birth to his fourth child in September 2009. His fifth child
6968-604: The drama Closer (2004) and the romantic comedy The Holiday (2006). His subsequent roles were as Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), a young Albus Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022), and Yon-Rogg in Captain Marvel (2019); all of which rank among his highest-grossing releases. Other notable films include Contagion (2011), Hugo (2011), Side Effects (2013), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Spy (2015), as well as
7072-470: The early 2010s, since when it has grown. The great majority (83.2%) of Jews in England and Wales were born in the UK. In 2015, about 6% of Jews in England held an Israeli passport. In 2019, the Office for National Statistics estimated that 21,000 people resident in the UK were born in Israel, up from 11,890 in 2001. Of the 21,000, 8,000 had Israeli nationality. In 2013, it was reported that antisemitic attacks in France led to an exodus of French Jews to
7176-433: The election. Outside the region, large Jewish constituencies voted for Labour, namely Bury South and Blackley and Broughton . Some MPs, such as Robert Jenrick and Keir Starmer , while not Jewish themselves, are married to Jews and have Jewish children. The earliest Jewish settlement was recorded in 1070, soon after the Norman Conquest . Jews living in England at this time experienced religious discrimination and it
7280-467: The expulsion. Jews were regularly subjected to discrimination and humiliation which waxed and waned over the centuries, gradually declining. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the number of Jews in Britain greatly increased due to the exodus from Russia , which resulted in a large community forming in the East End of London . Popular sentiment against immigration was used by the British Union of Fascists to incite hatred against Jews, leading to
7384-406: The expulsion. Jews were not banned from Scotland , which was an independent kingdom until 1707; however, there is no record of a Jewish presence in Scotland before the 18th century. Jews were also not banned in Wales at the time, but England eventually annexed Wales under Henry VIII . When Henry VIII's England annexed Wales, the English ban on Jews extended to Wales. There is only one known record of
7488-413: The fifth largest in the world. This equates to 0.43% of the population of the United Kingdom. The absolute number of Jews has been gradually rising since records began; in the 2011 census , 263,346 people in England and Wales answered "Jewish" to the voluntary question on religion, compared with 259,927 in of 2001. The 2001 Census included a (voluntary) religion question ("What is your religion?") for
7592-415: The figure for all females is 38.1. About 24% of the community are over the age of 65 (compared to 16% of the general population of England and Wales). In the 2001 census, Jews were the only group in which the number of persons in the 75-plus cohorts outnumbered those in the 65–74 cohort. About 60% of school-age Jewish children attend Jewish schools. Jewish day schools and yeshivas are found throughout
7696-440: The first time in its history; 266,740 people listed their religion as "Jewish". However, the subject of who is a Jew is complex, and the religion question did not record people who may be Jewish through other means, such as ethnically and culturally. Of people who chose Jewish as their religion, 97% put White as their ethnic group. However, a report by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) suggests that, although there
7800-434: The formation of the 43 Group led by Jewish ex-servicemen which broke up fascist meetings from 1945 to early 1950. Records of antisemitic incidents have been compiled since 1984, although changing reporting practices and levels of reporting make comparison over time difficult. The Community Security Trust (CST) was formed in 1994 to "[protect] British Jews from antisemitism and related threats". It works in conjunction with
7904-485: The general population, they are 40% less likely to have no qualifications, and 80% more likely to have "higher-level" qualifications. With the exception of under-25s, younger Jews tend to be better educated than older ones. However, dozens of the all-day educational establishments in the Haredi community of Stamford Hill , which are accused of neglecting secular skills such as English and maths, claim not to be schools under
8008-474: The general population; 89.2% of these were students. In a 2010 study, average income per working adult was £15.44 an hour. Median income and wealth were significantly higher than other religious groups. In a 2015 study, poverty has risen the fastest per generation than other religious groups. The 2021 census for England and Wales recorded 72.3% of Jews either owning their home with a mortgage (32.5%) or outright (39.8%). 20.9% rent privately or live rent free and
8112-575: The gift of a mask he had painted and signed himself. The campaign was launched on eBay by Education Africa. Law, alongside Judi Dench , helped save St Stephen's Church in Hampstead . They supported the campaign, which raised £4.5 million to refurbish the Victorian church in North London . The building reopened in March 2009 as an arts and community centre. In early 2007, Law shot
8216-489: The meaning of the Department for Education. The annual Limmud festival is a high-profile educational event of the British Jewish community, attracting a wide range of international presenters. The 2001 UK Census showed that 30.5% of economically active Jews were self-employed, compared to a figure of 14.2% for the general population. Jews aged 16–24 were less likely to be economically active than their counterparts in
8320-632: The most Jewish local authorities in England, with Jews composing one in six and seven residents respectively. Finchley and Golders Green is the political constituency with the largest Jewish population in the UK. The Scottish population is concentrated in Greater Glasgow , which counts around 2,500 Jews. Around 30% of the Scottish Jewish population, or around 1,510 people, resides in East Renfrewshire, largely in or around
8424-407: The overall cuisine that British Jews experienced by teaching and inspiring housewives how to cook. The shaping of Jewish food overtime told the story of their frequent migration throughout Europe. There was a lot of influence from Eastern European and Ashkenazi food. This resulted in the common staples of Anglo-Jewish women to keep bread, bagels, and potatoes consistently in their homes. Since, they had
8528-509: The police and other authorities to protect Jewish schools, Synagogues, and other community institutions. Polling data from the Campaign Against Antisemitism reveals that almost half of British Jews have contemplated leaving the UK since the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel due to rising antisemitism. British Jewish communal organisations include: Jude Law David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972)
8632-459: The pope. A ten-episode series titled The Young Pope was jointly produced by Sky Atlantic and Canal+ with HBO , and directed by Paolo Sorrentino . The series began airing in various countries in October 2016. In their respective reviews for The Guardian and The New York Times , Rebecca Nicholson praised the "surprising charm" with which Law strikes a balance between the qualities of
8736-480: The religion question or the ethnicity one. From 2005 to 2008, the Jewish population increased from 275,000 to 280,000, attributed largely to the high birth rates of Haredi (or ultra-Orthodox) Jews . Research by the University of Manchester in 2007 showed that 75% of British Jewish births were to the Haredi community. Ultra-Orthodox women have an average of 6.9 children, and secular Jewish women 1.65. In 2015,
8840-474: The remaining 6.8% live in social housing . In 2016, the Institute for Jewish Policy Research reported that the intermarriage rate for the Jewish community in the UK was 26%. This was less than half of the US rate of 58% and showed little change from the rate in the early 1980s of 23%, though more than twice the 11% level of the end of the 1960s. Around one third of the children of mixed marriages are brought up in
8944-634: The role of actor Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam 's film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus . Along with Law, actors Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell portray "three separate dimensions in the film". In 2010, Law appeared opposite Forest Whitaker in the dark science fiction comedy Repo Men , and also starred as Dr. Watson in Guy Ritchie 's adaption of Sherlock Holmes , alongside Robert Downey, Jr. and Rachel McAdams , as well as
9048-859: The romantic drama My Blueberry Nights , which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival . Additionally, he received the Honorary César at the 32nd César Awards , and was named a knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by Gerard Errera , the French ambassador . By the end of the year, Law was one of the Top Ten A-list of the most bankable film stars in Hollywood, according to the Ulmer Scale . In May 2009, Law returned to
9152-457: The same actors, including Althamer as a Polish labourer, held on 30 November 2007. The performance was commissioned by Tate Modern as part of its "The World as a Stage" exhibition, which explored the boundaries between arts and reality. Law is a featured artist on Vampire Weekend 's 2019 album, Father of the Bride , in which he recites Thomas Campbell 's poem "Lord Ullin's Daughter" during
9256-539: The same year. In this, Marber moves the action to Britain in 1945, at the time of the Labour Party 's victory in the general election, with Miss Julie as the daughter of a Labour peer. A stage version, directed by Michael Grandage , was first performed 2003 at the Donmar Warehouse , London by Kelly Reilly , Richard Coyle and Helen Baxendale . It later had a production at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway in 2009. His play Closer ,
9360-529: The saxophone for his role in the film, and his performance earned him the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role , as well as nominations for the Golden Globe Award and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw commented on Law giving "a very stylish and charismatic performance as the exquisite Dickie, all cruelty and caprice." At this time, Law and his then-wife Sadie Frost were members of
9464-494: The short film Realtime Movie Trailer at Borough Market , South London. Instead of promoting a film, this "trailer", which appeared among regular trailers in selected cinemas across London starting 19 November 2007, advertised a live event, Realtime Movie by Polish artist Paweł Althamer . Hundreds turned up for this unfilmed reenactment, in real time, of the sequence of events shown in Realtime Movie Trailer by
9568-481: The song of the same name. Since 2005, Law has represented Dunhill as an "apparel ambassador" in Asia, where in 2008 he became the international face of the brand and began appearing in worldwide advertising campaigns . That same year, Law became the face of the men's perfume, Homme Sport by Dior . In 2022, both Law and his son Raff became ambassadors for Italian luxury brand Brioni . In 2010, Law purchased
9672-430: The television series The Young Pope (2016) and The New Pope (2020). In addition to his film work, Law has performed in several West End and Broadway productions including Les Parents terribles in 1994, Hamlet in 2010, and Anna Christie in 2011. These earned him nominations for two Tony Awards . He has also been awarded the Honorary César and was named a knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by
9776-459: The theatre successfully re-opening in 2006. As of 2007, Law was Chairman of the Young Vic committee, during which he expressed dignity for his contributions towards the theatre. In 2006, he joined Robbie Williams in the "Soccer Aid" celebrity football match to benefit UNICEF. In 2006, he starred in an anthology of Samuel Beckett readings and performances directed by Anthony Minghella. With
9880-726: The title character in Alfie , a remake of Bill Naughton 's 1966 film , playing the role originated by Michael Caine ; the remake received negative reviews and flopped at the box office. Law later took on another of Caine's earlier roles in the 2007 film Sleuth , adapted by Nobel Laureate in Literature Harold Pinter . In 2006, he portrayed the role of a single parent in the American romantic comedy film The Holiday , written, produced and directed by Nancy Meyers . In 2007, Law starred alongside Norah Jones in
9984-573: The vote of three out of four British Jews. As per a 2023 survey, four out of five British Jews identify as Zionists . In London, most of the top constituencies with the largest Jewish populations voted Conservative in the 2010 general election - these are namely, Finchley and Golders Green , Hendon , Harrow East , Chipping Barnet , Ilford North , and Hertsmere in Hertfordshire. The exceptions were Hackney North and Stoke Newington and Hampstead and Kilburn , which both voted Labour in
10088-528: Was Dealer's Choice , which he also directed. Set in a restaurant and based around a game of poker (and partly inspired by his own experiences with gambling addiction), it opened at the National Theatre in February 1995, and won the 1995 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Comedy . After Miss Julie , a version of the Strindberg play Miss Julie , was broadcast on BBC television in
10192-401: Was Cameron Mackintosh Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Oxford University. He directed Tom Stoppard 's play Leopoldstadt , set in the Jewish community of early 20th-century Vienna, which premiered at Wyndham's Theatre in 2020. The play closed during the pandemic and re-opened on 7 August 2021 for a 12 week run, ending on 30 October 2021. Leopoldstadt had its North American premiere at
10296-564: Was alleged to have been paid by News of the World to share information with them. Law is the younger brother of Natasha , an illustrator and artist based in London. His parents live in Vaudelnay , France, where they run their own drama school and theatre. On 2 September 1997, Law married actress Sadie Frost , whom he had met in 1992 on the set of Shopping . They have three children, including Raff and Iris . On 29 October 2003,
10400-504: Was an apparent option to write down "Jewish" for this question, it did not occur to many, because of "skin colour" and nationality bias, and that if "Jewish" was an explicit option, the results—only 2,594 respondents were Jewish solely by ethnicity—would have been different. The religion question appeared in the 2011 Census , but there was still no explicit option for "Jewish" in the ethnic-group question. The Board of Deputies had encouraged all Jews to indicate they were Jewish, either through
10504-527: Was brought to England in 1070 by King William the Conqueror who believed the Jewish population's commercial skills would make his newly won country more prosperous. At the end of the 12th century, a series of blood libels and fatal pogroms were perpetrated in England, particularly on the east coast. Notably, on 16 March 1190, during the run up to the Third Crusade , the Jewish population of York
10608-645: Was massacred at the site where Clifford's Tower now stands, and King Edward I of England passed the Statute of the Jewry ( Statutum de Judaismo ) in 1275, restricting the community's activities, most notably outlawing the practice of usury (charging interest). Fifteen years later when Edward found that many of these provisions were ignored, he expelled the Jews from England . The Jewish population emigrated to countries such as Poland which protected them by law . A small English community persisted in hiding despite
10712-567: Was released on 16 November 2018 to mixed reviews. Law also portrayed Yon-Rogg in the 2019 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Captain Marvel , which was a global box office success, grossing over $ 1 billion worldwide. In 2023, Law played Captain Hook in Peter Pan & Wendy , a live-action adaptation of the animated film Peter Pan , which was released directly onto Disney+ . He
10816-476: Was sole screenwriter for the film Notes on a Scandal (2006), for which he was nominated for an Oscar at the 79th Academy Awards . In June 2015, his play, The Red Lion , opened at the National Theatre. In 2016 he directed a revival of Tom Stoppard 's play Travesties at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London which, after a sell-out run, transferred with the same cast to the Apollo Theatre in
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