Queen made dialogue with non-Anglican churches and all religious communities, including Jews, a priority during her reign, recognizing UK as an increasingly multifaith nation

New king brings forward Friday audience with religious leaders so Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis will be able to return home in time for Jewish Sabbath

Monarch's relationship with community featured her hiring of a Jewish mohel to circumcise her sons her elevation of several chief rabbis to knighthood, and two to House of Lords

Herzog notes 'the end of an era' as Tel Aviv city hall lit up with UK flag to commemorate late monarch; World Jewish Congress hails her 'refusal to flinch in the face of evil'

Though she inspired loyalty among UK Jews throughout her reign, the unofficial royal boycott of visits to Israel irked some members of the community

As foreign secretary she has firmly supported Israel, hailing a 'unique partnership,' and been admiring of local Jews, but some are wary of her opportunism, lack of political depth

Study published in scientific journal uses radiocarbon dating and genome sequencing, comparing to genetic data from modern Jews to match remains to infamous medieval massacre

In 'The English GI,' Jonathan Sandler brings to life an unlikely series of events starting with a class trip to America that led to his grandfather fighting Nazis in a US uniform

Closure highlights the wide-scale demographic and social shifts reshaping the UK Jewish community, as Haredi residents with strict kosher requirements grow in numbers

In 'The Wealthy,' Israeli author Hamutal Bar-Yosef uses 200-year saga of fictional German-Anglo Jewish family to highlight different take on how the Jewish state came to be