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CHOP AND ROLL 51 Chop & Roll is a rolled ice cream company with the concept originating from Thailand.Fresh ice cream rolls being made in front of people’s eyes from fresh ingredients or the tastiest biscuits, which is a perfect way to treat your guest at any event. www.facebook.com/chopandroll28 D&D LONDON C46 D&D London is a group of diverse restaurants, bars and hotels based principally in London. Their vast portfolio means that D&D is ideally placed to help plan your next event, whatever its size or style. Their team of events experts are on hand to make sure it’s memorable for all the right reasons. www.danddlondon.com/private-dining-events DE VERE HOTELS B38 A beautiful wedding venue in Buckinghamshire, De Vere Latimer Estate has a wealth of stories to tell and creates a wonderful setting for a wedding day like no other. www.devere.com/DeVereLatimerEstate DYRHAM PARK COUNTRY CLUB A13 Dyrham Park Country Club is quite simply the perfect venue in Hertfordshire for any occasion, including weddings and barmitzvahs. Easily accessible from central London and the M25/A1, the stunning Grade II-listed Palladian Clubhouse is surrounded by more than 200 acres of spectacular parkland. www.dyrhampark.com ECO FURNITURE HIRE A26 Eco Furniture Hire is seen by many as the industry leader when it comes to offering innovative furniture

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GARY SCHIFFMAN – MAGICIAN & MIND READER A20 Gary Schiffman can perform stunning TV-style close-up magic and mind reading at your simcha during the drinks reception and/or during the meal. He is a member of the world-famous Magic Circle. www.garyschiffman.com

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ISRAELI DANCE INSTITUTE Reception The Israeli Dance Institute offers four Israeli dance troupes for dancers aged between eight and 60. All these troupes are available to perform at your simcha alongside dance leaders for community Israeli dance. The Israeli Dance Institute is recruiting NOW for performers. Contact info@idi.org.uk if you are interested. www.idi.org.uk ITZIK CATERERS A3 Itzik Caterers offer the best in Kosher catering at any location and any type of function, with innovative and unique menus including food stations, children’s fancies, dessert trolleys and buffets. For that extra special occasion, they will help set your room to a variety of themes whether it be flowered or tented or even morrocan! www.itzikcaterers.com JAMES SHAW B35 James Shaw is a professional photographer with over 20 years’ professional experience treading the red carpet – he now brings his expertise to your party, ensuring that you are the celebrity at your own Simcha. www.jamesshawphotos.co.uk JASMINE CATERING Room 4 We help you create the perfect Simcha, listening to

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MILL HILL SYNAGOGUE A19 NEW THIS YEAR! On their stand, Mill Hill Synagogue will be showing the Annie and Samuel Levy Hall in 360 degrees with virtual reality experience. Come along and immerse yourself! www.nerorre.co.uk MOONRUN UK Room 3 MoonRun UK has just launched in the UK recently and can be booked for Bar/Batmitzvah Parties & Events (age 11 years upwards). MoonRun is innovative technology that connects to Apps on the internet and a unique & fun party piece. www.facebook.com/MoonRun UK-302696497213842 MORE FOR KIDS Room 4 More For Kids offers flattering sturdy fit suits, shirts and accessories for your larger than average boys aged 10 to 14. www.moreforkidsuk.com NATHAN EARL – MAGICIAN Room 4 Nathan is a member of The Magic Circle and Equity. He performs both stage and close-up magic at various events for audiences of all ages. www.nathanearlmagician.com NEIL SAMUELS CATERING A24 Neil Samuels catering take your ideas and make the reality even better. They provide a bespoke service with flawless organisation, spectacular design, elegant venues and delicious food and drink, delivered by a team of personable and professional staff. www.yourcelebration.co.uk

LEOR FILMS A10 Come and watch some super high-level event films that will blow you away! From barmitzvahs in Thorpe Park to the RAF Museum, we’ve captured it all! 10% off all collections if you book on 11 November. See you there. www.leor.co.uk MECURE LONDON WATFORD HOTEL A1 The Mercure Watford Hotel is the perfect location and venue for every type of event. Spacious and stylish interiors, parking for 350 cars and 12 event spaces accommodating up to 200 guests in their largest suite. www.mercurewatford.co.uk MICKY B EVENTS UK C43 Idea creation, bespoke themes and full production. Coming 2019: B-Live - DJ Vibes and epic live performances on one stage. Est. over 25 years. Ask about our new services. www.mickybevents.co.uk

REELMASH Room 4 ReelMash use all the photos and videos taken by everyone at your event and turn them into an amazing and unique film. You can use their app, which automatically uploads all the footage and photos to their server – or just send everything via WhatsApp. They add music, titles, special effects and filters. Real Videos, Real Photos, Real Easy. www.reelmash.com SAVOIR FAIRE Marquee Savoir Faire provides luxury marquees hire and event management for all types of events including Weddings, parties, product launches, team building and much more. www.savoirfairemarquees.co.uk SENSESATIONAL FACES Room 4 SenseSational Faces offers your event some dazzle, sparkle and beauty! Festival glitter, face painting, glitter tattoos and amazing ombre lips with LipSense (a long lasting colour) from glitter to neon colours, they have it all for your event, party or wedding. For adults and children, they cater for all. Book today and be SenseSational. www.pickamixparties.com

NOVELTIES DIRECT C52 Novelties Direct supply a huge range of flashing, glow, glasses, hats etc. for bar and batmitzvahs. We also have in-house printing facilities for T-shirts, hoodies, caps, etc. www.barmitzvahnovelties.co.uk www.novelties-direct.co.uk NYA SIMONE EVENTS C47 Nya Simone Events is based in Hertfordshire but also caters for north and east London. They manage and create all types of life’s amazing milestones and celebrations, including wedding planning, candy tables and event management. They offer a variety of packages to meet your needs, from the ‘Whole Shabang’ to ‘Pick N Mix’ services and a hire service of our props and tables. All offered with a free consultation. www.nyasimoneevents.com PATIENT HEALTH LTD A14 If spending on a function, then get a huge chunk back by getting Patient Health to check your health insurance. You shouldn’t be overpaying, and we’re regulated to check. www.patienthealth.co.uk/

THE HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY C49 The Health Insurance Company offer a boutique brokerage service specializing in cover for over 65’s, with over 12 health providers, giving their clients access to optimal premiums and special offers. www.thehealthinsurancecompany.co.uk THE LONDON BALLOON BOUTIQUE A31a The London Balloon Boutique provide truly magical balloon gifts and decorations for all kinds of events & occasions whether for a private function like your wedding, a surprise birthday or milestone anniversary or a corporate event such as a conference, product launch or marketing campaign. www.thelondonballoonboutique.co.uk THE MEMORY CREATORS LTD C48 The Memory Creators are with you every step of the way ,from venue selection to the personal touches to create events and lasting memories. Contact info@the memorycreators.co.uk www.facebook.com/thememorycreators THE VIP LOUNGE B36 Providing a unique ambience for each and every event, The VIP Lounge in Edgware is the ideal venue for your celebration or corporate event. Offering exclusive full day hire and a full kosher catering kitchen service, The VIP Lounge is the perfect space for your big event! www.theviplounge.com TUX LUX A4 Tux Lux are dedicated to provide you with an exceptional and personal service. With their attention to detail you can rest assured that they can offer the suit you desire on your special day. www.tuxlux.co.uk UPSTAGE CREATIVE Marquee Production and Stand B39 & B40 Upstage Creative is an entertainment and production company founded from years of experience on and off-stage. We bring interactive entertainment, live music and DJ setups, design and production transforming every event into a night to remember. www.upstagecreative.co.uk

SHOWTIME EVENTS Hotel forecourt Transport has never been so fun. Jump into the back and have some photographic fun with the tuk tuk from India by Showtime Events. www.showtimeevents.london SIGNED SEALED DELIVERED B35 Signed, Sealed & Delivered rent exact replica ER Post Boxes for weddings & bat/barmitzvahs. All the post boxes are lockable & come personalised too. www.facebook.com/ssdlondon

KLASS KLIPS C45 LAA PHOTOGRAPHY Room 4 No challenge is too big for Lucy from LAA Photography, as her artistic nature and strong eye for detail proves. Lucy loves to make her clients feel comfortable in front of the camera, as she believes the most natural shots are formed this way. www.laaphotography.co.uk

POSITIVE BRANDING C44 Looking to add an extra wow-factor to your bar or batmitzvah celebration? A special day calls for some special custom printed T-shirts and hoodies! www.positivebranding.co.uk

SMARTPICSUK A28 In addition to its hand-made oak vintage photo booth, Smartpics will be proudly demonstrating the very latest technology in photographic entertainment – the new Selfie Wizard. www.smartpicsukeventphotography.com THE BIG RED BOX A5 The Big Red Box is the UK’s only audio guest book. Guests leave you voicemails via telephone, inside a beautifully handcrafted replica of the iconic British red telephone box. Shortly after your event, you receive a little red box, which contains all of the answer phone messages from your guests magically stored inside. www.thebigredbox.co THE BRAID BAR Room 3 The Braid Bar is based in Selfridges, London, and offers unique, quick and affordable braids. Our talented braiders can also come to your party or event. www.thebraidbar.co.uk THE GREAT BARN A6 With a beautiful vaulted ceiling, exposed wooden beams and a 14th century moat, The Great Barn provides an elegant venue for weddings, bar and batmitzvahs, birthdays and other special occasions. www.greatbarnvenue.uk

VENI VICI AESTHETICS C43 Veni Vici Aesthetics is a doctor-run aesthetic service. It offers advanced anti-wrinkle treatments, fillers and intravenous nutrition therapy and provides both mobile and clinic based appointments. www.facebook.com/EssexBotoxandFillers VILLAGE HOTEL A29 The Village London Watford Hotel – our venue this weekend - is the perfect place to stay if you’re visiting the capital, or spending time in the Hertfordshire countryside. They have everything you need for your stay, including a gym, Starbucks, restaurant and bar, all in one location. www.village-hotels.co.uk/hotels/london-watford /?gclid=Cj0KCQiAlIXfBRCpARIsAKvManyqOzETZp JvsbIQqc7QJgGus2hb3N63K5WjXbDARseyDzeV4ceolvEaAsv4EALw_wcB WACKYBOOTH EVENTS LIMITED Room 2 Wackybooth specialises in high quality photo booths and magic mirrors for all occasions. They also supply a whole host of other services including giant light up letters and bobbly heads. www.wackybooth.co.uk YOUR FLOWER STORY A33 This year we will host Your Flower Story London, one of the best florist designers, who will surprise you with its unique design and flower decoration. www.yourflowerstory.london

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Mayor reveals ‘pain’ over Labour racism Sadiq Khan has said it “pains me to my core” that many Jews have been made to feel Labour “doesn’t have their best interests at heart” and expressed solidarity with MPs facing abuse, as he made his most powerful intervention yet on the antisemitism crisis, writes Justin Cohen. The Mayor of London also demanded the Labour Leadership makes a “concerted effort” to build relations with the community when he delivered the keynote address at the Board of Deputies president’s dinner on Monday night. He again paid tribute to the

victims of the “wicked” attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue – in whose memory he attended a vigil a week ago and a Shabbat service this weekend. Saying the atrocity felt like an attack on “all of us”, he told 450 guests that antisemitism is a “fight” for all Londoners as it presents a threat to “our values, the cohesiveness of our communities”. The mayor pledged his personal support to stamp out Jew-hatred, saying he was “a Muslim mayor standing shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish community”. But pointing out he attended the event as a Labour politi-

cian as well as mayor, Khan referred to the “deeply disappointing collapse in trust” between much of the Jewish community and Labour’s leadership over antisemitism. He received rapturous applause as he put “on record” his support for “honourable” former parliamentary colleagues who have faced abuse – naming Luciana Berger as well as others in the room like Dame Margaret Hodge, Ian Austin and Joan Ryan. He said: “It pains me to my core when I hear that many Jewish people now feel that a party that would normally be a nat-

ural home in our democratic process have been made to feel that it doesn’t have their best interests at heart. And even worse, Labour looks reluctant to tackle antisemitism from within the party itself. This is not good enough.” Only after an outcry did the party’s governing body accept the definition with all its examples, while adding an additional clarification on freedom to criticise Israel. But he insisted Labour should have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism “no ifs and no buts” from the start.

Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, hailed the relationship between her officers and communal organisations as the “envy” of law enforcement. Board president Van der Zyl cited last week’s vigil for Pittsburgh and the Enough is Enough rally against antisemitism in Labour as evidence that “when our community comes together it is a very special thing”. The rally in Parliament Square showed “were not afraid to make a noise”, she added. She also acknowledged by name the MPs who hate stood up to abuse.

Sadiq Khan speaking at the Board of Deputies dinner on Monday

...as police investigate antisemitism in the party Metropolitan Police officers have begun a criminal investigation into examples of antisemitic comments made on social media by Labour members, with a view to prosecuting. A dossier of evidence of unknown origin was handed to Police Commissioner Cressida Dick by LBC Radio in early September, just hours before Labour’s National Executive Committee met to debate the adoption of a new antisemitism definition. At the time, Dick said she would hand it to her

experts to see whether crimes have been committed, and now the force has said a criminal investigation has begun. “The complainant alleged that the documentation included evidence of antisemitic hate crimes,” a Met spokesman said. “The contents have been examined by specialist officers. A criminal investigation has com-

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menced into some of the allegations within the documentation. Early advice is being sought from the Crown Prosecution Service.” Among the 45 comments flagged as concerns, one read: “We shall rid the Jews who are cancer on us all… Zionist extremist MP who hates civilised people about to get a good kicking.” In another, a serving

Labour councillor is accused of inflicting “10 years of hell” on a child, calling him “Jew boy”. Mak Chishty, who formerly dealt with hate crime for the Met, told the radio show that he had reviewed the dossier and felt 17 should have been reported as a race-hate incident for investigation, and four warranted a criminal investigation. Board of Deputies vice president Amanda Bowman said: “This comes as no surprise. There is a deeply embedded culture of antisemitism in parts of the Labour Party.”

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Board’s own panel criticises ‘anti-Muslim’ deputy verdict The representative of Finchley United Synagogue suspended from the Board of Deputies of British Jews for six years for “Islamophobic and anti-Arab” comments could return, after the Board’s own panel criticised its decision-making. This follows the leak of documents from an appeal against the suspension of Roslyn Pine, who it is claimed shared tweets describing Muslims as “the vilest of animals” and Arab migrants as “an invading army”. The Appeal Panel questioned whether the decision to “remove” Pine in July was available to the Board, given the constitutional restrictions. Chaired by lawyer Janet Tresman, it criticised the way the Board’s executive decided to suspend Pine – with no meeting, collective discussion or notes kept. Panellists said they “agreed this was manifestly irregular when the executive makes a decision of such enormity, never made before, to suspend a deputy from all Board

Roslyn Pine was suspended by the Board for six years

activities…”. It had been taken by an undated “telephone poll” of executive members conducted by head Gillian Merron, who later presented the panel with a list of names and “ticks”. The panel said this represented “a serious omission” and will embarrass Board president Marie van der Zyl, who said before the suspension the Board needed to improve transparency in disciplinary matters. Pine had been warned about

her conduct in December 2015 and in May 2016, at which point she was told any future misconduct could result in suspension. But the Appeal Panel said a full set of records of past complaints and sanctions against deputies had not been provided and that no precedent had been set or followed for Pine’s suspension, finding it “irregular”. The panel said the Board and its executive had “no authority” to “remove” a deputy for rea-

sons other than a conviction of a “serious criminal offence”, before sending the decision back for “reconsideration”. Pine appealed the decision of a Code of Conduct Panel to recommend her suspension, citing fresh evidence and procedural irregularities. The Appeal Panel dismissed both points but then listed a series of perceived failings on the part of the executive. Pine said: “The Board’s appeal procedure is very limited in scope, unlike a normal appeal court, which is why the judgment was focused on the unprecedented punishment and the way it was arrived at. I’ll continue to pursue justice.” A Board spokesperson said: “The original decision by the Executive regarding the appropriate steps to take in relation to Ms Pine was reached in good faith with the benefit of legal advice and as a result of the Executive satisfying itself of the scope of its powers and the procedural requirements of the current Code of Conduct.”

London councillors tackle antisemitism Councillors from every ugee family fleeing civil war. During the conference, London borough attended a seminar organised by Jewish Board of Deputies president groups on Sunday, where they Marie van der Zyl warned of heard “powerful testimony” approaching “genocide” in from Holocaust survivor Dr relation to a question about Labour and antisemitism. Martin Stern. The comments, which Organisers at the Board of Deputies, Jewish Leadership van der Zyl was later asked to Council (JLC) and London clarify, came during a panel disJewish Forum (LJF) said cussion with Claudia Mendoza more than 120 councillors of the JLC, the Board’s Philip made it “the biggest attend- Rosenberg, Adrian Cohen of the LJF, and former MP ance for any such event”. Among the issues dis- Lee Scott. One councillor in cussed were antisemitism, the audience said: “Her choice Israel, education, social care, of wording in the discussion the housing needs of the raised several eyebrows.” A Board spokesman said: Charedi community, and social action, with speakers “The president was saying including Board vice-presi- genocide does not begin overdent Edwin Shuker and the night, but with hate speech and then violent acts. JLC’s Claudia Men“That is why we must doza. take a robust stance Online, councilagainst all kinds of antilors hailed efforts semitism, anti-Muslim by South London hatred or prejudice of Liberal Synagogue any kind, whether for converting it takes place an area of the in person or shul to house Marie van der Zyl online.” a Syrian ref-

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Health on agenda as leaders meet PM Theresa May was told of new plans to tackle mental illness in Jewish schools and urged to introduce new legislation to fight online hate, during her annual meeting with community leaders, writes Justin Cohen. The prime minister hosted a delegation led by the Jewish Leadership Council (JLC)’s chairman, Jonathan Goldstein, for talks at Downing Street that covered issues from Brexit and teaching same-sex relationships to Hezbollah – with leaders reiterating calls for the terror group to be fully proscribed. The eight-strong delegation – the majority of whom were women following controversy in the past about male-dominated groups visiting the prime minister – thanked May for the government’s support in the wake of the Pittsburgh atrocity, including the home secretary’s attendance at a hastily-organised vigil. May said: “I was pleased to meet with the JLC to discuss the challenges their communities face, particularly as we react to the shocking attack in Pittsburgh.

PROBE INTO PASTOR POSTS A Christian pastor fighting for a Liverpool council seat next to Jewish MP Luciana Berger’s constituency is under investigation by the Labour Party amid concerns he posted “antisemitic” comments online. Liam Moore, a left-leaning human rights activist and part-time Phil Collins impersonator, were revealed by The Sun this week, days after he was picked by Labour to fight for the

Norris Green ward. One in 2014 refers to “Rothschild’s Zionist-run Israel and world government” while another talked of a “Zionist coup” with proIsrael MPs “infiltrating” the party. Speaking to Jewish News, Moore said he was horrified at the idea he may be antisemitic, and although he admitted some of his past posts were “inflammatory,” he pointed to them having been made years ago.

Students cancel MP event Community leaders with Theresa May in Downing Street

“The meeting was an opportunity to pay tribute to the tremendous contribution British Jews make to this country, to praise the community for its resilience and optimism, and to reaffirm my commitment to stamping out antisemitism in this country.” As chair of the Community Security Trust (CST), Gerald Ronson told May he had instructed the organisation to make working with other communities to counter threats from the far right and far left a priority. The CST and Tell Mama, which monitors anti-Muslim hate, already have close relations.

He also highlighted how social media exacerbates the challenge and the need to do more to hold those who spread hate to account. Goldstein thanked May for her support for plans for a new Holocaust memorial in Westminster and for the Balfour centenary events a year ago. He also urged the Tory leader to visit Israel after Britain leaves the European Union. Marie Van der Zyl, attending her first such meeting as Board of Deputies president, highlighted a Board– JLC Brexit paper covering the possible impacts on kosher meat and trade with Israel.

Sheffield Labour Students cancelled an event with MP Chris Williamson, citing the criminal investigation into antisemitism in the party. Jewish representatives had earlier said the student group was “ignoring the concerns of Jewish students” on campus by inviting

the MP for Derby North – who had said antisemitism claims were “a dirty lowdown trick” used for “political ends” – alongside Steven Bell from Stop the War. He had been due to speak at a talk titled ‘Why we need an anti-war government’ .

Paper apology to writer Socialist newspaper The Morning Star ran a prominent apology to journalist Etan Smallman after publishing accusations of his “agenda” on Labour antisemitism by his interviewee. The paper apologised over the fallout from an interview Smallman conducted with Lauren Booth about her

book Finding Peace in the Holy Land. Booth, who converted to Islam in 2010, wrongly wrote that Smallman had “a clear agenda”, used “mental gymnastics”, and that his Twitter feed showed “a big affection for all tropes related to Labour as antisemitic to its inner core”.

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A special BBC radio programme recalling the experience of Kristallnacht through the eyes of a 10-year-old girl is to be aired this weekend. The Girl Who Witnessed Crystal Night, which hears from Ruth Winkelmann (née Jacks – pictured), now aged 90, has been produced to mark 80 years since the Nazis’ most notorious pogrom. In a production for BBC World Service, Winkelmann, the daughter of a Jewish father and a mother who converted to Judaism before her marriage, speaks to the BBC’s former Berlin correspondent, Caroline Wyatt, about her vivid memories of that terrible night. She recalls arriving at her Berlin school the morning after the rampage to find it barricaded by the same Nazi stormtroopers who had desecrated the nearby synagogue hours earlier, and girls having to escape through the lofts of adjacent buildings. “This is the beginning of a very difficult time,” her father told her that night. He and 14 other relatives would later be killed at Auschwitz, while Winkelmann survived by hiding in a Berlin allotment with her mother before being rescued by the

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Last year, we received a generous legacy from a lady who passed away from cancer. Her husband wanted to put this legacy towards something that would reflect her caring personality and beauty so he chose to dedicate the quiet waiting room at Chai’s flagship centre in Hendon in her memory. The room is a nurturing and calming environment which epitomised so many of his late wife’s qualities. A legacy to JCoSS will ensure its Through this legacy many people will find peace of mind and feel supported and teachers have the finest teaching safe. May her memory be perpetuated forever.

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transformed her. supporting children at risk and providing Brought up in the Jewish faithprogramme and considHer legacy enabled Hadassah to The next generation shelter forneeds womenan suffering domestic ered Jewish theofNazi regime, she later conabuse. with the open aby state the art operating excellent education verted facility, to Christianity out of not gratitude to the where it continues only skills and values enable them 100to years. largest Her mentor, Sarah, helped herWIZO has been Changing Lives and Building Futures for A legacy of As anythe size or % will make a difference to helping future man who hadhealing savedcare, her life. Today, she says to give but also reach potential. social welfare organisation in Israel, to WIZO helps their disadvantaged citizens regardless go from never speaking in class, generations of Israelis become self-sufficient and will, ultimately, create embracing a role in the school stronger Israel for us all. she hastoapioneer “mixed” faith and deeptosense of her of race or religion, to become self-sufficient. With 800aprojects and programmes research intoanew and reaching an outstanding across Israel, WIZO equips individuals with the skills, tools and opportunities they Jewishtreatment. roots – she always wearsplay her Magen level in English. need to succeed. Rather than just giving handouts, we empower people to help David when she goes out to tell her story, which themselves. Projects include day care centres, vocational training schools, A legacy, ensures that UJIA she does often, visiting dozens of schools in and legalVashem bureaux, foster homes, can help children like Malek. community centres, shelters for women and children,Yad around Berlin where she lives. youth clubs, youth villages and boarding schools. strengthens Jewish identity Kristine Pommert, the programme’s proyouth groups who visit, high school groups, Birthright or WIZO also runs vital programmes that support single among parent families, immigrants, ducer who came up with the idea, says her own March ofhotlines the Living. It provides world leaders with an education in the vulnerable teenagers and the elderly, and provides dedicated responding ramifications of genocide and strengthens the motivation of Israeli heritage made this a personal challenge. to issues around parenting, legal problems and domestic violence for men and generations of the soldiers who visit Yad Vashem during their initial service. “I’m German by birth and have Four always had a women. Legacies are a vital source of funding for WIZO. From supporting children Jinjikhashvili–Bulbutashvili family sleep at risk in multipurpose day care centres to providing emergency women however large or small, will help this work. particular urge to use my skills as inaone documentiny room. Walls are crumbling Your legacyshelter to Yadfor Vashem, suffering thereHolois just a stove to warm their domestic abuse – WIZO helps vulnerable families across Israel. Leaving tary-maker to make sure witnessesand of the as little as 1% in your Will to WIZO can help make a massive difference to future apartment. caust are heard,” she said. generations and in turn will create a stronger Israel for us all. “Working with Ruth has been an enormous privilege. She is a woman who was able to go to One of Youth Aliyah’s donors regularly World so Jewish Relief enables supported the pet therapy centre at the school for just four years, yet I’ve learnt much JW3 is a registered charity. 60% of its funding is derived from Children’s earned income. them to survive from day to day. Talpiot villageThe in Hadera, Israel. from her. Her lack of bitterness is astonishing.” Support from gifts in Wills can remainder comes from the generous support of its donors and funders. A gift to JW3 in your Will helps us programme unrivalled arts and culture, deliver inspiring learningand take more people out of poverty  The programme will be aired strengthen community. and transform their lives. on the BBC World Service at 1.32pm Talpiot is home to hundreds of at-risk and vulnerable children who tomorrow (Friday) and repeated have suffered at trauma, abuse and neglect. On the donor’s passing Over 500 young Jewish professionals make meaningful connections our Friday Night choseand to leave a legacy of £5000 to the programme, allowing Dinners, we provide a home from home for Holocaustthey Survivors refugees through on Sunday at 9.32am, 5.32pm and pet therapy to continue to run. our enrichment programme and over 85 vulnerable 16-25 year olds develop their 11.32pm confidence and skills to realise their potential through Gateways, our vocational development programme.

POPE’S PLEA EX-NAZI TRIAL Pope Francis this week called for efforts to ensure that antisemitism is “banned from the human community”. Francis lamented current antisemitic attitudes as he greeted visiting rabbis from the World Congress of Mountain Jews from the Caucasus at the Vatican on Monday. Referring to today’s 80th anniver-

sary of Kristallnacht, Francis said: “Sadly, antisemitic attitudes are also present in our own times. “As I have often repeated, a Christian cannot be an antisemite; both religions share the same roots.” He added: “We are called to commit ourselves to ensure antisemitism is banned from the human community.”

A 94-year-old former enlisted SS man has gone on trial in Germany charged with being an accessory to murder for crimes committed during the years he served as a guard at the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp. Johann Rehbogen is accused of working as a guard at the camp east of Danzig, now the Polish city of Gdansk,

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Special report / 80 years after Kristallnacht

A speech that forged a new Jewish identity Forty-three years ago, on the 37th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Isaac Herzog heard his father give a speech that made history, writes Stephen Oryszczuk Israel’s Opposition leader until this “They’re talking, and Ernie tells my summer and now the new chair of the dad ‘You know if the resolution comes up Jewish Agency, Isaac Herzog is both his on 10 November, it will be 37 years since father’s son and his own man. The Kristallnacht.’ That was it. My father successor to long-standing took his point and started his Agency chief Natan speech with that.” Sharansky, he was in He certainly did. It marked London recently to celethe start of a 30-minute brate the 100-year anniblizzard of stark, staring versary of his Belfastdenunciation that forced born father, Chaim the world to sit up. “Mr Herzog, best known President,” Chaim began, for his two-term presi“it is symbolic that this dency of Israel – and for debate… should take place ‘that speech’. on 10 November. This was Chaim’s famous “Tonight, 37 years ago, address at the United Nations has gone down in history as in New York in 1975 when, as Kristallnacht, or Night of CrysIsraeli ambassador, he stood and Isaac Hertzog tals. This was the night in 1938 delivered a withering critique of when Hitler’s Nazi stormtroopers the world body, accusing it of hatred towards launched a coordinated attack on the Jewish Jews on the very day, 10 November, when Nazi community in Germany, burned the synaparamilitaries had killed hundreds of Jews in gogues in all its cities, and made bonfires in Germany 37 years earlier. the streets of the Holy Books and the Scrolls As now, the UN was a somewhat hostile of the Holy Law and Bible. forum and about to pass a resolution equating “It was the night Jewish homes were Zionism with racism. attacked and heads of families taken away, The mood had already been set. A year many never to return. It was the night the earlier, it had welcomed a gun-toting Yasser windows of all Jewish businesses and stores Arafat to the stage and cheered his promise were smashed, covering the streets of Gerthat “there will be no presence in this region many with a film of broken glass, which disother than the Arab presence”. solved into millions of crystals, giving that Chaim pulled no punches. In fluent Eng- night its name. lish, with the hint of an Irish accent, he “It was the night that eventually led to accused the UN of “bitter anti-Semitic, anti- the gas chambers, to Auschwitz, Birkenau, Jewish hatred that animates Arab society”. Dachau, Buchenwald, Theresienstadt and After he tore into the “racists” pushing others. It was the night that led to the most the motion, he tore up the resolution at the terrifying holocaust in the history of man. podium, just as his father, Ireland’s Chief “It is indeed befitting, Mr President, that Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, had done to this debate, conceived in the desire to deflect one of the British White Papers on the British the Middle East from its moves towards Mandate in Palestine. peace, and borne of a deep pervading feeling Years after Chaim had walked back to his of antisemitism, should come up for debate on seat to loud, landmark applause from world this day, which recalls one of the most tragic representatives, historian Simon Sebag- days in one of the darkest periods in history.” Montefiore described it as “one of the great As we mark 80 years since Kristallnacht, at speeches of the 20th century”, alongside times it seems the world hasn’t changed, but those of Churchill and Mandela, but what what was the long-term impact of Chaim’s does Isaac, then aged 15, remember of it and stand? “It was aired live around the world, on its origins? all the big networks, and it sent shivers across “I remember the week leading up to it, the globe,” says Isaac. “For many Jews their because my father was frustrated that Jewish identity was formed in that moment.” leadership was totally silent and didn’t underDid he know his father was about to stand stand the onslaught, led at the time by an Arab in front of world leaders and tear their resobloc and a Communist bloc,” he tells Jewish lution up before their eyes? “No I didn’t, but News. I knew he wanted to do something dramatic. “We were at home. I was in 10th-grade and He discussed it with my mum and they agreed my father was preparing the speech, working it together. It overwhelmed me, dramatically.” on the beginning and the end. A few days Ten years earlier, when he was six, his before, he’d met a leader of the United Jewish father had become Israel’s commentator for Appeal at the time, Holocaust survivor Ernie the war, broadcasting to people under siege. Michel. My father was in the British Army and “He became a star overnight, his picture was one of the first officers into the camps [on lib- everywhere. A day after the UN speech, we eration]. went to a demonstration in Manhattan, tens

Chaim Herzog’s speech to the UN, on the 37th anniversary of Kristallnacht, was later hailed as one of the greatest of the 20th century

of thousands of Jews, and he was received like a hero.” For a teenage Isaac, however, there is a fonder, more personal memory of the immediate aftermath. “It was the morning, and my father came down in his pyjamas to make breakfast for me and my sister Ronit, before we went to school. “There he was, in his pyjamas, hair everywhere, with his photo on the front page of all the newspapers on the table. It was a striking moment, the difference between the private and the public. It’s a special memory.” Did the young Isaac grasp what his father had just done? “I actually did. I was involved in student politics. I had had a unique opportunity to meet interesting people, dinners at our house with Henry Kissinger and Jackie Kennedy. But the real story was Zionism. It uplifted my father. He was elected president a few years later, in 1983. His own personal story intertwined with the story of the Jewish people.” Ten years earlier, when he was six, his father had become Israel’s commentator for the war, broadcasting to people under siege.

“He became a star overnight, his picture was everywhere. A day after the UN speech, we went to a demonstration in Manhattan, tens of thousands of Jews, and he was received like a hero.” For a teenage Isaac, however, there is a fonder, more personal memory of the immediate aftermath. “It was the morning, and my father came down in his pyjamas to make breakfast for me and my sister Ronit, before we went to school. “There he was, in his pyjamas, hair everywhere, with his photo on the front page of all the newspapers on the table. It was a striking moment, the difference between the private and the public. It’s a special memory.” Did the young Isaac grasp what his father had just done? “I actually did. I was involved in student politics. I had had a unique opportunity to meet interesting people, dinners at our house with Henry Kissinger and Jackie Kennedy. “But the real story was Zionism. It uplifted my father. He was elected president a few years later, in 1983. His own personal story intertwined with the story of the Jewish people.”

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News / 80 years after Kristallnacht NEWS IN BRIEF

‘SHINING LIGHT’ ON TRAGIC HISTORY OF THE MINSK GHETTO A London charity working with Jewish communities in Belarus has heralded a new book collating first-hand experiences of the Minsk Ghetto as “shining a light on some vital Jewish history”. Representatives of The Together Plan (TTP) charity, which translated the book into English, are attending a UK launch at the Belarus Embassy in London on 16 November. The work had a global launch at the British Embassy in Belarus last week. Memoirs of the Minsk Ghetto is a collection of memories from child survivors, its release timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the killing by the Nazis in Minsk between 21-23 October 1943 of 22,000 Jews from across Europe. TTP director Debra Brunner said the book, compiled by volunteers over four years, was a missing link. “The world knows very little about the Holocaust in Belarus, but this book starts to shine light on some vital Jewish history,” she said. The charity helps Jews in the former Soviet Union on the impact of inherited trauma and displaced Jewish identity and has been nominated for two Jewish Volunteering Network (JVN) awards.

‘Leave light on for Kristallnacht’ Synagogues and families across the country will this week mark 80 years since Kristallnacht by leaving the lights on over Shabbat. The United Synagogue (US) drive, launched this week, remembers a night when Nazis torched or vandalised Jewish homes, businesses, synagogues, schools and cemeteries across Germany and Austria, killing almost 100 Jews, many as they slept. This week the US said its simple ‘Leave a Light On’ initiative, which is being supported by The Wiener Library and the Association of Jewish Refugees

The United Synagogue initiative calls on people to leave their lights on during Shabbat in memory of Kristallnacht

(AJR), was being led by shuls – and rightly so. “More than 250 shuls were set alight and some

7,500 Jewish businesses were destroyed,” said US chief executive Steven Wilson.

ICONIC PRAYER BOOK DISPLAYED A frail 13th century High Holy Day prayer book that contains the oldest known example of Yiddish has been put on public display. The book witnessed much in its 700-year history, including the terrors of Kristallnacht 80 years ago – when it was saved from the Gestapo’s clutches by a determined city archivist who

hid it among other papers. The city was Worms, south of Frankfurt, and the prayerbook in question is the Worms Mahzor, featuring in a rare public display at the National Library of Israel. Head of collections Dr Aviad Stollman said it was “one of the most important artefacts in the world for understanding the

origins and development of Ashkenazi Jewish culture over the centuries”. He added: “It is remarkable to think that this book was used for so many years by the same German Jewish community,” he added. Much of the liturgy is almost identical to that found in prayer books today.

“Hundreds of Jewish buildings burned through the night as fire crews were expressly forbidden to dampen the flames. This Shabbat, shuls across the country will commemorate the pogrom by choosing to leave a light burning brightly.” Launched with an eyecatching poster of a synagogue ablaze, Wilson said individuals and families were welcome to take part in their own homes, adding: “We must remember the event for what it was: a pogrom, an organised violent attack on the Jewish community.” Gaby Glassman, chair of the

Yom Hashoah committee of Pinner Synagogue and a trustee of AJR, paid tribute to the symbolism of the initiative. “On 9 November 1938, our community synagogues were illuminated,” she said. “On 9 November 2018, we choose to illuminate our synagogues to remember what happened 80 years ago.” She added: “Nazi behaviour defied international standards but as international response was minimal, they learned they could act with impunity. The message from Kristallnacht is: Don’t stand by.”  Editorial comment, p16

RAPPING UP THE SHOAH A rap music video by the National Holocaust Centre and Museum features 86-year-old survivor Janine Webber. Called Edek and starring hip-hop artist Kapoo, it is described as “a history lesson for the YouTube age”.

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HISTORIAN’S NEW ROLE IN VILLAGE OF PEACE A non-Jewish historian has been appointed to head the British arm of Israel’s unique ‘peace village’ where Jews and Palestinians live side-byside. Dr Jack Omer-Jackaman, who has written extensively on Zionism and Jewish identity, has already flown out to Neve Shalom-Wahat al-Salam, a cooperative village founded by a Christian friar 40 years ago and now known as ‘Oasis of Peace’. Once confirmed as the new director of the British Friends of Neve Shalom, Omer-Jackman went to meet those running the village.

BRAVE PAIR AMAZE AT QUILLIAM GALA The unlikely pairing of Mindu Hornick, now 88 but who was sent from Prague to Auschwitz aged 12 and Ahmad Nawaz, now 14 who pretended to be dead two years ago after the Taliban slaughtered 150 of his schoolmates and teachers in 2014, brought an audience to its feet at the Quilliam Foundation’s winter gala. The event, aimed at demonstrating a determination to stamp out antisemitism and Islamophobia, gained resonance this year, as it was held days after the Pittsburgh shootings.

Charity stars hailed on JVN awards night Charitable organisations and individuals were honoured at the fifth annual JVN Heartbeat of the Community Awards. Hosted by The Apprentice’s Claude Littner, charities from across the Jewish and non-Jewish communities nominated their volunteers, with the winners whittled down by an independent judging panel to a shortlist. Nine awards were handed out on the night, including to Project ImpACT, which won the Investec Award for innovation in volunteering, Trevor Alexander received The Bridging Trust award for interfaith volunteering and Jonathan Middleburgh scooped The Charity Bank Award for Outstanding Charity Leadership. Camille Compton, winner of the JVN honour for overseas and international volunteering, said: “I was slightly embarrassed to receive the award as my reward is seeing our kids succeed, I don’t do it for thanks. However, it is a wonderful feeling to have a public acknowledgement. I’m left basking in the glow.”

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Neha Dhakar, from the Kisharon’s Childs Hill Library team, which won The Barbara Rosenblatt award for the outstanding volunteer team, said: “All the volunteers are so chuffed.” JVN director Leonie Lewis, who is stepping down after 10 years, said: “These awards demonstrate our commitment to appreciating volunteering in all its forms.”

Charedi leaders in Stamford Hill have urged religious Jews to get immunised against measles and for them not to send any children to school if one family member has it, after an outbreak in Israel found its way to Hackney this week. Health practitioners have produced literature in Yiddish and Hebrew encouraging those not already inoculated to get a jab, amid warnings from rabbis that those opposed to it risk the lives of others. Nurses also warn that families are still sending their other children to school even if a sibling has measles; all family members are urged to get vaccinated or seek medical advice until they return to the classroom. “There are some people who are opposed, but they

must be mindful of the halachic responsibility [to themselves and others] and remember that measles can be life-threatening for the vulnerable, such as the very young or very old,” said Rabbi Avroham Pinter. The principal of Yesodey HaTorah Senior Girls’ School in Stamford Hill was responding after an 18-month-old girl died from measles in Israel last week.

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LABOUR PARTY BRANCH VOTES DOWN MOTION A draft motion condemning the murder of 11 Jews at a Pittsburgh synagogue was voted down in a constituency branch of the Labour Party. Steve Cooke, secretary of the Norton West branch in Stockton North near Scotland, submitted the motion for a vote following the attack. When put to a vote, only two members backed the motion and it was voted down. Cooke was “aghast” that tit was voted down and members claimed there was too much focus on “anti-Semitism this, anti-Semitism that.” Critics reportedly said it should have condemned all racism instead of just anti-Semitism. • Pittsburgh: the aftermath, page 12

COMMISSION REJECTS UKLFI’S COMPLAINT The Charity Commission has dismissed a complaint against Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) made by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) and the US-based Lawfare Project in June. The lawyers’ complaint accused MAP of “racial hatred of Jews,” working with terrorist groups and promoting antisemitic material. MAP said it was “an appalling smear”.

Teens give back to help homeless More than 100 Jewish teenagers massed at the JW3 community centre last Sunday to pack portions of lentil curry to give to homeless people on London’s streets. The young volunteers spent the “cookathon” evening preparing food and hearing first-hand about the issues facing those with no home at the onset of winter, before shipping the meals to charities Crisis and The Manna. Gathering for the first of several weeks at the start of the academic year, the teens helped launch Project ImpACT, a volunteering programme

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comprising 15 communities across London, which days earlier had scooped a prize for innovation in volunteering at the Jewish Volunteering Network’s Awards.

Daniel, a young man who recently found himself homeless, was at JW3 to talk to the teens about sleeping rough, with 14-year-old volunteer Adam Rohald later saying: “It made me think about everything I have and not to take it for granted.” Talia Marchant, a Project ImpACT ambassador from Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue, said it was “extremely inspiring to see so many young people coming together for such a good cause”. She added: “There was an incredible atmosphere and the volunteers really enjoyed themselves.

“It was eye-opening to learn more about homelessness and what we can do.” Chayil Fehler, the project’s founder and director, said the evening was one of several large-scale events planned for this year. “Our focus is on participants being able to make an impact, and feel empowered to make a difference. “It’s important for post-bar and batmitzvah youth to play an active role volunteering in their community and beyond, and understand how they can contribute to others less fortunate.”

EL AL MANCHESTER ROUTE IDS qualifies MEND link Direct flights between Manchester and Israel will resume next year. El Al announced at the World Travel Market (WTM) it will add the direct route to its schedule for the first time in more than a decade. The service will be offered three times week from 26 May on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. It comes after the closure of Monarch, which included the route in its schedule, a year ago. “We’re going to make Israel even closer,” said Michael Strassburger of El Al at the opening of the Israel Govern-

ment Tourist Office zone at the annual WTM in London. “We have great anticipation thousands of British tourists will use this new service.” Israeli Ambassador Mark Regev, who cut the ribbon on the stand with the director general of the Israeli Tourism Ministry, said record numbers of British tourists visited the Jewish state last year – and said it would be eclipsed in 2018. He said: “It’s a really exciting time for British people to visit Israel. I expect more and more people to visit. It’s good for the British and good for Israel.”

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‘Nazi cold case’ reporter nominated A BBC reporter whose work prompted top German prosecutors to investigate a Telford pensioner for his alleged role in the Holocaust has been nominated for a top journalism award, writes Stephen Oryszczuk. Nick Southall, who was nominated for the 2018 British Journalism Awards by a 40-strong judging panel, worked with Edgware based Holocaust researcher Dr Stephen Ankier to resurrect the “cold file case” on Belarusian-born Stanislaw Chrzanowski, who died last year. Southall showed how Chrzanowski had been under investigation by Munich prosecutors for the wartime murder of 30 civilians in his home town of Slonim, becoming the first person in the UK to be investigated in Germany for his alleged role in the Second World War. The investigation ended when Chrzanowski died aged 96, unaware that police were preparing to raid his house, but Southall’s reporting showed how German war crimes prosecutors had “extended their reach” with the case. After corroborating evidence, Southall and Ankier were asked to pass their file to German prosecutors, who asked a top German court if they had jurisdiction to investigate a British citizen for alleged crimes committed by someone fighting for the Nazis but without direct command responsibility. Judges ruled

Nick Southall interviewing Jens Rommel of Germany’s Office for the Investigation of National Socialist Crime. Insets: Chrzanowski

they could. The ruling means anyone who served in a Nazi unit can now be prosecuted, regardless of their nationality, the nationality of their victims or where the crimes were committed – as long as there is an accusation of murder.

It took Southall two years to report on Chrzanowski, during which time he interviewed his stepson, John Kingston, who first alerted British police to concerns over his stepfather’s wartime role in the 1990s, based in part on stories Chrzanowski told Kingston when he was young. Officers interviewed Chrzanowski, after Kingston had gone to Belarus to interview Slonim residents, but prosecutors said there was insufficient evidence. The post-war trial of Slonim commander Gerhard Erren in Hamburg in 1974 had shown how some auxiliaries took part in executions, so working with researchers in 20 countries, Southall resurrected the case – to Kingston’s

surprise – to find evidence of a link. The breakthrough came when Ankier managed to secure from a source in Minsk the roster of 116 auxillaries who worked with invading Nazi troops in Slonim, shooting civilians in the death pits. Chrzanowski’s name was on the list, despite him having maintained he was “just a guard”. Although the BBC did not find any direct evidence linking Chrzanowski to war crimes, Southall’s reporting nevertheless showed how “Germany has unfinished business when it comes to prosecuting Nazi collaborators”. Southall told Jewish News the “key question” was why the case had not gone to trial in the 1990s, when there was fairly strong evidence.

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Gesher pioneers land top award Two Jewish mothers who opened a Jewish centre of excellence for children with additional needs and challenges last year have received this year’s Topland Group Business Luncheon award. Ali Durban and Sarah Sultman teamed up after meeting six years ago in a school playground. Both had sons with special educational needs (SEN) and felt there needed to be a Jewish school that better served their children and others like them. The ambitious pair set off on a mission to create what later become Gesher, which finally opened its doors in London last September. “We didn’t just want a school, but an outstanding school, the very best in class,” they said. “For us, it soon became apparent our plan wasn’t just about opening

Ali Durban and Sarah Sultman receive their award at the luncheon

a school but developing a movement across the community.” The pair have since won several accolades, including being nominated for the Community Initiative Award at Jewish News’ Night of Heroes, and

this week accepted the Topland Award 2018 on behalf of the school’s pupils. “It is incredible to be recognised, but for us, it’s the children who are the unsung heroes – this award should really be for them,” they said.

The award and luncheon, which raises money for Jewish Care, is sponsored by property investment group Topland and held in memory of former patron Philip Greenwold, who did much for the awards over many years. Recent past winners include former JFS pupil turned mental health campaigner Jonny Benjamin and Mavis Hyman, who channelled her family’s grief at the loss of her daughter in the 7/7 London bombings into the Miriam Hyman Memorial Trust. Explaining their motivation, Durban described Gesher as being there for the “invisible children, those who slip through the net”, with their educational experience before Gesher, likened to fitting “a square peg in a round hole”.

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Accepting the award, she said: “This demonstrates to us that there are people who understand, who want to support our vision and ensure these young people get the best start and chance in life as well as playing an active role in our community. “It wasn’t easy to get people on board at the start, but we never doubted we would get there in the end. Our story proves everything is possible if you put your heart and head into it.”

HAYE IN WARSAW TRIBUTE Boxer David Haye at the monument to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising with Jonny Daniels, the British-born Israeli president of the From The Depths foundation, which works to preserve the memory of the Holocaust in Poland. Haye was invited by the Polish National Foundation to learn about Poland’s culture.

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Oldest synagogue victim mourned Rose Mallinger, the oldest victim in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, has been remembered at her funeral as a loving and sharp-witted woman who was a fixture in the Jewish community. Mallinger was the last of the 11 victims in the 27 October attack at the Tree of Life synagogue to be laid to rest. She had been a member there

for more than 60 years. Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf and Allegheny county executive Rich Fitzgerald were among the many hundreds who attended Mallinger’s funeral at the Rodef Shalom synagogue. “She retained her sharp wit, humour and intelligence until the very last day,” her family said in a statement. “She did everything she wanted to do in her life.” Mallinger’s daughter, Andrea Wedner, 61, was wounded in the shooting. “I’ve known Rose a long time, and it was always going to be that she was so vibrant and bright and sharpwitted that she would live past 100,”

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said Michelle Organist, who also knows Wedner. “You knew something was going to take her eventually, but it wasn’t going to be gun violence.” Mallinger “was a pillar of the Jewish community,” her family said. “The synagogue was the centre of her very active life,” their statement read. “She was there every weekend, and the people of the congregation brought her great joy, as she brought to them.” She is survived by three children, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Robert Bowers, 46, is accused by police of gunning down the worshippers with a semi-automatic weapon and making threats against Jews. He has pleaded not guilty and is facing 44 charges, including 32 punishable by death.

Rose Mallinger, 97, right, was the oldest victim of the Pittsburgh shooting. Her daughter, Andrea Wedner, left, was wounded

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The Jewish owner of an American gun shop has offered to give rabbis free rifles following the Pittsburgh attack. Mel Bernstein, owner of Dragon Arms near Colorado Springs, said: “Let’s say there’s a fire in a synagogue. What do you grab? You grab a fire extinguisher right? Let’s say somebody comes in and starts shooting everybody. holiday

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and this is the tool, and I’m donating these to the rabbis.” Each gun Bernstein hopes to give the local religious leaders is valued at an estimated $650, and the store was clear that each rabbi would have to pass a background check to take possession of the weapon, the Western Journal reported.

Rabbi Jeff Ader of Temple Beit Torah in Colorado Springs told KOAA News5 the offer was generous and thoughtful and spoke to Bernstein about giving some people concealed weapons training. Scott Levin of the Anti-Defamation League serving Colorado told News5 a rabbi with a gun causes image issues and a potential disruption of the sanctity of a synagogue. After the shootings, President Trump said: “If they had an armed guard inside they may have been able to stop him immediately.”

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An Iranian-born developer has offered land and a ‘considerable contribution’ to build a new synagogue in Toronto, after those running a Jewish school and shul deemed it no longer viable. The rabbi praised Babak Sarshar, who is developing land nearby, adding: ‘There’s nothing in it for him.’

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One of Kiev’s main shuls has been bugged by state security, said Ukraine’s Orthodox Chief Rabbi Moshe Azman. Secret recording

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A Republican candidate in the US mid-term elections said in a sermon there can be no peace in Israel until Jews convert to Christianity. Former Baptist pastor Mike Harris, running in North Carolina, said every tongue in Jerusalem ‘shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord’.

BARBRA BELTS UP AND OUT IN CARPOOL KARAOKE Legendary Jewish singer Barbra Streisand won the internet this week with her Carpool Karaoke with James Corden. She blasted out some of her classics while in the driving seat during the video for the Late Late Show.

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100 years after the Armistice, we honour notable community members who served in the Great War

Over the last three years, six of us have joined Altermans as consultants – to work in property, company commercial, litigation, employment, private client and family law. All of us have been partners elsewhere, and know the pain of running a team, hitting chargeable targets and driving revenue. However, each of us knew deep down that what we wanted to do was find somewhere where we could work for our clients in a friendly and supportive environment.

3 Stanley Kaye It is easy now with the benefit of hindsight to see the mistakes and problems of the First World War, but no one in 1914 could possibly have known what lay before them and how many men and women would be asked to serve. By the summer of 1918, the war had been raging for four years but, finally, with the Germans’ failure to break the line with their spring attacks and the Allied success at the Battle of Amiens, it looked as though the end could at long last be in sight. The last 100 days included a series of battles on the Western Front that, coupled with the Allied grip on the Middle East

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and elsewhere, saw the eventual victory of the Western powers. However, those last 100 days still brought casualties, one of whom was a young gunner named Stanley Kaye of the Royal Field Artillery. Kaye, originally Karpf, was a Londoner born in 1998. He joined the RFA in 1916 and served with conspicuous bravery, receiving the Military Medal – a very prestigious award. He was killed on 18 October 1918 during the battles near Cambrai as the Allies advanced. It had been his 20 birthday three days before. He is buried at Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension in France.

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Our students’ sacrifice More than 240 ex-JFS pupils lost their lives in the Great War. Tim Barringer, a history teacher at the school, tells one of their stories “We admire the pluck and patriotic spirit of Joseph Rosenbloom who enlisted in Kitchener’s army in November last, being 13-and-a-half-years-old at the time. But we cannot condone the acts that accompanied this. He knew he was legally obliged to be attending school, he made the false declaration that he was 19 years of age, and joined another regiment when he discovered his father was summoned by the attendance officer. A two month search has failed to discover him.” So begins the March 1915 edition of the Jewish Free School magazine. Only eight months into the war, 13-year-old Joseph Rosenbloom decided to join up along with hundreds of thousands of others to serve as a soldier in the Great War. The trail goes cold at this point, and the school and Joseph’s parents can do nothing but pray for

his safe return. It is not until a year later that Joseph reappears in the Jewish Free School magazine. He writes his own article describing his experiences on the front line. He writes: “I joined Essex Regiment and no one knew I had joined again… I went to Stratford and from there to Warley. Here they gave me a suit of khaki and a complete kit. They sent me on garrison duty. We did drills with rifles and physical exercise. At the end of this month we were fit for service.” Joseph, by then 14, goes on to give an extraordinary account of his journey to Turkey and his role in the Gallipoli campaign. “When we arrived near Turkish soil the bullets and shrapnel were dropping all around us. After a few hours of fierce fighting we got firmly set on land. The Royal Naval Division, many of them young lads, brought up ammunition to us in the firing line. The day we landed was April 25th 1915, a day

that will never be forgotten by any on. He described how, on 6 June, soldier who was in it.” “we made a charge in which I was Joseph had been part of the 29th wounded. I thought my last day Division. They had been in the thick had come. I fell unconscious when of the fighting during the landings I was hit and when I opened my and had lost eyes again, I 2,000 men in was in Egypt the first few at Alexandria. days of the camI was blind for paign alone, three weeks trying to take and thought the hill of Achi I lost my sight, Baba. but thank God I They failed, regained it”. and Joseph And then on describes how 6 August when they “gained “we made our about six miles great charge. along the line, Jewish Londoners who died in the war We had helmets and the Turks on on account lost heavily. They were burying of the heat of the Sun. A bullet went Turks 50 at a time in trenches that through the top of my helmet, and we captured from them”. escaped my head by an eighth of Joseph was fortunate to survive an inch. Another bullet hit my left these early battles, although not shoulder, but luckily did not go without sustaining injuries later through”.

By November, his father had at last managed to track him down, leading to him being recalled to England. He made the voyage home aboard a minesweeper and then a cattle boat. After a tricky encounter with a German submarine, he soon found himself back in “dear old England” where he “came home, and my father, who tried hard to get me out, and succeeded was happy to see my face again”. Joseph ends his article ruefully: “Now I am at work, and think seriously I had better stick to it.” He adds: “I may say that although I was discharged on account of the untrue statement I made about my age, I left the army with a very good character from my commanding officer, a fact I remember with pride.” The 14-year-old Joseph Rosenbloom escaped with his life. Many others were not so lucky.

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of honour JEWS’ FREE SCHOOL Roll JFS students who gave their lives in the Great War AND THE GREAT WAR the Seond World War. Like all other British schools, JFS, then the Jews’ Free School, played its considerable part in the war effort, with 1,230 JFS boys serving in the Allied forces, of whom at least 240 are known to have lost their lives. The words of the October 1914 issue of ‘The Jews’ Free School Magazine’ aptly sum up the mood of A wartime edition of the JFS magazine the early days of the war, The Great War is arguably immense pride as well as the most influential event a sense that the alumni of of the 20th century, leading JFS serving in the war were to the redrawing of Europe, not only Jews, but an intethe loss of more than nine gral part of British society. million lives and, ultimately, It speaks of a need for “the

school to do its little share in the great struggle” demonstrating clearly the idea that in times of “great struggle”, no matter what area of society one belongs to, we unite to achieve a common goal. The November 1915 issue of the JFS magazine speaks of the number of its old boys serving in the army as “evidence enough of the fine spirit and patriotism bred in the school”. Yet, despite the clear connection that these soldiers had to Britain, this came hand-in-hand with a connection to Judaism. Those 1,230 JFS students were immigrants, children of immigrants, who felt a deep connection with the country in which they lived, and did not chose to isolate themselves from the rest of Britain. Instead they fought on, like all members of the British Army.

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Shining a light on the darkest night It wasn’t the night a shadow first darkened Europe’s Jews. It wasn’t the night the persecution started. And it wasn’t the night Jews were first named as the enemy. It was the night the violence began. Until Kristallnacht, Hitler’s repressive policies towards Jews had been non-violent. Jews had been isolated and persecuted, Jewish businesses boycotted, Jews dismissed from the civil service, books by Jewish authors burned. Jews had even been banned from marrying or having extramarital relations with non-Jews and, in September 1935, told that only Ayrans could be full German citizens. But the Night of Crystals was the night the rage was unleashed. It was the night later named for the millions of tiny glass fragments that lay as evidence of hate the following morning. Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s propaganda man, led the charge, ordering that “demonstrations, insofar as they erupt spontaneously, are not to be hampered”. It was as green a light as has ever been given. The excuse could have been anything. In the event, it was the murder of a German diplomat in Paris by an aggrieved Polish Jewish teenager whose parents had just been exiled from Germany by the Nazis. The young lad put five bullets into the official, who ironically enough disowned Nazi policies towards Jews, and all hell broke loose. As if the slaughter and destruction weren’t bad enough, 30,000 Jews were then arrested and sent to Dachau, Buchenwald and Sachsenhausen, while the Nazis imposed a collective fine on the Jewish community of 10 billion Reichsmarks, the equivalent of £300million in today’s money. Two months later, Jews were banned from schools and most public places. By that time, those who could were planning to leave, ‘woken up’ by that shattered glass. Well-meaning people the world over will look back at events like this, on anniversaries like this, and think: ‘That could never happen again.’ Hopeful Jews have thought as much throughout history, and been repeatedly proved wrong. As a people, we now know better than to assume the unlikely equals the impossible. This Shabbat, as we ‘leave a light on’ to remember the events of 80 years ago, we will be mindful of that, as we remember too what led up to those events, and remind ourselves that it never starts with crystals – and never ends there.

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Pawns of Khan al-Ahmar I refer to Aron Keller’s column (Jewish News, 18 October) regarding the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar. He is a member of Na’amod which the internet tells me was “born out of Kaddish for Gaza”. His article is, of course, one-sided. I have driven by this illegal outpost on Highway 1. Having researched this matter exhaustively, I can say that Mr Keller has been hoodwinked. I understand that some Bedouins moved to the area known as E1 in the 1950s due to an inter-tribal blood feud (not as stated by Mr Keller by the IDF). In the 1990s, these nomads, Bedouin who for

centuries had roamed the land, settled down, encouraged and assisted by the PA and the EU. The Oslo Agreement says the Area E1 was designated Area C, with Israel retaining zoning and planning powers and full military and civilian control. The E1 area is of strategic value. In the 2000s, following the Fayy-

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ad plan, the PA seized control of territory in Area E1 to create facts on the ground. Khan al-Ahmar is its flagship outpost. Israeli cars on the main Highway 1 were recently stoned by Arabs. Israel considers the encampment, built right next to Highway 1, a strategic danger. Bedouin residents in Khan al-Ahmar are being used as pawns in the PA’s game-plan. This is a test case and many more could follow. It’s not really about the welfare of the Bedouins but about the PA asserting facts on the ground in its long struggle to displace the Jews. Barry Maltz Enfield

CONTRADICTION IN TERMS I was disappointed you saw fit to report Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau, “added fuel to the debate when he referred to the Tree of Life Congregation as a place with a profound Jewish flavour and not a synagogue”. As Rav Saadia Gaon wrote over 1,000 years ago, the Jewish nation is a nation only by virtue of the Torah. The Conservative movement understands the Torah quite differently from classical Judaism as formulated, inter alia, by Maimonides in his 13 principles, so a “Conservative synagogue” sounds to Orthodox Jews like a contradiction in terms. This is a logically valid position even if it does not appeal to the advocates of “reli-

gious pluralism in the Jewish community”. While the non-Orthodox are entitled to call their places of worship “synagogues” or their clergy “rabbis”, they have no right to force those who disagree to do so. No doubt they would object to being compelled to use such terms for the places of worship of the “Messianic Jews” and their leaders. It is clear Robert Bowers targeted the Tree of Life because of his hatred of Jews. It would have been equally antisemitic even if none of those killed had been Jews. We cannot allow ourselves to be defined by those who hate us rather than by our own traditional norms. Martin D. Stern Salford

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Gaza: war by stealth “Teens’ Instagram of “there but for the account of life near grace of God and Gaza border goes location go I”. viral”: This is a very However, to those worthy and insightful at the sharp end of initiative by teenagers the situation as clearusing an Instagram acly delineated by these count to express and young people, a war report exactly what An Israeli girl stands in a by stealth is taking life is currently like for field burnt by Gaza fire place in their part of them and their families the neighbourhood and living in proximity to the crossing unless more positive action is taken with Gaza. to alleviate the situation this nightTo the majority of the populamare for locals is likely to continue tion reading of these happenings, for quite some time. it no doubt initiates a fair amount Stephen Vishnick Tel Aviv of hand-wringing and expressions

MEN GIVE MORE? GIVE ME A BREAK! I’ve seen some silly surveys in my time but last week’s, reported in your newspaper and published by World Jewish Relief (WJR), claiming men are more charitable than women really took the biscuit! In my experience women in our community are the prime movers in giving their time and money to

good causes. I appreciate WJR commissioned the poll to help launch an initiative about women’s charity around the world, but when they saw the results, they should have thought twice before publicising. Adele Moss Stanmore

JACK’S A REAL GEM – THANKS FOR GIVING SYNAGOGUE TALK Last Shabbat, we at Hampstead Synagogue Dennington Park Road were privileged to have been given a pre-Kiddush talk by Jack Mendel, Jewish News’ online editor. He spoke in some detail about his role on your newspaper and explained how the news was gathered and then arranged in a way it became the weekly newspaper that it is. When asked if news papers were likely to disappear as a result of the challenges of social media he considered that this would not happen in the foreseeable future. His talk to the synagogue was most illuminating. Jewish News has a gem in having Jack Mendel on its editorial staff. Anthony Ostrin Hampstead Synagogue

FORCED TO LISTEN TO AN ANTISEMITIC TIRADE Colin Appleby’s column (about how he was joined at a hotel breakfast by strangers who effortlessly moved into an antisemitic discussion) reminded me of a similar experience when I was an active participant in local amateur drama (Jewish News, 1 November). It was the end of the final performance of a one-act play in an Enfield drama festival. We were ‘coming down’ – changing from our costumes to go home.

I was sitting on the floor in the corner and the others either didn’t know I was Jewish (I was new to that group) or didn’t notice me. I then heard three or four of them discussing, out loud, what awful, horrible people the Jews are and how the Second World War ended too soon and Hitler should have been allowed to finish the job. Jeff Best N14

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Opinion

Green and the stirring of ancient suspicions ALEX BRUMMER

CITY EDITOR, THE DAILY MAIL

ir Philip Green is back on the front pages and in leader columns amid allegations of bullying behaviour and sexual harassment. It is hard not to think that this is yet another embarrassment for the Jewish community following recent allegations made against Sir Martin Sorrell at WPP and, needless to say, the Harvey Weinstein scandal, which kicked off the whole ‘Me Too’ movement. It doesn’t help Green that his love of celebrity friends means there are dozens of photos with people in the public eye ranging from Weinstein to model Kate Moss, who designed a clothing range for his Topshop chain. As much as I, as a financial commentator, have been fiercely critical of Green in the past, particularly over his attempt to betray the BHS pensioners (now put right), one is a little less convinced of his culpability in the current imbroglio. It is no secret to anyone who had had dealings with the expelled

Carmel College student that he is capable of foul-mouthed rants. In fact, almost every business journalist who has had dealings with Green will have memories of his bullying behaviour and liking for expletives. Not just journalists either. The distinguished pensions campaigner and former minister in David Cameron’s government Baroness Ros Altmann, writing in the Daily Mail, recalled how she was subjected to email and verbal venom from Green when seeking to ensure justice for BHS pensioners. As disturbing as all this is in the ‘Me Too’ age, none of it is surprising. Indeed, the use by Green’s business empire of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to shut up people who left his company after receiving a financial deal is not, as articles might make you think, an unusual occurrence. There is not a substantial business in Britain that has not used such agreements rather than find allegations of inappropriate behaviour taken to an employment tribunal or dragged through the courts. Indeed, when The Daily Telegraph reported that a leading anonymous businessman had

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PHILIP GREEN HAS BEEN SINGLED OUT IN A SEA OF WRONGDOING AT A TIME OF SENSITIVITY taken out an injunction to keep the NDAs private, the speculation about the person concerned ensured he could have been one of many. Among those on the shortlist was the chief executive of one of Britain’s biggest banks, the UK’s most popular entrepreneur and a senior advertising industry executive. My office knew he was the person concerned, but we could not report our finding as that would have been contempt of court. Labour peer Peter Hain intervened in the House of Lords. But as much as the press has contempt for public figures and celebrities who hide behind silencing orders, Hain’s

intervention was totally out of order. Lawyers saw it as a breach of privilege. But what was contemptible was Hain’s failure to reveal he is a consultant to the law firm Gordon Dadds LLP, which acted for The Telegraph. Hain, possibly inadvertently, placed himself in the middle of a commercial dispute between Green and the Barclay Brothers who own The Daily Telegraph. For many years the Barclays and Green were business associates. They backed Green’s purchase of the Sears shoe chain of shops on the high street, which helped set the retailer on the road to riches before BHS and Arcadia. Parts of the press have refused to let go of the allegations against Green of bullying, sexual harassment and anti-gay behaviour – which he flatly denies. Green’s behaviour may have been unfortunate, unacceptable and foolish and out of keeping with what is expected of business leaders in the 21st century. But he has been singled out in a sea of wrongdoing at a time of sensitivity in the Jewish community. There is a danger of stirring up ancient suspicions.

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Kristallnacht lessons many refuse to learn JUSTIN WELBY

ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY

his week we remember the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the destruction of synagogues across Germany, which marked the move from oppression to outright violent persecution on a systemic basis under Hitler, and which led to the Holocaust. People of my generation were brought up seeing films about the Holocaust, hearing from survivors, and listening to the experiences of relatives who were soldiers involved in the liberation of the concentration camps. It is incomprehensible that in the 21st century, still within living memory of those events, synagogues are attacked again. Antisemitism is alive and well in the UK. I sat in last month’s debate in the House of Lords on the issue of religious oppression and violence in this country. I am familiar with the subject, having spent many years travelling to places where Christians are persecuted with

extreme violence, but I did not expect to witness the extent to which religious hatred has become apparent in our own country against a whole range of religious communities, but especially also against Muslims. It should be no surprise that when antisemitism is on the rise, other minority groups also experience hatred. This is a country that has deep roots in what Lord Sacks, the former Chief Rabbi, has described as “a tradition of civilised discourse”. I am proud of the rich heritage of democratic free speech we enjoy in the UK. When I travel across the Anglican Communion, I am reminded so often of the treasures of freedom of expression that are the envy of so many countries. However, we cannot afford to take these freedoms for granted. The horrifying rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia should be a national shame. The challenge we face is one that is global, generational and theological/philosophical, and not just a question of politics and security. All our communities contain histories, texts and pockets of practice that demand vigilance from those of us who are leaders that we may

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WE LIVE IN TIMES WHEN HATRED CAN BE STIRRED ALMOST INSTANTANEOUSLY condemn hatred unequivocally and foster good relations at every turn. I have spoken publicly about the Christian Church’s own shameful history of antisemitism. The point is, all faiths and none need to reflect with humility about our own responsibilities towards building up a culture of civility. We live in unprecedented times when hatred can be stirred up almost instantaneously through a misinformed speech or a provocative social media post. Persecution of minorities is not solved by the banning of inappropriate thinking, or even by suppressing their expression. In doing so, we drive the hateful and the destructive underground and give it some status.

Such thinking must be challenged openly and clearly to show not only its wickedness, but also its foolishness. The freedom to challenge all sectors of society, when expressed in reasonable, measured and courteous ways, is essential for us to have open debate about what is right and wrong. There is a tendency to think that by banning all statements of absolute (except the statement that criticises the banning of absolutes) we can stop people being offended. We need to be able to say things that are difficult for others to hear, provided they are not said as an incitement to hatred. What kind of society are we looking for? The statistics on religious hatred have lifted the lid on how divided the UK is becoming. What may we do to replace invective and violence with respect and civility; to disagree well by acting for the good of the other? Such a mandate feels like the business of loving one’s neighbour and the stranger, even the enemy. This 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht is an opportunity to reflect soberly on the importance of freedom of speech and the valuing of all our minority groups today. Everything you need

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Opinion

German remembrance culture will be kept alive PETER WITTIG

GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UK

ighty years ago, night fell over Germany. On Wednesday, 9 November 1938, Nazi paramilitary troops and civilians unleashed a pogrom against Jewish citizens, unchecked and unchallenged by most of civil society. Today, only a few remaining eyewitnesses can tell the next generations of what they experienced and saw. It is of the utmost importance that their accounts are not forgotten and, crucially, are passed on and remembered. In Germany, politicians and civil society are rising to this challenge. This week, Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, among others, will take part in an act of remembrance in the German parliament, the Bundestag. Afterwards, the chancellor will attend a memorial service at a synagogue in Berlin.

Each year, German citizens light candles on the night of 9 November in places where deportations of Jews took place. Together with the thousands of Stolpersteine, which bear the names of Jews outside properties from where they were deported, these solemn vigils serve as a reminder of my country’s past and the need to ensure it is never repeated. This year, many commemorative events will be held across towns and cities in Germany, remembering their local history of November 1938. These range from exhibitions to vigils and memorial services and take place not only in the big cities but also in many smaller towns. This culture of remembrance must be kept alive. It is very encouraging that students and young people also often play their part in this. For over half a century, Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (ARSP), with a great number of young German volunteers, has been dedicated to working for reconciliation and peace by fighting racism, discrimination and social exclusion. These young people’s

commitment is living testimony to the way civil society is striving to learn from the lessons of the past to work towards a better future. To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the November pogroms and the beginning of the Kindertransport, the German Embassy in London is hosting the exhibition Finchleystrasse: German artists in exile in Great Britain and beyond 1933-45 in collaboration with Ben Uri Gallery London. The embassy has also for the first time organised a trip for rabbis from the UK to participate in the commemoration activities in Germany. I promise that remembering and confronting our past will remain at the heart of Germany’s future. We will continue to strive

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1MILITARY MATTERS

With Mitzvah Day approaching, two events were held last weekend – the launch of the first synagogue drop-in for asylum seekers in the East London/Essex area and the first time Muslim and Jewish soldiers joined forces for social action. Woodford Forest United Synagogue hosted the first event, which was attended by Iain Duncan Smith MP and Redbridge Deputy Mayor Councillor Taifur Rashid MBE, while Jewish and Muslim members of the military gave a talk to residents of Spring Grove care home. Mitzvah Day founder and chair Laura Marks OBE said: “There’s nothing more British and harder working than the military services. Having Muslim and Jewish military personnel giving up their free time and coming to visit residents of Spring Grove sends a powerful message.” Robin Jacobs, chair of Woodford Forest United Synagogue, said: “It is very important our synagogues are not just for the Jewish community, but are a key part of the British community too.”

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The Chabad Event Team (CET) held its annual Whisky Challenge, with guests welcomed with a shwarma and sticky toffee pudding supper. Comprising of learning about – and testing – five different types of Scottish whiskies, a table quiz and a raffle, Rabbi Aryeh Sufrin MBE said: “CET raise funds for Chabad’s work in the community, specifically for its addiction and counselling services and have been very successful at this.”

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North London Friends of Israel held an event to celebrate Israel’s 70th Anniversary year. Joan Ryan MP, chair of Labour Friends of Israel, and Jonathan Farrell, director of student affairs at StandwithUs UK, were the keynote speakers, while Theresa Villiers MP and the Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Reuben Thompstone (pictured) also attended, as did an Israeli Embassy representative.

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Allegra Benitah, or ‘Challah Mummy’ as she is professionally known, helped raise funds for Resource at a sell-out challah design and plaiting workshop. The daughter of TV and radio personality Vanessa Feltz made a variety of colourful and mouth-watering designs. Resource CEO Victoria Sterman said: “Allegra’s designs are incredible and she inspired everyone to make the most of their own challah baking.”

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5 HIDDEN ON STAGE 8 GIFTING CHANCES

Around 150 people attended a stage adaptation of Hidden, a young adult novel by Miriam Halahmy, at Alyth Synagogue. The novel, about two teenagers who pull an asylum seeker out of the sea and hide him to save him from deportation, was adapted by playwright Vickie Donoghue. Directed by Simon Mullins, it starred three professional actors and was followed by Mullins and Halahmy – an Alyth Synagogue member – taking questions from the audience.

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TV presenter and journalist Rebecca Wilcox hosted Myisrael’s Book Lovers’ Tea at The Grove Hotel. Guests were treated to culinary delights from the panel of bestselling and award-winning authors, including Rowan Coleman, Abi Silver and Marilyn Messik, who discussed the publishing industry’s pitfalls, dealing with online criticism, and the loneliness of the writing process. The event raised £4,100, which will fund a year of art therapy for five children at Misholim.

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Novelist Howard Jacobson spoke before to 420 guests at Emunah’s 85th anniversary dinner. The appeal was made by Vadim Lovv, who grew up at Emunah Afula after his father murdered his mother. Dinner chair Michelle Plainer said more people needed Emunah’s help owing to rocket attacks and incendiary balloons from Gaza. British Emunah chair Rosalyn Liss said Jacobson was “entertaining” and Lovv “inspiring.”

Six hundred pupils from schools around Jerusalem made hadlakat nerot sets to distribute to soldiers, students, hospital patients and their families. In honour of The Shabbat Project, GIFT Israel is also helping to make Friday night meal for soldiers, as well as running educational and hands-on sessions, teaching the ideas of giving and chesed. Working with the Jerusalem Municipality and Israeli charities, the aim is to provide volunteer and giving opportunities for schoolchildren, families and tourists.

9 CHAI LECTURE

‘Improving survival for women with ovarian cancer – where are we in 2018?’ was the topic of Chai Cancer Care’s 28th annual Natalie Shipman Memorial Lecture at its flagship centre in Hendon. Chairman Louise Hager spoke movingly about Natalie Shipman, who died just before her eighth birthday and how she inspired Chai’s inception 28 years ago. She said: “The essence of Chai [is] to support every person who turns to us to deal with the challenges they face following a cancer diagnosis and to maximise the gift of every single day.”

10 MOUNTAIN HIGH

Norwood vice president Ronnie Harris (in yellow) with fellow adventurers Paul Huberman, Mark Pollack and Stuart Bloomfield during their group’s challenging 280-mile, 10-day cycle ride around Kilamanjaro. Participants are raising thousands of vital pounds for the charity.

Your family announcements Nathan and Joshua Mercer celebrated their barmitzvahs at Chabad Buckhurst Hill Synagogue

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Rachel Gittleson celebrated her batmitzvah at Barnet Synagogue

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Talia Levene celebrated her batmitzvah at Chabad Buckhurst Hill

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Gabby Miller celebrated her batmitzvah at Borehamwood and Elstree United Synagogue

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Community / Scene & Be Seen

Jami’s inspirational big night

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More than 300 people attanded Jami’s glittering annual dinner at One Marylebone. During the evening guests heard speaker, Lord Dennis Stevenson, talk about his work in the mental health sector. He also gave personal insight into own diagnosis of clinical depression and the differences between thriving, struggling and being ill. More than £350,000 was raised on the night, enabling the mental health service for the Jewish community to continue providing vital practical and emotional support.

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Scene & Be Scene / Community

Heritage days tell a story B’nai B’rith UK activities for this year’s European Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage saw shuls and community centres hold open days, talks, guided walks and exhibitions –all with the theme of storytelling. Participants included Holland Park Synagogue, Ben Uri Art gallery, the Jewish Museum, JW3, the Liberal Jewish Synagogue and others.

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Film / Lifestyle

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The view from within An Israeli film-maker embeds herself in the West Bank and discovers a complicated picture, she tells Stephen Applebaum

he idea of an Israeli film-maker – who is opposed to the occupation – and decides to embed herself in a West Bank settlement sounds like an act of deliberate provocation. But Iris Zaki, who moved to the Tekoa settlement for a month to make her first feature-length documentary, Unsettling, prefers to think of it more as “lighting a fire to start the journey”. Appearing on camera in eye-opening conversations with settlers, the selfdescribed leftist made Unsettling as part of her doctorate degree in media arts at Royal Holloway. Her latest project follows two shorter films, My Kosher Shifts, about being an outsider at an Orthodox Jewish hotel in Golders Green, and her award-winning Women in Sink, filmed at an Arab hairdresser’s in Haifa. Along the way, Zaki developed an “abandoned camera” technique, where the device is left unmanned to make it less obtrusive, which became the focus of her academic studies. “My films are about ‘Iris talking to people,’” she says. “It’s all about making the interaction Iris Zaki as close as it by Or could be if Azulay there wasn’t a camera,

and making people who don’t know me talk right away, open up, and forget about the film-making process.” With Unsettling, she wanted to show the effectiveness of her approach in a more extreme environment filled with “the political tension between me and the group I am documenting”. She chose Tekoa after a journalist introduced Zaki to a settler called Matanya, who happily agreed to go on the journey with her. “He doesn’t give a f***,” Zaki laughs. “He was born there and grew up there. He has a farm, and he knows the Palestinians around [there]. I think he liked the idea that it would bring life to Tekoa. He was going to get Iris sitting there and upsetting people. For him it’s like a game.” Established in 1976, and nestled serenely in the Judean hills surrounded by Arab villages, Tekoa has a “hippy vibe”, says Zaki. The community is a mix of secular and religious Jews, and includes artists, musicians, and film-makers. Rabbi Menachem Froman, the late peace activist, lived in Tekoa and his daughter-in-law, Michal, who was stabbed by a Palestinian youth and forgave her attacker, is among those interviewed by Zaki. On the surface, Tekoa looks idyllic: children run around barefoot; families hang out together; and a festival promotes peace and love. Zaki, though, makes us feel the “dissonance” she felt “between the Israeli hippy and pastoral lifestyle” and “the consequences of being there”. Armed soldiers walk among the settlers, while violence intrudes in the form of a radio report about the wrongful killing of a Palestinian teenager by the IDF, and then later the murder of a settler’s father, Rabbi Michael Mark, by a Palestinian gunman. The latter hit Zaki hard. Rabbi Mark’s daughter, who

Above: A yoga scene from Unsettling by Iris Zaki and, right, the film-maker waiting for interviewees to come and speak to her

lived on the same street as her in Tekoa, had reached out to the film-maker when others had tried to ostracise and kick her out of a WhatsApp group after learning she was against the occupation. “I went to the funeral,” Zaki recalls. “That weekend, I was angry. And sad.” She talks about what happened in the film “because it was part of my experience”, adding: “I tried to show how it’s not normal to live in this area.” Surprisingly, not all settlers feel entirely comfortable there. Zaki meets a rabbi’s hardcore-nationalist granddaughter, originally from Hebron, who cheerfully accepts being called fascist. Others, though, express their unease or ambivalence about the status quo in the West Bank. “They’re second generation or younger. Their parents wouldn’t even agree with the word ‘occupation’, but they talk about it.” Although Zaki sees this as a positive step, she believes the fact they still choose to live in a settlement makes Unsettling more “disturbing”. “I don’t think it’s like, ‘Oh yeah, there are

nice people there. They want to have nice meetings with their neighbour,’” she says. “No, it is like the mechanism of apartheid, but they still live there. And they’re smart people. They’re not brainwashed religiously. So I think this in-between is even more disturbing than showing crazy people from Hebron.” By giving the settlers a chance to speak freely, Zaki puts faces to people who are often damned with a single stroke in the media. They are neither angels nor demons, just ordinary people with a range of opinions and needs. Perhaps she has complicated the picture, I suggest. “Yeah, yeah, yeah,” she says. “But it’s good to complicate the picture, I think.”  Unsettling shows at JW3 on 13 November. Details: www.jw3.org.uk

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Lifestyle/ Kindertransport

The six kinder featuring in the exhibition, clockwise from top left: Ruth Barnett; Elsa Shamash and inset, as a child with her brother; Bernd Koschland; Bea Green; and Ann and Bob Kirk

‘We said goodbye... I never saw them again’ Stories of rescue, seperation and heartbreak are revealed in a new exhibition on the Kindertransport, which began 80 years ago this week, writes Francine Wolfisz

um and dad hugged and kissed me, then whispered that I should look out the window at the next station, but one. There were my parents, on the platform, waving to me as if their hands would drop off. That was the very last time I ever saw them.” Decades have passed and yet the pain of being separated from her parents is still discernible for Ann Kirk, one of 10,000 children who arrived in Britain in 1939 on the Kindertransport. This remarkable rescue operation by Jewish and non-Jewish charities, which offered children the chance to escape the Nazi persecution in occupied Europe, was propelled by the events of Kristallnacht – the Night of Broken Glass – on 8 November 1938. As this week marks the 80th anniversary of the violent pogrom, the Jewish Museum London opens a new exhibition featuring the stories of six of the child refugees, known as Kinder, who are now in their 80s and 90s. Speaking frankly through a series of touching short films, the Kinder – who were aged between four and 14 when they left their families –reveal conflicting emotions of gratitude in being res-

cued, but also loss and regret over their loved ones. Many begin with their earliest memories of an otherwise happy childhood, before the Nazis came to power and “turned life upside down”. Bea Green, who was aged just eight at the time of Kristallnacht, vividly recalls discovering blood on her father’s suit after he was brutally beaten by Brownshirts and forced to walk barefoot through the streets of Munich, while wearing a mocking placard around his neck. Bernd Koschland also reflects on the terrible events of that night: “We were marched down to an open spot in the town and had to stand there during the cold November night. Father, along with other men, were taken to Dachau, a picture of which I found at Yad Vashem. It shook me to tears and nearly out of my skin when I saw that.” Acknowledging the acute danger they were now in, the families of the six Kinder prepared to say goodbye to their children – in some cases for the very last time. All express feeling angst over being separated from their parents, as well as trepidation over what lay ahead in England. While many were taken in by loving foster families, others, including Ann’s husband, Bob,

were moved between hosts and hostels. In Bob’s case, he moved at least five times before the Second World War had even begun. Meanwhile, Elsa Shamash recalls feeling like an outsider at her boarding school. “You think of Enid Blyton and all the fun you could have, but the girls’ school was anything but. We were called ‘the German girls’. I thought, in Germany they didn’t want us because we were Jewish and here they don’t want us because we’re German. Nobody wants us.” After the war, Ann, Bob and Bernd would all tragically learn their parents had been murdered in the Holocaust, while Bea and Elsa reconciled with their families. But Ruth Barnett, who was just four when she left Germany for England, reveals another devastating effect of her separation. Despite both her parents surviving the war years, she was unable to connect with them and rejected her mother – who was not Jewish – when she visited in 1949. Ruth remembers: “Out of nowhere, my mother appeared. I couldn’t connect with her. “I was really frightened whether this was a ghost come back from the grave, or whether

it was a real person. I didn’t dare touch her.” Alongside their powerful testimonies are photographs and precious objects the Kinder brought over to England. These include Bea’s accordion, which she began playing at the age of 10 and Bernd’s hairbrush, featuring a ribbon and his initials, given to him by his mother. Ann’s bilingual dictionary has blackened along the German to English half, having been thumbed so regularly. Dr Kathrin Pieren, who co-curated the exhibition with Jemima Jarman, says the testimonies reflect the differing experiences of the Kinder. “The Kindertransport was an incredible operation involving many organisations and people who gave thousands of pounds to help children they didn’t know. It’s very likely these children would not have survived. “But clearly there were also difficulties, including children having to deal with the trauma of being separated from their parents. That’s still impossible to imagine 80 years later.”  Remembering the Kindertransport: 80 Years On runs until 10 February 2019 at Jewish Museum London. Details: jewishmuseum.org.uk

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In memory of Wilfrid Israel / Lifestyle

The mystery philanthropist who helped save thousands Roxzann Baker, a researcher at the Wiener Library, profiles a Jewish hero whose lifestyle masked a web of selfless acts

n her 1984 biography of Wilfrid Israel, Naomi Shepherd wrote: “In almost all books he enters without introduction and leaves without explanation.” Israel was an Anglo-German Jewish businessman and philanthropist, responsible for helping to save thousands of lives from Nazi persecution. Yet, unlike others, he has remained a mysterious and elusive character in the history of the Holocaust. He was born in London on 11 July 1899 as the first son of Amy and Berthold Israel. The family were wealthy, and lived with Wilfrid’s

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two younger siblings in Berlin, where his father owned and directed the well-known department store N. Israel. In the 1920s, after travelling as a young man, Israel started work at the family business as personnel manager of the 2,000 staff. The business provided him with a base for his relief work, and a circle of prominent contacts. Following the Nazi rise to power, Israel repeatedly came to the aid of his employees and friends who found themselves victims of Nazi terror. Within five months of Hitler being appointed Chancellor in January 1933, he had been arrested three times.

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The third arrest in June 1933 came as Israel was meeting others to formulate welfare plans for young unemployed Jews in the provinces. The Nazi Party’s paramilitary force, the SA, stormed into the meeting and herded the men into trucks. The group were then abused and beaten. A friend who had witnessed their arrest hurried to Alfred Wiener, who would later found The Wiener Library. He alerted the state police and eventually secured the group’s release the following morning. While this was a terrifying experience for Israel, the event did not deter him from continuing his work. Five years later and 80 years ago this week, on 9-10 November 1938, the Nazis and their supporters broke into Jewish businesses, destroyed their property, burnt down synagogues, imprisoned more than 25,000 men and killed some 100 people, the event that later became known as Kristallnacht. On 10 November, Israel’s store – after initially avoiding damage the evening before – was ransacked. SS guards rounded up the Jewish employees as other Nazis shattered display cases, slashed paintings and threw typewriters out of the windows. Word soon reached Israel, who immediately focused on gathering a list of the staff taken to Sachsenhausen concentration camp. He used his contacts to contact the Nazi camp commander, Hermann Baranowski, and negotiate their release. After a promise of unlimited credit at the Israel store, the staff were freed. Following the release, Israel again used his position, contacts and wealth to help the firm’s remaining 200 Jewish employees to emigrate, giving them two years’ salary in cash and securing many of them jobs abroad. This undoubtedly saved their lives. Yet despite being constantly followed by the Gestapo and having his business ‘Aryanised’, Israel did not emigrate until shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, continuing with his mission to save as many of Germany’s Jews as possible after he left by means including lobbying key players abroad such as Herbert Samuel in Britain to organise Jewish aid.

Wilfrid Israel played a key role in the Kindertransport and similar schemes

Israel finally left Berlin on 15 May 1939 for London. Before his departure, he played a central role in organising the Kindertransport and other rescue schemes for those already in the camps. In Britain, he worked first for Bloomsbury House, an organisation dealing with German Jewish refugees, and then the Foreign Office. He died on 1 June 1943 when his flight was shot down by a Luftwaffe fighter while he was returning from Lisbon, where had been on a mission for the Jewish Agency for Palestine arranging entry certificates for refugees. Israel worked relentlessly to save those being persecuted by the Nazis, yet his contribution remains largely unacknowledged. His fascinating life and selfless actions remind us of the importance of principle and bravery in our own troubling landscape today.  A copy of Wilfrid Israel, German Jewry’s Secret Ambassador by Naomi Shepherd (George Weidenfeld and Nicolson Limited, 1984), can be found at The Wiener Library

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Orthodox Judaism

SEDRA Toldot

BY RABBI BORUCH BOUDILOVSKY On the top floor of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam are some of Rembrandt’s finest paintings, including The Jewish Bride. Experts differ on the identity of the two figures, but the museum chose one interpretation identifying the “loving biblical couple” as Isaac and Rebecca. I don’t know what inspired Rembrandt to choose Isaac and Rebecca specifically or to paint them “in an intimate and private moment”. Perhaps it is because they are seen by King Abimelech engaged in intimacy, also captured by Rembrandt in a different work. Nevertheless, the choice is validated by a beautiful commentary on this week’s parsha. In the context of Rebecca and Isaac’s yearning for children, the Torah states: “Isaac entreated God opposite his wife, because she was barren”. The word “opposite” is the common translation for lenochach, based on the Midrashic idea that Isaac and Rebecca prayed opposite each other, not together. However, Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg suggests the word can also mean ‘focus’. This translation suggests Isaac prayed for children and specifically that only Rebecca would be the mother of his children. Indeed, the Torah itself attests to the special relationship which they enjoyed. Isaac is unique among the three fathers of our nation by remaining married to Rebecca only throughout his life. It seems Rembrandt’s choice to portray Isaac and Rebecca as a “loving biblical couple” was a good one.  Rabbi Boruch M Boudilovsky serves Young Israel of North Netanya

Torah For Today What does the Torah say about... The centenary of the First World War BY RABBI SHAUL ROSENBLATT When the Jewish people were forced to defend themselves in the desert against Og, King of Bashan, Moses was nervous. Hundreds of years earlier, that same Og (people lived long in those days!) had assisted Abraham, their forefather, and Moses felt that Og was owed a debt. How could they wage war against a man who had done something for their ancestor, even if he was the one who was initiating the hostilities? In Jewish thinking, gratitude lasts a very long time. In fact, some would say that gratitude is actually timeless. The Jewish people thank God twice a day for redeeming us from Egypt – an event that occurred 3,300 years ago. I don’t think we will ever stop doing that.

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In the same way as you cannot say ‘I love you’ too many times to someone you care about so, too, can you not say ‘thank you’ too many times to someone to whom you are grateful. In the First World War, 700,000 British soldiers gave their lives; more

IN JEWISH THINKING, GRATITUDE LASTS A VERY LONG TIME. IN FACT, SOME WOULD SAY GRATITUDE IS TIMELESS

than in the Second World War. Without their sacrifice, we would not live as free citizens in this country today. In fact, as Jews, without their sacrifice, we would probably not be alive today, since Hitler had in mind the liquidation of Anglo Jewry along with everyone else. Millions of young men lived short lives – so that we could live long ones. In effect, they gave their lives for ours. How many times should we express our appreciation for that? How much is too much? Seventy years? A hundred years? A thousand? Judaism would tell us to wear those red poppies of gratitude forever more. We owe a debt that can never be repaid. At the very least, once a year, we should show that we remember, show that we care and show that we are deeply and profoundly grateful.  Rabbi Shaul Rosenblatt is founder of Tikun UK

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Progressive Judaism

The Bible Says What?

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Locusts are not kosher – or are they?

The Kindertransport reminds us to help today’s vulnerable children

BY RABBI PETE TOBIAS These were the words that brought dismay to the hearts of ancient Israelite farmers. A swarm of locusts flying past was fine. The problem was when they landed. They would lay their eggs in the fields and then take off again. The eggs would hatch and then the little larvae would need food. And within 24 hours, the entire year’s crop would have disappeared. For the inhabitants of the settlement that had been the locusts’ landing place, catastrophe loomed. But the people also knew that at certain stages of the locusts’ metamorphosis they would be unable to fly. So there was a potential solution to the food supply problem. As they prepared to pounce on the vulnerable fledgling locusts, one of the villagers might ask whether their laws allowed eating them. A visit to the local priest might follow. The priest would consult his scroll of the law and would come

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across the verse that we now know as Leviticus chapter 11 verse 20. “All winged swarming things that go on all fours are an abomination to you,” he would declare, adding it was therefore forbidden to eat the insects currently growing in the fields. But the people had only two options. Either the locusts could be captured and used as food or the community would starve. Recognising the crisis, the priest might retire into his home and reflect. After some time he would emerge and make a statement that would eventually become verses 21-23 of chapter 11 of Leviticus. “However…” it would begin, before going on to list various types of locust that could be eaten. In this case, in the Torah, it’s very much a case of: “You can’t eat those… oh, all right then!”

 Rabbi Pete Tobias serves at The Liberal Synagogue Elstree

Shortly before Kristallnacht, wealthy mill owner Ossie Stroud, son of the first rabbi of Bradford Synagogue, called together the Reform and Orthodox communities to tell them they must provide refuge for Jews from Germany: “We must put aside our differences and act as one community,” he said. Money was raised, a building and furnishings obtained and 26 Kindertransport boys aged 12-14 arrived at the hostel in December 1938 with their house parents. The community continued to look after the “boys” for years, for of course the temporary refuge turned permanent as it became clear the families left behind had been killed and the boys were alone. It was a remarkable story, repeated in communities across England. Stroud organised, pleaded, berated, collected small amounts of money from people with little to give, larger amounts from others.

Jews and non-Jews joined the endeavour, helping in whichever way they could. The project was a mundane miracle. I grew up knowing many of the “boys” and their story. The community absorbed them and in turn they invigorated the community. They were rescued because they were children in danger in their homelands, before anyone understood the enormity of what would become the Shoah. I learned about religion in action and what people could do if they worked together and, as we mark the 80th anniversaries of Kristallnacht and Kindertransport, the lesson has never been more important. Alf, now Lord, Dubs was a Kindertransport child determined that today’s child refugees should have the same opportunity as he had to grow up in safety. Supported by the charity Citizens UK, he has launched the “Our Turn” campaign,

calling on government to resettle 10,000 child refugees over 10 years, the same number Kindertransport brought in 10 months. It would mean each local authority taking in an extra three children a year. The Kindertransport was a private initiative, using no public funds – indeed, posting bonds of £50 for each child, faith groups, communities and individuals made it possible, because they decided they had a responsibility to assist children facing persecution across Europe. The Bradford initiative was repeated across the UK. To honour those who helped our community, we must today pass on the lesson and give security to vulnerable children in camps across Europe, who are also looking for safe passage.  Rabbi Sylvia Rothschild has been a community rabbi in south London for 30 years

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JEWISH DEAF ASSOCIATION Dear Sue I attend a very exuberant discussion group, but find it increasingly difficult to follow what people are saying owing to my hearing loss. It’s making me feel low and isolated and I’m missing out on the lively atmosphere. Any advice? Linda Dear Linda This is a common occurrence when groups gather. Wouldn’t it be great if group facilitators ensured people spoke in turn? In practice, this isn’t easy. At our JDA discussion group, the group leaders are all trained to do this and know how to make sure

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FREEMANS SOLICITORS Dear Rebekah My ex and I can’t agree on arrangements for our children. What can we do? Frances Dear Frances Making arrangements for your children when you are separating can be a nightmare. There are no set rules about

where children should live, or how much time they should spend with the parent with whom they are not living. This means you and your ex are free to focus on what arrangements work best for your children and for the two of you. It is best if parents can find a way to decide on the arrangements for their children and avoid the expense and stress of a costly legal battle. The last thing children want is to be torn between the two of you. They will benefit from you being able to collaborate. To do so, you’ll need to try to set aside your differences as partners and commit to working together as parents. Finding a way to communicate for the sake of the children is key. Even if you

everyone who wants to make a comment, can do so. We discuss current affairs and local issues, speaking one at a time, without interruption. The facilitator recaps on any point if needed and everyone enjoys lively yet relaxed chats and debates. There is a great deal of laughter and they always share jokes and asides with everyone so no one is left out. If you’d like to carry on going to your group, why not try a device that helps you to hear one person at a time, for example a Bellman Mino. You can point it to the person speaking and amplify their voice over and above any other sound. It can really help. If you’d like to try it out, please make an appointment at our technology and information centre. We’d be delighted to welcome you to our discussion group. It runs on the second and fourth Thursday of every month at 2pm. You’ll find a fun, engaging group of people, who may all have hearing difficulties, but who won’t accept compromise when it comes to a good, lively, inclusive discussion.

can’t get along as partners, it is important not to involve the children in taking sides, and to keep them out of earshot of arguments. It’s also important to try to remain respectful to each other, and not to say bad things about your ex to the children. If you are unable to sort out the arrangements directly, you should consider family mediation, where a neutral expert will sit with you both and facilitate a conversation focused on a constructive outcome that puts your children first. To find out more on making child arrangements, or how mediation can help, contact me (rg@freemanssolicitors. net) or Mark Kosmin (mk@ freemanssolicitors.net) or call 020 7935 3522.

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out what service is best for you. For example, as you aren’t making aliyah for another six months, you might want to consider using a forward contract to lock-in the current exchange rate until you’re ready to make the transfer. By fixing the rate in this way you’ll be able to protect your funds from any negative shifts in the currency market. Alternatively, you could target a specific exchange rate by setting a ‘rate alert’; all you need to do is pick the exchange rate you’d like to achieve and your account manager will let you know immediately if the market moves to that level. Whichever service you choose, with Currencies Direct and your account manager, you’ll be able to maximise your savings.

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TREVOR GEE Qualifications: •Managing director, consultants in affordable family and corporate health insurance. • Specialise in maximising cover, lowering premiums and pre-existing conditions. • Excellent knowledge of health insurers, cover levels and hospital lists. • Board member UK International Health Management Ass • LLB, solicitor finals, FCA Regulated 773729.

CAROLYN COHEN Qualifications: • Supports couples dealing with infertility and reproductive health. • Strictly confidential helpline. • Specialist medical support and information. • Counselling for individuals and couples and educational events. • Expert medical advisory panel.

TANYA MANN RENNICK 07545431822 www.tanyamannrennick.com tanya@tanyamannrennick.com

PATIENT HEALTH 020 3146 3444/5/6 www.patienthealth.co.uk trevor.gee@patienthealth.co.uk

CHANA 020 8203 8455 Helpline: 020 8201 5774 / 020 8800 0018 www.chana.org.uk info@chana.org.uk

CHARITY EXECUTIVE

WEALTH AND FINANCIAL ADVISOR

DR BEV JACOBSON Qualifications: • Able to draw on the expertise of Norwood’s professional staff team, including social workers, educational psychologists, behavioural specialists, speech and language and occupational therapists, teachers, psychologists, benefit advisors and psychotherapists. • Expertise in services available for children and their families and young people with special educational needs and adults with learning disabilities and autism.

NEIL POOLE MBA DipPFS Qualifications: • Experienced in providing comprehensive wealth planning services to individuals, couples, families, trustees and businesses • Retirement planning and pension review • Family wealth preservation • Financial risk identification and mitigation

NORWOOD 020 8809 8809 www.norwood.org.uk bev.jacobson@norwood.org.uk

NEIL POOLE 07710 757 503 www.neilpoole.com neil.poole@sjpp.co.uk

TELECOMS SPECIALIST

NICOLAS KALMUS Qualifications: • Specialises in the sale of fine watches on behalf of clients to achieve highest possible price. • Offers professional watch servicing for Rolex, Cartier, Omega, TAG Heuer, Chopard. • Provides vintage watch restoration, valuation and auction services. • Member of the British Horological Institute.

NICOLAS WATCH CO. 020 7788 9059 www.nicolaswatch.co nic@nicolaswatch.co / @nicolaswatchco

PROPERTY SOLUTIONS SPECIALIST

MAXI ROSE Qualifications: • MD at RCUK since 1999. Grown the business into three substantial UK branches serving clients worldwide – USA, Europe & Middle East. • Telecoms specialist in business & consumer mobile solutions, landline and broadband services and Ofcom Telecoms registered reseller. • Successfully established the RCUK International Travel

JEREMY ASSOUS Qualifications: • Director of Assous & Co Ltd.

RCUK 020 8815 4115 www.rcuk.biz maxi@rcuk.biz

ASSOUS & CO 0203 475 9559 jeremy@assous.co.uk www.assous.co.uk

JEWELLER

HOROLOGIST

• 20+ years’ experience and access to network of 20,000 experts. • Specialist in finding innovative solutions to all property related challenges. • Brexit, accidental landlords, negative equity, tenant buyers, subletting, assisted sales, lease options, repossessions, HMO, buy-to-let.

CHARITY EXECUTIVE SUE CIPIN Qualifications: • 18 years’ hands-on experience, leading JDA in significant growth and development. • Deep understanding of the impact of deafness on people at all stages of life, and their families. • Practical and emotional support for families of deaf children. • Extensive services for people affected by hearing loss/tinnitus.

JEWISH DEAF ASSOCIATION 020 8446 0502 info@jewishdeaf.org.uk www.jewishdeaf.org.uk

TRAVEL AGENT

CRIMINAL DEFENCE SOLICITOR

JONATHAN WILLIAMS Qualifications: • Jewellery manufacturer since 1980s. • Expert in the manufacture and supply of diamond jewellery, wedding rings and general jewellery. • Specialist in supply of diamonds to the public at trade prices.

DAVID SEGEL Qualifications: • Managing director of West End Travel, established in 1972. • Leading UK El Al agent with branches in Swiss Cottage and Edgware. • Specialist in Israel travel, cruises and kosher holidays. • Leading business travel company, ranked in top 50 UK agents. • Frequent travel broadcaster on radio and TV.

CARL WOOLF Qualifications: • 20+ years experience as a criminal defence solicitor and higher court advocate. • Specialising in all aspects of criminal law including murder, drug offences, fraud and money laundering, offences of violence, sexual offences and all aspects of road traffic law. • Visiting associate professor at Brunel University.

JEWELLERY CAVE LTD 020 8446 8538 www.jewellerycave.co.uk jonathan@jewellerycave.co.uk

WEST END TRAVEL 020 7644 1500 www.westendtravel.co.uk David.Segel@westendtravel.co.uk

NOBLE SOLICITORS 01582 544 370 carl.woolf@noblesolicitors.co.uk

DIRECTOR OF LEGACIES

REMOVALS MANAGING DIRECTOR

PRINCIPAL, PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL

CAROLYN ADDLEMAN Qualifications: Lawyer with more than 15 years’ experience in will drafting and trust and estate administration, eight years at KKL Executor and Trustee Company. Keeps in close contact with clients to ensure all legal and pastoral needs are cared for. Member of Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

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STEPHEN MORRIS Qualifications: • Managing Director of Stephen Morris Shipping Ltd. • 45 years’ experience in shipping household and personal effects. • Chosen mover for four royal families and three UK prime ministers. • Offering proven quality specialist advice for moving anyone across the world or round the corner.

LOUISE LEACH Qualifications: • Professional choreographer qualified in dance, drama and Zumba (ZIN, ISTD & LAMDA), gaining an honours degree at Birmingham University. • Former contestant on ITV’s Popstars, reaching bootcamp with Myleene Klass, Suzanne Shaw and Kym Marsh. • Set up Dancing with Louise 10 years ago.

KKL EXECUTOR AND TRUSTEE COMPANY 0800 358 3587 www.kkl.org.uk wills@kkl.org.uk

STEPHEN MORRIS SHIPPING LTD 020 8832 2222 www.shipsms.co.uk stephen@shipsms.co.uk

DANCING WITH LOUISE 020 8203 5242 www.dancingwithlouise.co.uk louise@dancingwithlouise.co.uk

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ACCOUNTANT ADAM SHELLEY Qualifications: • FCCA chartered certified accountant. • Accounting, taxation and business advisory services. • Entrepreneurial business specialist including start-up businesses. • Specialises in charities. • Personal tax returns. • Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation Volunteer of the Year JVN award

SOBELL RHODES 020 8429 8800 www.sobellrhodes.co.uk a.shelley@sobellrhodes.co.uk

IT SPECIALIST

HEARING AID AUDIOLOGIST EWA KOZLOWSKA MSHAA Qualifications: • Fully qualified, HCPC registered, Hearing Aid Audiologist. • Specialist in hearing healthcare including tinnitus management and wax removal. • Fully understands the impact of hearing loss and will work with you to find the best solution for your unique hearing needs and lifestyle.

IAN GREEN Qualifications: • Launched Man on a Bike IT consultancy 15 years ago to provide computer support for the home and small businesses. • Clients range from legal firms in the City to families, small business owners and synagogues. • More than 18 years’ experience.

BLOOM HEARING SPECIALISTS 020 8869 9999 www.bloomhearing.co.uk pinner@bloomhearing.co.uk

MAN ON A BIKE 020 8731 6171 www.manonabike.co.uk mail@manonabike.co.uk

INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS SPECIALIST

CHARITY EXECUTIVE

BUILDING CONTRACTOR

NAOMI FELTHAM Qualifications: • Leading currency transfer provider since 1996 with over 500 expert employees. • Excellent exchange rates on your transfers to/from Israel. • Offices worldwide, with local support in Israel, the UK, mainland Europe and the USA. • Free expert guidance from your dedicated Account. Manager

BAYLA PERRIN Qualifications: • Free professional service delivering immediate practical help with domestic administrative matters, assisting those alone and in crisis. • Providing workable solutions for debt management, budgeting, bills, utilities, insurance, welfare & benefits, form filling, financial correspondence, bureaucracy and divorce procedures. Cross communal and throughout London.

HOWARD GOLD Qualifications: • Member of the Federation of Master Builders. • Member of the Consumer Protection Association offering an underwritten insurance backed guarantee of 5 years on all projects. • Providing a tailored end-to-end property service for residential property clients in north and north-west London. Focusing on a quality service.

CURRENCIES DIRECT 07922 131 152 / 020 7847 9447 www.currenciesdirect.com/jn Naomi.feltham@currenciesdirect.com

THE PAPERWEIGHT TRUST 020 8455 4996 www.paperweighttrust.com info@paperweighttrust.com

HPS 077 1005 7233 / 020 89588191 wwww.hpsuk.com howard@hpsuk.com

MEDIATOR

CHARITY EXECUTIVE

CONSULTANT UROLOGICAL SURGEON

ANDREW MILLER QC Qualifications: • Mediator with more than 25 years of experience of using mediation to economically resolve commercial disputes. • Queen’s Counsel (Barrister) with 25+ years legal experience of conducting commercial cases. • Providing a cost-effective and time-efficient alternative to the court litigation process.

HAZEL KAYE Qualifications: • Able to draw on the charity’s 45+ years of experience in providing specialist accommodation designed to enable independence. • Knowledge of the features and innovations that can empower people to undertake everyday tasks and awareness of relevant grants and benefits available. • Understands the impact of a diagnosis of disability.

GEORGE FOWLIS Qualifications: • BSc (Hons) Yale, MD, FEBU, FRCS (Urol) • More than 20 years experience as a consultant urological surgeon, having worked as NHS consultant for 15 years and in independent practice for past five years. • Work covers all aspects of urology, with a sub-speciality interest in oncology. • Tailors treatment to each individual patient.

AMQC MEDIATION @ 2TG 020 7822 1260 www.2tg.co.uk amqc@2tg.co.uk

JEWISH BLIND & DISABLED 020 8371 6611 www.jbd.org hazel@jbd.org

HIGHGATE PRIVATE HOSPITAL 020 8003 0889 www.highgatehospital.co.uk enquiries@highgatehospital.co.uk

SPECIALIST CAREER ADVISER

SENIOR ALIYA CONSULTANT SHARON GLASSMAN Qualifications: Born and raised in Israel. Worked in the private sector. 15 years experience with new olim while working for the government. Vast knowledge of the Israeli business and labour market.

ERIC SALAMON Qualifications: • Career in corporate management working for among others Mars Confectionery, CBS Entertainment, Storehouse Retail & H.J. Heinz Foods, holding director level marketing, commercial and general management roles. Provides specialist advice to help unemployed get work. Free one-to-one mock interviews and workshops on making an impact.

THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL 020 8371 5258 www.jewishagency.org sharong@jafi.org

RESOURCE THE JEWISH EMPLOYMENT ADVICE CENTRE 020 8346 4000 www.resource-centre.org office@resource-centre.org

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FAMILY SOLICITOR

PALLIATIVE CARE MANAGER POLLY LANDSBERG Qualifications: • Worked in health and social care for more than 35 years. • A degree in nursing and a diploma in health visiting. • Responsible for the day-to-day management of the palliative and end of life care service.

FREEMANS SOLICITORS 020 7935 3522 www.freemanssolicitors.net rg@freemanssolicitors.net

SWEETTREE HOME CARE SERVICES 020 7644 9500 www.sweettree.co.uk polly.landsberg@sweettree.co.uk

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REBEKAH GERSHUNY Qualifications: Member of Resolution, Law Society Accredited and registered with the Family Mediation Council. Collaborative family lawyer, with more than 20 years’ experience and founder of family mediation practice, Evolve Family Mediation. Promotes a constructive and non-confrontational approach.

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David’s on top of the world after Kilimanjaro climb

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Reiss holds high-flying Faithfold MGBSFL A hat-trick from Reiss Mogilner (pictured) denied Faithfold the chance to close in at the top of the Premier Division table as they were held to a 3-3 draw by London Lions. Greens player-manager Avi Markiewicz said: “In the end we felt like it was two dropped points but it was a great game.” Lions manager Samuel Marchant said: “It was a well-fought game and the result was

a fair one.” Redbridge A increased its lead at the top of Division One to four points by beating Jewdinese 4-2, Kier Dickson scored twice, with Nate Kashket and Dan Andrews also on target. James Millet’s hat-trick, coupled with strikes from Ben Mandel and Josh Wood saw Hertswood Vale open up a two-point lead at the top of Division Two, following a 5-3 win over SPEC.

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Golfers prove to be a perfect hit CHARITY GOLF Seventy golfers took part in Jewish Care’s Pro Am Golf Tournament at Stoke Park Country Club. The £33,000 raised will go towards the charity’s Rela Goldhill at Otto Schiff, a specialist home providing care for adults with physical disabilities and sensory impairments. Jeremy Curtis, who celebrated 20 years as chair of the Committee, said: “The committee all enjoy the golf event and are grateful that so many regulars support this event every year. We’re very happy it raises much-needed funds for Jewish Care.”

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FUNDRAISING David Rapp successfully scaled one of the highest mountain peaks in the world as he raised more than £3,000 for World Jewish Relief. The 22-year-old from Hampstead climbed 6,000m on what was a gruelling six-day trek to reach the top of Mount Kilimanjaro – the highest peak in Africa. Facing bitter winds, a small dose of altitude sickness and night-time temper-

atures of -20 degrees, he said: “After one of the hardest weeks of my life, battling freezing cold temperatures and 70mph winds to scale the world’s highest freestanding mountain, I’m proud to say that I made it to the top. “But standing on the ‘roof of Africa’, knowing I made a meaningful impact on the lives of so many people was worth every second of the comparably minor discomfort I faced.” Reflecting more on why

he took on the challenge on his return to London, he said: “Having been moved by the extraordinary rate at which people have been forced to flee their homes in recent years, I wanted to help WJR address the profound needs of this vulnerable community. “I also want to thank everyone who donated to help the world’s most vulnerable refugees and displaced persons find safety, security and prosperity.”

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Israeli dancing at Ealing US 13 Nov – 8.00pm-10.00pm office@ealingsynagogue.org.uk Feldenkrais Gold 14 Nov – 10.30am www.jw3.org.uk 9th East Finchley Brownies at 15 Nov – 5.45pm-7.15pm BrownOwlHGS@hotmail.com Club 56 at Woodside Park 15 Nov – 6.00pm-7.15pm manager@woodsidepark.org.uk

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