Rachel Riley MBE 💙
@RachelRileyRR
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Proud maths geek off the telly. MBE - Services to Holocaust Education. @CCDHate Ambassador. Baby spam spreader. Author of ‘At Sixes and Sevens’
Joined September 2010
Ok Jews. Things are sh*t right now. But we will get through this. This is the video you didn’t know you needed to watch today. Love you, love us. ✡️
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"Aston Villa Jewish supporters club says it has been 'inundated with Villa fans happy to give up their seats to travelling Tel Aviv supporters'". There is still some hope left here in the UK.
Released hostage and Maccabi Tel Aviv fan Emily Damari calls away supporters ban a "disgusting decision" - but Jewish Villa supporters group says it has been 'inundated with Villa fans happy to give up their seats to travelling Tel Aviv supporters' https://t.co/HjQwuD9ZRG
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Some early testimony is emerging about how some of the hostages were treated: 1. *Elkana Buchbut* •Spent nearly two years chained in tunnels, losing all sense of time and space. •Told his family he marked his wedding anniversary by begging his captor to let him shower — the
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“That pain you’re feeling, it’s peoplehood” 2 years ago the world stopped turning for so many of us, today they’re home🎗️ Soon we can collectively start to rebuild and recover. This pod kept me sane the last 2 years, love this sentiment so much - thank you @dansenor @Nadav_Eyal
After 738 agonizing days in captivity: Ariel Cunio, David Cunio, Avinatan Or, Bar Kupershtein, Eitan Horn, Elkana Bohbot, Evyatar David, Maksym Harkin, Matan Zangauker, Nimrod Cohen, Rom Braslvaski, Segev Kalfon, and Yosef-Chaim Ohana have returned to Israel and returned to
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I’ve never shared this before. A day or two after October 7th, early in the morning, the country was in shock. Even before the funeral of Mapal Adam z”l, who was murdered at the Nova festival, I went to the home of her sister, Maayan. Her mother, her brother Yarden, Maayan, and
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Matan and Ilana Noa and Avinatan Ariel and Arbel David, Sharon, Emma, and Yuli These couples and families have been through hell. They were all abducted into the horror of Hamas captivity. Then, women and children were released or rescued, only to be met with another form of
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Throughout Israel pianists are playing songs of hope in public squares to welcome Alon Ohel, a musical prodigy, who is languishing in Hamas captivity, and is expected to be released Monday. It is widely believed that Alon has gone blind as a result of being denied medical care.>
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No1 for Eli Sharabi. It may not surprise you to learn that this book, at first, struggled to get a UK publisher. But it’s a must read. Not just for an account of life as a hostage but for his inspirational attitude towards life. He told me: ‘Despite everything, mentally, he is
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The Flare Rich List shows the combined total per address, including native $FLR, $WFLR, staked $FLR, and $sFLR balances. We may consider including pool collateral in the future, but for now it accounts for less than 2% of the circulating supply.
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Life on Mars? There might be soon, according to Maggie Aderin-Pocock! International Space Week has us pondering new possibilities in Dictionary Corner. Join us today on @Channel4 at 2:10pm with Maggie Aderin-Pocock, @ColinMurray, @susie_dent and @RachelRileyRR Countdown |
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In the spirit of @Mr_Andrew_Fox who has written an open letter to the Jewish community, this is an open letter to our allies. You are too numerous to list but my open letter mainly consists of the two words: thank you. Thank you for checking in with us. Thank you for not falling
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Because it was Shabbat, my phone was switched off. It is a lovely Jewish tradition to avoid technology from Friday evening until Saturday evening, on Shabbat, the day of rest. In the days of smartphones, this has been even more important. It was 7 October 2023, exactly two
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Captivity Survivor Mia Schem writes : On October 6, 2023, I was a 21-year-old girl who just wanted to dance. I am no longer the girl I was, the Hamas monsters took my innocence away from me, they damaged my body and soul. Everything was taken from me except for one thing: the
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2 years of this. At this critical time, all hopes pinned on this current deal. On hostages home, war over, plans for de-Nazification and reconstruction. A path to Abraham Accords. Time to deal with trauma. UK, The West, still in denial of the severity of our societal problems.
Acton, half an hour ago. Popped into a cafe for some baklava with the kids and our Ukrainian friends. People have been brutally murdered, kidnapped and there are people in London dancing. Just had a reassuring call with the police, if anyone is scared, please call them.
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This. This is who we are as a community.
Hundreds of British Jews apply to be CST volunteers after synagogue terror attack https://t.co/fpX18shB6t
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My next audiobook 👇
Delighted to say that my new book, ‘Never Again? How the West Betrayed the Jews and Itself,’ is now an Amazon bestseller. Delighted but also sad that events have made it so essential. Get your copy here: https://t.co/viXxs4h5vJ
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“Somebody shot mum. Somebody shot Dad. They’re trying to break in.” Former hostage Eli Sharabi recounts the horrors of October 7. After his kidnapping, Hamas murdered his wife, his two teenage daughters, his dog, and set his house on fire. They also killed his brother, Yossi,
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This is HORRIFIC. I am sending solidarity and love to the Muslim community of Peacehaven. It is terrifying to be targeted like this.
BREAKING: @EastSussexFRS attended a fire at the community mosque in #Peacehaven. The fire service has now stood down. Sussex News has seen video showing the building being set alight and is awaiting an update from Sussex Police. No reports of injuries.
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I read Eli Sharabi’s book over Yom Kippur. Can’t recommend it enough. If it weren’t true, and the ‘characters’ real people, some still in captivity, it would be an epic thriller. Hard but essential reading. Out Oct 9th, available on pre-order now https://t.co/4MJiM9lwn1
"I don't have any privilege to stay in bed and cry all day — because people fought for me for 491 days." Hostage survivor Eli Sharabi says self-pity doesn't give him strength. "And I'm always trying to find things that help me with my life. Not hold me back." 🎥TT unholypod
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The decision has been made - this event on Sunday will be going ahead, no doubt with significantly enhanced security over and above the already extensive security that was planned.
SUNDAY, 2PM, TRAFALGAR SQUARE: Stand in solidarity with the Jewish community. The commemoration for 7th October is ON. Enhanced CST and Police presence. Please arrive early to enter on time.
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