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Her father Bernard, an economics lecturer and observant Jew, was born to a Polish-Jewish family that emigrated to the United Kingdom prior to World War II. Her mother Barbara (died 2020) was a community doctor in the NHS who converted to Judaism upon marriage.
5 lip 2024 · Keir Starmer, whose wife is Jewish, was sworn in Friday by King Charles III after the Labour Party won in a landslide. Though Starmer himself is not Jewish, his children are being...
29 gru 2020 · 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.”
10 lip 2024 · The Starmers met in the early 2000s, when Keir, who was working on a case as a barrister, asked to speak to the solicitor, his future wife, to confirm the accuracy of some legal papers. At the end of their call, Starmer said he heard her mutter, “Who the f*** does he think he is?” before hanging up.
6 lip 2024 · The prime minister's wife is Jewish and Sir Keir has talked about keeping the tradition of family Friday night dinners, where they are often joined by her father for prayers.
5 lip 2024 · While Starmer is fiercely schtum about his private life – hence his reticence to publicly name his daughter – we do know that his wife, originally from Poland, is Jewish, and that the couple's children are being raised in the Jewish faith.
