On Sunday, October 6th, over 20,000 members of the UK Jewish community and allies, assembled at Hyde Park to commemorate the first anniversary of October 7th. Together, we showed our unity and resilience in the face of hate. We showed our support for the hostages still in Hamas captivity, and we showed that our hope lives on.

Since the terrible terrorist atrocities of October 7th, we have witnessed an unprecedented surge in anti-Jewish hatred both across the UK and around the world. We wrote to the Times, alongside the Board of Deputies and CST, supporting the call for an independent inquiry into the BBC’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.

The JLC's political engagement has continued at full speed over the past month, as we magnify and amplify the voice of the Jewish community to policymakers.

On Thursday 19th September, 25 communal Chairs and Trustees joined our Leadership Development division Lead for an online Trustee training opportunity, held in partnership with the Jewish Volunteering Network.

On September 17th 2024, we were joined by 60 guests at JW3 for an in-conversation event as part of our Leadership Pipeline initiative.

Join us in Central London on Sunday, Oct 6th as we mark the one-year anniversary of the tragic events of Oct 7th.

Jewish Leadership Council responds to restriction of arms exports to Israel

The latest antisemitism statistics released by CST for the first half of 2024 reveal the “highest total of anti-Jewish hate ever reported”, more than double the amount recorded between January to June 2023.

Today we mark 300 days since October 7th. We call on governments around the world to do all they can to Bring Them Home Now.

Today we mark 300 days since October 7th. We call on governments around the world to do all they can to Bring Them Home Now.

We congratulate Sir Keir Starmer on his successful election and look forward to working closely with his government.

The Jewish Leadership Council, Board of Deputies and the London Jewish Forum have commended the series of Jewish community general election hustings as “a key component of democracy”, with close to 2,500 people attending more than two-dozen events held around the country.

The Jewish Leadership Council mourns the loss of Sir Howard Bernstein, Former Manchester council chief executive and Vice President of the JLC.

The JLC is pleased to announce Jewish Futures and Jewish Small Communities Network as its newest constituent members.

The 2024 Jewish Community Professionals’ Conference brought together 120 professionals across 45 different organisations, at different levels of their career and working within the Jewish charity sector.