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Two of Britain’s leading Jewish organisations, the JLC (Jewish Leadership Council) and CST (Community Security Trust), today praised the Foreign Office’s formal request of 21 May 2013 that the European Union classify the so-called military wing of Hizbollah as a terrorist group. The FCO request follows intensive representations by JLC, CST and other UK Jewish …

The news that Professor Stephen Hawking had withdrawn as a keynote speaker at the June 2013 Israeli Presidential Conference in support of the Boycott movement has appeared to legitimise this contentious means of trying to achieve peace in what is an extremely complex region. Professor Hawking’s motives might have been genuine but, unfortunately, the method …

On 13th May 2013, Lord Palmer, JLC Vice President Lord Fink, Baroness Neuberger, and Lord Mitchell hosted the third ever gathering of Jewish peers in the House of Lords. Following two successful Peer teas over Purim, this year’s event celebrated the festival of Shavout, with a speech to mark the festival by Baroness Neuberger. Baroness …

Dr Helena Miller, UJIA Director of Research & Education, provides an update on the first meeting on the JLC youth commission, a project run in partnership with UJIA. On April 10th, UJIA trustee and JRJ Group partner Jeremy Isaacs chaired the first meeting of the JLC Commission on Jewish Youth. The twelve commissioners include Kate Bearman, …

The Jewish Leadership Council has today announced that Maccabi GB has joined as its newest constituent member. Maccabi GB plays a vital role within the community as the only provider of Jewish sport and educational activities in Great Britain. Michael Ziff will sit on the Council as Chairman of Maccabi GB. Michael is Chief Executive …

The Redbridge Educational Renewal project was launched by the North East London and Essex local communities in partnership with the Jewish Leadership Council in response to the JLC’s Commission on the Future of Jewish Schools. The report made an urgent recommendation that local school infrastructure in the area adapt to demographic needs and changes which …

In addition to reporting on JLC related activities, we hope to be able to increasingly give examples of innovative projects that contribute to the vitality of our community: Gefiltefest, the Jewish food charity seeking to change the way the Jewish community thinks about food, is to hold its fourth Gefiltefest London Jewish Food Festival on Sunday …