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Labour leader Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria applaud outside their home on May 14, 2020 in London, England (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images via JTA)
JTA In an interview for the Limmud Jewish learning festival in the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, spoke about expected political topics, such as the party’s actions on stamping out anti-Semitism in the wake of Jeremy Corbyn’s controversial tenure as leader.
But Starmer also opened up on a topic he hasn’t shared much about: how he and his Jewish wife are raising his children to recognize their Jewish faith.
Jewish Ledger
UK Labour leader Keir Starmer opens up about his Jewish family
By Cnaan Liphshiz
(JTA) In an interview for the Limmud Jewish learning festival in the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, spoke about expected political topics, such as the party’s actions on stamping out anti-Semitism in the wake of Jeremy Corbyn’s controversial tenure as leader.
But Starmer also opened up on a topic he hasn’t shared much about: how he and his Jewish wife are raising his children to recognize their Jewish faith.
Starmer, who succeeded Jeremy Corbyn earlier this year, said Monday that he was “brought up Church of England, loosely, and my wife’s family are Jewish, they came out from Poland.”
Zoom prayers and Jewish kids: UK Labour leader Keir Starmer opens up about his Jewish family December 28, 2020 2:27 pm U.K. Labour leader Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer applaud for healthcare workers outside their home in London, May 14, 2020. (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
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(JTA) In an interview for the Limmud Jewish learning festival in the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, spoke about expected political topics, such as the party’s actions on stamping out anti-Semitism in the wake of Jeremy Corbyn’s controversial tenure as leader.
But Starmer also opened up on a topic he hasn’t shared much about: how he and his Jewish wife are raising his children to recognize their Jewish faith.