The news that Professor Stephen Hawking had withdrawn as a keynote speaker at the June 2013 Israeli Presidential Conference in support of the Boycott movement has appeared to legitimise this contentious means of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 …
Read more »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 …
Read more »Please click here to read the latest editions of the Board of Deputies Community Briefing. Issues covered include: Board marks the death of Baroness Thatcher Board joins award event honouring Heroes of the Holocaust Board presents 300 year old Sefer Torah to Yavneh College
Read more »We welcome Simon Jackson to the JLC Council who has recently succeeded Hilton Lorie as President of the Leeds Jewish Representative Council. Simon studied law at the University of Leeds and is a partner and Head of Commercial Property at Shulman’s LLP. Simon commented: I am delighted on behalf of the Leeds Jewish Representative Council to represent …
Read more »Jewish Care has been awarded the Skills for Care Accolades 2012/13 after being nominated in the category The Best Employer Of Over 250 staff. Achieving an Accolade proves an individual’s or organisation’s success in improving the lives of people who use social care services through workforce development and demonstrates a commitment to innovation. Simon Morris, …
Read more »At a recent meeting of a group of school Governors, the Chief Rabbi was asked about what he saw as the essentials of a good Jewish education. He listed three areas which he saw as the bases for Jewish literacy and therefore the roles of Jewish schools. Not surprisingly, he identified textual knowledge and menschlikeit …
Read more »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, …
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