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Power struggle Annual cost of heating Jewish Care homes up £1m and rising

through our outreach befriending, meals on wheels and supportive communities programme. They have never needed us more.” EXCLUSIVE Norwood’s Shari Ryness said the charity was “under increased presCare charities across the sure in the fundraising domain, both community this week warned due to the increased need for our vital they are increasingly conservices and due to the rising cost of cerned by the expected living, which impacts on our supporter impact of huge energy price base as well as our service provision”. rises this autumn. She said Norwood had previously A Jewish Care fundraising negotiated long-term electricity dinner audience was told this month that energy costs had Charities are worried about the autumn and gas contracts across many of its services, which run until 2023. already risen by £1m, to provide 24/7 heating and lighting for its 11 homes in London and “We estimate that we will potentially save £500,000 per Brighton, while The Fed, the Manchester charity which annum as a result once the energy cap lifts,” she said. But Norwood, like many other charities, “has had to runs Heathlands retirement village and provides services to 6,500 local community members, calculates that look at our plans for the organisation to ensure we are its energy costs will shoot up from £16,000 a month to able to respond to increased costs”, so its service provision could continue “in a responsible and sustainable way”. £64,000 a month. Kisharon, the charity which supports children and Raphi Bloom, The Fed’s director of marketing and fundraising, said: “What gets me out of bed in the morning is the adults with complex and profound learning disabilities, is also examining projected energy rises. A spokesman told thought of what will happen if we don’t raise the money.” Daniel Carmel-Brown, Jewish Care’s chief executive, Jewish News that the cost of living situation was having said: “Jewish Care’s energy bills alone have gone up by “a massive impact” on frontline staff, some of whom have said they are considering second jobs to make ends meet. almost £1m this year. “We are doing all we can to make efficiencies in our Kisharon pays staff the London Living Wage but accepts energy usage and continue to rely on the generosity of our that the cost of living crisis affects everyone. Like Norwood, Kisharon had negotiated a fixed, five-year donors, so that we can deliver high quality of care and support to vulnerable, older people in our care homes, retire- term in utility costs, which will come to an end next year. ment living apartments, community centres and centres Chief executive Richard Franklin said that while there has Continued on page 9 for people living with dementia and for people at home by Jenni Frazer @Jennifrazer

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CPS ADMITS ERRORS IN DEALING WITH ANTISEMITISM EXCLUSIVE

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The lead prosecutor for hate crime in England and Wales has admitted his officials have sometimes made the wrong call when deciding how to take suspected antisemites to court, writes Michael Daventry. Lionel Idan, a chief crown prosecutor in London, told Jewish News

that the Crown Prosecution Service wanted to learn from its errors and correct them as quickly as possible. His remarks came after the CPS was criticised by Jewish groups for dropping charges against two football fans suspected of chanting an antisemitic song at a passenger on a Ryanair flight last year. The Campaign Against Antisemitism said that decision had been “beyond belief”.

In this week’s newspaper, Idan writes: “In the recent case of two West Ham fans who were filmed racially abusing passengers on a flight… it was not possible to prove to the court that their behaviour occurred while the plane was in UK airspace where we have jurisdiction. I would like to reassure you that the decision in this case was not made lightly.”

Idan said there were “many other cases” in which convictions were secured, including an eight-year sentence for someone who posted antisemitic material through letterboxes. He added that the CPS was planning a question-and-answer session with Jewish communities and particularly in strictly Orthodox areas, where crime was under-reported.  Opinion, page 19

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News / Labour training / Trimble tributes / Lapid–Johnson call

JVL training bid rebuffed semitism that attempted to blame factional in-fighting, rather than Corbyn’s leadership, for the crisis, sparked anger in some sections of @lmharpin the Jewish community with its positive referThe attempt by the fringe Jewish Voice For ence of JVL. One section of the report recognised “the Labour (JVL) group to play a more active role in Labour Party training sessions in recog- key role of JLM as a longstanding affiliate of nising antisemitism is set to rebuffed, Jewish the party and welcome the impetus they have provided in setting up antisemitism educaNews has learned. JVL, which was formed to defend Jeremy tion”. The QC-led report then added: “We are Corbyn against allegations of antisemitism in Labour, had hoped to capitalise on the publi- disappointed that there has been a refusal to cation of last week’s Forde Report, which sug- engage at all with Jewish Voice for Labour’s proposals for antisemitism education and that gested engagement with the group. But Jewish News understands that the [constituency Labour parties] are, we are told, Labour leadership will stress that training ses- not even allowed to enlist their help.” Those words sparked fears that JVL, which sions on the issue being must continue to be condemned Labour’s adoption of the IHRA delivered by the affiliated organisation Jewish Labour Movement. (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) definition of anti-Jewish JLM has carried out training sesracism, with all examples, were set to sions for the past year, as a result of play an increased role in training sesthe recommendations contained in sions in the future. the earlier report into Labour antiJVL activists also played a promisemitism carried out by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, with nent role in demonstrations outside an action plan that has been fully Labour’s London headquaradopted by the party. ters against the decision Last week’s report, in which to ban groups deemed the QC Martin Forde looked to have downplayed or into the background to the denied antisemitism in QC Martin Forde leaking of a report into antithe party. LD SO

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But Jewish News has learned that at the September meeting of Labour’s national executive committee all the Forde Report’s recommendations, on areas such bullying, racism and combating factionalism in the party, will be discussed. The reference to JVL was not, however, included as a recommendation in the Forde Report, so there will be no discussion about a further role for the controversial group in relation to antisemitism education in the party.

On Monday, two of JVL’s “professors of education” – Prof Tony Booth and Prof Miriam David – attempted to capitalise on reference to the group in the report, with a letter published in the Guardian newspaper. They wrote: “We look forward to engaging with others about how we can heed the urgings of the report to improve education about antisemitism and all other forms of discrimination.”

DAVID TRIMBLE TRIBUTES ARE LED BY CFI Conservative Friends of Israel has led the communal tributes to David Trimble, Northern Ireland’s former first minister, following his death, aged 77. Lord Trimble, who was seen as a true friend of Israel, was a CFI parliamentary officer who frequently spoke out in defence of the Jewish state in front of world leaders. His death on Monday was announced by the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), the party he led into a historic power-sharing arrangement with nationalists and republicans in Northern Ireland. In a tribute on social media CFI said: “Few people have had such a constant support for Israel.” It added that Trim-

ble’s “invaluable insights and experience” had been “cherished” throughout his involvement with the organisation. “His contribution to trying to secure peace at home and in the Middle East speaks for itself and he will be mourned by many,” added CFI. He made his first visit to Israel in 2000 as first minister. Once asked by the Israeli lawyer Arsen Ostrovsky where his support for the Jewish state came from, Trimble replied in 2018 “It’s just the right thing to do.” Trimble went on to author CFI’s pamphlet Misunderstanding Ulster, which challenged simplistic comparisons of the Israeli-Palestinian con-

Lord Trimble visited Israel as first minister in 2000

flict to the Troubles. He also criticised those arguing that the Good Friday Agreement should compel Israel to negotiate with Hamas. Trimble, who led the UUP from 1995 to 2005, was the first person to serve as first minister, and won the Nobel Peace Prize, along with nationalist SDLP leader John Hume, in 1998.

Lapid wishes Johnson ‘success’ Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid has spoken with Boris Johnson to wish him “success going forward.” The pair spoke over the telephone on Tuesday, with Lapid praising Johnson over his long-standing support for Israel. In a tweet Lapid later wrote of the conversation

with Johnson: “I thanked him for all that he has done to strengthen the relationship between Israel and the United Kingdom. Our nations will continue to prosper together as friends and allies.” The leaders also discussed ways to continue deepening their nations’ bilateral ties in various fields, including the

economy, trade, technological cooperation, cyber, and more. The outgoing British PM also engaged in a conversation with Lapid “on the challenges in the international arena, primarily Iran”, Israeli officials confirmed. Lapid also “emphasised the need to have a credible military threat to prevent a nuclear Iran”.

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Memorial battle / ‘Corbynite’ concern / News

Sunak and Truss urged to back Holocaust memorial Both Conservative leadership candidates have been urged to back plans for legislation to allow the controversial Westminster Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre project to go ahead, writes Lee Harpin. Paul Scully, the new Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary, has confirmed he will be speaking to Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak about continuing to support the £103million project, which was dealt a blow in the Court of Appeal last week. His promise came after former Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick called for a “simple three-clause Bill” to be brought forward to over the Memorial proposal. Harrow East MP and vice-chair of the backbench 1922 Committee, Bob Blackman, suggested Scully could bring forward the legislation when MPs returned to Parliament after the summer recess on 5 September if both mrime minister hopefuls gave their approval. In a Commons debate last Thursday,

Scully said the challenge to the proposed memorial being built next to Parliament in Victoria Tower Gardens had “sadly” led to the High Court in April quashing the consent. He added: “The loss of that consent was a disappointment, especially to those Holocaust survivors who place such high value on sharing their testimony and who want to be confident that their message will continue to be heard. “It was a further disappointment that the Court of Appeal decided yesterday that an appeal against the High Court decision would not be heard.” Tory, Labour and Democratic Unionist MPs all spoke out in the debate and condemned the Court of Appeal’s decision. Jenrick asked Scully to bring forward the simple three-clause Bill required” to allow the case to be made again for the Westminster location. Scully said any legislation would be a decision for the next prime minister, adding: PM contenders Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss

‘CHINGFORD CORBYNITE’ FIGHTS SEAT FOR LABOUR

Labour’s newly-elected candidate in Chingford “every member, including myself, must make all and Woodford Green has addressed concerns efforts to repair the trust between the Labour Party and the Jewish community.” over her record on antisemitism, claiming Her selection was widely celshe had “criticised the Corbyn leadebrated by those on the left of ership” over the issue in the past, the Labour Party, with Shaheen writes Lee Harpin. receiving over 200 votes from Faiza Shaheen was selected local members, while her main to fight the north east London challenger Bilal Mahmood, seat again on Saturday, having backed by MPs including Stella previously been defeated Creasy and David Lammy, by former Tory leader Iain received just over 160. Duncan Smith by just over Shaheen had previously 1,000 votes in 2019. sparked anger amongst local Publicity material ahead Jewish members, and within of the last general election Selected: Faiza Shaheen the wider community, after showed her close links to the former leader, including a “big canvass” session publicising canvassing sessions with film director Ken Loach in the run-up to the last in which she was joined by Corbyn. But Shaheen has now told Jewish News that election.

Survivor’s son aims for Hendon Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Hendon has admitted “there is still more to do” to root out antisemitism from the party after his selection was confirmed on Sunday. David Pinto-Duschinsky, the son of a Holocaust survivor who came to the UK alone as a child refugee, was selected to fight the north London seat following a ballot of local members. A management consultant,

and a former adviser to Labour chancellor Alistair Darling, Pinto-Duschinsky stood against current Tory MP Matthew Offord at the 2019 election, losing by 4,230 votes. After his selection in a seat believed to have the highest proportion of Jewish voters, was announced, PintoDuschinsky said: “I’m completely focused on building a better future for Hendon and working tirelessly for

local people on their priorities ... And I’m committed to rooting antisemitism out of the Labour Party. “For too long, Labour let the Jewish community down and allowed the poison of antisemitism to spread. “Under Keir Starmer, we have made great progress but there is still more to do. I am totally dedicated to building a Labour Party that all can be proud to support. ”

‘Right idea, wrong place’ – demonstrators outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London

“It remains a manifesto commitment to build the Holocaust Memorial so that we remember. Clearly, there is a lot to bring to this issue, and we need to make sure that our candidates understand the feeling of the House.” He added he “will be speaking” to both Tory leadership candidates on the matter. Newark MP Jenrick, who had been outspoken in his support for the project as a minister, said of those attempting to stop the memo-

rial being built near Parliament: “All they will succeed in doing is ensuring that fewer survivors of the Holocaust live to see the Memorial open, and that is a national disgrace. ” But the Conservative MP and Leader of the House Peter Bottomley was among the few MPs to express continued opposition to the building of the memorial next to Parliament, saying: “The minister knows Jewish opinion is divided.”

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News / TV channel / Israel report / Iran deal / Polio diagnosis

Ofcom inquiry finds channel broadcast antisemitic hate The UK communications watchdog has ruled that a TV channel serving the Shia Muslim community broadcast content that “amounted to antisemitic hate speech” and was “abusive and derogatory” towards Jews, writes Lee Harpin. After investigating a complaint by the Community Security Trust, Ofcom announced that Ahlebait had committed “serious” breaches with the airing of a discussion show and that it had put the channel “on notice” that it will be considered for a “statutory sanction”. The complaint related to a live programme, broadcast in March 2021, on a show called 20th Hour, hosted by Mohsin Abbas and fea-

turing Clive Menzies and David Musa Pidcock as guests. During a discussion on money and power, Pidcock said of Jews: “Their antisemitism comes from their actions of impoverishing people and they then respond and call it antisemitism but we know that it’s because they do and they get punished and, as Allah says, he will expel [sentence incomplete] – send them to all corners of the world to be an excoriation and a hissing and a booing to wherever he had sent them. “So antisemitism comes from debt, not cancelling the debt, and usury.” He said this explained why Jews had been “expelled from 47

Iran nuclear deal is ‘best possible’ The EU’s foreign policy chief has submitted a draft text of a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme, urging parties to accept it or “risk a dangerous nuclear crisis”. Josep Borrell said the current text of the Iran nuclear deal is the best possible outcome and should be implemented as soon as possible. Writing in the Financial Times, he said that after more than a year of negotiations, the sides have reached “the best possible deal that I, as facilitator of the negotiations, see as feasible.”

First polio in decade is an Orthodox Jew The first case of polio in the United States in a decade has been diagnosed in an Orthodox Jewish man in Rockland County, just north of New York City. Health officials announced the case last week and said they would begin a drive to increase vaccination against the potentially deadly virus.

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different countries and city states in the last one thousand years”. Presenter Abbas described Pidcock’s views as “interesting”. Ahlebait broadcast an apology

in June 2021, and said the comments were “highly regrettable”. CST later said that Pidcock, who died last year, has been publishing antisemitic content for years.

FURY AT UN’S ‘BY DESIGN’ COMMENT ON ISRAEL The Board of Deputies has lashed out at a “disgraceful” comment in the latest United Nations report on Israel. It follows publication of the End-ofMission Statement of the UN special committee to investigate Israeli practices by the UN Office of the High Com-

missioner for Human Rights, with one comment in particular standing out. “By design, Israel’s 55-year occupation of Palestine has been used as a vehicle to serve and protect the interest of a Jewish state and its Jewish people, while subjugating Palestinians,” it said.

biased against the State of Israel. The use of ‘by design’ shows wilful ignorance by this committee of the history of the 1967 war, the Intifadas, the Oslo Accords, and attempted peace negotiations of Camp David, Taba, the Olmert Plan, and the 2013-14 talks.”

“Many stakeholders consider that this practice amounts to apartheid.” The Board of Deputies ’ senior vicepresident David Mendoza-Wolfson said: “This disgraceful statement is just the kind of thing we have come to expect from a body that is so often

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Ace addition / Stalker guilty / News briefs / News ‘Depraved’ attack on trees at Buchenwald A Holocaust educator has described vandalism of trees dedicated to victims at a Nazi concentration camp as “depraved”. Beech trees planted to commemorate those who died at Buchenwald in east Germany had been chopped down in what the camp’s foundation called a “deliberate attack on remembrance”. Chief executive of the UK’s Holocaust Educational Trust, Karen Pollock, said attacking sites where the Holocaust took place is “depraved and appalling”.

Anne Frank used in heatwave meme A sports bar has apologised after using a picture of Anne Frank on its social media to compare the hot weather to an oven. The Atlantic Sports Bar & Restaurant in Rhode Island, USA, shared an image of the Holocaust victim with the caption “It’s hotter than an oven out there – and I should know!” The bar said it realised it had been “incredibly inappropriate”. An employee said the colleague responsible for the meme did not know who Anne Frank was.

Israel hosts top ATP men’s tennis after 25-year break More than 25 years after it last hosted a major tennis competition, Israel is getting ready to welcome 20 of the world’s top-ranked male players at the Tel Aviv Watergen Open, beginning on 25 September, writes Adam Decker. Under the auspices of the Association of Tennis Professionals, or ATP, the competition will be held over eight days, with singles and doubles finals on 2 October. The players will compete for nearly $1.2m (£995,000) in prize money in daily matches at the Expo Tel Aviv complex. The second and third days of the contest will be over Rosh Hashanah. Organisers say the tournament is coming to Israel thanks to a joint effort by the Israel Tennis Association and Watergen, the competition’s official sponsor. Watergen’s technology produces potable drinking water from

air moisture and is a familiar name in more than 60 countries, including the Middle East. Watergen president and tennis fan Dr Michael Mirilashvili expressed his enthusiasm, saying: “We have been working on this for a long time and we are thrilled that our efforts to host a tennis tournament of this magnitude has paid off. I’m sure that sports and tennis enthusiasts in Israel will enjoy an extraordinary experience.” The Israel Tennis Association said: “This is a perfect opportunity for all tennis lovers in Israel to watch top-class tennis players up close. We thank Watergen for its commitment to the sport, and especially to Dr Mirilashvili, who for years has contributed to the cause of promoting tennis in Israel.” Details about ticket sales and the tournament schedule can be found at www.tawo.co.il

Novak Djokovic could be among those heading to Tel Aviv

Maitlis stalker guilty of trying to breach restraining order An “obsessed” stalker who has had a three-decade fixation with former BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis has been found guilty of trying to breach a restraining order for the 20th time. Edward Vines, 52, wrote eight letters addressed to the Jewish jour-

nalist and presenter and her mother expressing “unrequited” love for her, which he tried to send from Nottingham prison between May 2020 and last December. Nottingham Crown Court heard that, in one of his letters, he told her he would “continue to brood and to write

letters in prison”, unless she spoke to him about “her behaviour in 1990”. Jurors took just under two hours to accept the prosecution’s case after being told he “systematically and with increasing frequency” breached two orders imposed in 2002 and 2009. As the verdicts were returned on

Monday, the defendant showed no emotion and looked straight ahead before being led away by prison officers. Sentencing was adjourned to September for reports but Judge Mark Watson told Vines, who was remanded in custody, to expect a “lengthy prison sentence”.

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Special Report / Maccabiah Games

Higher, faster, stronger ...and we’re all together! Team Maccabi GB general manger Joel Nathan said he is “extremely proud of every single one of our medal winners” as the 21st Maccabiah Games ended in Israel. With the 527 strong Team GB delegation flying back to the UK following a spectacular closing ceremony in Rishon Lezion on Monday night, Nathan said the tournament had “exceeded all expectations”. Team GB picked up an impressive 57 medals in total, with both the fencing and golf teams unexpectedly picking up Golds. It meant the GB delegation picked up 14 more medals that at the previous Maccabiah. “To win a Maccabiah medal is very

hard and we are extremely proud of every single one of our medal winners as we are with every member of the squad,” added Nathan. This year’s Games, which featured approximately 10,000 athletes from more than 60 countries, were the largest ever, seeing athletes participate in 38 different branches of sports. Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Yair Lapid all attended the opening ceremony at Jerusalem’s Teddy Stadium. Nathan said: “These Games exceeded all expectations regarding not only the sporting side but also what happens off it as all our squads embraced everything Israel has to

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BOYCOTT CALL FOR OLYMPIC 50TH MEMORIAL Israeli families of the victims of the 1972 Munich Olympics athletes murders are refusing to take part in 50th anniversary memorial events, unless there is “proper compensation” by the German government. According to a Haaretz report, there is a continuing row between the families of the 11 Israeli athletes and the German authorities. The athletes and their coaches were attacked by Palestinian terrorists in the Munich Olympic village in September 1972, but many of the deaths occurred in a shoot-out at Munich airport between the terrorists and German police. There is understood to be a new offer to the victims’ families, ostensibly of “several million dollars”, together with a previously unexpressed acceptance of liability for Germany’s failure to protect or rescue the Israelis. But the latest offer, which, Haaretz says, includes a German plan to convene historians and legal experts to research the previously withheld thousands of documents relating to the murders, has been dismissed by the families as “crumbs and leftovers”. Germany tabled the new offer after the embarrassing possibility emerged that there would be no victims’ families taking part in any public memorial events this September. Anke Spitzer, who together with fellow widow Ilana Romano, is among the highest profile members of the bereaved families, has already declined to travel to Germany as a guest of the Bavarian regional leader Markus Söder and lay a wreath at the memorial site in Munch’s Olympic Village. Last summer Ms Spitzer and Ms Romano — whose husbands were Andre Spitzer, the Israel fencing coach, and Yosef Romano, one of the Israeli weightlifters — finally achieved recognition for the athletes when a special ceremony was held at the Tokyo Olympics in their memory. But though there has been symbolic recognition of the deaths of the murdered Israelis, the financial compensation seems to be running a long way behind.

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Elstree set for close up with Israeli film Councillors in Hertsmere, the home of much of Britain’s film and television industry, have called unanimously for close collaboration with the Israeli embassy in a bid to foster ties with the Jewish state’s burgeoning film and TV work, writes Jenni Frazer. Motion proposer Cllr Paul Morris said: “We are a borough that is proud of our rich and prestigious history in film and TV production and is looking forward to the future, thanks to the launch of Sky Studios Elstree and the new Platinum Stages at Elstree Studios. “We are equally proud of our diversity and tolerance as a borough, and this motion combines our two strengths as Expanding fast: Elstree Studios, the home of UK film it attempts to enhance community cohesion and explore economic pos- signal to all communities “that any form of discrimination is abhorrent”. sibilities. Cllr Harvey Cohen, who seconded the “By joining hands with our counterparts in the flourishing Israeli TV and film industry, we motion, added: “Hertsmere is becoming the can explore opportunities which will benefit all film, media and TV centre of Europe, and Israel is the number-one start-up nation with examof our community”. The broadcast industry in the area dates ples of its growing and increasingly popular TV back more than a century, and the resolution industry being seen on Netflix and TV screens. says the proposed media twinning should focus This motion signals our commitment to our Jewish communities and all our residents that on TV and film production. Cllr Morris said it would boost business and we do not tolerate discrimination.”

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NEW PRESIDENT AT LIBERAL JUDAISM Rabbi Alexandra Wright has been elected as the new president of Liberal Judaism. The senior rabbi at The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS) since 2004, she was the first woman to lead a major Jewish congregation in the UK. She is seen as an inspirational leader within Progressive Judaism, acclaimed for her work on inclusivity and education, as well as for a deep dedication to pastoral responsibilities.

Liberal Judaism CEO Rabbi Charley Baginsky said: “Rabbi Alexandra Wright is without doubt a leading voice in Liberal Judaism; committed, passionate, wise and thoughtful. “She will be an incredible president, one who recognises she is standing on the shoulders of giants and also one that looks to bend down and stretch a hand out to others and lift them up.”

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The Jewish summer camp giving Ukrainian kids a home from home A Chabad-inspired summer camp for children from underprivileged or abusive homes in Ukraine has relocated this year to Hungary and Israel, writes Jenni Frazer. But one of its directors, Londoner Meir Levin, says that despite the war with Russia, more and more camp participants are returning to Ukraine and he hopes that Camp Yeka will resume there soon. Camp Yeka, named for Yekatrinoslav, as Dnepropetrovsk, the site of the first such camp was formerly known, was begun in 2001 and since then has been running hugely popular three camps a year – summer, winter and Pesach – for boys aged seven to 17. Chabad counsellors come from all over the world to run the camps, together with a parallel programme for girls. Meir Levin, 23, the eldest son of Brondesbury Park Synagogue’s Rabbi Baruch Levin, said: “Just a few weeks before the outbreak of the war we ran a winter camp for the first time in the

Carpathian mountains, and although everyone was talking about the prospect of war with Russia, no one really believed it would happen.” But when war did break out it meant thousands of children left Ukraine for new homes in Europe or Israel. Many of the Camp Yeka boys come from orphanages, or remote villages where there is little or no Judaism. Often the children are living in dire poverty or abusive homes, which makes the prospect of attending Camp Yeka so attractive. This year, almost all the Ukraine orphanages were evacuated – and one of the biggest, in Odesa, sent its children to Berlin. Numbers of other children went to Israel. So the Yeka organisers, teaming up with the Federation of Jewish Communities in eastern Europe, took a campsite in Hungary on the shores of Lake Balaton, where the boys can enjoy sports and social activities, together with Jewish learning, during the two week camp.

Staff members at Camp Yeka. Inset: Meir Levin with a camper

There will be a separate camp in Israel for the Ukrainian ex-pats there. None of this comes cheap, but as Meir explained, the camps are largely funded by their counsellors. “Every counsellor has to bring at least $3,000 to the table”, he said, adding that running a camp in Hungary cost considerably more than in Ukraine – the current camp costs about £150,000. The counsellors – Meir is in his fourth year at Camp Yeka – stay close

to the Yeka boys even when there is no camp, calling them every Friday night. Many former participants have become counsellors themselves. He said: “As much as we inspire them, they inspire us.” He hoped British Jews would embrace the project, perhaps by sponsoring participants in the next Yeka camp.

Charities count cost of surging energy prices Continued from page 1 been an anticipated 25-to-30 percent rise this year, which was “tough but manageable”, the unknown costs of the following year could present “material issues” for the charity. Kisharon was potentially looking at utility costs increasing to “hundreds of thousands of pounds”. Chai Cancer Care’s fundraising manager, Ian Kamiel, said that with only one owned building – its Hendon centre – energy costs did not form the largest part of the charity’s expenditure. “Relatively speaking our utility costs are

modest,” he said, adding that Chai’s other outlets outside London were rented with fixed utility costs. He said the charity’s service and personnel salaries were its biggest costs, and that it was constantly aware of rising prices. Raphi Bloom, speaking for The Fed, the Manchester social welfare charity, said rising costs in energy were “a huge burden” in enabling it to look after its 170 older residents in the Heathlands Village residential home and the further 6,500 Manchester Jews who needed The Fed’s services.

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Bloom told Jewish News: “We normally operate on a £1.3m deficit, but that’s looking like £2m now. We can’t pass the majority of these extra costs to the families [of the home’s residents] and we also have to take into account the rise in the cost of kosher food and paying a decent wage to our staff.” He said that a major issue for The Fed was that “we get 90 percent of our funding from a very small, local pool. When we go to the big philanthropic foundations in London, there is a reluctance on the part of some – although not

all – to give money to charities outside the M25. “If some of the large foundations could give us a grant, it would have an immediate impact on the entire Jewish community.” He said The Fed was doing as much as possible to save costs with energy-saving devices such as movement sensors, so that lights would operate only when someone was in a room, and solar panels. He estimated, however, that The Fed would need an additional £1.7m solely to fund energy over the next three years. “It is a perfect storm for us,” he said.

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Jewish Care considers options after closing its Brighton home Jewish Care staff have been working around the clock to help residents and their families after last week’s announcement that the charity’s only home outside London, Brighton’s Hyman Fine House, was due to close, writes Jenni Frazer. In a statement, Jewish Care said that “closing a care home is the hardest decision any care organisation will ever make”. Acknowledging that the announcement had caused “ sadness, anxiety, and in some cases, anger in the local Brighton and Hove community”, Jewish Care said the decision had not been made lightly, but in fact “with a really heavy heart”. But, the charity went on to say, circumstances at Hyman Fine had made it “impossible” to continue to support. Only 20 beds were occupied out of a total of 45 – and though there were sadly seven deaths during the pandemic, in fact occupancy had constantly reduced in the last decade. “Unfortunately”, the charity said, “there is simply not sufficient demand for places at Hyman Fine House to bring capacity levels up to an acceptable level for the home to be sustainable. Many of Hyman Fine’s bedrooms are no longer fit for purpose in terms of size and accessibility, with some having no wet room facilities. This has led us to withdraw those

Brighton’s Hyman Fine House is closing

rooms from being available”. Jewish Care has been spending £1.8m a year to keep Hyman Fine House running. Now that the decision has been taken to close the home, Jewish Care social workers have held support meetings with each of the remaining residents and their families to discuss potential moves. Chief executive Daniel Carmel-Brown and Rachel Jones, Jewish Care’s director of care, housing and hospitality, held a separate meeting last Friday with residents’ families. To date, 17 out of 20 of the residents/fami-

lies have expressed an interest in a potential care home transfer. Seven residents, who have family in London, have expressed an interest in potentially moving to one of Jewish Care’s homes in north London, three more are considering a move to Nightingale House in south London, four residents are looking at care homes near family and friends in Worthing, Seaford and Peacehaven, three residents are considering a care home in Brighton and Hove, and three further residents, and their families, are yet to voice an opinion. A spokesperson for Jewish Care said: “Of course, we understand that exploring an alternative home does not diminish residents’ desire to stay at Hyman Fine House. The dedicated social workers will continue to support all residents/families with exploring options that are available”. For those residents considering moving to other care homes in Brighton and neighbouring areas, Jewish Care is hoping it might be able to offer a kosher meals on wheels facility. The charity says it is determined to retain a presence in Brighton and work with the local community to provide Jewish help and support where it can.  Alex Brummer, page 21

A YES OR NOA? SINGER UNSURE The big night in is still 10 months away but Eurovision 2023 is already taking shape with news this week that the UK will host the song contest for the first time in 25 years in place of this year’s landslide winners Ukraine. Meanwhile, news that four-time winner Israel has already picked its act to perform – possibly in London or Manchester – next May in the shape of 21-year-old Noa Kirel (pictured) has proved to be premature. Despite it being widely reported that the 21-year-old is set to perform, her team told Jewish News this week: “We haven’t decided yet if we will represent Israel in the Eurovision next year.” The 2023 event was originally scheduled to take place in Ukraine, but organisers the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) decided it could not happen in the war-torn country. The bidding process for the host city began this week, with the BBC and EBU jointly making the final decision. It will be the ninth time Eurovision has taken place in the UK – more than any other country. Ukraine will automatically qualify alongside the big five nations which includes the UK.

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Special Report / Migration muddle

Jewish Agency under fire as more aliyah hopefuls face ‘insane’ rules by Jenni Frazer @JenniFrazer

More cases emerged this week of people complaining that their applications for aliyah have been held up by Jewish Agency bureaucracy – one woman claiming she had had a file open for three years without success. Earlier this month, Jewish News spotlighted several cases in which applicants said they were being asked “ridiculous” questions or obliged to supply “impossible” documentation, sometimes to prove their Jewish status. One woman said she had been asked to provide the birth certificate of her ex-husband’s grandmother. In the most recent case, a couple who live an Orthodox Jewish life in Zurich — but who asked not to be named — set out their problems with their aliyah application. The wife is a Swiss national; her husband was born in the Czech Republic and lived in Germany before moving to live in Switzerland 20 years ago. The couple have four children and four grandchildren in Switzerland, but were “very strong Zionists” who already had an apartment in Israel, so they decided to apply to emigrate. The wife said: “Switzerland doesn’t have a Jewish Agency representative, so applications take place either via Paris or Israel. We began the process in December 2019 but were held up by Covid and couldn’t get documents from abroad.” Among the requested documents was proof of the husband’s Jewish status. He was the son of a Holocaust survivor. The survivor, like many in eastern Europe, had not told her son he was Jewish, meaning the son did

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not know about his Jewish identity until he was 19, his wife said. But after rediscovering his Jewish heritage he married his Swiss wife in an Orthodox ceremony, with rabbis in Frankfurt and Zurich vouching for him. The couple were also required to provide notarised documentation that they did not have criminal records – which, in the husband’s case, meant acquiring such documents from three different countries, the Czech Republic, Germany

and Switzerland. Eventually, having as they believed assembled all the requisite documentation, the couple were due to have a “last step” Zoom interview with a Paris-based Jewish Agency official. But, his wife said: “Just a few days before the interview, we got a phone call saying that the Agency still wanted further proof that my husband is Jewish — a statement from the local rabbi and our Orthodox marriage certificate were not enough.

“We were also told that we had to supply new versions of the documents showing that my husband did not have a criminal record, because such documents must not be older than six months before making aliyah”. She said that even if her husband’s Jewish status was not accepted by the Agency, he could have gone to Israel as her spouse. A relative of the now retired couple, who has watched them going through the process, told

Jewish News that they were “on the verge of giving up on making aliyah because the repeated requests and requirements have left the realm of sanity”. The wife, who studied in Israel as a young woman and changed her status then to “temporary resident” rather than “tourist”, has already been warned that if they did become new immigrants, she would not be entitled to any benefits. She said: “I don’t need anything from the state, but this seems a never-ending story and we have really lost our desire to make aliyah.” A Jewish Agency official said client confidentiality would not allow comment on individual cases, but added that “tens of thousands” of people successfully made aliyah every year. Very occasionally, the official admitted, “something falls through the cracks”. In a previous statement the Agency told Jewish News that the requirements for proving Jewish status were not the same as halachah, or Jewish law, so that on occasion the statement of a rabbi or beth din was not sufficient.

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Children from Jewish schools across London have been planting poppy seeds with Magen David markers as part of a Poppy Project launched by Ajex, the Jewish Military Association, to honour Jewish men and women who served in the British armed forces, writes Jenni Frazer. The poppy has been a flower of remembrance for more than 100 years, since it grew on First World War battlefields, providing hope when everything else seemed bleak. Ajex chief executive Fiona Palmer said: “Gardening and cherishing the immediate world around us is just some of the skills we learnt over lockdown. Our Poppy Project was

launched to instil a love of the outside world in young people, and to educate children and teenagers on the importance of remembering the Jewish servicemen and women who made that world safe and secure for us”. The charity distributed poppy seeds to a number of schools, including Sacks Morasha, Sinai, and the Alyth nursery. Ajex vice-president Ron Shelley helped some of the Sacks Morasha pupils with the poppy planting, sharing his memories of being a 10-year-old evacuee during the Second World War. To sign up to talks in November, where a veteran will visit a school to talk about their wartime experience, email headoffice@ajex.org.uk

US BOSS TO STEP DOWN Dr Steven Wilson is to leave his role as chief executive of the United Synagogue. Dr Wilson joined the US in 2014, having previously led the International Council for Science. Under his leadership, the US has grown from 50 communities to 56, with new ones being seeded Dr Steven Wilson through the charity’s Communities of Potential programme. Dr Wilson has been one of the drivers behind JCAT, the Jewish Community Multi Academy Trust, one of the most complex undertakings the US has considered. He has also supported the launch of the new Centre for Rabbinic Excellence which will provide United Synagogue Rabbis and Rebbetzens with ongoing professional development opportunities to create a word-class rabbinate. Dr Wilson led the US’s response to Covid-19 and its strategy to reopen the charity’s synagogues and restart communal life in person post-pandemic.

‘HISTORIC’ LEEDS HOUSING PROJECT £25M JEWISH CARE HUB Jews in Leeds are celebrating the completion of a housing development described as the biggest moment for the city’s Jewish community for generations. Local dignitaries were on hand to open the Queenshill Avenue site in the Moortown area, comprising 85 new properties, including 51 sheltered housing flats for those aged 55 and over, and 34 general needs flats. It represents the culmination

of years of planning for a £14m project that has been pushed by Leeds Jewish Housing Association (LJHA), which called it a “historic development”, where one in eight of the city’s Jews will live. The sheltered apartments at Cherry Tree House are connected to 130 existing properties to form a village of 181 flats for older people with secure access to the Ziff Community Centre. The project had sup-

port from the government housing agency, increasing LJHA’s overall stock by 13 percent. LJHA chair Jayne Wynick said: “Fifteen per cent of the Leeds Jewish community live with us... We have a vibrant Jewish and cultural life and people engage in many activities and voluntary work. “We care for one another and our housing association is the envy of many in other communities.”

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Russia this week accused Israel of being “unconstructive” amid a growing row over a proposal in Moscow to close down the Jewish Agency and seize its assets. Maria Zakharova, spokesperson at the Russian Foreign Ministry, said on Tuesday that relations had been deteriorating between the two countries since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, fuelled by what she termed “biased rhetoric” from Israel. Israeli officials expressed anger after a court was asked last week to consider liquidating the Russian assets of the Jewish Agency, which organises immigration to Israel. Prime Minister Yair Lapid said a closure would be a serious event, with repercussions on the two countries’ relationship, and former Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky – himself a immigrant from Soviet Russia – called it an

attempt to sow discord in the West. But Zakharova said relations between Russia and Israel had been deteriorating since the war in Ukraine began at the end of February. “Unfortunately, we heard completely unconstructive and, most importantly, biased rhetoric in the statements that Tel Aviv made in recent months,” she told the broadcaster Soloviev Live TV, according to the Tass news agency. “When the Israeli leadership expressed anti-Russian assessments at various levels – and this is exactly how they sounded – and adopted a pro-Ukrainian position, which actually was about supporting the Kyiv regime rather than the Ukrainian people, it was totally in line with what the West keeps saying in a strange and slightly weird manner, and it did raise questions.” Growing numbers of Jews from Russia have made aliyah since the war began. Jewish Agency figures show that 17,000 Russians have

taken Israeli citizenship since February and up to 40,000 others were expected to follow. Those figures compare with just 7,700 Russian Jews making aliyah in the entirety of 2021. Sharansky said in an interview with the Israeli broadcaster i24News: “I believe that we have to make it very clear that it is in the interests of Russia that the Jewish Agency continues to operate. “It is one of the very few international organisations still open in Russia, which gives them contact with all of the Jewish world.” But he added that Israel should not be blackmailed because Russia is “absolutely isolated after their

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barbaric attack on Ukraine” and the Kremlin is “looking for ways to break the western unity”. The Russian Ministry of Justice applied to a local court last week to liquidate the Jewish Agency’s assets, arguing that its activities violated Russian law. One Jewish Agency official said officials had accused it of violating privacy laws by collecting the per-

sonal information of people interested in relocating to Israel. But Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesperson, played down the row by saying there was “no need to politicise this situation and project it onto the entire range of RussianIsraeli relations”. Peskov added: “It’s necessary to take a careful approach here, but also to realise that all organisations must comply with Russian law.” Lapid last week encouraged dialogue, saying: “The Jewish community in Russia is deeply connected with Israel. Its importance arises in every diplomatic discussion with the Russian leadership.

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Special Report / End of the affair

Israel’s experiment Did a year of coalition bring Jews and Arabs closer? Mansour Abbas, the first leader of any majority-Arab party to join an Israeli government, launched his reelection campaign this month with a visit to the al-Aqsa mosque, genially posing for selfies with other Muslims and stopping in front of the iconic golden Dome of the Rock for a sunny campaign portrait, writes Noga Tarnopolsky. Abbas, 48, head of Ra’am-the United Arab List – the political wing of the Islamic movement in Israel – is perhaps the most intriguing figure to emerge in Israeli politics in recent years. His year-long stint in the coalition of Naftali Bennett, who served as prime minister for just a year, and Yair Lapid, his successor for at least four months, was tumultuous – and may have changed the Israeli political landscape forever. After Ra’am refused to support a bill extending Israel’s administrative rule over the West Bank, in what turned out to be the final straw days before the formal unravelling of Bennett’s government, Nir Orbach, a member of Bennett’s party, yelled at a fellow legislator from Abbas’ party, “You don’t want to be partners! The experiment with you has failed!” Ironically, in the end it was Orbach and his rebel colleagues from Yamina, Bennett’s party – rather than anyone from Ra’am – who defected from the coalition, leading to its demise. But did Israel’s big political experiment really fail? The outcome of the upcoming elections could provide a read of Israeli voters’ pulse on this question. Thanks to Abbas and his party, many believe that the door to the integration of Arabs in all realms of Israeli lives, including politics, has opened wider than ever before. Now, Jewish Israeli voters will make their choice between parties that view Arab Israelis as legitimate partners in Israel’s governing coalition, and those who at least in campaign puffery refuse to give them a seat at the table. “If you’re asking if the experiment was a failure, the answer is no. A precedent was set. History was made,” said Afif Abu Much, an Israeli political analyst and activist for the inclusion of Arab voices in Israel’s political sphere. “Arab-Israeli identity is very complicated to begin with, so imagine how complex it is being an Arab coalition member. “Not everyone is a good fit for life in a coalition. It is the same for Arabs and for Jews. Not everyone is cut out for it.” Israelis are as divided on the future of political cooperation between Arab and Jewish parties in the Knesset as they are on any other salient issue. Some point to the collapse of Bennett’s coalition as proof that differences between both sides are too deep to reconcile and will doom any future attempt to join forces, while others believe the barrier that separated Jews and Arabs in politics has been breached, for good. An informal survey taken in Abu Tor, a rare mixed Jewish/Arab neighbourhood in Jeru-

Above, from left, Yair Lapid, now prime minister, Naftali Bennett and Mansour Abbas, leader of the Ra’am Islamist party, sign the coalition agreement. Right: Lapid and Bennett

salem, where Jews and Arabs can be found together, showed a wide range of opinions regarding the status of Arabs in Israel’s political space. Supporters of the Joint List, the other majority-Arab party, which has stuck to its longtime refusal to join any coalition, were quick to state that the endeavour never had a chance. “The experiment simply doesn’t work. It will fail as long as the rules of the game do not point at real equality,” said Marah, a Jerusalem Arab in her twenties who has voted for the Joint List in the past. She was referring to the feeling shared by many Israeli Arabs of being treated as secondclass citizens in a country that has passed a law defining Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people. In a distant future, Marah added, “when there is no Jewish state, but a state for all its citizens”, majority Arab parties should form part of the government. Passers-by interviewed for this article are identified by only their first names due to privacy concerns. Yaakov, a Charedi Orthodox man in his thirties, also said the inclusion of Abbas’ Ra’am party in the coalition was bound for failure, but he offered very different reasons. “Absolutely, the experiment failed,” he said, “because the Arabs are very, very nationalistic and they can’t get along with get along with Israeli nationalism. They can’t give up on that issue, so it is impossible to come to an understanding with them.” In Israel’s febrile parliamentary system,

where a Knesset seat and a possible coalition can hang on dozens of votes, Arab citizens’ votes in the upcoming election could dictate who will become prime minister. In Abu Tor, two Arab residents expressed their intention to vote for drastically opposed mainstream, or Zionist, parties. Zaki, arriving at home after work, said he expected to vote for left-wing Meretz, which he believes has Arab interests at heart and is more politically savvy than the majority-Arab parties. On the other hand, Ahmad, in his fifties, said he’ll be voting for Netanyahu, “the only one who knows how to manage things

around here.” But with roughly 80 percent of Arab citizens voting for majority-Arab parties (either the Joint List or Ra’am) most will still face the question of whether their representatives will be welcomed into the next coalition government, whenever it is formed. “To call this experiment a failure is a bit much,” said Gil, a clean-cut Jewish Jerusalemite in his thirties who votes for Labor. “How can you say that on the basis of something that happened for the first time and lasted only a year?”

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Ray of light for civil marriage by Michael Daventry @michaeldaventry

ANALYSIS It’s a problem as old as the country itself: how do you get married in Israel if you are not religious? Essentially, you can’t. If a man and woman are Orthodox Jews, or Muslims, or Druze, they can be joined in holy matrimony with ease, yet civil marriages are not permitted. That means if the couple are progressive Jews, atheists, come from different faiths or are of the same sex, there has never been a way for them to tie the knot in Israel. But things changed this month when a court in Lod ruled you are allowed to complete the process online. It has been a protracted case: Israel has long recognised marriage certificates issued in other countries, even from civil weddings, which is why many couples fly to nearby Cyprus, a 45-minute hop from Ben Gurion Airport. The newlyweds return with an official marriage certificate that is duly certified by Israel’s Interior Ministry. Even same-sex marriages qualify. This month’s court ruling means those certificates are acceptable even when they come from places where

Celebrating a typical religious marriage in Israel

you do not need to be physically present for your wedding. Enter the US state of Utah, which has no residency or citizenship requirements for marriage licences.

The only condition is that the ceremony must be hosted by someone with a physical presence in Utah at the time of the ceremony. It means couples can arrange a

marriage without leaving Israel for as little as $370 (£310) — cheaper than the cost of two return flights to Cyprus, and without the 15 days’ notice that Cypriot authorities require.

Of course, many non-Israelis look at all this with mild bewilderment. Surely the simplest solution is to legalise civil marriage in Israel? It all boils down to the wider struggle over the influence held by Orthodox Jewish authorities over government services. The first Israelis to apply for Utah certificates did so only because they could not travel during the coronavirus pandemic. Their applications for Israeli approval were blocked by Aryeh Deri, the strictly-Orthodox interior minister at the time, whose department ruled the certificates were invalid because the couples were physically present in Israel — meaning Israeli law applied to them. But Judge Efrat Fink ruled the couple’s physical location was irrelevant and all that mattered was whether the certificate was legally valid. Some conservative politicians denounced it as diluting Israel’s Jewish character and vowed to overturn it if they win power in elections later this year. But for now, a fair few Israeli couples will find it materially easier to get hitched.

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Perfect match Tour truths It was great to read a group in Borehamwood is being courageous and forging twinning links with an Israeli town. We in Hackney have been twinned with Haifa since 1968, our patron being Lord Clinton Davis of Hackney. The link has been endorsed by many local dignitaries and political groups of all faiths and none over the years. Our main work these days is one-week medical team exchanges between the Homerton Hospital and the Rambam Hospital, once every two years or so. Newcastle and Portsmouth are also twinned with Haifa but not as actively as we are. I suggest twinning is a great a way to advocate for Israel and win minds and hearts. I applaud Borehamwood. More local communities should do the same. Martin Sugarman, Chair, Hackney Anglo-Israel Friendship Association – H.A.I.F.A.

As the leader of the British Birthright tour group that stayed in a West Bank settlement for three nights after an itinerary change, leading two young adults to leave the trip, I believe it’s your responsibility to get reaction from the person named by the participant you interviewed. Regardless of the fact the article is full of half truth, starting with the headline and then all through the article, I believe you should publish my following response: The West Bank is called occupied territory by some, liberated territory by others, Palestine by many and Judea and Samaria by the majority of Israelis. As I told the participant who eventually left the group (if that is true), according to the results of elections in Israel, the majority see the West Bank as the historical land of the Jewish people. Yehezkel Grinberg, Israel

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I have only recently started viewing the acclaimed Israeli TV drama series Fauda (yes, I’m very late to the party). It was while watching an episode last week that I learned of the horrendous stabbing attack in Jerusalem in which a British-born man was hospitalised. These events unfortunately continue to be a regular occurrence. Yes, Fauda as drama is great TV; however, as much as it might like to portray with so-called fairness both sides of the conflict, unfortunately it is not the true reality. With respect I am once again drawn to the uncomfortable fact that one side wishes to build and the other destroy.

How wonderful to see the completion of the new Queenshill Avenue site in the Moortown area of Leeds (Jewish News, 21 July). It will transform the local Jewish community. As you rightly report, this is the biggest moment for the city’s Jewish community for three generations The site has been the focus of much anticipation in recent years. To finally see it ready to welcome residents brings great joy.

Stephen Vishnik Tel Aviv

You report: “A man (Eli Mellish) thought to hold British-Israeli nationality was stabbed.” Why describe him as British? You also report he’s “believed to be married”. What nonsense is this?

What a lot of “exclusive” hot air in your newspaper last week from those vying to become prime minister. Liz Truss devoted half her column to the UK-Israel relationship – nothing on what really matters, protecting milah and shechitah. For Rishi Sunak, it’s all about antisemitism. What makes him so sure he’ll succeed where his predecessors have failed? Wooing the community, Truss and Sunak promise to enhance ties with Israel but say nothing about how they envisage ending the conflict with the Palestinians – the chief cause of most attacks against British Jews.

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Decision in racial abuse case wasn’t made lightly LIONEL IDAN

CHIEF CROWN PROSECUTOR, LONDON SOUTH

o one should be attacked for who they are. Whether they’re online, walking down the street, enjoying some entertainment or on public transport. Between April 2021 and March 2022, we charged more than 8,800 people for hate crime offences. Our conviction rate for racially aggravated offences is 84.6 percent, and for religiously aggravated offences 81.9 percent. For all hate crime offence types, the conviction rate is 82.4 percent. I highlight these statistics not as a measure of success – there are and always will be things we can and should do better – but to demonstrate that we take hate crime incredibly seriously and it is a key priority for the Crown Prosecution Service. Convictions can act as a deterrent, so the independent role we play in the criminal justice system is a very important one for society. It is this role that often comes under intense scrutiny and can sometimes appear as if a decision not to prosecute, or secure

a conviction in a particular case, could perpetuate other racist behaviours. It is also why our prosecutors are obliged to consider carefully each case to decide if it meets our legal test as set out in our Code for Crown Prosecutors. This test has two stages: whether the evidence collated by the investigators provides a realistic prospect of conviction; and whether it is in the public interest to prosecute. The very nature of hate crime means that it is almost always in the public interest to prosecute such cases. It is the first stage of our test that can sometimes present challenges, and so we work closely with investigators, such as the police, to build cases so that we have sufficient evidence to meet our test. In the recent case of two West Ham supporters who were filmed racially abusing passengers on a flight to the Netherlands, it was not possible to prove to the court that their appalling behaviour occurred while the plane was in UK airspace, where our courts have jurisdiction. I know that this is a frustrating outcome for many both within and outside the Jewish community and I would like to reassure you that the decision in this case was not made lightly. There have been cases where we have not got a decision right. We always look to learn lessons, correct errors as quickly as possible and reinstate charges where we

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AS THE CPS LEAD FOR HATE CRIME, I WANT TO LISTEN AND LEARN FROM YOU can, including ensuring that victims are able to exercise their right to have a decision reviewed by a separate prosecutor. There are, however, many other cases in which we have brought hate crime perpetrators to justice, including a person who posted antisemitic material through people’s letterboxes and was given an eight-year sentence; a man who was jailed for posting antisemitic tweets; a radio host convicted for inciting racial hatred on his show; a so-called football fan at a match who made Nazi salutes; and a man who verbally attacked a member of the Jewish community outside a court. These convictions highlight the breadth of hate crimes that Jewish people face in our society. But I know this is just the tip of the iceberg and, as the CPS lead for hate crime, I want to listen and learn from you. Evidence of antisemitism demonstrated

during the commission of an offence or as part of the motivation for a crime enables our prosecutors to seek harsher sentences from the court to reflect the extra impact such a crime has had on a victim and the wider community. But for us to continuously improve the way we prosecute hate crime, we must learn from our mistakes and from our communities. Across England and Wales, we hold Hate Crime scrutiny panels with community representatives to identify lessons from unsuccessful cases. I recently met with the Board of Deputies and, separately, with our CPS Jewish Staff Network. We are developing plans for an event involving the wider Jewish community which will include a question and answer session. I’ll share more details of this and other engagements, including with the Charedi community where there is under reporting of crime, I am looking to arrange through Jewish News or our community newsletter, once firmed up. Building and retaining public confidence remains key to how we tackle hate crime. Ensuring that we maintain a meaningful dialogue with our communities lies at the heart of this. By working together in this way, we can create a society that is more tolerant, less hateful, and where people from all backgrounds, can live life free from the threat of attack simply because of who they are.

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Let’s turbo-charge two innovative economies ANNE-MARIE TREVELYAN, MP INTERNATIONAL TRADE SECRETARY

ame-changing medical technology, advances in artificial intelligence and exciting new fintech ventures – inventions and big ideas from the UK and Israel are improving lives around the world in a multitude of ways. For example, in England, Israeli companies already provide an estimated 100m prescription items and these Israeli produced generic medicines provide value for patients. It’s little wonder that this entrepreneurial success has earned Israel the nickname of the ‘start-up nation’. Meanwhile, the UK is attracting more tech investment than ever before. And both our countries boast an ever-growing list of

tech unicorns. However, it’s not just an innovative spirit that unites the UK and Israel. We both have a common belief in democracy and free markets. As strategic allies, we also have a long track record of countering global challenges and threats together. It makes clear sense, given all we share, that we use our trading relationship to build even closer ties. That is why I have launched negotiations on an upgraded trade agreement with Israel.

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Trade between the UK and Israel is already worth £5bn a year. However, our current deal, the UK-Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement, does not reflect the realities of the modern world. It is based on an agreement signed by the European Union more than a quarter of a century ago, before smartphones, artificial intelligence and the internet transformed our economies. It also contains no specific provisions for our thriving and rapidly growing services sectors. This is a clear gap, given Israel’s demand for digital products and services is expected to grow rapidly. Today, as we kickstart talks, we’ll get a chance to start to change this. We want to unlock new possibilities for UK businesses in one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Many of these opportunities will come from sectors where the UK and Israel already excel. From technology, research and development, to digital and data. An upgraded, reinvigorated UK-Israel

trade deal can take our cooperation in these areas to new heights by tackling trade barriers and reducing costs. That’s not all. A revamped free trade agreement would make it easier for us to take advantage of the transformative ideas we will both undoubtedly develop over the years ahead. All this illustrates how a revitalised deal could translate into real economic opportunities for both our countries. More than 6,600 UK firms trading in goods with Israel – 85 percent of which are small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – will be well-positioned to reap these rewards. So will their 1.7 million employees. In short, this 21st century deal will play to our mutual strengths, unleash innovation and turbo-charge two of the most dynamic economies on the planet. I’ve every confidence that we’ll see these extraordinary benefits becoming a clear reality for both our nations in the near future.

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Jewish care home closure heartbreaking for Brighton ALEX BRUMMER

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keystone institution in many regional Jewish communities is the care home. Looking after, visiting and administering to the sick, the infirm and the simply elderly is a great mitzvah. It is also a source of satisfaction and great pride. My own visits to my late Aunt Rosie, a survivor of Auschwitz and a rabbatzim, and my mother’s cousin Margaret at the Hyman Fine home in Brighton’s Kemp Town, were never simply a chore. It was a chance to reminisce on family matters, gain first hand insights into 20th-century history and simply engage. It has always been inspiring to see firsthand the dedicated work of the professional care workers and the local volunteers. It was also a chance to re-engage with non-family acquaintances from childhood living among friends in Brighton and Hove community. Imagine, then, the shock to learn that without formal consultation with community

leaders, about possible ways forward, Jewish Care has decided to close Hyman Fine which has been part of the fabric of the Brighton and Hove communities since 1954. Its closure is a bolt from the blue. I have been inundated with emails and social media messages from friends in Brighton fearful of what lies ahead. One poignant note from an old friend told of how the 94-year-old mother of his partner has been told she would have to be moved to a non-Jewish home or to London. The daughter’s fear is that away from Brighton, where she has lived all of her life, the shock of the move would effectively be a death sentence. Jewish Care’s reasons for the closure are essentially economic. With just 21 residents at present, in a home which accommodates double that

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number, the home is no longer viable. Recruitment of full time care workers has become difficult – so increasingly more expensive agency carers have to be deployed – and the building needs refurbishment. As a charity Jewish Care is often held up nationally as an example of community selfhelp to the nation, and does not live alone by principles of commerce. Those of us who have made small donations over the years, and regularly support Jewish Care events can only but be appalled by events in Brighton. Local anger is palpable. It was the first topic of conversation in shul and among friends everywhere I went on a visit to Brighton last week. Last Friday evening, just before Shabbat, the Sussex Jewish Representative Council

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issued a robust statement deploring events. It noted that news of the closure was “delivered to elderly and vulnerable residents and their family with no warning”. It added that Jewish Care had acted precipitously without any discussion with local welfare bodies. It said to “rip” this vital service from a community, with an ageing population, shows a “shocking lack of care and consideration”. Brighton and Hove has long been a fractious community. But with the opening of a new shul, mikvah, kosher restaurant and residences in West Hove there has recently been an optimism about the future. The area still has four functioning synagogues and an active Chabad. Nevertheless it is a shadow of its former self. Rival Orthodox minyanim struggle to put together 10 people on Shabbat morning. A once thriving kashrut community of three kosher butchers, two delicatessens and even a Jewish fishmonger has disintegrated. The loss of a care home is huge brick out of the wall of Judaism for a community just 50 miles from London where so many people have ties to the south coast.

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Men with many wives, yet so little awareness JENNI FRAZER

hat is it, I idly wonder, with men of a certain vintage, that they collect wives and partners like confetti? And they all seem to fall into similar categories of boundless egos and self-belief, perhaps, I’m guessing, spinning the same self-serving anecdotes to each new spouse or live-in lover. I give you in evidence in no particular order: Donald Trump (three wives), Benjamin Netanyahu (three wives), Jeremy Corbyn (three wives), and, of course, the winner in the egg-and-spoon race, Boris Johnson (at least three wives to date and an unspecified number of offspring). It remains an abiding mystery how any of these men could have persuaded one woman to marry them, let alone the multiples, but it remains the case. Trump’s first wife, Ivanka, died suddenly in unexplained circumstances last week, while Sara Netanyahu, presumably

not wishing to join the ex-wives club, makes a point of sticking to her husband’s side to the point where you couldn’t put a cigarette paper between the two. She did — of course — accompany him on his non-official visit to London last week, whose purpose has still not been revealed. Quite why it was necessary, or even thought acceptable, for Bibi to leave the country in the middle of his prolonged corruption trial, remains yet another unresolved puzzle. I’d love to be able to tell you more, but the former prime minister’s staffers maintained a strict radio silence throughout his time in the UK. You’d almost think he wanted to keep a low profile. Meanwhile, I see to my horror that the Creature Whose Name I Vowed Never to Write Again — Corbyn — is being spoken of, with some seriousness, as a legitimate candidate to run for London mayor in 2024. I must break my vow here because supposed “allies” of the one-time Labour leader and MP for Islington are already talking up his candidacy. Sadiq Khan, the current mayor, is in the middle of his second term of office in City Hall,

having stood down as a Labour MP when he first ran in 2016. Given that I am approaching this issue on a mildly flippant “good for the Jews, bad for the Jews” question, I think that Khan, London’s first Muslim mayor, has, on the whole, been a friend to the Jewish community. He made his first public appearance after his 2016 election at a Holocaust memorial event, and has held hands, literally and metaphorically, with members of the Jewish community ever since. And I do mean literally — I saw him at an Auschwitz commemoration where, completely unselfconsciously, he slipped his hand into that of a survivor, offering comfort and empathy. And no, it wasn’t for a photo-op. Now for the suggestion that Corbyn, who will be 75 in 2024, compared with Sadiq Khan’s 54, could run as London mayor in two years’ time. Corbyn, of course, has no-one to please except himself, as he is no longer the holder of the Labour whip. He lost it, notoriously, for refusing to accept the findings of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report into antisemitism in the Labour Party.

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I SEE THAT CREATURE JEREMY CORBYN IS BEING SPOKEN OF AS A CANDIDATE FOR LONDON MAYOR So he now sits, scowling and petulant, as an independent on the back benches of the Commons, with only the true faithful Corbynites begging for their Messiah to be redeemed. Running as mayor would be one in the eye for Labour — which, assuming he wants to run for a third term, is probably going to back Khan again. When Corbyn was first put forward as Labour leader the reaction of far too many was to laugh — and look what happened. This time, we can’t say we weren’t warned. These men with their multiple wives and partners — their inability to commit trickles down from their private to their public lives.

Ten years helping Jewish victims of sexual abuse YEHUDIS GOLDSOBEL

FOUNDER, MIGDAL EMUNAH

n spring 2011, I reported my experiences of sexual abuse to the police. I was prepared for anger, hate and disappointment from my community, but not for the endless numbers of people who reached out to share their own experiences of abuse. They were men and women; some I knew and some I didn’t. All Jewish, all had experienced sexual abuse at some point in their lives, almost always as children. I spent months mapping the service provision in our community, searching for a service whose remit it was to provide support for these people. I realised it didn’t exist. Not only that, but similar existing service providers did not want to take on this specific cohort of clients. So 2012 saw me providing emotional support to individual survivors, creating a support group, and applying to become a registered charity, all while studying for my degree, working and personally experiencing the criminal justice system. It’s been 10 years since I started working with victims of sexual violence in our Jewish

community, working against the tide, battling the community’s fear of change, continuously chasing funding and managing some of the most complex cases encountered in the sector. Ten exhausting, frustrating years. Now that Migdal Emunah is well established with strong roots in our community, it is time for me to move away from it to devote myself to other projects. I want to take this opportunity to dispel two of the worst myths this community buys into. I hear them all the time and I want finally to lay them to rest. The first is the idea that victims should

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report their experiences to the police. Victims don’t owe us anything, they do not need to endure the criminal justice system so we feel justice was done. Reporting crimes that

have impacted your very core, crimes that were perpetrated by someone known to you, is beyond most victims’ capacity and ability Consider the reality of the criminal justice process. It has endured years of financial cuts, resulting in a chronic shortage of resources and exceptional delays. One friend reported their experiences in autumn 2018 and is still waiting for a trial scheduled for spring 2023, four and a half Prof Alexis Jay, leader of the ongoing Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse years later. That is a experiences of sexual abuse seek only to stop life-changing period of time. People I know the perpetrator abusing. That’s it; one simple have become parents while waiting for their expectation with the intent to safeguard others. case to come to trial. We frequently hear about victims Second, in all these years listening to victims disclosing for ‘justice’, financial gain or of sexual abuse in our community, not one has because they are angry and wish to attack said “I want justice”. Yet this phrase is often the community. My experience and experused by those who profess to be speaking tise have given me the platform to state this in support of victims and survivors. In my is categorically not true. experience, people in our community with

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1 ASHER’S BAKE-OFF

Sacks Morasha pupil Asher was so inspired by a talk at his school that he had the idea for a bake sale to raise funds for Kisharon’s work. The talk was given by the charity’s community inclusion co-ordinator, Rachel Ucko, who explained how Kisharon’s education and employment services and supported living schemes enable people they support to thrive. Asher said: “I am so happy that so many people came to our bake sale and look forward to raising more money for the charity in the future”.

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2 GRADUATION DAY

Fifty students celebrated their graduation from LSJS teacher training and degree programmes at a ceremony at which they were presented with certificates by Deputy President Rabbi Joseph Dweck. The event also featured a keynote address by Spencer Lewis, Executive Head Teacher of Yavneh College. LSJS Chief Executive Joanne Greenaway said: “it was an extremely special opportunity to celebrate with an inspiring group of graduates who are working right across our community.”

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3 POP-UP PARADE

Pinner Synagogue’s “Pop-up café” had a successful trip to Bentley Priory Museum. More than 30 people attended with an expert tour guide to show them round and a visit to the museums’s café to finish.

4 BUSINESS AWARDS

Work Avenue hosted its first in-person business awards for three years at the WE Hub in Finchley. The coveted Business of the Year title went to PromoVeritas Ltd. Dalkeith Brokerage was named Start-Up of the Year, after establishing itself as one of the UK’s leading experts in trading whisky, while Helena Baker won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year prize. The Employer of the Year award went to brand design and digital agency Creative Clinic, with Charm Impact named Green Business of the Year.

5 REFUGEE REUNION

Kingston & Surbiton Synagogue held its third drop-in centre for Ukrainian refugees, offering those attending the opportunity to connect with fellow new arrivals, choose from donated clothes and enjoy activities including arts and crafts and football run by a group of 10 volunteers. The event saw 50 refugees attend.

6 CHESED’S THANK YOU

United Synagogue’s Chesed department hosted an evening to thank volunteers, Chesed Champions and major donors. Guests heard from Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and Head of Chesed Michelle Minsky, and enjoyed entertainment from Klezmer band Shekoyach. Michelle Minsky said: “It was lovely to have the opportunity to show our supporters how much we appreciate all they do. As always, the Chief Rabbi’s words were inspiring and made everyone feel valued.”

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remaining stores in northe may have missed west London and beyond. National Ice Cream Day – But did you know that a US celebration created Baskin-Robbins for 17 July by Ronald was created by Reagan – but right now the weather Jewish Canadian and the season lend themselves to an entrepreneur ice-cream-every-day policy. And as Irv Robbins, luck would have it, treating yourself who taught to a scoop or two of cold sweetness in himself in a cone, on a stick, or in a big bowl also his father’s allows for allegiance to the faith. shop? His It seems we are experts at making ice interest in ice cream, though our connection is somecontinued when times hidden (or covered in chocolate he was a lieutenant sauce and nuts). Here’s what you need in the US Navy during to know next time you take a lick… the war, and then when he Who doesn’t like Haagen-Dazs’ opened his first California Salted Caramel Crunch or Banana Peanut ice cream parlour in 1945 Butter Chip? Regardless of taste, the with some of his barmitzvah name Haagen-Dazs couldn’t sound money. Inspired by less Jewish, yet it was a Polish what he saw, Irv’s Jew named Reuben Mattus brother-in-law, who came up with it after Bert Baskin, working for his uncle’s opened his Italian lemon ice busiown parlour ness in Brooklyn. too. The name Reuben was just Baskin-Robbins 10 when he arrived in came to be in America in 1920 with his 1948 when they widowed mother, but by joined forces. For the the time he was 20 he record, the 31 flavours had designs on his uncle’s ice pops and set Haagen-Dazs were created to represent a out to create a higher- founder Reuben different ice cream flavour Mattus for each day of the month, and quality ice cream who doesn’t want that? after engaging in science The jury is still out on ice cream and culinary methods. makers Ben Cohen and Jerry GreenDelighted customers field, as the furore against them not couldn’t resist the ice cream, distributing to the Occupied Territobut also liked the upmarket ries resulted in some flagging the Jewish name of the product Reuben partners as fish food rather than Phish had chosen for his frozen Food. As the company has since sold its achievement. business interests in Israel to Avi Zinger, Opting for the moniker Ben & Jerry’s is now sold throughout Haagen-Dazs, which was the Holy Land and the West Bank, and Reuben’s nod to Denmark’s there’s nowt B&J can do about it. But effort to save the Jews during the we can still look back to 1978 when they Second World War, the innovator started their scoop shop in Burlington, had come up with something Vermont. First adding different toppings, sufficiently foreign-sounding and suggestive of good taste. Brooklyn couldn’t the partners moved on to selling ice cream blended with sweets and biscuits, have been further from Copenhagen, but and only because since childhood Ben Reuben’s scoop was all that mattered, and has suffered with a rare sinus condistill does to the company, which makes tion (anosmia) that severely limited his $2bn (£1.7bn) in sales annually. sense of taste and smell. His only way of Remember when we all gathered at a branch of Baskin-Robbins to ponder over enjoying food was through texture, hence the loading of so much in the ice cream which one of the 31 flavours we wanted? and why ‘Chubby Hubby’ does what it’s Well, that is still possible at the seven

called to our spouses. Love ’em or loathe ’em, you have to admire B&J’s inventiveness with flavours and the thoughtful way they treat those that don’t survive the popularity test: those flavours are laid to rest in the Flavour Graveyard beyond the factory in Waterbury, Vermont. That is where you will see fitting epitaphs on granite headstones for the likes (or dislikes) of Wavy Gravy, Miz Jelena’s Sweet Potato Pie and Dublin Mudslide, to name a few. If you visit, remember to place a pebble on the grave. For now, 35 flavours have been laid to rest in the Ben & Jerry’s cemetery, but there would be 36 if it was willing to accept outsiders. Poor Jew was the name given to a Cornettostyle ice cream in Russia that had blue-and-white wrapping as well as the Star of David. Slavitsa, the company that made it, was being ironic when it brought it in with the line: “Introducing the ice cream Poor Jew - try all this deliciousness, it turns out that he is not so poor.” Shocked by its name, the Jewish community in the town of Naberezhnye threatened to sue the factory if it didn’t stop production, but Slavitsa’s director was too impressed by the sales to take any notice. “People love it!” he said, fuelling the fire with ice cream. “At the end of the day, it’s clear that this Jew is not poor at all.” Investigations took place into whether the name and branding was legal, but as the company was also responsible for producing the Obamka (Little Obama), a chocolate ice cream that featured a dark-skinned boy on its wrapper, and the Hohol, a derogatory term for Ukrainians, it seems that there are ice cream makers more deserving of a Mr Whippy than Ben & Jerry.

Double act: Irv Robbins and brother-in-law Bert Baskin

Final resting place: Ben & Jerry’s Flavour Graveyard

Waist not... Ben and Jerry heap on the flavours

Enriching: ‘Poor Jew’ ice cream, made by Slavitsa

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Bad Jews with a Great Show ★★★★★

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It’s rare that a Broadway show transfers across the pond to the West End - it’s usually the other way around. So when it does, it’s almost certainly for a special reason. Joshua Harmon’s Bad Jews fits this bill in its limited return to London. This brilliantly funny play tells the story of three cousins coalescing in a small New York studio apartment (but with a view of the Hudson, noch!) for their grandfather’s funeral. Daphna is played energetically and with plenty of chutzpah by Rosie Yadid. With her big, frizzy hair and impassioned physicality she brilliantly expresses a friction familiar to many young Jewish women of wrestling with ‘western’ beauty standards. The elder male cousin, Liam, is excellently played with plenty of familiar but authentic Jewish mannerisms by Ashley Margolis. The play’s main tension comes from these cousins both wanting to inherit their Holocaust-surviving grandfather’s gold chai necklace. There are times when the writing is a little too ‘perfect’, as no family would monologue as uninterruptedly as this one does, especially a Jewish family, and double especially a family in the middle of a broiges! However, the actors deal with this well and ably navigate the play’s broader themes of assimilation and family, never failing to hit poignant yet funny moments, such as when Daphna and Liam unwittingly accuse each other of adopting a holierthan-though attitude. Despite their differences, these characters are clearly related and become relatable for Jewish and gentile audience members alike. Charlie Beaven plays the youngest cousin, Jonah, with an elegant subtlety that deftly conveys the character’s conflict throughout the play – that of being stuck in the middle of his brother and his cousin. Olivia Le Andersen plays the fourth character, Liam’s non-Jewish girlfriend Melody, who strongly expresses the nuance of being a gefilte fish out of water trying to make a good impression, even to her boyfriend’s feisty cousin. Harmon’s witty dialogue is complemented by Richard Kent’s impressively realistic set, and Jon Pashley’s direction guides the actors to use the space with confidence, assuredly conjuring up the feeling of a cramped New York studio. This is a heart-warming, heart-breaking and undeniably hilarious play that feels just as at home in London as it did in New York City. Conrad Cohen

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A binman swaps steel-toed boots for stilettos to chase his dream of becoming a drag queen, but can he overcome inflexible hamstrings, an anti-woke boyfriend and the cost of living crisis in his quest to be crowned Miss Stoke? Bolton-born Joe Leather created Wasteman while working as a refuse loader and watching his younger, more flexible friend star on RuPaul’s Drag Race. This effervescent, oneperson show combines monologue and drag, making it ideal for anyone who can find glamour in the most unglamorous of places. A former Jersey Boys cast member and Andrew Ridgeley impersonator, Joe Leather’s writing has featured in the Times and his comedy TikTok (@leathermyjoe) boasts more than 3m views. His Edinburgh musical was named one of the Telegraph’s 20 must-see shows of 2019, while the Gay Times has described his performance skills as being “as well-rounded as his buttocks”.

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Jewish singer Pink has never held back on her views or her Jewish identity, so when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, removing abortion rights in the US, she took to Twitter. “Those who believe the government belongs in a woman’s uterus, a gay person’s business or marriage, or that racism is okay, please in the name of your lord, never listen to my music again.” Responses from her 30 million-plus followers were varied, with some telling the Grammy award-winning singer she was “irrelevant,” and to “shut up and sing”. So she did. The song, called Irrelevant, with the lines “You can call me irrelevant, insignificant, you will never break me down,” has a video filled with archive footage including Hitler’s speeches and Nazi marches and the 2017 rally in Charlottesville, in which neo-Nazis marched. In 2017, Pink was on tour in Germany and on Instagram wrote: “It’s incredible to watch neo-Nazis march, while I, a Jewish woman, headline a show in Berlin where these tunnels were built by him, built curvy so he couldn’t be shot in the back.” Irrelevant? We don’t think so.

This Month In Jewish History... By Jewish News historian, Derek Taylor

On 25 July 1858 the Oath Act received the Royal Assent. This meant that when they were elected as MPs, Jews were finally able to take the Oath of Allegiance on the Old Testament. Lionel de Rothschild (right) was the first Jewish MP to take advantage of the legislation. There had been Jewish MPs before, who had taken the Oath as Christian gentlemen, but Rothschild had refused to do so. Bills to accept the Old Testament as an alternative had been passed by the Commons since 1848, but had been rejected by the House of Lords. Rothschild, after his long struggle, never spoke in parliament. He did, however, have the support of his constituents and was re-elected several times. Among his notable contributions during his lifetime were raising funds for the Crimean War, helping to raise £500,000 to help the Irish who were starving from the potato famine, and raising £4m for Disraeli to buy shares in the Suez Canal.

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Eric Ladin talks to Nicole Lampert about his role in Where the Crawdads Sing

alk about a culture clash. The new film Where the Crawdads Sing, about a six-year-old left completely uneducated and entirely to fend for herself, seems ridiculously far-fetched for Brits who get fined if we dare take our children out of school for longer than two weeks. Based on the best-selling book by Delia Owens, the story focuses on Kya Clark, whose mother has left, whose siblings have run away, and whose alcoholic and violent father disappears. Known as ‘marsh girl’ by her nearest neighbours, she survives by catching mussels and selling them to a nearby shop and is taught to read by her only friend. Finally, she appears to find love and even the start of a career but then fate has another blow in store for her and when we meet her, she is charged with murder. But for Texan Jewish actor Eric Ladin who stars in the film as the solicitor tasked with prosecuting the marsh girl, the idea isn’t unusual; this is a very American tale. “This is definitely something that happens, it is not far-fetched at all,” says Eric, when we speak. He’s surprised by my surprise. “It is not

terribly unlikely in America that a child could be left abandoned. “Growing up in Texas, I knew lots of kids who lived on ranches and stopped going to school when they were 13. “My dad and I would spend a lot of time hunting at weekends and we got to know people who lived on ranches – their sons worked with them. And then they would drop out of school and learn their trade. I’m shocked to hear that in rural parts of the UK that doesn’t happen.” Eric, 44, was brought up in Houston, where his teacher mother and furnituresalesman father were at the heart of the Jewish community. “I had a lovely experience growing up in Texas,” he says. “We were a small community and it felt very inclusive. Most of my parents’ friends were Jewish and I would go to Hebrew classes and hang out with friends I made there. I was never picked on because of my religion and I felt pretty popular at school – well, as popular as a drama geek can be.” Eric first started acting while at primary school. “I just fell in love with it. I found my space on stage like some people do on the football field,” he recalls. “I realised I loved to make people laugh, I loved to entertain them and I was fortunate to have really good teachers who taught me so much. “I feel like I always knew that it was something I wanted to pursue as a career and my parents were totally behind it. I have two boys and I hope I will be as encouraging with them as my parents were with me.” He moved to California to study drama at university there and never left. “Coming as a Jewish man from Texas to California was kind of cool,” he says. “All of a sudden, I didn’t feel like I was a minority any more. I found a phenomenal synagogue with a great rabbi and a very young congregation – it was pretty awesome.”

Eric Ladin plays the lawyer who argues that EdgarJones’ character Kya (above) is guilty of murder

Eric Ladin as state prosecutor Eric Chastain

Eric has starred in Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Ozark and American Sniper, and can be seen at present as Scott Anderson in Bosch, but is best known for playing political campaign manager Jamie Wright in the American version of hit Danish show The Killing. He was a fan of the book Where the Crawdads Sing for years, so when he heard a film was being made, he rallied to ensure he was in it. ‘”I really fell in love with the book – and even when I was reading it, I thought it would make a great movie,” he says. “So as soon as I saw that it was finally being made, I called my agent and said, ‘There are only a couple of roles that I could play but please let me know if I can read for it.’ I was thrilled to get the chance to get on board.” Although the story is set in North Carolina, most of the filming took place around New Orleans, which has similar marshland. But Eric didn’t get to enjoy the beauty of the marshes as all his scenes took place in the courtroom, which was filmed just outside New Orleans. The key role of Kya is played by north Londoner Daisy Edgar-Jones, who first found fame in the BBC adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel Normal People. Eric says he was in awe of her poise. “My goodness, she’s so talented,” he says. “There are so many Brits who are brilliant. This is a very American role, but I appreciate good acting and specific detailed performances and there are so many fantastic British actors who deliver these, time and time again. “Her accent was spot on, but I was most impressed with the quiet moments when I was working with her in the courtroom scenes. For most of the time she didn’t have much dialogue; she just had to be present. Often it is difficult to remain in character for that amount of time when you are not engaged with dialogue. You have to purely listen and

Daisy Edgar-Jones as abandoned girl Kya Clark

trust your instincts and that’s where she was brilliant.” The story’s characters all have shades of grey but Eric loved playing one of the baddies – who is, after all, trying to put our heroine in jail. “You can see that he sees this an opportunity to put himself on the map because it’s a big trial in a small town,” says Eric. “I think he is also sure that she is guilty. I loved the role because playing the antagonist is always the most fun; you get to do things you don’t get to do in your everyday life.” As well as acting, Eric is now trying his hand at producing and is making a documentary about bourbon – another very American tale. “I am a big fan of bourbon and I am planning a show about what has been called the bourbon boom,” he reveals. “Bourbon is in such high demand that bottles that are regularly priced at $69 are now selling for upwards of thousands. I want to look at why.” • Where the Crawdads Sing is in cinemas now

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Learning Learnin to Let Go School’s out – cue a lesson in relaxation for Yavneh Primary School’s Ivana Levy

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Ivana Levy and daughter Chana

ou can hear the sigh of relief from Kingsbury to Chigwell and Crumpsall to Childwall. As Jewish schools shut up shop for the summer holidays, every teacher sits back for a minute to wait for the sound of silence. It’s not that we don’t love your children, but just as they jump for joy at the thought of a six-week break, inwardly so do we. Of course, a teacher’s work for the next term begins long before pupils try on their new blazers, but we do hope to get to enjoy some empty days of rest before the hard graft begins again. As a rule, I am not one for relaxing. I’m always on the go, as my students at Yavneh Primary School will tell you, and I feel guilty if I’m not doing something important. My

daughter knows this, so when she suggested a spa day, I thought she was referring to the Spar supermarket and needed to make a list – but she wasn’t. She was talking about the Cottonmill spa at Sopwell House in St Albans, and if there was ever a place that could stop me in my tracks, this is it. First, there was the warm welcome – accompanied by watermelon and raspberry lemonade on the rocks – in a place so tranquil that any thoughts of washing and ironing began to dissipate. Who could think about September lessons amid such calming decor, peaceful lighting and relaxing instrumental music? Certainly not me, as I was being shown the stunning facilities and given a timetable of fitness classes. Hatha yoga? Cycling? Dance, or maybe pilates? Chana and I pondered the options as we settled into the steaming, undulating waters of a hot tub surrounded by beautiful garden greenery. The stresses of

normal life seemed to float away in the scented air. We emerged from the hot tub and into soft robes to dry off in the swinging chairs of the Garden Room, where we sipped tea before heading for the Organic Sauna (relaxing, hot and dry) in contrast to the Botanical Steam Room, or the Whisper Room, which enveloped us in nourishing

scents for a more cleansing feel. Once horizontal on the vibrating surface of the pod-like lounger in the Deep Relaxation Room, I was sent into a light sleep by the subtle lights, soft music and sensual smells. Thus rejuvenated, we were ready for lunch. It was my vegan daughter’s birthday and it was a relief to see she had a real choice of dishes. There is a varied menu for fish and meat eaters too, but we both had the gorgeous roasted squash salad, followed by piping hot pesto fusilli topped with feta and pistachios. A connoisseur of pesto, I can say it was the best I’ve eaten and was served by The Pantry staff, who told us that the menu is adjusted weekly but that the staff are always polite and attentive. Just like my pupils! Lunch was followed by a pedicure in a lemongrass-scented salon and

I left feeling as if I was walking on clouds. With fussed-over feet, I caught up with my daughter swimming in the peaceful indoor pool and then the afternoon just slid away from us before it was time for tea. Light scones, delightful cakes and vegan sandwiches were followed by some reflection in the Whisper Room, which would be a welcome addition in most schools. I can’t think of a better place than the Cottonmill spa to mark the end of term. My daughter and I left with slowness in our steps and a peaceful mindset that lingered all the way home. Here’s hoping it lasts until the start of the new term. The Afternoon Delight at the Cottonmill spa is available MondayThursday from £99 www.sopwellhouse.co.uk; 01727 864477

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HERE’S ROCCO With TV’s favourite legal eagle Robert Rinder as his owner, French Bulldog Rocco is ready to unleash...

C’est tellement chaud! as they say in my old country – and it was, for several days. I’m not quite sure why there were so many weather warnings, as a panting dog is a reliable indicator when temperatures soar to 40 degrees. I could barely muster the energy to go outside to tinkle without a parasol, so I had huge sympathy for Prince George being forced to sit through the Wimbledon Final in a jacket and tie. All dogs in fur coats felt his pain. As a rule, we of the four-legged persuasion don’t sunbathe out of choice, but if you’re the kind of owner who leaves a dog waiting by the back door, invest in some high-factor protection or put your canine in a hat. The Judge looks good with a tan – it brings out his eyes – but like most French (women and bulldogs ) I don’t want to look like a field labourer and so I keep BeLoved BeSunsafe Protection zinc-free balm close to paw. I don’t want to age prematurely like those dogs who insist on running about in fields. They are always the first to take part in dog shows, which are currently happening all over the country. I recently spotted a flyer for Bark in the Park on 21 August, which was appealing to dogs of all shapes and sizes to schlep to Haywards Heath to take part in ‘have-a-go activities’ such as the ‘Waggy Tail’ competition. As one with a modest tail, I found this vaguely insulting, but those with Rapunzel-like tails will no doubt take part. I will be at home in the cool, which is what I always try to be. Until next time Love

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FAIRTILITY – NEW HOPE FOR PROSPECTIVE PARENTS An Israeli start-up is using artificial intelligence to improve the success rate of IVF with algorithms that outdo human assesssments of embryo quality, writes Candice Krieger

success rate in the world airtility’s AI technology of IVF stands at 32 perenables embryologists to cent (HFEA annual identify the most viareport 2019). And ble embryos, reduce these percentages the number of IVF cycles and improve patient outcomes. Its embryo quality assessment assistant has been shown to outperform human assessment of embryo quality as well as the existing FDA-approved system of embryo classification and selection. In addition, Eran Eshed, the AI algorithms developed by Fairtility top, and Asprovide accurate and transparent predicsaf Ben-Meir tion as early as 30 hours post-fertilisation. drop as women The findings were published in Scientific age. Lacking a Reports, a Nature Portfolio journal. consistent system Fertility expert Assaf Ben-Meir, the cofor collecting and interpreting end-to-end data founder and chief medical officer of Fairtility, on this process, IVF yields inconsistent efficacy says: “Today, 90 million couples around the and suboptimal outcomes. For prospective world experience fertility challenges. But even with the latest advancements in treatments, the parents going through IVF, the emotional,

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physical, and financial burden is great and offers no guaranteed positive outcome.” Fairtility is on a mission to change this, bringing unparalleled visibility to both clinicians and patients. Its CHLOE™ (Cultivating Human Life through Optimal Embryos) AI platform is credited as being the first and only transparent AI-based decision support tool. It provides clinicians and patients with visibility into the clinical and laboratory parameters that make up data output to help IVF outcomes. Earlier this month (July) CHLOE EQ™ earned the CE Mark under the European Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) regulatory requirements – a first for #AI-powered decision support tools for #IVF clinics and labs – meaning its technology is now commercially available across the EU and could soon be throughout the world. Fairtility is hoping for FDA clearance in early 2023. “Having gained regulatory acknowledgment in Europe, under the more stringent directive that the CE MDR provides, we are now commercially launching CHLOE EQ™ in clinics across the EU while continuing to uphold the highest standard of this classification,” said Eran Eshed, CEO and co-founder of Fairtility. “We want to bring visibility into the why,” explains Dr Ben-Meir, who is head of Hadassah Medical Center’s IVF unit. CHLOE™ will assess embryos developing in a Time Lapse Incubator, and based on Fairtility’s algorithms, which have been trained on millions of images of embryos, determine a grade for each embryo, explaining the biological events and how it arrived at this conclusion. Based on thousands of data points, the algorithm learns to detect key biological features with clinical value that can help predict which embryos have the highest quality and viability and are more likely to lead to pregnancy. “In most cases, there are a few such embryos, and our system ranks the embryos, taking into account nuances we as humans cannot detect and helping us choose which to transfer first,” Dr Ben-Meir says. “This enables us to have more open conversations with patients on whatever the next step may be – we can share with the patient how the embryos look and explain how we choose the best embryo to transfer first, which and how many to freeze, supported by data. In case there are only low-quality embryos, we can decide together how many to transfer to balance between shorter time to pregnancy with the lowest chance for complications such as multiple pregnancy.” The study published in Scientific Reports

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that assessed Fairtility’s grading system against current manual embryo grading, indicated Fairtility’s superior proficiency at 70 percent predictive accuracy versus 63 percent predictive accuracy in human grading alone. “In other words, the algorithm performed almost 10% better than an expert embryologist,” explains Ben-Meir. “This performance increase is clinically significant and can potentially contribute to financial savings and better outcomes in the IVF space. By consistently selecting the highest quality embryos, we will be able to increase the success rates of today’s IVF, reducing the number of IVF cycles to pregnancy, and saving both emotional and financial costs in the process.” Another dimension that is often overlooked is the gap between supply and demand due to a shortage of clinicians and embryologists, Ben-Meir notes. “Women and couples hoping to start IVF treatments have to endure long waiting times until they can set an appointment. AI can play another very important role by replacing some of the technical mundane work, freeing embryologists to do the clinical work. “Our system has been shown to save up to a third of the time an embryologist spends on procedures, which in turn also means that our capacity to treat patients improves dramatically. The increased capacity per embryologist has the potential to make IVF more accessible to those who need it. This is a very big deal for both clinics and parents-to-be.” He adds: “CHLOE is not a product to replace embryologists but a decision support toolset.” Now out of stealth mode, Fairtility, which has raised $18.5m to date, has dozens of partners across Europe, the US and in APAC, which are using its system as part of their trial.  www.www.fairtility.com

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MAKING SENSE OF THE SEDRA In our thought-provoking series, rabbis, rebbetzins and educators relate the week’s parsha to the way we live today BY RABBI GARRY WAYLAND TEACHER AND EDUCATOR

A reminder that God is the ultimate judge The modern penal system is under immense strain. Underresourced, under-appreciated and overwhelmed, prisons not only fail to rehabilitate but can perpetuate underlying problems that lead to crime and propel those who have committed petty infractions into communities of criminals. Of course, society needs to ensure that crime does not pay, and punishments such as fines, community service and custodial sentences are attempts to achieve this. Penalties are intended to serve as deterrents, to give a sense of justice to the aggrieved, to make a statement to society, to

limit freedoms, or to remove someone who may be a potential threat and to attempt to rehabilitate. These priorities often conflict: the death penalty may give a sense of justice but obviates any sense of rehabilitation and seems to have little impact as a deterrent. The concept of open prisons or of non-custodial sentences, while better for rehabilitation, can leave victims or society feeling that justice has not been done. The Torah’s system of justice, writes the Maharal, is predicated on God being the ultimate judge, and that punishments are not limited only to this world. Human justice plays a role, but it is partial, and judges and the courts must bear this in mind. The Torah does advocate the death penalty, but the sages in the Mishnah maintain that it should be used only

rarely: “The High Court that kills once in every seven years is bloodthirsty. Rabbi Elazar Ben Azariah says: ‘[It should be] once in every 70”, Rabbi Tarfon and Rabbi Akiva say: ‘If we were in the High Court it would never have executed [anyone].’ Rabbi Shimon Ben Gamliel says: ‘If so, this would increase blood spilt in Israel.’” (Makkot 1.10) Incarceration, however, plays a much more limited role: there is no concept per se of prison in the Torah. Instead, in cases of negligent killing, and prior to an alleged murderer being tried, the perpetrators are to flee to cities of refuge, as stated in this week’s parsha Matot-Masei (Bemidbar 35.11). These cities – six of which are set aside specifically for this purpose – were not prisons; indeed, the Talmud

Prison: the Torah contains no concept of this method of punishment

notes that they should be conducive to normal life. The Chizkuni gives a fascinating explanation of one of the most curious details about this exile: that the refugee is to stay there until the death of the High Priest (35.28): “All of the cities of refuge are under the auspices of the High Priest, and he enters his jurisdiction…” While limited in the number of

cases, this model has much to teach us about the role of prison. First, it should allow for normal life to be lived; while freedoms will be curtailed, one should live among regular citizens, or, better, Levites – those with a designated role for teaching Torah and assisting in the Temple. Second, one is not rejected from society, but cared for by the same person who has responsibility for the holiest matters.

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LEAP OF FAITH BY RABBI DEBBIE YOUNG-SOMERS EDGWARE AND HENDON REFORM SYNAGOGUE

What would Miriam have tweeted in 40-degree heat? Australians, Indians and Spaniards have taken to social networking sites over the past two weeks explaining to us naive Brits how to keep cool in the heat. Mostly their advice seems to be slow down, stay out of the sun, use cooling devices, wear loose clothing, eat salad and drink. They definitely recommend adapting one’s behaviour for the heat. Yet we still hear complaints along the lines of: “Why does everything crumble when it’s hot?”, “Why can’t we cope like other countries?” and, “They carry on working in Israel when it’s hot!” What would our Biblical ancestors have made of this aversion to heat? They were experts at managing months of hot, dry weather with the only shade provided by their tents – and as a camper, I know that tents rarely stay cool in the sunshine! Much like all of us in the UK, the Israelites also spent

a lot of their time complaining. An example is a passage we read just a few weeks ago, after Miriam has died and the Israelites are suddenly gasping with thirst. Midrash tells us that this is directly related, because Miriam had her very own magical well that followed them through the desert supporting the community. When Miriam died, it vanished, leaving the Israelites crying out for water. Miriam was an important resource for the Israelites, and her loss was a huge blow. The well appears to have been a miraculous gift bestowed on her as part of the familial leadership team of which she was a part. If she had taken to Twitter this week to offer us Biblical advice on keeping cool, she might have started by suggesting we stay hydrated. But as an experienced desert nomad, she would also have advised us to rest during the hottest hours of the day, stay out of the sun where possible, dress in loose clothing… and then she would probably have returned to the hydrating part! Like the Israelites, we need to complain less and listen to advice more. It seems these hot summers aren’t going anywhere, so we might need to get used to adapting our behaviour to be more like the resourceful Miriam and less like her grumbling companions.

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28 July 2022