Board of Deputies of British Jews

As we approach three years since the horrific events of 7th October 2023, when Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel, murdering 1,200 men, women and children, injuring thousands and taking 251 people captive, we invite you to join us in remembrance. 🗓️ Wednesday 7 October | 🕔 5pm | 📍Central London Organised by the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council.

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Today, we commemorate one year since the antisemitic terrorist attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation on Yom Kippur - the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. May the memories of Melvin Cravitz z”l & Adrian Daulby z”l forever remain a blessing.

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This evening marks the start of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Gmar Chatima Tova to all observing the day - may you have a meaningful and easy fast, and may you be inscribed in the Book of Life.

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“The motion passed by the Green Party today is an attack on the Jewish community. It is an antisemitic platform, based on a grossly offensive distortion and erasure of Jewish experience and identity.” The full statement by the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council:

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In an increasingly devolved UK, advocacy and engagement needs to be localised. Earlier this week I enjoyed my first visit to Number 10 North to learn how this new arm of Government will spread opportunity around the country and make our national leadership more accessible and accountable to those beyond London. It was also a real delight to sit down with newly-elected Mayor of Greater Manchester Bev Craig. She is one smart cookie and we wish her every success in her new role, where she leads the region with the UK’s second-largest Jewish population. For some years now, the Jewish community, in its own small way, had been seeking to regionalise its national structures. The Board of Deputies of British Jews has for some years had its brilliant Regional Manager Sara Radivan , based in Manchester, but serving the whole country. The Jewish Leadership Council a few years back set about employing Regional Engagement Managers, starting with the legendary Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region CEO Marc Levy, who are such an invaluable asset to our communal infrastructure. Together with them, and our Vice President Jeremy Michelson, who is also Manchester-based and represents a Manchester synagogue on the Board of Deputies, we are increasingly learning that a local presence, and a determination to bring every part of our country into decision making, goes a long way towards ensuring a more united and inclusive communal leadership.

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Board of Deputies President Phil Rosenberg quoted in today's Times: “Our community condemns violence by extremist settlers. But we have significant concerns about unintended consequences. We’ve also stressed to the government that any approach to the conflict that focuses narrowly on the actions of the Israeli government, and doesn’t sufficiently address the actions and responsibility of Palestinian leaders, fuels a climate of hatred not only towards Israel but towards British Jews.”

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The Board of Deputies of British Jews, together with London Jewish Forum is recruiting two roles for the Jewish Health Equity Partnership (JHEP). 🔗 Apply by 21 August - full details can be found on the Board of Deputies website.

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Whilst the Prime Minister launched his plans for Social Care at Jewish Care, the Department of Health and Social Care's Jewish Staff Network hosted our Jewish Living Experience Exhibition in their Westminster office. DHSC Permanent Secretary Samantha Jones joined us for a Q&A with Board VP Karen Newman and Workplace and Inclusion Officer Noah Katz. If your workplace would like to host the exhibition, head to https://lnkd.in/ex_N8sVX

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