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A MESSAGE FOR THE MONTH OF IYAR RABBI ANDREW SHAW CEO MIZRACHI UK For some, Iyar is simply a month with no real days of note, save Lag B Omer on the 18th. However, for the Modern Orthodox and Religious Zionist world, Iyar contains two miraculous days where Hallel is recited as we give praise and thanks to God for our return to our homeland and our capital city after 2000 years of exile. Those days being on the 5th and 28th Iyar, the joyous days of Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim. The Talmud (Megillah 6b–7a) discusses the question of when it is a Jewish leap year, which Adar do we celebrate Purim and when do we read the megillah? There is a disagreement between Rav Eliezer who holds it is the first Adar and Rav Shimon ben Gamliel who holds the second. The Gemara concludes that we should go according to Rav Shimon ben Gamliel and celebrate Purim in Adar Sheni. However, the Gemara wishes to understand the logic of Rav Shimon. Rav Tavi explains that he wished to juxtapose the celebration of one redemption (Purim) to the celebration of another (Pesach) – ‘Somech Geulah l’ Geulah’. With the events of the last 71 years, I think we can conclude that we now have three successive months of Geulah, as the month of Iyar also contains modern days of redemption for the Jewish people.

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A most remarkable idea comes from the students of the Vilna Gaon which shows how the days of Iyar were waiting to be established as Jewish festivals in our days. Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Rivlin, a student of the Gaon in the early 1800’s wrote:

‘The days during which we count the Omer are best suited for rising to higher levels of sanctity, but on the other hand they are more susceptible to infection for it is a well-known principle that whatever is more sacred in time or place, in all manner of sanctity, is more likely to be harmed by the forces of evil. For this reason one must take extra precaution during the Omer not to come into contact with bad company and to avoid danger, apart from two specific days during the Omer on which evil has no dominion, and these days are the 20th day of the Omer and the 42nd day of the Omer.’ How incredible are these words by Rabbi Rivlin! Over 150 years later, the 20th day of the Omer would become Yom Ha’atzmaut and the 42nd day would become Yom Yerushalayim! Jewish giants of old understood the miraculous way that God works in history. However, they never merited to see our return in 1948 and the establishment of Yom Ha’atzmaut as a Festival by the Chief Rabbinate of the modern State of Israel. We know that the lowest point of the Jewish year is the three weeks between the 17th Tammuz and the 9th Av where we mourn the destruction of the Bet Hamikdash and the beginning of our long exile. There are another ‘three weeks’ in the Jewish

year. From the 5th Iyar to the 28th Iyar we celebrate the end of the physical exile and the beginning of our spiritual redemption – ‘Reishit Tzmichat Geuloteinu.’ The month of Iyar for Mizrachi is a month of celebration to recognise that we are living in wondrous times. We will be performing our memorable ‘Dreams of a Nation’ production on Lag B’Omer in Southgate and on Yom Yerushalayim in Western Marble Arch. We will also be joining Bnei Akiva for Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations at Kinloss as well as coming together with Likud Herut UK and Hendon communities for a Yom Yerushalayim celebration. However, most importantly we will be linking these miraculous days with a remarkable weekend of Torah learning when we will be bringing 26 of the top educators from Israel for the Weekend of Inspiration. Four days of Torat Yisrael, which will be held all across the country in three cities and nearly fifty separate communities culminating in the Day of Inspiration in both London and Manchester on Sunday 19th May – right in the heart of the three weeks. In this wrap there is a guide of ‘The Day of Inspiration’ at Kinloss. Please read the full line up of speakers and titles and book your place . We urge the community to engage with this wonderful celebration of Torah from Israel which we believe adds the crown of Torah to this month of redemption for our remarkable nation. Chag Atzmaut Sameach, Rabbi Andrew Shaw

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Last Shabbat, Lori Kaye went to shul to mourn her mother. Now her family mourns her The daughter of a Jewish woman shot and killed in a San Diego synagogue on the last day of Pesach has described her mother as “a friend to everyone”. Lori Kaye was killed last Shabbat when a gun-wielding attacker targeted the Chabad of Poway Synagogue, in the second shul shooting in America in six months. The 60-year-old had just arrived to say the memorial prayer for her own mother when the gunman burst in. Three others were wounded in the attack, including the community’s rabbi, who lost a finger, and an eight-year old girl. “Everyone was her sister, everyone was her trusted confidante, everyone was her friend,” 22-year-old Hannah Kaye told mourners at her mother’s funeral on Monday, adding that she knew her mother would already have forgiven her murderer. Lori’s husband Howard, a doctor who tried to resuscitate her in the synagogue, told hundreds of mourners that his wife “had a soul greater than any of us could ever believe… Her light has reached all crevices of this planet”. Friends told how she devoted her life to helping others, driving hours to visit a sick friend, buying six months’ of medication for a shul member with no medical insurance, and dropping challah in to congregants. Continued on page 2

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‘We will not be intimated by terror’ Continued from page 1 Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein came face to face with the suspect, named as 19-year-old John Earnest, after hearing the shots that killed his congregant – and was himself shot at close range. After being shot, he ran to the social hall where congregants had gathered, as had several children including his granddaughter, and he began ushering them out of the building to safety. “I just ran, not even knowing my fingers were blown off,” he said. Goldstein continued his sermon outside the building, where he and his members waited for the authorities to arrive. “I got out there and spoke from my heart. It was about 70 years ago during the Holocaust that we were gunned down,” he said. “And I want to let our fellow Americans know we aren’t going to let this happen here. Not here in San Diego, not here in Poway, not in the United States of America. We will not be intimidated and deterred by this terrorism. Terror will not win.” From hospital, the rabbi – who underwent surgery to save a finger but doctors could not save a second – said he could not erase the attacker’s face from his mind. He paid tribute to his long-time friend as “a kind soul”, adding: “I pray for healing in this time of pain and grief and I ask that we all do something to add more light to combat this evil darkness that’s out there. That can happen through acts of compassion and loving kindness.” He urged the US administration to protect all places of worship from such attacks. In an inter-

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein hugs a member Chabad of Poway the day after the shooting

view with Time magazine, Goldstein said a dwindling congregation meant his synagogue could not afford armed security guards, despite all shuls being on high alert following the deadly Pittsburgh shooting in October. The FBI said it received tips about an online post referring to a potential attack that did not include “specific” information about the post’s author or

location. Investigators immediately began working on identifying the author, but the shooting began only five minutes after the tips arrived. On Tuesday, Earnest appeared in court, charged with one count of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder. Prosecutors said he is also being charged in relation to an attack on Dar-al-Arqam Mosque six weeks ago.

Police said they recovered 50 rounds of unused ammunition on Earnest, who discharged eight to 10 rounds before fleeing. They believe his semiautomatic rifle jammed during the attack, which may have prevented more deaths. His trial is set to begin in July. A moratorium on the death penalty came into effect in California last month. In a statement, Earnest’s parents said they were “shocked and saddened”, adding: “To our great shame, he is now part of the history of evil that has been perpetrated on Jewish people for centuries.” In the UK, Home Secretary Sajid Javid said the attack was “very sad indeed… My thoughts are with the Jewish community in San Diego. Those who hate will never succeed in dividing us”. Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said the latest shooting had “united us in grief”, and recalled the atrocities in Sri Lanka, Christchurch and Pittsburgh. “As despicable attacks on innocent people at prayer become more frequent… we will not be timid or passive. We will fiercely challenge those who promote or excuse a narrative of demonisation and be proud and unapologetic in our faith and values.” Senior Reform Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner said she was “horrified”, but warned that “prayers are not enough”. She said: “It is not possible to see this attack – and other recent atrocities – as an isolated event; it is part of a wider hateful ideology that we must come together to combat in all its forms.”

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Among the heroes at Poway Synagogue who ran towards the danger to protect others were a former US Army and Navy serviceman, an off-duty US Customs and Border Protection agent and a visiting Israeli, writes Joe Millis. Military veteran Oscar Stewart, 51, recognised the sound of gunfire and headed towards it. He felt he was “an instrument of God… I had no conscious effort in what I was doing” and said he charged the gunman, screaming: “I’m going to kill you!”, prompting the suspect to flee. Off-duty Customs and Border Protection Jonathan Morales was armed, and ran

Almog Peretz helped others

outside to fire several shots at the gunman’s car as he drove away. Israeli Almog Peretz, who was visiting his family, was hit by shrapnel but still managed

to help shepherd children to safety, witnesses said. “All the children were in the yard and heard a loud noise inside,” he said. “When children become afraid, where do they run if not to their parents? But the parents were inside. Imagine 20 kids running back into the synagogue, and that man standing there with his weapon.” Peretz led the children to an adjacent house where they were let inside. When he realised one of his nieces, Lian Dahan, five, was missing, he ran back towards the synagogue. “If we had lost a child in there, we would never have gotten through it,” he said.

Eight-year-old: ‘I feared my dad had been killed’ A girl injured by shrapnel in last Saturday’s attack has revealed she feared her father had been killed in the synagogue. Noya Dahan, eight, had gone to play with other children at Chabad of Poway near San Diego when gunshots rang out. Her uncle, Almog Peretz – who was also wounded, along with

the rabbi – grabbed her and the other children, leading them outside to safety as her leg bled from a shrapnel wound. “I was really, really scared,” said Noya, recalling how the children cried out in fear after a gunman entered the shul and started shooting. “I didn’t see my dad. I thought he was dead.”

Noya Dahan was injured

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Antisemitic tropes / Rabbi remembered / News

‘Corbyn should ‘consider position after foreword for racist book’ Anger over Jeremy Corbyn’s endorsement of a book containing overtly antisemitic tropes deepened yesterday as the Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) said it was submitting a formal complaint about the episode, writes Jenni Frazer. J A Hobson, an economist, wrote Imperialism: A Study, in 1902, but a new edition was published in 2011. Four years before he became leader of the Labour Party, Corbyn wrote an extensive foreword to the republished work. Hobson argued in the book global finance was controlled in Europe by “men of a single and peculiar race, who have behind them many centuries of financial experience”, who were “in a unique position to control the policy of nations”. He added: “Does anyone seriously suppose a great war could be undertaken by any European State, or a great State loan subscribed, if the house of Rothschild and its connections set their face against it?” The revelation, uncovered by The Times columnist Lord Finkelstein, provoked widespread fury. A state-

Jeremy Corbyn wrote the foreword to a book by J A Hobson

ment from the JLM said: “A fish rots from the head”, adding that any other Labour member would have been suspended and that Corbyn should “consider his position”. The affiliate will ask the Equality and Human Rights Commission to include Corbyn’s endorsement of Hobson’s book in any investigation of the party for institutional antisemitism. In his 2011 foreword, the Labour

leader described Hobson’s book as “a great tome”, and praised the writer’s “brilliant, and very controversial at the time” analysis of the “pressures” behind western, and in particular British, imperialism at the turn of the 20th century. Some of the passages about the popular press, said Corbyn, were “correct and prescient” – arguments in which Hobson declared that “great financial houses” have “control

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which they exercise over the body of public opinion through the press”. A Labour spokesman admitted Hobson’s work “contains outdated and offensive references and observations, and Jeremy completely rejects the antisemitic elements of his analysis”. But Corbyn critics have been outspoken on social media, asking how he could have endorsed Hobson without referring to antisemitic elements in the book. Board of Deputies president Marie van der Zyl, wrote in a letter that Hobson’s argument was “unequivocal racism and there can be no apology for it”, adding: “We expect a full explanation.” Dame Margaret Hodge tweeted: “For Corbyn to have praised a book packed full of antisemitic conspiracies – the very same conspiracies directed at me – is disgusting.” MP Wes Streeting said: “My advice to any Labour MP: refuse to defend Jeremy Corbyn lauding a book containing classic antisemitic tropes... He has a responsibility to explain himself.”

TRIBUTES PAID TO LIBERAL RABBI

Tributes have been paid to one of Liberal Judaism’s best-known rabbis, David Goldberg (pictured) following his death this week. He was emeritus rabbi of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue and a leading figure in both interfaith work and left-wing, doveish causes relating to Israel and the Palestinians. Born in London in 1939, Godberg was raised in Manchester, where his father, Selvin, was for years the rabbi of the flagship Reform congregation Jackson’s Row. He himself received his semichah from Leo Baeck College in 1971. Goldberg was a former chair of the Rabbinic Conference of the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues, and co-chair of the London Society of Jews and Christians. He was awarded an OBE in 2004 for his interfaith work, which he regarded as fundamental to Progressive Judaism. Liberal Judaism said: “An outspoken iconoclast throughout his life, David never compromised his principles and would regularly point out whenever he thought Liberal Judaism was deviating from the radical path he once set.” He is survived by his wife Carole, a son and a daughter.

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News / Labour pains NEWS IN BRIEF FOURTH MAN HELD IN LABOUR POLICE PROBE

A fourth man has been arrested in connection with a dossier of alleged antisemitic incidents by Labour party members. The 44-year-old was arrested in Newham yesterday and is in police custody. An investigation was launched into alleged antisemitism among party members in November after a dossier of evidence was handed by LBC to Met Commissioner Cressida Dick. A Met Police spokesman said: “Police have arrested a fourth man, aged 44, on 1 May, on suspicion of an offence contrary to Section 19 Public Order Act 1986 – publishing or distributing material likely to stir up racial hatred… The man is in police custody.”

CANDIDATE ‘DOESN’T GIVE S***’ ABOUT SHOAH

A YouTuber running for UKIP in the upcoming European elections has said Jews must “drop identity politics” over the Holocaust. Carl Benjamin, who uses the moniker Sargon of Akkad, has employed racial and homophobic slurs in YouTube videos, as reported by Buzzfeed News. At a 2018 New York panel event, Benjamin said: “Jewish people, unfortunately for them, have got to drop the identity politics. I’m sorry about the Holocaust but I don’t give a s***. I’m sorry.” The Carl Benjamin UKIP European Parliament election campaign account tweeted: “Oh, what? Context is important? You’d never have guessed by the state of the UK media.”

Activist wanted ‘march on shul’ A Labour activist has been suspended after saying people should “march” on the local synagogue, after another member was disciplined for alleged antisemitism. Amanda Bishop, an activist in Brighton and Hove’s Labour Party, was responding to the suspension of Alex Braithwaite, a local volunteer who was suspended after she claimed the Rothschilds were “responsible for almost every war on Earth”, “Satanist”, and linked to “the Illuminati”. Bishop replied to a post on the Brighton and Hove Labour party forum page, writing: “Solidarity is all well and good but it’s enough now. We can’t allow this to go on. We need to march about this to the synagogue in Hove, all of us members in Brighton. “I’m utterly appalled by this news. Why are we continuing to accept this b*****t? Why

excuses.” Mike Katz, the chair of the Jewish Labour Movement, tweeted: “Truly beyond belief. When is ‘let’s march on the Synagogue’ ever the right reaction? Won’t have it from neoNazis. Won’t have it from supposed progressives.” A Labour Party spokesperson said: “The Labour Party takes all complaints of antisemitism extremely seriously and we are committed to challenging it in all its forms.”

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Jeremy Corbyn’s adviser, Laura Murray, has been appointed Labour’s head of complaints. A Jewish Labour Movement spokesman said: “Given the levels of political interference from the Leader’s Office, including Laura Murray, into complaints revealed recently, this is the last thing that will restore confidence in a broken system.” Emails leaked to The

Sunday Times last month reported Murray overruled a recommendation by officials to suspend Patricia Sheerin, who was later questioned by Scotland Yard on suspicion of “publishing or distributing material likely to stir up racial hatred”. Momentum head Jon Lansman said at the time: “The Times admit new material was given to the police that Labour did not have.

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Bishop’s tweet advocated ‘marching’ to Hove shul

aren’t we defending ourselves? Everyone please, we can’t let this happen to Alex”. It is understood she has been suspended pending investigation. Brighton Kemptown MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle branded her comments “revolting”. He tweeted: “After I first read the comments today and reported them, she has been suspended. This is antisemitism and not acceptable in our society and our party; no

COMPLAINTS ROLE CAUSES CONCERN

Jeremy Corbyn’s strategy and communications director Seumas Milne (pictured) has previously hinted at a possible link between Jihadist groups and Israel. In a video discovered by investigative reporter Iggy Ostanin, the top Corbyn aide expressed his views on the Middle East at a Stop the War Coalition conference in June 2015. The event was also attended by

Corbyn, and George Galloway. “We have, on the effective Israeli border... in the Golan Heights, one of the most sectarian Jihadist groups, the Al Qaeda franchise, Jabhat AlNusra... nothing happens, it’s interesting, the Israelis don’t seem too bothered...” A Labour source dismissed the claim Milne was suggesting collusion between Israel and ISIS as “false”.

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Linsey family ‘hysterical with grief’ after deaths The brother and mother of the siblings murdered in last week’s Sri Lanka terror bombings have spoken of the devastation they felt when they received the news. Daniel Linsey, 19, and his sister Amelie, 15, were having breakfast with their father Matthew in a waterfront hotel in Sri Lanka, the Shangri-La, when one of eight terrorist bombs exploded. The members of Westminster Synagogue, who were supposed to be flying home to London that day, were killed. Now, their brother, Oxford under-

graduate student, David Linsey said he was “woken by screaming — chaos. My bedroom is in the basement. I went upstairs. My little brother Ethan and my mother were hysterical with grief. My brother told me what had happened. My mother couldn’t speak.” In an interview with the Daily Mail, David said: “I called my father… He was clearly very distressed. He had marks all over his face — blood, shrapnel, but he was thinking clearly. “It still doesn’t sink in… Maybe it’s beginning to for me, but not for my mother”.

Since the attack, David’s mother Angelina hadn’t spoken to anybody, apart from her family. “Amelie was always there for all of us,” she said. “Ethan would go and talk to her about his day at school if he was worried about anything.” Angelina spoke about her pride in her son Daniel, who had learning difficulties, being accepted at Leicester University. Westminister Synagogue Rabbi

Amelie and Daniel were at the Shangri-La hotel

Benji Stanley said: “Daniel and Amelie touched many of our lives… They brought core Jewish values to the world.” Meanwhile, the family is planning to set up a charity in their memo-

ries to benefit the hospital in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo where the teens were taken. “My dad suggested calling it Love Is The Answer after his and my sister’s favourite song,” said David. “My dad had a particularly close bond with my sister. She was always a daddy’s girl.”

Sacks laments a lack of leadership Lord Sacks has deplored the absence of leadership in public life and called for “a new Abraham Lincoln to step forward”, writes Jenni Frazer. The former Chief Rabbi was the keynote speaker at an all-day event at JW3 under the banner of “Exploring

Belief”, the second religion and media festival. In a wide-ranging address, and then in conversation with the ITV broadcaster Julie Etchingham, Sacks said that society “has lost the concept of public service”. Once, he said, people believed it was

their “moral duty” to work for the public good, but he hoped “someone like that would emerge once again”. Sacks identified two key moments in 1989 during which he felt society had changed — the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, and the fatwa imposed against the author Salman

Rushdie. People had failed to see their significance at the time, he said, “because they were not reading the religious map, they failed to hear the religious music”. Both such events, he said, showed people that “religion was a global phenomenon, while governments were only national phenomena”.

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Revised plan for Shoah memorial The government has submitted revised plans for a Holocaust memorial and learning centre opposite Parliament, following criticism from heritage groups. The UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation has had to rethink its proposal for a £100million project in Victoria Tower Gardens in Westminster. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said it submitted “revised plans to Westminster City Council following a comprehensive public consultation and discussion with local residents, Holocaust experts, survivors, Westminster City Council, Historic England, Royal Parks and other statutory consultees. “This is standard practice following a public consultation and the revised plans take on the concerns raised by local residents and statutory consultees.”

A letter from the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation’s head of the secretariat, Sally Sealey, to Westminster Council, set out key design changes including a revised design for the entrance pavilion, for the entrance courtyard and surrounding landscaping, a reduced basement footprint and changes to associated technical documents. This comes in the wake of opposition from the Save Victoria Tower Gardens campaign, which highlighted the “severe criticism” of the plans from organisations including The Royal Parks, which oversees Victoria Tower Gardens, as well as UNESCO and heritage organisation Historic England. Architect Barbara Weiss, who helps run the Save Victoria Tower Gardens group said: “The consequences of a resubmission will cause massive

delays, cost a fortune in terms of taxpayers’ money for abortive work, and create havoc for everyone. “This complete failure to think through the first application is a clear consequence of the lack of listening that has been the hallmark of this ill-fated project. “It has indeed been said, over and over again, that building underground, and trying to shoe-horn an ambitious public brief within a tree-lined, small, historic park adjacent to a listed river wall, could only lead to tears”. Communities Secretary James Brokenshire said: “Over 70 years on, the Holocaust and the lessons it teaches about society and its institutions continues to shape us. “I’m proud to be leading a programme that will provide a national space of remembrance and education in the UK, right next to

The new design for the Holocaust memorial and learning centre

our Parliament. “The Memorial will stand as a reminder of the horrors of the past and will encourage reflection on their implications for British government and society, both at the time and subsequently. In February, more than 150 MPs signed a letter in support of the proposal saying it will “stand as a testimony” to fighting hatred. Written by co-chairs of the AllParty Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Holocaust Memorial, MPs Ian Austin and Bob Blackman, signato-

ries numbered 171 MPs and peers. They included from the Conservatives: Dominic Raab, Nicky Morgan and Robert Halfon, as well as Labour’s Emily Thornberry, Yvette Cooper, Barry Gardiner and Lord Dubs, as well as the Scottish National Party’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford and Green MP Caroline Lucas. Architect Sir David Adjaye is leading the memorial’s design team alongside Ron Arad Architects as Memorial Architect, and Gustafson Porter + Bowman as Landscape Architect.

LORD DUBS PAYS TRIBUTE TO 150 march in Belfast FELLOW KINDER, RABBI JACOBI to remember Shoah Labour peer Lord Dubs has paid tribute to fellow Kindertransport evacuee Rabbi Harry Jacobi, hailing him as a “passionate advocate for refugees,,” writes Jack Mendel. Rabbi Jacobi died aged 93 last week. Tributes have poured in from across the community. Lord Alf Dubs, 86, who left his native Prague when the Nazis invaded in 1938, recalled their trip to the Calais ‘Jungle’ refugee camp in 2016.

Lord Dubs with Rabbi Jacobi

He said: “For him to trample around the refugee camp at his age was quite something. It shows real determination.” He

added that Rabbi Jacobi “was and remained until his death, a passionate campaigner on behalf of refugees”. He said: “He was an exceptional person, a stalwart guy, and had real determination and energy”. Born Heinz Hirschberg in Berlin, Rabbi Jacobi fled to Amsterdam aged 13 to escape Nazi persecution, leaving his parents behind, before making his way to the UK.

A March of Life to remember the Holocaust and take a stand against modern-day antisemitism took place in Belfast last weekend ahead of Yom HaShoah. Some 150 members of the Jewish and Christian communities united for a parade in the city centre. Flags of many nations were carried, representing the international aspect of the Holocaust. Co-ordinator Mike McNally

said: “The concept behind this event is to stand shoulder to shoulder with our Jewish community to commemorate the Shoah, remembering those who perished and to pay tribute to the survivors, retelling their stories for generations to come.” Steven Jaffe of the Northern Ireland Friends of Israel said: “The event is especially welcome at a time when Jewish people face increasing hate at home and abroad.”

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Minister of the Belfast Jewish community, Rev David Kale, led prayers and community member Mel Goldberger spoke of the experiences of his father and uncle who escaped from Vienna in 1939. Children sang Hatikvah at the gates of Belfast City Hall.

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Kiss my bass, rock star tells boycotters Gene Simmons, Stephen Fry and Sharon Osbourne are among 100 leading figures from the world of entertainment to have signed a statement opposing boycotts of Israel (BDS), ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv this month. High-profile names including actress Tracy Ann Oberman, Countdown presenter Rachel Riley and comedian Al Murray have also backed the initiative by the Creative Community For Peace (CCFP), an entertainment industry non-profit. While the statement is signed by musicians and actors, CEOs and producers, as well as academics and journalists, a petition has also been signed by 15,000 people echoing the call. The declaration says that music “transcends boundaries and brings people together”, in urging opposition to boycotts of Israel. “We believe that unifying events, such as singing competitions, are

held in Israel, subverting the spirit of the contest and turning it from a tool of unity into a weapon of division.” Calling BDS “an affront to both Palestinians and Israelis” working towards peace, it adds that “while we all may have differing opinions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the best path to peace, we all agree that a cultural boycott is not the answer.” Ari Ingel, director of CCFP, said: “This year, approximately 200 million people will watch, Kiss singer and bassist Gene Simmons visit and take part in the Eurovision song contest, crucial to help bridge our cultural divides and bring people of all back- celebrating music and the diversity grounds together through their of our different cultures. “The members of the entertainshared love of music. “Unfortunately, this year, the ment industry who have signed this spirit of togetherness is under statement, all believe in building attack by those calling to boycott bridges through the arts to achieve Eurovision 2019 because it is being greater understanding and peace.”

MEET THE UK’S NEW AMBASSADOR TO KIEV Britain’s newest ambassador to the Ukraine is Melinda Simmons, a Jewish woman from the East End, writes Jenni Frazer. Her appointment means she is completing a unique triumvirate since both Ukraine’s prime minister and its president are Jewish. Simmons has had a different kind of career trajectory from most other ambassadors – because she has only been in the Foreign Office since 2013. Taking a short break from studying Ukrainian – “a very hard road”, she admits – Britain’s newest ambassador shared some of her background with Jewish News. Born in the East End but brought up in Essex, Simmons began her career in business before switching to work in government. Her family is from Poland on her father’s side, but her mother’s side is both Lithuanian and Ukrainian. “As a Jewish woman, returning to the region, I feel I can play a positive role,” she says. Her parents certainly think her appointment is meaningful.

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NEW YORK TIMES CARTOON ANGER A newspaper cartoon depicting a blind, kippah-wearing Donald Trump being led by a Benjamin Netanyahu faced dog wearing a Magen David has been condemned as antisemitic. Although The New York Times apologised, calling the publication an “error of judgement”, US Jewish and non-Jewish leaders expressed outrage. US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell called the cartoon “despicable” and the American Jewish Committee said it was “naked antisemitism”.

THERESIENSTADT MONEY DONATED Currency used in the Theresienstadt Ghetto was donated to the National Library of Israel by a British Jewish activist. The six bills featuring a Star of David and a sketch of Moses holding the Ten Commandments were received by the National Library days before Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day. They are worth a total of 263 Kronen, the currency of the ghetto, which was located in northwestern Czechoslovakia. The bills were donated by Ruth Brass from the UK, in honour of her father, the late Lionel Schalit, a Zionist and community activist and a leader in the Maccabi Movement.

“My great-grandparents were born and raised in Kharkiv, Ukraine. My great-grandfather moved first to Kiev and then to the US. My greatgrandmother, for reasons we don’t know, went from Kharkiv to Cardiff.” The tyro diplomat began her government career working for the Department for International Development. She had a degree from the University of Exeter and had started working in marketing and advertising. Peacebuilding has been Simmons’ trademark since entering the foreign service and one of her most recent roles was as deputy director of the Foreign Office’s Conflict Department. She comes from a traditional United Synagogue background, she says. “I was brought up in the US, was a regular shul attender, had a kosher home, all of that. But from my mid-teens on, I was looking for somewhere that was more inclusive for women, and I went from community to community. Eventually, I found Finchley Reform and it is a community I really love.”

Talk Radio lets Icke ‘promote’ new film Talk Radio gave notorious antisemitic conspiracy theorist David Icke a 35-minute platform to “promote” his new film but said it “had no plans to invite him back on”. The broadcaster has been urged to apologise for allowing Icke extended airtime on 25 April, during which he spoke on issues including fake news, climate change and Brexit. The ex-footballer and TV presenter’s documentary, Renegade – The Life Story of David Icke, reflects on his work and campaigns. He gained notoriety for endorsing anti-Jewish propaganda and attempting to

legitimise the infamous Tzarist forgery, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which claims “Zionists” control the world. In one of his books, Icke said Jews “created the circumstances which made the Second World War inevitable” and “financed Hitler to power in 1933 and made the funds available for his rearmament”. TalkRadio said: “David Icke was interviewed ... to promote his film, we have no plans to invite him back on,” but Campaign Against Antisemitism called on it to “immediately apologise” and said it would make a formal complaint.

LIBRARY RECEIVES CESARANI FILES The Wiener Library, one of the world’s main archives on the Nazi era, has received the late Professor David Cesarani’s personal library of more than 400 volumes. Professor Cesarani died in October 2015. A spokesperson said: We look forward to adding to our collection.”

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Police warning / Holocaust commemoration / News

Suspect wanted in connection with rape and abduction named A suspected rapist wanted in connection with the rape and abduction last week of two women in London, one of whom is Jewish, has been named by police and a reward offered for information. Detectives revealed a reward of up to £20,000 has been secured for information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of Joseph McCann, 34, who is described as being of mus-

cular build and 5ft 10ins tall. He has blue eyes, a bald head or shaved blond hair with a light-coloured short beard, but police said he might try to change his appearance. He has a slight Irish accent and is described as having a distinctive tattoo of the name ‘bobbie’ on his stomach. Two women, aged in their 20s, were snatched separately in London last

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Thursday – the first shortly after midnight from a street in Chingford and the second

around 12 hours later at 12.15pm from a street in Edgware. One of the victims is believed to be Jewish. The suspect drove the women to a hotel in the Watford area and attempted to book a room at around 1pm, but left when this was unavailable. The women managed to escape in Osbourne Road, Watford, at around 2.30pm. The suspect was seen dragging one of the victims

by the hair after she fled from a silver or grey Ford S-Max and screamed for help. Builders who were working nearby rushed to help her. Police warned the public not to approach him, but anyone with information is asked to call them on 020 8785 8244 or 999 quoting CAD 3041/ 25Apr, or, alternatively, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Yom HaShoah to focus on untold stories Sadiq Khan will join the community’s annual Yom HaShoah commemoration in Hyde Park this Sunday. L o n d o n ’s mayor will be joined by Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and Board of

Deputies president Marie van der Zyl, as well as Holocaust survivors and educators, with the free event set to be at capacity. Sunday’s ceremony will also have representatives from synagogue movements and youth groups, a combined male voice choir, Shir Band and more than 90 Jewish primary school singers. Neil Martin, Yom HaShoah UK

chair, said: “There are many aspects of the Shoah that are familiar to most, but there is so much more that is in danger of being forgotten. “This year we hope to bring these stories to the fore. Stories of vibrant Jewish life in communities that were totally destroyed, concentration and work camps across Europe that most don’t know existed, and tremendous acts of defiance and

rescue to the UK that remain largely untold to this day.” Khan said: “As we see the scourge of antisemitism and hate crime increasing once more, it is vital that we all work hard to ensure we learn the lessons from history and ensure this never happens again.”  To book free tickets (spaces are limited), see yomhashoah. org.uk/nationalevent

SUSAN SPEAKS TO CHELSEA Chelsea Women’s football team met Holocaust survivor Susan Pollack MBE last week at the club’s Cobham training ground. The event was organised by the Chelsea Foundation, in partnership with the Holocaust Educational Trust.

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Special Report / Yom HaShoah

‘Dear daddy, we are do Photos courtesy of Yad Vashem Archives

Some of the last letters written by victims of the Shoah have gone online, writes Mathilde Frot A dozen letters from Shoah victims to their loved ones before they perished are to be published online to mark Yom HaShoah on Thursday. The letters were sent 75 years ago from ghettos, camps, homes, and some were even thrown from deportation trains by their authors. Many of the items in the online exhibition, titled Last Letters from the Holocaust: 1944, were donated to Yad Vashem after an appeal for memorabilia from the period of the Holocaust. Among the letters was one from sisters Susan-Zsuzsa, aged nine, and Lili, seven, who wrote

to their father Hugo Klein: “Dear Daddy, we are well – goodbye.” Hugo was drafted into a forced labour battalion in 1943, leaving his wife Matild behind with their two daughters in Hencida, Hungary. He survived the war, but Matild, Susan-Zsuzsa and Lili were deported to Auschwitz and were murdered shortly after their arrival. “At the same time that Paris and Rome in the west and Vilna and Minsk in the east were being liberated from Nazi hands, we see in many of the last letters a glimmer of hope by the writers to be reunited with their loved ones,” says Yad Vashem’s online exhibitions coordinator, Yona Kobo. “They were written 75 years ago on small pieces of paper or the back of postcards, which sometimes are

stained with the tears of both the sender and the recipients.” Another letter in the exhibition was sent by 10-year-old Jacob Hijman Marcus to his grandparents from Amsterdam while in hiding with his aunt Rosa. “Dear Grandma and Grandpa, how are you doing? Here, everything is going well… I send you all good wishes on the occasion of the birthday of your only son. Please congratulate him for me,” it reads. Only three weeks later, Marcus and Rosa were deported to the Terezin ghetto. Shortly after, Jacob’s name appeared on a transportation list to Auschwitz. His aunt, who was not on the list, switched her name with another person so she could accompany him.

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oing well... goodbye’ They were deported to Auschwitz, where Jacob was murdered in the gas chambers upon arrival, while Rosa survived until the liberation of the camp. However, she died two months later of food poisoning after buying and eating what she was told was kosher food. Jacob’s parents, grandfather and grandmother luckily survived the war. “The German Nazis were determined not only to annihilate the Jewish people, but also to obliterate their identity, memory, culture and heritage,” said Yad Vashem chairman Avner Shalev. “By preserving these precious items – that are of great importance not just to the Jewish people, but also to humanity as a whole – and revealing them to the public, they will act as the voice of the victims and the survivors, and serve as an everlasting memory.”  To view the exhibition, visit yadvashem.org/yv/en/exhibitions/ last-letters/1944/index.asp

Above right: Jacob Hijman Marcus, first from left, with other children, prewar. ©Photo Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam. Above: His May 1944 letter to his grandparents and, right, Jacob pre-war, with his parents, and his grandmother

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News / Charity ride / Trump demo / Anti-hate campaign / Jami exhibit

Riders fundraise JEWISH BLOC PROTESTS TRUMP in David’s memory Family and friends of former JFS pupil David Minn who died while trekking in Argentina have raised more than £3,000 from a charity bike ride in his memory, writes Mathilde Frot. The aerospace engineer from Borehamwood, who graduated from the University of Sheffield, was declared missing last year when he failed to return to his hotel. The 35-mile ride through Hertfordshire will start and finish at Haberdashers’ Aske’s School in Elstree, with cyclists passing through several towns on the way. Love Island’s Eyal Booker, who was a friend of David’s, is believed to be opening the ride. The group is hoping to raise £5,000 to donate to the charity The Eve Appeal, which is conducting critical research on all five gynaecological cancers. David’s sister Hayley has recently undergone successful preventative surgery after she discovered she had an 85 percent chance of contracting breast cancer. “I’m very proud of her,” said her mother, Helen. “We went through so much last year and she’s just amazing. She wanted to cycle but she couldn’t. She can’t go to the gym at the moment, so her aim is to do the London Marathon next year,” she added.

statement on the bloc’s Organisers of a “Jewish Facebook page. bloc” in protests against Organiser Amos US President Donald Schonfield, who is a Trump’s state visit have Board deputy, told appealed to the commuJewish News: “Many nity to join the London members of our commarch on 4 June . munity are alarmed by Trump’s trip, between 3 and 5 June, Jewish activists will join anti-Trump protests the rhetoric of Trump. I want to see people has been confirmed last week, almost a year after his join, after last year’s demon- who are happy to make statestate visit last July was down- stration drew in crowds of ments [criticising Trump] to march alongside us.” graded to a working visit amid protesters . Trump and First Lady “Like last year, we will sing, security concerns. It will feature a meeting with the Queen we will pray with our feet and Melania will also attend we will be proudly Jewish in the a ceremony in Portsmouth to and talks with Theresa May. Organisers say they expect face of Trump’s policies. Bring mark 75 years since the D-Day around 100 British Jews to your bubbe along too,” reads a landings.

Chelsea campaign praised Family and friends of ex-JFS pupil David Minn want to raise £15,000 for charity

David’s friend Jerry Goldsmith added: “At the moment, we are nearly 60. If we get to a hundred, that would be fantastic.” The bike ride will start at 9am on 12 May at Haberdashers’ Aske’s School in Elstree.  To join or support the cyclists, visit justgiving.com/fundraising/ davidminnbikeride2019

Roman Abramovich’s fight against antisemitism shows his continued commitment to Chelsea, according to ex-Blues boss Avram Grant. Former Chelsea manager Grant joined club representatives on the annual March Of The Living this week to mark Yom HaShoah. The 63-year-old hailed owner Abramovich (pictured) for spearheading the Blues’ Say No to Antisemitism campaign, urging other top clubs to follow his lead. Issues with Abramovich’s UK visa led to speculation he could sell Chelsea, but Grant believes the Russian’s work against racism underlines his

desire to continue improving the Stamford Bridge club both on and off the field. “I’m very proud that Chelsea and Roman Abramovich are heading this initiative to fight antisemitism,” Grant said. “They are the first team doing this and I hope other teams will join them. “This is very, very important to Roman Abramovich. He has given a lot of effort, thought and money into things like this. He’s a guy who has positive values. It’s symbolic that he and Chelsea are the first to take up this fight against antisemitism. To do things that Roman Abramovich is doing, I think shows that he cares a lot.”

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A unique café run by communal charity Jami will be the focus of a photographic exhibition for Mental Health Awareness Week, writes Jenni Frazer. The week runs from 13 to 19 May, but the exhibition of work by photographer Jude Wacks is on show throughout May. The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is body image, and events at Jami’s Head Room Café in Golders Green are designed to highlight the links between mind, body and soul. Café programme coordinator, Daniel Neis, said: “Body image, self-esteem and mental health are all connected. We aim to reach as many people as possible to promote awareness and understanding of these issues and how they impact on our mental well-being.”

Wacks’ photographs take up a parallel theme, under the title of the Self-Harm Awareness Project. Wacks, who has four teenage daughters, has created some powerful images, which Jami and its education team hope will bring more awareness and understanding of self-harm to the community. The photographer, who is also a mental health campaigner, said: “As a parent of a teenage daughter, who has grappled with mental health

issues for a number of years, I have experienced firsthand the pain and trauma that self-harm causes to both the sufferer and their families. “Throughout my personal experience and exposure to adolescent mental health issues during secondary school years, I began to realise how widespread self-harm has become, yet it is still a taboo. “Through my photography project, Best Days Of Your Life, I hope to raise awareness of this and provide a platform for open dialogue and education and prevention.” On 13 May, Wacks and her daughter Ellie will be talking about Ellie’s journey to recovery. Two other discussion groups, on understanding self-harm and on social media’s effect on self-harm, will run on 7 and 21 May.

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Word Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder:

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank you to all those who worked with us to ensure the Holocaust is never forgottenâ&#x20AC;?

On Yom Hashoah, we remember our lost loved ones. And it is important that, in a world with rising antisemitism, we ensure others remember as well. This year, for Holocaust Memorial Day, the World Jewish Congress and our affiliated communities in more than 100 countries, generated a campaign that saw 2 million people take part in the largest global Holocaust remembrance event in the world. Holocaust survivors, political leaders, decision-makers, organizations, athletes, businessmen and women and ordinary citizens in 225 countries and territories, came together across social media and declared together that we must always remember the horrors and lessons of the Shoah.

Ahead of the third annual #WeRemember campaign, the WJC asked millions of people across the globe to photograph themselves holding a #WeRemember sign and post the image to social media to sound the alarm on antisemitism, xenophobia, and hatred.

Our campaign reached more than 1 billion people Together, millions of people have spoken and declared: We Remember Robert Singer, CEO, World Jewish Congress And WJC Staff and Global Network Visit our website: www.wjc.org

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World News / World Expo / Rabbi tributes / Couple recognised

Israel to join Dubai Expo Israel will be among the 192 states taking part in the 2020 World Expo in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. A spokesperson for the Israeli Foreign Ministry said: “This is the latest World Expo Israel has participated in, and we look forward to sharing our innovative spirit and the advances our entrepreneurs and innovators are making in various fields such as water, information and medical technologies.” The expo, to be called Connecting Minds, Creating the Future, has sub-themes of sustainability, mobility and opportunity. Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin

Israel will take part in next year’s expo

Rashid Al Maktoum said: “In today’s highly interconnected world, a renewed vision of progress and development based on shared purpose and commitment is key. While a married human mind, an

individual country, or a specific community is both unique and remarkable, it is by working collaboratively that we truly advance.” Israel’s participation comes amid growing ties with the Gulf states and follows visits to Oman by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other ministerial meetings in Bahrain and elsewhere. “Expos are gatherings where people from around the world come together to celebrate ingenuity and apply it to shared challenges. We are excited to be a part of that common endeavour,” the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.

TRIBUTES PAID TO SURVIVOR RABBI A renowned rabbi who devoted his life to memorialising the Holocaust and helping fellow survivors has died. Menachem Mendel Taub, the Rebbe of the Kaliv Chasidic dynasty in Jerusalem, died on Sunday at the age of 96 in Jerusalem. His health had declined since a fall in his

home two weeks ago. Born in Transylvania, which was then Romania, Taub was deported with his siblings to Auschwitz, where he was experimented on by the notorious Josef Mengele – and was unable to grow facial hair owing to the experiments.

COUPLE HONOURED Rabbi beaten in Kenya 700 measles cases Yad Vashem posthumously recognised a Dutch couple as Righteous Among the Nations for hiding two Jewish boys during the Holocaust. A ceremony was held last week at the Holocaust remembrance centre in Jerusalem for Jantje and Johannes Krijl. The award was presented to Sandra Krijl, granddaughter of the rescuers. One of the boys saved, Gershon Eisenmann, was there

along with his family. The late Mechel Jamenfeld, the other boy saved, was represented by his wife. Jamenfeld’s parents were killed in the Holocaust, while Eisenmann’s parents survived and took in Jamenfeld after the Second World War. The Krijls had given Jamenfeld the choice to remain with them permanently, but also told him it was OK to live with his “own people”.

Intruders beat a rabbi and his wife and hurled antisemitic insults during a robbery at a Jewish community centre and synagogue in Kenya. Five men beat up Rabbi Shmuel Notik and his wife, Chaya last Tuesday night, stealing computers, passports, food and religious items from their centre in Nairobi, Ynet reported. Chaya was moderately inured, requiring surgery, while

Rabbi Notik and his family

the rabbi was lightly injured. The robbers bound two yeshiva students who were present at the Chabad-Lubavitch Edgware Flyer:Layout 1 community centre.

The American measles outbreak prevalent among Charedim has topped 700 cases — the most in one year since the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) declared the disease eliminated in 2000. The record outbreak of 704 cases reported last week by the CDC includes 400 cases in New York and its suburbs, where it has mainly affected the Charedim, top3/4/19 Pagein12014. ping the13:58 667 cases

Before the disease was declared eradicated, the previous high was 963 cases in 1994. The CDC pinned the resurgence on the unvaccinated and those who brought back measles from other countries. The outbreaks in Orthodox Jewish communities were associated with travellers who carried the disease back from Israel and Ukraine, according to the CDC.

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Some people hate Jews, some people hate Muslims, and some just seem to hate everyone. So it seems for the terrorist who walked into Chabad of Poway Synagogue in San Diego on Saturday armed with a semi-automatic rifle. The suspect, John Earnest, has been charged not only with one count of murder and three counts of attempted murder at the shul, but also with one count of arson in connection with a fire at a mosque in Escondido in March. He is alleged to have poured petrol on the building while worshippers inside were preparing for morning prayers. The fact he went after Muslims one month and Jews the next is a reminder that both communities face a common enemy, fuelled by a common ideology of hate. It is vital that this common threat is faced together. We wish a long life to the family of Lori Kaye and a speedy recovery to the injured.

Although it was probably inevitable that changes would need to be made to the proposed Holocaust memorial and centre next to the Houses of Parliament, it is necessary to build one in the UK. Its current proposed location – in a small park next to one of the busiest, noisiest roads in central London – and the rows surrounding its size and design perhaps necessitate architects, planners and politicians alike to step back and have a rethink. After all, millions of taxpayers’ money will be spent on the project and wouldn’t it be better

Corbyn must be brought to book Another skeleton in Jeremy Corbyn’s closet, more terrifying than most. Back in 2011 the Labour leader wrote a gushing forward to an updated edition of an infamous book in which the author suggested global finance was controlled in Europe by “men of a single and peculiar race”. If anyone should have spotted the glaring tropes, it would surely be a lifelong anti-racist. Yet, he said nothing to qualify his praise at the time. Only when this sickening episode was revealed in the media was a spokesman forced to do so this week. It’s just the latest revolting revelation that beggars belief, but likely won’t make a jot of difference. Once again, the Labour leader will pay no political price. Just like his decision to question the removal of an antisemitic mural, his comments on British Zionists and irony and his welcome for the psychopaths of Hamas as friends. As the Jewish Labour Movement noted, any rank and file member who had written a similar forward would most likely have been suspended – but not so Corbyn. Even with this latest news, the trickle of MPs leaving for Change UK has failed to become a torrent. He could yet be prime minister with months.

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that it is not controversial? Controversy would only serve to distract from the main purpose of the project – to remind people of the evil some people do to others in the name of race, religion or gender. There is an ideal place for the memorial, and it lies only a few minutes from Victoria Tower Gardens – the Imperial War Museum, which already boasts a wonderful Holocaust exhibition and education programme. Meanwhile, let us gather on Sunday at the memorial in Hyde Park to remember the six million who perished. Rivka Menuchin By email

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Your recent news article about Laura Murray being appointed as the new head of complaints for the Labour Party quoted an official spokesperson saying: “Our recruitment processes are open, fair and designed to find the best person for the job, and

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Opinion

Rothschilds put up with conspiracies for centuries ALEX BRUMMER

CITY EDITOR, THE DAILY MAIL

he Rothschild name has long been associated with wealth and finance. The endurance and success of the brand has often made it an easy target for antisemites. The history of hate is chronicled by historian Niall Ferguson in his two-volume The House of Rothschild, which traces the roots back to the late 19th century. The Rothschilds were notoriously depicted as ‘The English Octopus’ with its tentacles stretched across the globe with the sub-title ‘It Feeds on Nothing but Gold’. The image was exploited by Rolling Stone magazine in its portrayal of another investment bank, Goldman Sachs, as the ‘vampire squid’. The Rothschild name more recently has been debauched in some tweets from within Labour circles. One described Adolf Hitler as an ‘illegitimate Rothschild’. In another, it was suggested that allegations of antisemitism

were ‘to close down criticism of Israel and the Rothschild family’. The durability of the Rothschild family as pillars of the financial establishment makes it an exception to the rule. When many other famous banking names such as Lehman Brothers slipped beneath the waves in the financial crisis of a decade ago, the Rothschild companies came back stronger. Now there is a changing of the guard. After three decades as chairman, Lord Jacob Rothschild, 82, the most senior member of the clan, is to slip gently into retirement from the Rothschild Investment Trust – RIT Capital. In his period at the helm, RIT, which started out managing assets of £280 million, swelled in value to £3.2 billion making it one of the best performing asset managers on the London Stock Exchange. Lord Rothschild founded RIT after a disagreement with his cousin Sir Evelyn de Rothschild over the management of the core family bank NM Rothschild. In addition to RIT, Lord Rothschild, along with insurance guru Sir Mark Weinberg, was responsible for the creation of

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ONE LABOUR MEMBER TWEETED RECENTLY THAT ADOLF HITLER WAS AN ‘ILLEGITIMATE ROTHSCHILD’ financial house St James’ Place which is now itself a FTSE100 firm. The family’s main giving arm, Yad Hanadiv, now known as The Rothschild Foundation, supported Jews in pre-Israel Palestine. More recently, the late Victor Rothschild injected funds into science and innovation helping to lay the foundations of the ‘start-up’ nation. It may have been expected that Lord James Rothschild’s heir, Nat Rothschild, an adventurous financier, might have succeeded his father at RIT. But for the moment, the investment trust

will have as its chair Sir James Leigh-Pemberton, a former chief executive of Credit Suisse. Baron David de Rothschild, head of the French bank, has also taken on his responsibilities as a senior member of the Jewish community seriously. He has supported the Board of Deputies and has become deputy president of the World Jewish Congress. Among Baron David’s protégés is French President Emanuel Macron whose earlier career was at the French bank. Baron David recently returned to France, leaving his son Alexander in charge of NM Rothschild at its swish modern headquarters on the original site of the bank at New Court, on St Swithin’s Lane, in the City. Down the centuries, the Rothschilds have been forced to put up with antisemitic slurs from both the right and more recently the Corbyn left. But the family never distanced itself from its Jewish roots, continuing to campaign against antisemitism and to support Israel. The next generation taking over has big – and sometimes uncomfortable – shoes to fill.

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Opinion

#WeRemember is our reply to Shoah apathy ROBERT R. SINGER

CEO AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS

early 75 years after the Nazis tried to annihilate European Jewry, the world is still grappling to learn from its lessons and avoid another similar atrocity. The picture looks bleak. Despite irrefutable evidence and survivor testimonials, shocking statistics indicate apathy when it comes to the Holocaust. A CNN poll last year found that one in 20 Europeans believe the Holocaust didn’t happen. A poll by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust revealed similar figures among Britons. A separate Claims Conference survey showed that onethird of Americans believe the number of Jews murdered in the Holocaust was exaggerated, and an appalling 66 percent of millennials have never even heard of Auschwitz. Neo-Nazi movements are growing at alarming rates, drawing youth into a culture

of hatred and intolerance. Young sports fans routinely use antisemitic slurs to taunt rivals, without considering the meaning. In many countries, Holocaust studies fall short, which helps to explain why the earlier statistics shouldn’t come as a surprise. And this doesn’t take into consideration Holocaust denial and other attempts to sustain Jew-hatred, or those who insist that glorifying Nazis and fascists is nationalism, rather than clear antisemitism. The internet has become a hotbed for this and a central platform for the promotion of xenophobia. It was with these realities in mind that the World Jewish Congress, under the leadership of president Ronald Lauder, launched the #WeRemember campaign, with the support of our affiliates, including the Board of Deputies. Now in its third year, the initiative calls on people to photograph themselves holding a sign with #WeRemember, and to post it on social media, to remember what happens when ordinary citizens succumb to unbridled hatred, and to remember that it could happen again. #WeRemember has become the world’s

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#WEREMEMBER HAS REACHED MORE THAN ONE BILLION PEOPLE largest Holocaust awareness initiative, starting on social media and sweeping the world. As a fledgling initiative in 2017, the campaign reached 250 million people; in 2019, more than one billion people in 225 countries and territories were reached. Whereas most Holocaust remembrance events are marked by Jewish communities, with support from politicians or other prominent figures, #WeRemember is a grassroots campaign that uses easily-understood language. From Kazakhstan to New Zealand, India to Japan, more than two million people of all ages, faiths and backgrounds actively took part in this year’s campaign. Some commemorated the Holocaust for the first time, recognising that as

the numbers of survivors dwindles, we must take their place as witnesses to the horrors. Awareness campaigns alone won’t obliterate hatred, nor will they eliminate Holocaust denial or revisionism. These trends are deeply ingrained in certain societies, and a fundamental shift is needed to root out these evils. However, as Elie Wiesel observed: “The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference.” Indifference to horrors that may not affect us directly, to the suffering of “others”, or to the domino effect of enmity. Parents must teach their children to choose empathy over apathy, love over hate, tolerance over bigotry. A Holocaust curriculum must be integrated into schools worldwide, to instill within our children an early and fundamental understanding of the danger of ignorance and lack of action. International organisations and civil society have a clear role in helping to guide and support such initiatives as the only true long-term antidote for antisemitism and xenophobia. We must continue to work together and let the world know: #We Remember.

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Opinion

Every pupil should learn about healthy relationships CLAIRE GODLEY

EDUCATION MANAGER, JEWISH WOMEN’S AID

he recent debate in the Jewish press about the new government guidelines for relationships and sex education in faith schools has raised a lot of questions in the community. Jewish Women’s Aid has spent the past 30 years working with Jewish women and children affected by domestic violence and abuse, and we understand how effective appropriate education programmes can be in helping raise awareness among our children. We welcome the government’s updated guidelines on relationships and sex education as we believe all pupils should have access to this kind of information. Fifteen years ago, our education programme was launched as an instinctive response to our work with Jewish women and children affected by domestic violence and abuse. Jewish women were telling us ‘I didn’t know this happened in the Jewish community – I thought I was the only

one; I thought this was what was expected of a Jewish wife, I didn’t know where to turn….’ It became clear that the response must be education. At first, the Jewish schools we approached were resistant – perhaps it would damage children to learn that Jewish marriages were not always perfect, perhaps pupils were just too young to discuss the thorny issues around relationships. So we began gently introducing topics about friendship, how to spot unhealthy behaviours and where to go for help. The schools began to acknowledge that if our service users were mothers of children at their schools, then we needed to address the problem more directly. We started to tell the story of young man approaching his barmitzvah who was witnessing abuse at home. Pupils were able to explore the difficult circumstances he faced, the pressure he felt to keep it quiet, the huge upheaval and distress involved in leaving the family home with his mother and the relief of finding safety. It became clear that not only could pupils handle this information, but that it was beneficial for all of them, regardless of their

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MANY YOUNG PEOPLE WILL ENGAGE IN SOME KIND OF INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP BEFORE MARRIAGE family situation. Since then, we have adapted and changed our programme to meet the needs of Jewish pupils in a range of schools. We have responded to the reality that in most mainstream Jewish secondary schools, many young people will engage in some kind of intimate relationship before marriage and that these relationships come with many of the same pressures and risks as any adult relationship. We also see young people hugely influenced by the relationships they see in the media and the normalisation of unhealthy behaviour in TV,

film, music and social media as well as the impact of online pornography. In the past three years – and particularly since the #MeToo movement began in 2017 – we have begun to include consent, sexual harassment and sexual violence in our sessions following requests from school staff. Pupils are keen to talk about these issues and often share personal perspectives and experiences. While our sessions are never explicit, and are always adapted to the cultural and religious needs of each school, we seek to ensure that pupils have a real opportunity to explore all these difficult topics in a safe, non-judgemental, well-informed environment. For many, the sessions are hypothetical – but it is very apparent that this is not always the case. Schools have reported an increase in pupils seeking help after our sessions and assemblies. For us, the new curriculum provides both a guide and impetus for education that will help keep all our children safe. Our job is to tailor our content to the needs of the school so that it is relevant, accessible and acceptable within the religious ethos of each particular school.

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Scene & Be Seen / Community

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Running with purpose Runners from across the Jewish community and of all abilities took part in last Sunday’s Virgin London Marathon. They helped raise thousands of pounds to enable various charities to continue their important work

World ORT runners took part in the London Marathon to raise money for the organisation’s youth centre in Kfar Silver near Ashkelon in Israel, to build a new running track, renovated gym and new equipment. Athletics coach Yimharan Yosef, pictured, who took up running at 13 and described it as “life-changing”, recorded a time of two hours and 29 seconds, placing him 69th out of the 42,000 amateur runners. World ORT CEO and general director Avi Ganon completed the run in four hours and 31 minutes. He said: “It’s the best marathon I’ve ever done in terms of the atmosphere. It was a really nice crowd.”

Nine runners helped British Emunah, which helps at-risk children in Israel, raise £15,000. Among those taking part was Dr Gillian Gertner, 60 (pictured centre), who achieved a personal best time of four hours and 44 mins. Other runners included brothers Marc and George Jackson, Claire Gothelf, Ben Cox, Edward Bunce, Martin Bleaken and Matt Rickard.

Blind Israeli athlete Avi Solomon, 36, from Beit Shemesh, joined 40,000 runners in the London Marathon. Solomon, who lost his sight more than 17 years ago, completed the 26.2 mile course from Blackheath to The Mall in three hours and seven minutes with the help of his coach Daniel Ishta, Ari Goldsmith and Lior Berhano who took turns, running while connected to him at the wrist.

Joshua Bye (pictured), recorded a time of four hours and 36 minutes to raise funds for Wellbeing of Women, a women’s health charity researching new treatments that was founded in 1964. “We are so thankful for everyone who ran the @LondonMarathon to raise money for @WellbeingofWmen,” the charity wrote on Twitter. “Your donations will help fund groundbreaking scientific research.”

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Seven runners (pictured) represented residential care provider Nightingale Hammerson last weekend, helping the charity raise more than £12,500. Nightingale Hammerson, which has served the Jewish community for 175 years, has two homes, in Clapham and Hampstead Garden Suburb, where residents receive care for dementia, respite, residential and end-of-life. “Our seven runners did us proud and we want to say a big thank you for all their effort,” the charity wrote on Facebook. “As ever the support around the course was fantastic, the runners were cheered along the whole route and many of them mentioned how this was a great help for them.”

Great-grandmother Flora Frank (pictured), 76, was among 15 runners who raised more than £30,000 for Norwood, which supports 4,000 vulnerable children, families and people with learning disabilities every year. The fastest Norwood runner was Richard Rule, 53, who recorded a personal best time of three hours and 21 seconds.

Seven runners helped Kisharon raise more than £16,000, with Cherie Diamond travelling from South Africa for her first marathon. Also a beginner, teacher Linda Lazarus recorded a time of six hours and 54 minutes, while Kosher Kingdom manager Shlomi Rokach completed it in three hours and 37 seconds.

Michele Lobl, the daughter of two Jewish Care residents took on the London Marathon to raise funds for the charity. Lobl’s mother, Norma, 92, lives at Lady Sarah Cohen care home, while her late father Benjamin Morgenstern stayed at a home in Hendon. Rabbi Celia Surget, of Radlett Reform Synagogue, also took part in the race, after completing last month’s Paris Marathon.

A team of six runners raised more than £26,700 to help Chai Cancer Care to continue to support members of the Jewish community affected by a cancer diagnosis. Among them Alexandra Rickman (pictured), completed the marathon in five hours and 21 minutes, raising more than £4,424.

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Fress is more! Francine Wolfisz speaks to the author of The 100 Most Jewish Foods – and discovers even treyf makes the list….

hen Alana Newhouse invited suggestions from culinary experts, writers and historians for the “most Jewish” foods, some requested the resulting list was not too Ashkenazi, too Middle Eastern, or indeed too obscure. “And one contributor was very specific and said: ‘If brisket’s not on there, I’ll kill you,” laughs Newhouse, editor-in-chief of Tablet Magazine, of her diligently-researched and at-times suitably quirky guide to foods with Jewish significance. The 100 Most Jewish Foods, which by the subtitle’s own admission is “a highly debatable list”, brings together a culinary kaleidoscope of dishes and recipes that evoke the history and culture of Jewish communities throughout the world. “We didn’t want to do the 100 ‘most popular’ Jewish foods, which would have been so subjective as to be uninteresting,” explains Newhouse, who is based in New York. “What we wanted to do was examine the role that food has played in the Jewish experience. We wanted to judge foods not by their culinary qualities or even their lasting power, but by how significant they were for Jews to eat them.” Controversially perhaps, Newhouse includes an entry for “treyf” in the book, but she argues these forbidden foods have been just as significant as their kosher counterparts for Jews. “Trying to imagine Jewish cuisine without it is like conceiving Harry Potter without Voldemort. The whole story of Jewish cuisine would be completely different if we didn’t have boundaries – they are what gave rise to the creativity of Jewish cuisine.” Among the many foodie experts who contributed to the list are Israeli-English chef Yotam Ottolenghi, who describes sufganiyot as “a magnificent miracle of billowy lightness accentuated by a creamy or fruity filling” and fashion designer Zac Posen, who enjoys the “retro and unusual” balance of borscht. Meanwhile, sex therapist Dr Ruth Westheimer appropriately chooses the pomegranate, which she notes is mentioned in the Bible as a symbol of fruitfulness. Casting an eye over the selection, there is a plethora of dishes familiar to those of Eastern European extraction, from challah, chopped liver and chicken, to kneidls, pickles and Clockwise from top: The 100 Most Jewish Foods, which are available to view at 100jewishfoods.tabletmag.com; traditional borscht; and potato kugel

cheesecake. Schmaltz, once considered so valuable in the shtetls that it was secured in vessels with padlocks, was largely shunned in more recent decades over health concerns, but is now apparently enjoying a comeback, thanks to the renewed acceptance of saturated fats. Readers will also enjoy learning about the more unusual selections on the list, including ptcha or jellied calves feet and eyerlekh, the eggs found inside a chicken, which contributor Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett notes “solidify into the most delicate and delectable pale yellow yolks” when dropped into chicken soup. Some are not dishes at all, but rather a whimsical selection that evoke a knowing smile, such as ‘leftovers’ or ‘used teabags’. “That one actually has the best story,” laughs Newhouse,

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who recalls discovering one of her quirkiest entries while on a photo shoot of the 100 foods. “I went off to make myself a cup of tea. Stephanie Butnick, the deputy editor, looks at me and says, ‘can you save me that teabag’? I said sure. And then someone else from across the room yelled, ‘leave it on the table for me’. We all looked at one another and realised our mothers and grandmothers had all done this. We had a shared experience. It was true for everyone, whether they were Ashkenazi or Sephardi.” Problematically, the 100 foods had already been selected so Newhouse began wondering how the teabag could make it into the book. As it turned out, the team had actually miscounted and so there were only 99 foods on the table, not 100. Newhouse quips: “Like some hilarious reverse Chanukah miracle, the teabag made it in!” Away from the more familiar foods, the list also aims to expand people’s knowledge of Jewish cuisine from around the world. For Newhouse, one of the more exotic dishes on the list is malida, a sweet porridge made from flattened rice cakes, which is festively decorated with fresh fruit and flowers, and emanates from India’s Bene Israel Jews. Meanwhile, her own contribution to the book is her grandmother’s recipe for haminados, or Sephardic slow-cooked eggs. No doubt some readers will be disappointed by the inclusion – or omission – of certain foods on the list, but Newhouse is certain the book will at least get everyone talking. “The list is meant to be a conversation starter, not a conversation ender,” she smiles. “What people will get is a sense of excitement about seeing their own favourites, while also hopefully learning more deeply about Jewish foods they knew little about.”  The 100 Most Jewish Foods: A Highly Debatable List by Alana Newhouse, editor in chief, Tablet Magazine, is published by Artisan priced £18.99. Available now

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SEDRA Acharei Mot BY RABBI JONNY ROODYN After a break for Passover, we resume our reading of the weekly parsha, with a detailed discussion about Yom Kippur. This is confusing, but this year it provides a poignant message. The parsha starts off with the historical context within which it was said, “after the death of the two sons of Aaron”. This was, without doubt, one of the most traumatic events the Jewish people had experienced thus far in their short history. Nadav and Avihu, Aaron’s two sons and risings stars in the priesthood, overstepped the boundaries on the day of the Mishnah’s inauguration and were burnt to death by a divine fire. It would have been totally understandable for Aaron to have gone into retirement, to have focused inwardly to deal with his grief, relinquishing his public role. However, “Acharei Mot”, or “after the death”, he is charged with the responsibility of restoring the people to life with the Yom Kippur service. He is told he can’t enter into the Holy of Holies whenever he wishes. He may only do so when invited, which is namely on Yom Kippur. But when he can come, he must. We cannot always feel close to God or understand His ways, but we can try our best to learn positive lessons from tragedies. This message is most apt in the aftermath of the horrific attack at the Chabad synagogue in Poway. Terror attacks, especially fatal ones, are designed to spread fear and paralyse. However, the message of Acharei Mot is that we are obligated to respond with a deeper and more enthusiastic commitment to life.  Rabbi Jonny Roodyn is education director of Jewish Futures Trust

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BY RABBI GARRY WAYLAND “Thirty-two paths of wondrous wisdom” begins the ancient Kabbalistic text Sefer Yetzirah – the highly esoteric work ascribed by rabbinic tradition to Rabbi Akiva or even to Abraham. Terse, cryptic, mysterious, Sefer Yetzirah builds up a metaphysical framework for the universe. The world is created with “writing, numbers, a book”, and split into “three fathers: world; year; soul; seven stars, 12 edges [of a cube].” It enumerates details of the Ten Sefirot – the “lights” or primary divine conduits to this world, and they will “cease your lips from speaking, your mind from pondering”. They are very specifically, “10 and not nine, 10 and not eleven.” It groups the 22 letters of the Hebrew

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alphabet into “three mothers, seven doubles, 12 simple ones”, “arranged on a sphere with 231 gates”. Despite appearing obscure almost to the point of being anodyne, this short text has illuminated the hearts and souls of Jewish mystics for millennia, including with the narrative poetry of the Zohar and the

THIRTY-TWO IN HEBREW IS WRITTEN WITH THE LETTERS FOR ‘HEART’

linking of these concepts with our prayers and mitzvot. As Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan notes, 32 in Hebrew is written with the letters “Lamed Beit” – the very word for heart. To an outsider, numbers can seem obscure – we want to know narratives, feelings and motivation. We want to see pictures and hear stories rather than count numbers. But insiders dwell on the detail: people who consider themselves to be not mathematical will suddenly come alive as they describe the stats of their football team, the dimensions of their pallets, the movements of their shares. While our spirits soar in poetry, our bodies are grounded in number: how many, how long, how much. Within the numbers, lies the heart. There are many different paths to the Tree of Life; some feel the warm light of the Garden, others hear the poetry of the Angels, and some count their footsteps.  Rabbi Garry Wayland is a teacher and educator for US Living and Learning

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The Bible Says What? ‘The Garden of Eden snake wasn’t all bad’ RABBI AARON GOLDSTEIN One of the things I love about Judaism is the notion that the yetzer ha’ra (evil inclination) is not all bad. It is, instead, a matter of equilibrium. That is why we have teshuvah (repentance), acknowledging none are so righteous as to have never had the balance wrong. The evil inclination is not a demonic force, but it is our tendency towards overindulgence or abuse of things the physical body needs to survive, such as food, drink and sex. However, this also includes drive and ambition, to yearn to improve what we have or are. This is perhaps best characterised by the nachash (snake) in the Garden of Eden. The snake is traditionally perceived to have led Eve astray and challenged God’s motive in asserting they would die if she and Adam ate from the Tree of Knowledge. Was the snake wrong to reveal God’s statement was false? When they are in the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve are quasi-divine beings, subject to God’s rules. When

they eat of the Tree of Knowledge’s fruit, they become mortal and now have the choice between good and evil and all points in-between. As Richard Kalmin notes: “They acquired personalities as interesting and morally complex as that of God Himself and as that of the snake.” Divine beings are not God-like, they merely obey and have no distinct personality. This does not sound like the complex, emotive God described in the Torah that we are created in the image of. One cannot deny the ambiguity of the snake, containing both the yetzer ha’ra and yetzer ha’tov (good inclination). Yet like the snake, we shed skin to allow growth and remove parasites – to do teshuvah. The primordial snake is the catalyst to humanity, providing us with the choice of good and evil and all points in between.  Rabbi Aaron Goldstein serves Northwood & Pinner Liberal Shul

Progressively Speaking What’s the meaning of Yom HaShoah today? BY RABBI LAURA JANNER-KLAUSNER This week we mark Yom HaShoah, our Holocaust memorial day. In my life, the legacy of the Shoah has been unavoidable. While my grandfather escaped Lithuania aged three, the rest of my family was rounded up with their community and locked inside their synagogue by the Nazis and their collaborators, before the building was burnt to the ground with them inside. Two thousand people died. With the legacy of the Shoah echoing so loudly in my past, it is perhaps unsurprising I, like many in my generation, tried to distance myself from the trauma. It is easier to try to separate oneself from the nightmare that ripped our families and our communities in half. I only visited Poland for the first time last year with March of the Living UK to confront this scarring memory. I was blessed to participate in one of our greatest actions of defiance – the same number of Jews as were

killed every two days in Auschwitz now celebrating our survival in the very same place. We don’t have the luxury of hiding from the terrors of the Shoah. We implore one another to ‘never forget’ because there will always be the temptation to unburden ourselves from carrying the weight of our people’s suffering. It is our duty to carry the memories of the six million with us and to stand in defiance of those who spread hate – against us, or any other community. The date of Yom HaShoah is vitally

important. While the UK Holocaust Memorial Day was chosen to coincide with the liberation of Auschwitz, Yom HaShoah was chosen in connection to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, when thousands of Jews chose to take a stand against oppression and against insurmountable odds. This is a date that doesn’t call for passive memory – it calls us to act. At no time in the 70 years since has it seemed as possible that those who weaponise fear and hate could once again gain power. Around the world, we already see what happens when division is sown: violence, whether against Jews in Pittsburgh or San Diego, Muslims in New Zealand or Christians in Sri Lanka. We say the horrors of the Shoah should never happen again. Yom HaShoah demands we go beyond a slogan and make “never again” a reality for all people.  Laura Janner-Klausner is the Senior Rabbi of Reform Judaism

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Communications and Content Manager The OCR is looking for a talented and creative Communications and Content Manager to join this fast-paced high-profile public office. The successful candidate will be responsible for the production and management of the digital and social media content, promoting the Chief Rabbi’s vision for the Jewish community. The role is suited to someone with an excellent understanding of the ever changing social media landscape and a skilled videographer. This is a full-time, permanent position based primarily at the OCR in North Finchley, but flexible working hours would be considered. Salary commensurate with experience.

Clinical Manager Position Part time (min 20 hours/week) or full time. Noa provides practical, emotional and therapeutic support to adolescent girls within the Orthodox community. Minimum Qualification: Masters in the psychology/counselling field Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. If you would like to receive more information and a full job description, please send an e-mail to contact@noagirls.com or call 0208 731 7025. When applying for this position, please provide your C.V. and covering letter.

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Marketing Assistant Full time Are you Creative? Dynamic? Proactive? Do you have an efficient, organised attitude? If so, you could be the perfect fit as our Marketing Assistant. We are looking for a self-starter looking to build a career in a fast-paced supportive environment, for a hands-on experience bringing the Immanuel College brand to life! This role operates across the full marketing arena at Immanuel College, from website administration, to print design, from photography to social media and from press and displays to advertising and events. By delivering excellent campaigns and products and supporting the wider team, you’ll ensure the team are fully communicating and promoting what Immanuel College has to offer, both internally and externally.

Further information relating to this role can be found on our website www.immanuelcollege.co.uk or by contacting Head of Admissions and Marketing, Mrs Greenfield at sgreenfield@immanuelcollege.co.uk Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Closing date: 9am, Friday 10 May 2019 Interview date: w/c Monday 13 May 2019 An Application Form, Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form and the names and contact details of two referees should be sent to Mr Griffin, Head Master at jobs@immanuelcollege.co.uk Head Master: Mr Gary Griffin BA (Soc) Hons Elstree Road, Bushey, Herts, WD23 4EB Tel: 020 8950 0604

Immanuel College is a thriving and successful HMC co-educational Jewish day school for children aged 4 to 18. We welcome, on an equal basis, all applications regardless of faith. NQTs are welcome to apply. Immanuel College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.

We are looking to hire a graphic designer to complement our staff team. You will already have some experience as a designer in the workplace and will have the opportunity to develop and work with our senior Creative Director.

You are the right person for this job if you: • Have professional experience in graphic design and layout. • Are very familiar with Adobe CC specifically Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign. • Can prepare material for print and for web posting. • Create unique and innovative work within the charities brand guidelines. • Have an understanding of the graphic design requirements of an orthodox outreach organization. • Are organized, reliable and a good team player.

• Work within tight deadlines, be creative and have attention to detail. Salary based on experience and qualifications We offer a generous holiday package, staff benefits and early finish on Fridays. For more information or to apply Please e-mail your CV and Portfolio to recruitment@jle.org.uk Closing Date: 17th May 2019 Jewish Learning Exchange 152-154 Golders Green Road London NW11 8HE Tel: 020 8458 4588 Fax: 020 8458 4587 jle@jle.org.uk www.jle.org.uk The JLE is a social and educational centre for young Jews Reg. Charity No. 292886

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