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The number of Jewish children at schools in the community has increased fivefold over two generations, despite the population shrinking by a quarter during this time, new figures published today reveal. A report by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) shows there are now more than 30,000 attending a Jewish school in Britain – representing two-thirds of all Jewish children in the country. Just 40 years ago, one-fifth attended a Jewish school. Jonathan Boyd, co-author of the report and JPR director, said the growth of the British-Jewish school sector over time had been “nothing short of extraordinary,” adding: “The reasons why it has happened need to be much better understood.” Since the 1950s, the number of Jewish pupils in Jewish schools has increased by

500 percent, with a 25 percent increase seen over the past decade alone. During this time, the number of Jewish schools has risen from just 26 to 139 by 2014, an increase of 400 percent, which Boyd said was “no less spectacular”. Fuelling the explosive growth has been the burgeoning Charedi communities in London, Manchester and Gateshead, with the number of strictly-Orthodox children attending Jewish schools in Manchester tripling in just 20 years. This means that the city has now increased its share of Charedi pupils from one in five to one in four of the total. Of the 30,900 Jewish children studying in Jewish schools, 40 percent attended mainstream (i.e. Modern Orthodox, pluralist or progressive) establishments, whereas 60 percent studied in 97 strictlyContinued on page 6

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Jewish News 17 November 2016

News / Faiths unite / Turkey envoy /Herzog U-turn

Mirvis and Welby launch bid to build clergy bridges The Chief Rabbi and Archbishop of Canterbury have launched a programme encouraging priests and rabbis to “build bridges” at a local level. As Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and the Most Reverend Justin Welby met at Lambeth Palace on Monday, a spokesman said the initiative, called ‘In Good Faith’, was “modelled on their own wellrooted friendship”. Christian and Jewish clerics working in close geographical proximity are now being encour- Jewish and Christian leaders, including Ephraim Mirvis and Justin Welby, centre aged to “explore mutual concerns and opportunities for shared positive dialogue”. in this challenging world of ours”. action,” with topics including religious He added: “It is in the everyday conHe spoke about the book of Genesis, extremism and the Holy Land, with “its versations, the grassroots initiatives and and why God first created one man, implications for interfaith relations”. the building of local bridges between Adam. The two leaders hope rabbis and Christians and Jews, our synagogues “God created only one person in priests will develop relationships and and churches, that we will see real order that for all time, every human continue conversations on a local level change.” being should know that we are part of in the coming months. Mirvis said it was important “to guar- the same family,” he said. Welby warned against “world-weary antee that the outstanding relationships “We come from the same parent… cynicism, pessimism, defeatism and that we have at leadership level trickle God wanted to prevent a ‘them’ and ‘us’ even despair,” and said that the con- down to the grassroots within our com- scenario for society and that is why the ference was planned as a “catalyst for munities, so that… we will make a change world started with one single person.”

Na’eh named Turkey envoy Israel’s deputy ambassador in the UK has been appointed to the key diplomatic role of new Israeli envoy to Turkey, as the two former regional allies seek to improve relations. Eitan Na’eh (pictured) will be Israel’s first ambassador to Turkey for six years. Relations deteriorated in 2010 after Israeli commandos boarded a Gaza-bound flotilla, killing nine Turkish activists. Turkey recently appointed its own envoy to Israel, following an agreement to bury the hatchet earlier this year. As part of the deal, Israel will set up a compensation fund for the victims’ families, on the understanding that the Turkish parliament blocks all legal claims against Israeli soldiers involved in the incident. It will allow Turkey to resupply citizens in Gaza with essential goods and services, after years of criticising Israel’s blockade of the Strip. Israel’s leader Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkey’s Recep

Tayyip Erdoğan have had major clashes in the past, but Netanyahu said this summer that reconciliation with Turkey was “of strategic importance” for the country. He added: “The rift between us didn’t benefit our shared interests and prevented us from cooperating.” Both share a border with Syria and are keen to see that extremism does not spill over. In London, Israel’s Embassy to the UK wished Na’eh luck in his new role. Ambassador Mark Regev told Jewish News: “London’s loss will be Ankara’s gain; I wish Ambassador Na’eh success in his new role”.

Will it be Frau Neuberger? HERZOG U-TURN OVER CORBYN Baroness Julia Neuberger of West London Synagogue has revealed she has applied for a German passport and said she would “use it proudly”. The senior Reform rabbi told The Guardian that although members of her mother’s family were killed or affected by the Holocaust, she was impressed by how Germany had dealt with its Nazi past. She also praised Chancellor Angela Merkel for providing safe haven for refugees. Members of Neuberger’s mother’s family were transported to the Westerbork transit camp during the Holocaust, where they are presumed to have died, and the baroness admitted to feeling “pretty negative” about Germany for 50 years. But although Neuberger explained that antiSemitic comments on the left of British politics

had been a recent concern, she said: “My decision has nothing at all to do with anti-Semitism, but with my origins, my admiration for how today’s Germany has dealt with its past, and my sense of being European as well as British. “I am a European as well as a proud Briton. I have many intersecting identities – as, I would argue, we all do. I’m British, a passionate monarchist, a Londoner, European, female, Jewish, with strong Irish connections – the list goes on.” On Britain, she said: “This is my home, and I love my country – even when I’m critical of it. Assuming I am granted a German passport, I shall use it proudly.” Up to 500 British Jews have applied for German and Austrian passports since Brexit.

Isaac Herzog has told Jeremy Corbyn he won’t meet him during his upcoming visit to London after the former originally requested face-to-face talks, writes Justin Cohen. The Press Association reported yesterday that a spokesman for the UK Labour leader confirmed a meeting would take place when his Israeli counterpart visits the UK later this month for the UK-Israel Shared Strategic Challenges Conference, organised by the Jewish News and BICOM. They said a precise date had yet to be set. But Corbyn’s office has now told Jewish News that it has been informed in the past 24 hours that Herzog is unable to find time in his schedule to meet during his short trip. “It now doesn’t work with their sched-

ules on this trip,” a spokesman said. “We’re looking forward to meeting on his next visit.” Herzog wrote to Corbyn earlier this year to invite him to lead a delegation to Yad Vashem in Jerusalem following the suspension of Ken Livingstone and Naz Shah amid an escalating row over anti-Semitism. The Islington MP – who was criticised for a delayed response – asked his deputy Tom Watson or party General Secretary Ian McNicol to look at making the trip “on my behalf” because of diary commitments “in the immediate” future. Corbyn did, however, pledge to visit Israel again, adding: “I look forward to the chance to meet and exchange views as soon as possible.” Watson took part in a Labour Friends of Israel delegation to the country this week.

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An estimated 30,000 people from more than 100 Jewish communities across the country helped make last weekend’s ShabbatUK the biggest yet. Synagogues, schools and communtiy centres held an array of innovative events, including communal challah-makes – which saw 12,000 people across 85 sites use a total of 18,000kg of flour to bake the traditional bread. The official Shabbat UK bus also spread the restful spirit, covering almost 2,000 miles on a tour of 40 UK communities. One of the largest events saw 1,500 primary school children attended and perform at a concert at Lee Valley, run by Rabbi Marc Levene and Rabbi Gary Bazak. On the day itself, Shabbat morning services were followed by special dinners in synagogues and Havdalah services. This year’s event included the Great Friday Night Light, with participants lighting Shabbat candles using speciallybranded souvenir holders, given

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away in last week’s Jewish News. Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said: “The reports we’re receiving from around the country are of the largest and most inspiring ShabbatUK yet. “Record numbers of people kept and shared Shabbat with their families, friends and communities at

events which were more ambitious and more impactful than ever before. Shabbat returns every seven days to recharge and reenergise us so there’s no need to wait until the next ShabbatUK to enjoy it again!”  Lots more ShabbatUK pictures on pages 20 & 21

Unlocking the sleeping spirit that’s within us all RABBI DANIEL ROWE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AISH UK

A deep phenomenon lies behind the momentum created by ShabbatUK. As a national coordinator for Chief Rabbi Mirvis’ initiative for two years, I witnessed communities coming together over Shabbat with a passion that has rarely been seen before. Not only here, but across international parallel projects. Many Jews in Britain do not consider themselves Shabbat observant. But they aren’t non-Shabbat observant either. So many of us keep something of Shabbat – a Friday night meal, Shabbat candles, or mark it in some other special way. To many young Jews their parents’ habits appear contradictory. Often a word like ‘hypocritical’ is used. But I believe they are something far more profound and beautiful. When Polish and Russian Jews migrated to UK shores 100 years

ago, they faced a frightening choice. Not to work on Saturday meant being unemployed by Monday. To feed your family often meant giving up Shabbat day. But our great-grandparents didn’t give up on our heritage. If they could not keep Shabbat day, they could still do Friday night. It was sacred. The beauty of Shabbat would still glow for as long as it could. The result is many of us have inherited an almost nocturnal religion. Seder nights, Chanukah candles and Friday nights survived in us. But I believe something else came with it – the passion of our great-grandparents. And it lay dormant until now. ShabbatUK seems to have unlocked a sleeping spirit within us. When released, we create a communal vibrance and energy we never knew we had. I believe our secret latent energy isn’t a just a whisper from 100 years ago, but is likely the making of millennia, and may well contain the secret to ignite our communities.

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News / US election: the aftermath

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The Chief Rabbi has branded the American president-elect racist. Ephraim Mirvis (pictured, right) said he was “nervous” about Donald Trump assuming power, but hoped he would display a change of character when he moved into the White House after his inauguration in January. “I’m nervous. I’m concerned. It is so sad to reflect on the fact that the next president of the United States is a man who, unfortunately, is a racist,” he told BBC 5 Live. “He is someone who has deeply offended many people. However, Trump as president, hopefully, will be a different character.” Mirvis also called for former London mayor Ken Livingstone to be expelled from the Labour Party after he was suspended in April, having argued that Hitler had sup-

ported Zionism in the early 1930s. Asked if Livingstone should be thrown out of the party, Mirvis said: “I think he should.” The Chief Rabbi called on Labour to bring in the recommendations of the controversial inquiry into anti-Semitism in the party conducted by former Liberty chief Shami Chakrabarti shortly before she was recommended for a peerage by Jeremy Corbyn. “The Labour Party will hopefully be implementing the recommendations of the Chakrabarti report. I’ll be surprised if he (Livingstone) won’t be expelled on the basis of what they have written about what the considerations they will be taking into mind,” he said. “We are still waiting for implementation of some of the aspects of the Chakrabarti report. And

we are still waiting to see genuine evidence that the Labour Party leadership is taking anti-Semitism seriously. “Within the Labour Party currently, it is not being tackled sufficiently, and we’re waiting to see what the leadership is going to be doing, and unfortunately we’re waiting and waiting. “This is still on the boil. It is still a very serious matter and we would like to see the issue being dealt with very effectively.” Livingstone, whose remarks are being investigated by Labour, insists that he was “simply stating historical fact” with his comments about Hitler.

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Trump strategist accused of links with anti-Semites Donald Trump set himself on a collision course with many Jewish organisations this week, after appointing a right-wing media editor to a top job. Steve Bannon (pictured below), who has led Breitbart News for many years, ran Trump’s campaign since August and was rewarded last weekend when he was named as chief strategist to the president when Trump takes office in January. Among the organisations “strongly opposed” to the appointment was the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), whose chief executive Jonathan Greenblatt said Bannon was “hostile to core American values”. He added: “It is a sad day when

‘I’LL HELP TO MAKE PEACE’ In his first long statement about Israel since winning the US presidential election, Donald Trump called the Jewish state a “beacon of hope” and vowed to help it make peace with the Palestinians without imposing solutions. Trump made the statement to Israel Hayom, an Israeli daily owned by Sheldon Adelson, a Jewish casino tycoon who donated significant funds to the Republican candidate’s campaign. It published the interview with Trump on Friday. “Israel and America share so many of the same values, such as freedom of speech, freedom of worship and the importance

a man who presided over the premier website of the ‘alt-right’ – a loose-knit group of white nationalists, unabashed anti-Semites and racists – is slated to be a senior staff member in the ‘people’s house’.” The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism said Bannon was “responsible for the advancement of ideologies antithetical to our nation, including anti-Semitism, misogyny, racism and Islamophobia,” adding: “There should be no place for such views in the White House.” On social media, American Jews urged several other organisations to end their silence on Bannon’s appointment. The American Jewish Committee (AJC), the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and the Jewish Federations of North America have refused to criticise Trump’s new right-hand man. Breitbart bosses have previously had to defend a headline comparing conservative commentator Bill Kristol to a “renegade Jew,” and Bannon’s ex-wife has alleged that he made anti-Semitic comments, but the

of creating opportunities for all citizens to pursue their dreams,” Trump was quoted as saying. “Israel is the one true democracy and defender of human rights in the Middle East and a beacon of hope to countless people.” Trump added that he hoped his administration would play a “significant role in helping the parties to achieve a just, lasting peace,” which, he added, “must be negotiated between the parties themselves and not imposed on them by others. Israel and the Jewish people deserve no less.” France is pushing for an international conference to discuss peace in the Middle East, but Israel says any talks should be bilateral between the two sides and has accused PA president Mahmoud Abbas of incitement. The Palestinians have called for international involvement, accusing Israel of reneging on past agreements and expanding its settlements in the West Bank, as well as in eastern Jerusalem.

Trump: Settlements no obstacle The American president-elect “does not view Jewish settlements as an obstacle to peace,” his top adviser on Israel insists. “I think he would show Gaza as proof of that,” Jason Greenblatt said in an interview with Army Radio, referring to the fact that all Jewish settlements were unilaterally withdrawn from Gaza in 2005. “The two sides are going to have to decide how to deal with that region, but it is certainly not Donald Trump’s view that settlement activity should be condemned because it is not the obstacle to peace,” said Greenblatt, who is an executive vice president and chief legal officer of The Trump Organisation and co-chairman

of the Trump campaign’s Israel Advisory Committee. Greenblatt said it was not the president-elect’s “goal” to impose a peace agreement on the Israelis and Palestinians. “He thinks Israel is in a very tough situation as it needs to defend itself. He is not going to impose any solution on Israel. He thinks that the peace has to come from the parties themselves,” Greenblatt said. When asked if Trump would move the US embassy to Jerusalem, as three successive presidents have failed to do despite a law passed in 1995, Greenblatt called Trump “different for Israel than any recent president has been”. He added that Trump is “a man who keeps his word”. [JTA]

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LEADERS’ WIVES IN ‘WARM’ PHONE CALL Melania Trump, wife of presidentelect Donald Trump, and Sara Netanyahu, the wife of the Israeli prime minister, had a “heartfelt and warm” phone conversation, Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Facebook post. The world leaders’ wives spoke to each other Saturday night. “Mrs Trump said that she looks forward to our visit at the first opportunity and that there will be wonderful relations between our countries and families,” Netanyahu said in the post.

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former banker’s supporters this week said he was a “passionate Zionist”. It emerged this week that 72 percent of American Jews hold an “unfavourable” view of Trump, in polling taken after last week’s result.

Demonstrators in Los Angeles protesting against President-elect Donald Trump

A founder of Human Rights Watch has warned that Donald Trump’s election win is encouraging anti-Semitism in Europe. Aryeh Neier, an American Jew who was born in Nazi Germany, addressed the issue at a talk about philanthropy and anti-Semitism during an event organised in the Hague. “The Trump phenomenon is likely to contribute” to antiSemitism, said Neier, the president emeritus of the Open Society Foundations. [JTA]

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News / ‘Moron!’ spat / Schools in demand NEWS IN BRIEF

COX ACCUSED SAW ‘ANTI-JEWISH SITES’ The man accused of killing MP Jo Cox accessed the Wikipedia page of an anti-Semitic online publication “that covers politics and society from a white nationalist perspective,” a court has heard. Gardener Thomas Mair, 53, is charged with killing Cox, 41, on 16 June. In May, the prosecutor said, Mair accessed the Wikipedia page of online publication the Occidental Observer. Wikipedia describes it as a “far-right” outfit “that covers politics and society from a white nationalist and anti-Semitic perspective”.

LIB DEM PEER IS THE ‘BUSINESS’ A Jewish peer has expressed his delight at being asked to play a lead role in business policy development for the Liberal Democrats. Lord (Monroe) Palmer of Childs Hill, who was appointed the party’s Middle East adviser last year, was last week named Lord Shadow Minister for Small and MediumSized Businesses. He said: “This plays to my strengths, having spent a lifetime as a chartered accountant advising exactly that sector.”

Prof’s Israel outburst A Jewish American professor known for his strident criticism of Israel appeared to abruptly end a televised debate this week, claiming the host – Henry Jackson Society founder Alan Mendoza – was a “moron”. Professor Norman Finkelstein was debating with Rabbi Ken Spiro on whether Israel is held to double standards on London-based YouTube channel J-TV, with both historians patched in to the debate on video calls. The discussion began with Spiro arguing there were more United Nations resolutions condemning Israel than every other country in the world combined, but Finkelstein said: “It would be useful if Israel were held to any standard.” He added: “The reason there are so many resolutions condemning Israel is because Israel simply ignores them. If it had stopped expanding settlements in 1967, there wouldn’t be a deluge of resolutions condemning settlement expansion.” Finkelstein then accused Spiro of “reading from an Israeli propaganda sheet,” before Mendoza asked Finkelstein to keep his answers concise, prompting Finkelstein to say: “If you want to just chat, cut me off.”

Norman Finkelstein lashes out at host Alan Mendoza during the debate

As the debate turned to Israeli military actions in Gaza, the shouting grew louder, with arbitrator Mendoza criticising Finkelstein’s “diatribe,” before saying: “It should be obvious to anyone that the methods the Israeli army employed… exceeds that of any other Western country.” Finkelstein accused Mendoza of “speaking the biggest nonsense on God’s earth,” before Mendoza asked Finkelstein: “Where’s your concern for the people of Syria, with 250,000

dead; how many reports on Syria have you read?” Finkelstein replied: “I read about Syria every day, and not from apologists like you. You have to be a certifiable moron if you’ve not heard condemnation of Syria. “You’re brain-dead. I’m not having a conversation with someone who’s brain-dead. I’ve never seen such stupidity.” Shortly after the connection was cut, Spiro concluded by saying Finkelstein descended into “insults”.

Schools in demand Continued from page 1 Orthodox institutions across the country, meaning Charedi students now make up the clear majority of all UK Jewish schoolchildren. Almost all strictly-Orthodox schools are run independent of state funding, and an estimated 1,400 Orthodox boys aged 11 to 15 are being educated in yeshivot [religious seminaries], according to the report. These students also fall outside government census data. Authors Daniel Staetsky and Jonathan Boyd said that while strictly-Orthodox children “universally” attend Jewish schools, only 43 percent of Jewish children from the mainstream Jewish community do, and that Jewish pupil enrolment in mainstream Jewish schools outside London has declined by a quarter over the past 20 years. The findings will have policy implications. “More schools and more pupils mean that more teachers need to be recruited, trained and retained,” Boyd said. “Both quality and quantity are paramount if these schools are to flourish.” Board of Deputies’ chief executive Gillian Merron said the demand was “a huge and wellearned vote of confidence” in Jewish schools.

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British boxing legend Frank Bruno praised the “incredible work” of Jewish Care as he spoke about the importance of tackling mental health issues at the charity’s Redbridge Sports Dinner. Following his 14-year boxing career, the 54-year-old, who held both the WBC and European heavyweight titles, has faced his own issues and is now a mental health campaigner, raising awareness to educate and break the stigma around the subject. He told guests: “I want to give people inspiration to talk about how they are feeling. There’s a lot of people out there in pain, feeling down, having no energy to do anything at all. “But when you come out and explain how you’re feeling, you find there’s a lot of other people out there trying not to talk about it, too, like Michael who we saw in the film Jewish Care showed us tonight. You need to talk and get it off your shoulders.” He added: “Now everyone knows this can happen to any one of their family and friends – it could be your mum, your aunt, your brother, and it could be you. “Be brave, people are sym-

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pathetic and more understanding about mental health today and there are people and organisations doing brilliant work like Jewish Care, who are there to support you.” Answering questions from guests at the dinner, which was held at the Prince Regent Hotel, he also signed boxing gloves for auction and was interviewed by sports broadcaster Matt Lorenzo about his rise to the World Boxing Council and becoming European heavyweight champion, as well as fighting the likes

of Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis. He said: “I just tried to be professional and give it my all, like you would if you’re doing any job.” Daniel Carmel-Brown, director of fundraising and marketing, appealed to guests to give generously and shared ways in which Jewish Care services support people from the Redbridge community. After the event, Andrew Klein, chairman of the sports and entertainment committee, said: “I’d like to thank Frank

Bruno who has been so entertaining tonight and also so brave in and out the ring. He has really inspired everyone by talking about mental health so openly. “We would also like to thank all of our guests for their generous support and our committee for their hard work, which has helped us raise £35,000 to go towards vital Jewish Care services to support the Redbridge community.”  Editorial comment, page 14

Deputy mayor will build faith bridges London’s deputy mayor tasked with engaging with faith communities has set his sights on expanding interfaith dialogue and insisted it is “appalling” that anti-Semitism is a daily concern for members of the community, writes Justin Cohen. Human rights lawyer Matthew Ryder, who was appointed to the new role two months ago, said dialogue was a “key ingredient of social integration” in the capital. Examples of Jewish and Muslim leaders coming together and emphasising commonalities is an “example to the rest of the world,” he claimed. Ryder was speaking as City Hall hosted mayors from around Europe at its first social integration conference on Monday, which coincided with the start of the national Inter Faith Week. In his first interview with the Jewish media since taking on the role, the Queen’s Counsel, who grew up in Golders Green, said the ideals of social justice that mean so much to him have long been promoted by Jewish groups. He has already held talks with Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and looked forward to engaging with the “many other” groups who have made contact to discuss issues from volunteering – which also comes under his portfolio – to tackling antiSemitism. “It’s really important for us to ensure that what seems to be anti-Semitism being given greater voice gets dealt with robustly – and I completely endorse the approach Sadiq has taken. It’s really important for us see anti-Semitism as an aspect of racism in its most heinous form and also look at it more closely for the particular aspects of anti-Semitism. “Jewish Londoners have made a massive contribution to

A Londoner who made aliyah in the 1970s in order to live in the Negev desert is to be awarded one of Israel’s most prestigious prizes. Professor David Faiman will receive the David BenGurion Award this month. It has been described as “Israel’s Nobel,” and is awarded in recognition of his environmental work, particular in solar energy. A physicist who studied at CERN, Faiman left London as a young man to head up

Ben-Gurion University’s new Desert Research Institute “when it was just a few tin shacks in the Negev”. He later become a pioneer in solar energy, working on photovoltaics, as well as other forms of renewable energy, such as wind, before heading government taskforces and acting as Israel’s representative at the International Energy Agency. The ceremony will be held on 20 November at the Dan Hotel in Tel Aviv.

SWASTIKAS NEAR CHAREDI SCHOOL London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for an end to the politics of division in the wake of Donald Trump’s US election victory, warning that whole communities are feeling “increasingly disconnected”. His remarks came as images emerged of vehicles daubed with swastikas near a Charedi girls’ school in Stamford Hill. Pictures posted on Twitter by the neighbourhood watch group, Shomrim, also showed “**** off” had been scrawled on one the vans targeted. Shomrim said: “This was noticed this morning. The vandalised vehicles were parked opposite the entrance of a Jewish girls’ school. Children and parents were shocked to

discover the offensive graffiti.” In a separate case, Nazi stickers posted on lampposts and doors were spotted in Liverpool streets on Remembrance Sunday. Merseyside Police confirmed officers are investigating. Khan added: “We must avoid communities becoming increasingly divided.”

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the way we live in London and it’s appalling we should be in a situation where anti-Semitism ia a concern the Jewish community faces each day.” During his opening speech at the conference, Khan refelected on the “upheaval” of the Brexit and US presidential votes. “This has shown how politics is becoming more and more polarised with whole communities in cities across the world feeling increasingly disconnected and estranged from national politics,” he said. “That’s why now, more than ever, we need to build a strong sense of social solidarity within our cities – a renewed sense that we are united as neighbours and citizens.”

A longlist of 14 books including novels and historical nonfiction has been drawn up from a pick of 70 nominations and will now be considered for the 2017 Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize, the winner of which receives £4,000. This year’s list includes novels by well-known authors such as Howard Jacobson, a biography of Swedish diplomat and Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg, and a critically-acclaimed story of a Palestinian refugee family living in Gaza. The Blue Between Sky and Water by Susan Abulhawa, a human rights activist, covers four generations of the same

family, and includes a harrowing tale of Jewish soldiers burning a Palestinian village, as the state of Israel was declared. Chair of judges Professor Bryan Cheyette said: “We debated long and hard over who to include; however, we believe we have a longlist which is diverse and of an enormously high quality, reaching across a variety of genres and countries.” The winner will be announced at the JW3 community centre on 23 February. Past winners include chef Claudia Roden, Israeli author and peace activist Amos Oz and Jacobson.

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Angry parents at Yavneh College are demanding an apology from the chairman of Radlett United Synagogue, after reports he complained that badly-behaved children from the Jewish school caused £850 of damage to the shul toilets. The parents’ Facebook site was deluged with comments aimed at Radlett chair Alex Pomerance, who was reported to have told congregants that the actions of the four girls involved reflected badly on the school, their families and the teenagers themselves. Pomerance has previously written to schools about the behaviour of their pupils in shul, including Yavneh, JCoSS, JFS and Immanuel. This week he said he did identify the girls as Yavneh pupils but denied he embarrassed anyone, or said that the girls’ behaviour was in any way a poor reflection on the school. He also hit out at the reporting of the incident, which he said had “destroyed months and years of consideration, hard work and planning” and which would “encourage members to turn away from Judaism instead of embracing it”. Pomerance has previously reported disruptive behaviour from Yavneh boys “who chatter and laugh throughout the service, move around the shul, climb over chairs and do not respond to requests for silence or respect”. Noting that he had again written to

A charity working with Jewish couples in the UK who are struggling to conceive has said its Tea-cember fundraising campaign next month should help others understand the difficulties infertility can cause. Chana’s initiative follows National Infertility Awareness Week earlier this month, in which public figures shared their own stories in the hope of breaking long-standing stigmas. Now in its fifth year, organisers said Tea-cember “started off as a nice social idea, to gather friends for a tea party in someone’s home,” but that it had seen huge growth, after an outpouring of public and communal support. Last year, more than 2,500 people took part in 133 events, raising £53,000 for the charity, bosses of which said one in six Jewish couples face problems, commensurate with the national average. “The money raised last year

Yavneh headteacher Spencer Lewis, Pomerance added: “I doubt if these kids would behave this way in a church or a mosque. Why do they think they can do it in synagogue?” Lewis defended his pupils, saying: “Our pupils are a credit to Yavneh and the flood of letters, phone calls, emails and social media posts we have had, particularly in the last week, are testament to that. I am extremely proud of the way they behave, both in lessons and outside of school.” Parents and supporters also hit back, with one mother writing: “I was in shul that day and I know the real story… At the end of the service the rabbi still complemented

the Yavneh kids on their good behaviour.” Another mother said Yavneh pupils were being singled out. “My husband is a regular shul-goer and this is his shul. He says there are plenty of very badly-behaved children from the fee paying sector also.” One father said that outside Yavneh, the children were not its responsibility, asking: “What has this got to do with the school?” Radlett vice-chairman Stephen Grossman appeared to distance himself from Pomerance, noting the state of the toilets and saying: “This was an accident waiting to happen… There was no intention by the girls to break the dividers between the cubicles.”

SCHOOL CELEBRATES NEW NAME ‘Remember trans Kantor King Solomon High School was in a celebratory mood last Wednesday night as it welcomed Dr Moshe Kantor to a renaming ceremony held in his honour, writes Alex Davis. Dr Kantor, president of the European Jewish Congress since 2007, has supported the voluntaryaided Jewish comprehensive school – which provides places for all faiths – for the past two years with generous financial donations. The funds have enabled the Ilford school to make significant improvements, including expanding its Jewish studies department and providing every sixth form student with a laptop. Among the 200-strong audience were the Israeli Ambassador to the UK Mark Regev, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Board of Deputies president Jonathan Arkush and former special envoy to the Middle East Lord Michael Levy. Kantor said: “Education is not just about knowledge and academic attainment. It is about shaping individuals who can be both proud of their culture,

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Headteacher Matthew Slater with Dr Moshe Kantor

and their identity, while being comfortable contributing to a diverse society like Britain.” Headteacher Matthew Slater said: “We are on a journey to outstanding status and Dr Kantor’s generous assistance has been invaluable to us.”

Jewish campaigners have called for rabbis and community leaders to include Transgender Day of Remembrance observance in this week’s Shabbat services. Surat-Shaan Knan, founder of Liberal Judaism’s project Twilight People, said the national day, on 20 November, was a day to “memorialise those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia and to bring attention to the continued violence endured by the transgender community”. Official statistics reveal that 271 trans people have been reported murdered in the past year, an increase of 20 percent, which campaigners described as “shocking”.

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was superb, but the awareness for couples struggling with infertility was priceless,” said Chana project manager Louisa Goott, noting that events were held as far away as Antwerp and Gibraltar. “Tea-cember is all about bringing people together over a cup of tea and a piece of cake to do whatever we can to help couples with fertility issues have the families they long for.”  Hosts can contact Chana for an information pack via chana.org.uk

Ditch Black Friday for #LackFriday, says WJR World Jewish Relief has launched its response to the upcoming annual shopping bonanza ‘Black Friday’ by unveiling its latest campaign, called #LackFriday. The agency said that “whereas Black Friday sees British shoppers splurge on new TVs and clothes, #LackFriday will showcase powerful images from around the world of Jewish people who lack warm food, a warm home or warm relationships”. Starting on Friday, it is scheduled to last one week, until 25 November – the day when consumers across the country are set to storm shops and retail websites in the hope of a bargain.

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LEONARD COHEN BURIED BESIDE FAMILY Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen was buried in Montreal in the family plot hours before his death was made public. Cohen died in Los Angeles and was buried last Thursday at the Shaar Hashomayim cemetery in Montreal, his hometown, according to reports citing a statement from the star’s Orthodox synagogue in the Westmount neighbourhood of the city. [JTA]

MAN IS FINED FOR NAZI SALUTE IMAGE A French court has fined and given a suspended prison sentence to a man who disseminated a picture of a quasi-Nazi salute being performed at a Jewish school. The Toulouse Appeals Court fined Noel Gerard £12,900 and handed him a six-month suspended term for incitement to hatred. In 2014, he shared a picture on social media of a man performing the quenelle salute at the Ohr Hatorah school, where a rabbi and three children were killed. [JTA]

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Labour’s Tom Watson in Yad Vashem’s haunting Hall of Names during his visit this week

Labour MPs at Yad Vashem Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has led a delegation of the party’s MPs to visit Israel’s Yad Vashem memorial to the victims of the Holocaust after Jeremy Corbyn turned down an invitation to go himself. Corbyn was originally invited by the leader of the Israeli Labour Party Isaac Herzog in the wake of the anti-Semitism row which erupted earlier this year. However a spokesman for the Labour leader said he had

been unable to commit to the visit due to “diary issues” but had said Watson would go on the Labour Friends of Israel trip instead. Iain McNicol, the party’s general secretary, is also due to visit in the new year. “He could not commit to go at that time. He fully intends to go to Israel again at some point in the future,” the spokesman said. Watson payed his respects at Yad Vashem alongside fellow Labour MPs Dame Rosie Winterton, Michael Dugher, Ruth

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Smeeth and Gloria De Piero. He said: “I wanted to come back to Israel and to pay respects on behalf of the UK Labour Party at Yad Vashem.” LFI director Jennifer Gerber said: “It’s vital that at a time of growing anti-Semitism, Tom and the other MPs joined us to visit Yad Vashem as well as seeing coexistence project for Israelis and Palestinians. We were also honoured to meet Issac Herzog, leader of our sister party in Israel.”

The Jewish community in Warsaw had to cancel its celebration of Poland’s Independence Day last weekend, citing security concerns. Polish media reported that the decision was based on specific warnings. The Polish chief rabbi had been due to recite a prayer for Poland at the city’s historic Nozyk synagogue.

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An interfaith delegation from Arab and Gulf states have met Italian Jewish leaders at Rome’s main synagogue, calling for an

alliance of moderates to combat extremism. Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh and Orthodox Church leaders attended. The city’s Jewish community president told them: ‘Our door is always open.’

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A neo-Nazi group in Germany has posted a map on Facebook of 70 locations of properties owned or run by Jewish organisations. The map, titled ‘Jews Among Us,’ contained the addresses of primary schools, synagogues, shops, restaurants and cemeteries and was posted on the 78th anniversary of Kristallnacht.

President Reuven Rivlin hosts an event with Amal, which promotes links between all sectors of Israeli society.

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NEW SEARCH FOR DEAD SEA SCROLLS Israel is embarking on a major archaeological expedition to find undiscovered Dead Sea Scrolls, an Israeli antiquities official has said. Amir Ganor, of the Israel Antiquities Authority, said a government research team will spend the next three years surveying hundreds of caves in the Judean Desert near the Dead Sea, the arid region where the Dead Sea Scrolls, the world’s oldest biblical manuscripts, were preserved for thousands of years and discovered in 1947. The collection is considered the crown jewel of Israeli antiquities.

PLEA FOR POET TO BE RELEASED Author Jennifer Clement has written to detained Palestinian-Israeli poet Dareen Tatour on PEN’s Day of the Imprisoned Writer, building pressure on Israeli authorities who accuse Tatour of “supporting terror”. Clement, who is also president of the international literary association, said Israel’s attempt to silence Tatour “had not worked” and expressed her “solidarity and respect” for her peer, who has been accused of inciting violence through a poem. Hundreds of cultural figures from around the world have taken up Tatour’s case.

Strictly smiles for Norwood Strictly Come Dancing star Robert Rinder paid tribute to his “incredibly loving” family as he attended Norwood’s fundraising dinner this week. An impressive £2.75million was raised on the night for the Jewish charity, which supports vulnerable children and their families, youngsters with special educational needs and people with learning disabilities. Almost a thousand people attended the event at Grosvenor House Hotel, London, where Rinder joined fellow Strictly contestant Greg Rutherford and judge Darcey Bussell as special guests. Speaking about his most recent foray on the dance floor, the 38-yearold criminal barrister told Jewish News how delighted he was that his grandparents, Frances and Harry, were among the audience as he performed a dazzling foxtrot on Saturday night’s show. The daytime television star said: “They had such a lovely evening, they really enjoyed it. I was worried that people would think I was being inauthentic or a bit schmaltzy [by having them there], but I really got into that dance because they loved it – it’s really their generation, the East End generation. Especially my papa, it really meant a lot to him.” While odds have been slashed for

Robert Rinder takes centre stage at Norwood’s annual dinner on Monday night

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Rinder to win the BBC1 talent show, he said it was “very unlikely” that would happen and quipped: “I’ve prepared [my family] for the unlikely event, but who knows? Donald Trump won the election, so anything is possible.” On the night, the audience heard from 21-year-old Rebecca Lane, who experienced a childhood marked by neglect and trauma and was subsequently helped by Norwood to fulfil her dream of attending university. “I can say, without a doubt, that I

would not be where I am without their help.” Reflecting on her speech, Rinder said: “We’re here tonight at Norwood and some of the stories we have heard about make you realise how lucky you are - especially how lucky I am - to have been brought up in an incredibly loving, very traditional, Jewish home.” Norwood’s joint president Lady Nicola Mendolsohn said: “Personal best – this year’s theme – is about ripping to pieces the limitations that

others place on you. It’s about hearing ‘you’ll never be able to do that’, then going right ahead and doing it… and doing it well. It’s the common thread that runs through every part of this charity: day in, day out.” Norwood chief executive Elaine Kerr, added: “We hope our guests left feeling inspired by the real life stories they’ve heard, and with the knowledge that their support has made a huge difference to the lives of so many.”  More pictures, page 19

Vote backs illegal settlements TWITTER PLAN TO CURB HATE An Israeli government committee has voted to press ahead with laws to retroactively legalise 2,000 homes in West Bank outposts currently deemed illegal under Israeli law and to curtail the Muslim call to prayer through loudspeakers. The settlement vote was opposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Opposition leader Isaac Herzog, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit, who said it was indefensible. It was pushed through the Ministerial Legislative Committee by the ultra-nationalist Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, a member of the

Mums’ bake expectations 500 Jewish mothers from around the world bonded over baking challahs for Israeli soldiers at Jerusalem’s Great Big Challah Bake, run by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project as part of the global Shabbat Project.

pro-settlement Jewish Home party, to avoid the demolition of Amona, an outpost built on private Palestinian land, and home to about 40 settlers. A judge, considering ownership, recently ruled that Amona had been built illegally and ordered the settlers to evacuate by 25 December. Mandelblit had earlier said Shaked’s law would legalise the confiscation of private property, in contravention of international law, as it would apply to thousands of other units in 97 outposts dotted around the West Bank, which have been built on private Palestinian land without government approval.

Twitter has announced a series of extra measures to tackle a “sharp rise” in the amount of online abuse, bullying and harassment. The social media giant, which operates an open platform, admitted that it had struggled to cope with, and respond to, conduct which it said “threatens human dignity,” as it announced a set of additional controls and reporting lines. “Because Twitter happens in public and in real-time, we’ve had some challenges keeping up with and curbing abusive conduct,” it said this week, adding: “We took a step back to reset and take a new approach.”

The San Francisco-based news and social networking service said it was now expanding its “mute” feature, which lets users mute accounts they do not wish to see Tweets from. “We’re expanding mute to where people need it the most: in notifications,” the group said. “We’re enabling you to mute keywords, phrases, and even entire conversations you don’t want to see notifications about, rolling out to everyone in the coming days.” The company also said it was giving users “a more direct way” to report hateful comments based on race, ethnicity or national origin”.

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CHABAD BERLIN IS GIVEN £1.6MILLION Berlin’s Jewish Museum and Chabad Lubavitch have been granted major funding from the federal government. Chabad will receive £1.6million from a £190million pot in 2017 intended for cultural institutions and projects in Berlin as dedicated by the German Bundestag. Among the numerous beneficiaries of the fund is Jewish Museum Berlin, which will receive an increase of £940,000, for a total of £5million in 2017. [JTA]

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Magnificent Simon Rothstein profiles the remarkable shortlisted candidates for our 2016 Jewish News-Mitzvah Day Community Hero award Simon Cooper & Rebecca Woolfe

Simon Cooper was the epitome of a brave, selfless individual who gave so much despite the enormous personal challenges he faced throughout his short life. Simon suffered from cystic fibrosis and was born with a blocked bowel, requiring life-saving surgery from day one. A liver transplant at 16 and double lung transplant at 29 didn’t stop him achieving so much. Simon was an ambassador for NHS Blood & Transplant, raised money for many different charities and, as a brilliant

drummer and musician, devised the ‘Friday Night Rock Service’ service that filled Liberal and Reform synagogues whenever his band played. Even when Simon was diagnosed with lung cancer in January this year, this did not stop him. Instead, it inspired him to step up his charitable efforts. Together with his sister Rebecca Woolfe, Simon planned to raise more money for good causes with the ‘Simon says Let’s Party’ event – a fundraising dinner and dance. Simon died on 10 July, aged 33. Rebecca took over the organisation and running of the charity event on her own, despite her loss. Dad and nominator Paul said: “The event took place in October and was a huge success, raising more than £20,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, MacMillan Cancer Support and the North London Hospice. These two were team of the year – no question!”

Susie Gordon

To get an idea of how much time and effort Susie Gordon puts into her community, you only have to look at what she’s organised for Mitzvah Day this year. On Sunday, 27 November, Susie will bring synagogues, churches, mosques and schools – both faith and non-faith – together for a huge day of social action at Leeds Jewish Free School’s Henry Cohen Campus. The day will include a Leeds City

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Diane Lazarus

Ask any Jewish Blind & Disabled tenant who makes the best cakes, and they will tell you it’s Diane Lazarus – affectionately known as the ‘star baker’. Diane gives something more valuable

than money to the charity’s tenants – her time, and lots and lots of it. For the past three years, she has spent every Monday and Tuesday baking cakes and biscuits for Jewish Blind & Disabled tenants – serving them with tea and smile, and taking time to befriend all she meets. Much of the rest of her week is spent sourcing low cost, but healthy, ingredients. Nominator Debbie Rees – Jewish Blind & Disabled’s Volunteers & Activities Co-ordinator for North West London – said: “Diane started off baking at Cecil Rosen Court, in Bushey, but word soon got around. She now bakes for all our buildings. Di really has really spoilt the tenants… They wouldn’t dream of eating something from a shop!” However, that is not all Diane does, as Debbie adds: “The real reason she deserves this award is in how she has become a friend to many tenants, brightening up everyone’s day with her happy-go-lucky manner, making sure all are happy. That is the greatest gift you can give. “Di is a real hero to our tenants and staff alike, and thoroughly deserves to be recognised as a community hero too.”

Arnold Levin Council stand advising on how to help unaccompanied refugee children, collections for PAFRAS (Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers) and Leeds North FoodBank, and a guide to what mitzvot people can do throughout the year. And Susie, who is executive director of Leeds Jewish Representative Council, certainly practices what she preaches in terms of helping others 365 days a year. In her job, she has revitalised her local community and established projects such as the Leeds Jewish Future Programme. In her spare time, she volunteers to actively engage and support young people of all faiths in their personal development through Beavers and raises awareness of the BRCA gene, which affects one in 40 people with Ashkenazi Jewish heritage and can increase the risk of certain cancers. If all that’s not enough, she also undertakes fundraising walks. Nominator, colleague Eva Peros, said: “Susie is infectiously enthusiastic about bringing communities together under one roof – instilling a sense of excitement about volunteering into everyone she meets.”

At first glance, a project that sells second-hand books on Amazon doesn’t seem life-changing. But New Chapters – a social enterprise set up by Arnold Levin – has changed the lives of Langdon volunteers with learning disabilities, helping them to learn skills and build confidence. The project is fully led by 16 Langdon volunteers, supported by abled counterparts. It sells 16,000 books each year with a

turnover of £45,000. It’s become so popular that in the four years since Arnold set it up, it has outgrown its premises twice. But these facts don’t provide a full narrative of outcomes, says Arnold’s nominator Elie Levy, volunteer manager for Langdon. Elie says: “Arnold has been exceptionally motivational to the volunteers. He is popular, but the true inspiration is the confidence he gives to groups of marginalised people.”

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Rachel Langford

Rachel Langford’s nominator Victoria Goldsmith doesn’t hold back when describing the amazing things her friend has done for young Jewish adults in the UK.

Harold Newman “Rachel has literally changed people’s lives,” enthuses Victoria. “She’s helped them find their spouses, reconnect to their heritage and, at the same time, raised huge sums for charity.” Rachel had done this all through her pioneering Jfriends – a charity promoting networking, socialising and embracing Jewish values across all affiliations (and none). The 34-year-old has tirelessly, and totally voluntarily, nurtured Jfriends’ development – organising, managing and subsidising a range of Jewish events, including monthly Shabbat dinners, European holidays and Ted-style talks on topical Jewish issues. These events have become so popular that Jews from across Europe and Israel travel to attend. Rachel not only leads her own charity, but shows remarkable support for other charitable programmes, raising money and establishing a highly successful monthly event where Jfriends collaborates with Club Sandwich to make and deliver nutritious meals to the homeless. Victoria added: “Through meeting at Jfriends events, three couples have become engaged, including Rachel herself! “She is an incredible inspiration and, without her, the lives of many hundreds of people would be significantly poorer in all senses.”

Rabbi Janet Darley understatement. Since her retirement from the pulpit in the summer, it has consumed every waking hour. Whether it was working with lawyers and Citizens UK to identify those children with a legal right to come from France to Britain, lobbying the countries’ governments to speed up the process or uniting with leaders of all faiths to increase that pressure – there are families now united in the UK directly thanks to the work of Janet. And when the unaccompanied children arrived in Britain, she was there to welcome to them and help them settle in – even going as far as to throw birthday parties. Nominator Alice Alphandary – chair of South London Liberal Synagogue – said: “Her advocacy work on behalf of refugees – fulfilling the obligations of the Torah – makes Janet very special. “But it’s through getting to know them and their families, helping tell their stories and supporting them in times of trouble that makes her a hero.”

OUR JUDGING PANEL: The present chosen by the members of South London Liberal Synagogue on her retirement sums up everything good about Rabbi Janet Darley. Eschewing flowers and carriage clocks, the community instead promised to turn part of the shul into a flat for refugees in her honour. To describe Janet’s voluntary work for refugees – especially unaccompanied children – as tireless would be an

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There aren’t many people who can say they’ve spent more than six decades working tirelessly for the Jewish community. But 82-year-old Harold Newman is one of them. Whether it was campaigning for Soviet Jewry and against Holocaust denial, running multiple marathons for Jewish charities or serving as chair of the Association of Jewish Ex-Serviceman, Harold has done it all. And he is going strong at 82, still undertaking sponsored events on his specially-adapted Harley Davidson (now with an extra wheel)

and serving the community as the chair of both the Jewish Branch of the Royal Legion and the Jewish Association of Cultural Societies (JACS). Sara Conway, who nominated her stepfather as a Community Hero, said: “‘He is an inspiration. I still remember how surprised I was, as a student, to be on the same protest rally as him against Holocaust revisionism. Now, here we are 25 years later, and his energy and commitment to representing and supporting his community are just as impressive. “Harold is a true legend and a real example to us all of what is possible, whatever our age.”

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A different class We’ve received almost 350 nominations for this year’s Jewish Schools Awards – our joint initiative with Partnerships for Jewish Schools (PaJeS). It includes 158 votes alone for best emerging teacher in the past three years, while more than 60 names have been submitted for best special needs teacher, best assistant or deputy head and best Modern Hebrew teacher. These honours cover both primary and secondary education, with seven awards to be handed out in total. February’s glittering ceremony at JW3 will be a joyous opportunity to again recognise the exceptional efforts of the teachers and other staff who make our community’s schools the best in the country. No wonder there’s now a record number of pupils studying in them. As PaJeS head Rabbi David Meyer says: “It is thanks to their dedication that our schools are effectively educating the next generation.”

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BRUNO’S SO FRANK A national champion, loved by the people, suffers a dramatic fall from grace and is sectioned under the Mental Health Act, in full view of the world’s press. That was Frank Bruno’s life in September 2003. What a journey he has been on since. This week it was a pleasure to hear him speak candidly to the Jewish community at the Jewish Care Sports Dinner, inspiring all who struggle with mental health issues. It reminds us that our historic focus on academic and professional achievement means that there is still a tendency to turn a blind eye to someone’s breakdown or disorder. Let’s finally be rid of this outdated cultural relic and tackle mental health head-on.

Looking at the result of the US presidential election as an outsider, the Amercian electorate was given a terrible choice between a buffoon and a crook. So, for voters, the least bad option must be the former. The email controversy showed Hillary Clinton was, at the very least, imprudent and the funding of her charitable foundation raised questions of the possibility of having sold influence. The way the Democrats conducted a smear campaign was enough to put anyone off, but their claim that Trump was

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Last Wednesday I woke up in a cold sweat having dreamed I had just watched Comrade Corbyn, flanked by the gormless, grinning hypocrite Diane Abbott and oily, obnoxious Ken Livingstone, giving an acceptance speech as our new prime minister! Panic over. But then I turned on the TV and saw that Donald Trump had been elected president of the United States. The same Mr Trump who all the experienced political commentators insisted would never win his party’s nomination, then insisted he was a joke and had no chance of winning the election. Every time he opened his mouth, he insulted or alienated a large section of the US population. Even the bad publicity regarding his treatment and comments about women didn’t make any difference. God forbid my dream becomes reality (after the result of the US election, stranger things have now clearly happened).

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You are so misguided over Trump’s election After reading your front page article last week entitled ‘Heaven help US!’ I thought I had picked up The Guardian in error (Jewish News, 10 November). Your misguided writer attacked Donald Trump over, it seems to read, his promise to support Israel – a new policy to replace Obama’s denigration of our spiritual homeland and its prime minister. Let me remind your wrongheaded columnist that the Clinton Foundation has allegedly received donations from Arab regimes that also allegedly contributed to her election fund. Obviously these monies were given in the hope that she would continue to undermine Israel’s defence policy and force a two-state solution favouring the Palestinians. Trump will, I am sure, help to fight the resurgence of antiSemitism encouraged by the

ISRAEL CAN LIVE INSIDE EVERY JEW

Your nasty editorial comments about President-elect Trump are beyond my Jewish belief. You should rejoice in Donald Trump’s triumph. I did not know that you are Democrats. You are the ganev’s [thief’s] supporters. What about Netanyahu? He is a great believer in Trump. Trump is our Moshiach!

I write on whether Jews in England or in the diaspora have a right to criticise the Israeli government. Free speech is a hallmark of democratic countries and so Jews, like others, can say what they like about the actions of the Israeli, or any other country’s, government. Jews have a unique affiliation with, and stake in, Israel. The modern state created in 1948 passed the Law of Return guaranteeing the right of Jews to live there, which is evidence of this. As Jews we should all seek to speak and act to strengthen, not weaken Israel, and avoid providing ammunition for those who seek to deligitimise her. Not every Jew wants to live in Israel, but Israel can live in every Jew.

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so-called liberal left that for far too long has had a sense of entitlement over us. With the Brexit result and the election of Trump as US president, their day is over. Your writer needs to be aware of this return to common sense and good order.

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Board should leave shooting from the lip to Donald Trump JENNI FRAZER

’ve seen nations rise and fall. I’ve heard their stories, heard them all. But love’s the only engine of survival.’ Farewell, Leonard Cohen”. Nice tribute, huh, quoting from The Future, by LC himself? And where, of all places, does the tribute come from? Why, none other than the Board of Deputies. That’s right, the Board, the elected representative body of British Jewry, which tweeted this lyric as part of the outpouring of tributes in response to the veteran singersongwriter’s death last week. I couldn’t decide whether to laugh or cry when I read this tweet. I tried hard to visualise some of the more venerable deputies getting “down with the kids” as the Board clambered on to the Cohen tributes bandwagon, seeking, perhaps, to proclaim its street cred. It was fair enough for Israel’s President

Reuven Rivlin and — yes, though I’m no fan of his, Bibi Netanyahu — to issue warm statements after Leonard Cohen’s death. Cohen regarded himself as a son of Israel, toured the country during the Yom Kippur War with Ariel Sharon at his side, and came back for a last triumphant concert in 2009 in Tel Aviv, with the words of his songs sung with avid devotion by a rapt crowd, many of them in uniform. So, well done, Ruby and Bibi for saying the right things. Made a pleasant change in among all the warmongering rhetoric we hear too often. But the Board? Forgive me, but exactly what dog does the Board have in this fight? Then I read about the row relating to the decision of the president of the Board, Jonathan Arkush, to congratulate Donald Trump on securing the American presidency. Anodyne as Arkush’s statement may have been — “I would like to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory. After a divisive campaign, I hope that Mr Trump will move to build bridges and ensure that America’s standing as a beacon of progress, tolerance and free thinking remains

strong” — there is certainly scope for wondering what on earth he was thinking. Quite apart from Trump’s hate-filled, venomous racism during his “divisive campaign”, a worrying amount of which was levelled at Jews, what on earth is the Board of Deputies doing when it sends out statements on world developments over which it cannot have the slightest influence? Pleasingly, there was an immediate response from deputies themselves. “I don’t think it’s the Board of Deputies’ job to congratulate Donald Trump on his election, and I’m sure the Jewish community will agree with me,” tweeted deputy Tal Ofer. Deputy Ella Rose, a former student leader and one of almost 200 people

who complained bitterly to Arkush, wrote: “No words for how badly this statement is judged. I’m embarrassed to be a deputy.” Probably Rose will get over her embarrassment and Arkush may well reflect for several more moments before issuing another statement where the Board has no direct relevance. Leave shooting from the lip to Trump, is my advice. These latest outpourings felt somewhat like being trapped on a moving vehicle with someone who has seized the microphone and insists on making interminable pronouncements as the world goes by. In other words, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.

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WHAT ON EARTH IS THE BOARD DOING SENDING OUT STATEMENTS ON WORLD DEVELOPMENTS OVER WHICH IT HAS NOT THE SLIGHTEST INFLUENCE?

American isolationism will be bad for Israel and the world JEREMY HAVARDI

DIRECTOR, B’NAI B’RITH LONDON BUREAU

ast week Donald Trump won the American presidency after one of the most bitterly-fought and divisive campaigns in living memory. His blunt style and populist rhetoric, which included pejorative references to Muslims, Mexicans and women, have rightly received censure from many quarters. There were justified accusations that he did little to disavow support from nationalist and anti-Semitic groups. With these concerns in mind, many are asking how Trump will view Israel and the wider problems in the Middle East. This is hard to answer, in part because he has shifted his position on many issues and lacks political or military experience to fall back on. Nonetheless, he has made a number of policy pledges that may give some indication of his thinking. At a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committeein March, he declared that a Trump administration would shift the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, having previously declined to make any such commitment in the primaries. David Friedman, Trump’s Middle East policy

advisor, has said that “there is every intention to keep” the pledge. However, such presidential promises are as common as the failure to fulfil them, as Israeli governments know very well. Trump also described the Iranian nuclear accord, signed last year, as the “worst deal ever negotiated” but flipped between calling for its renegotiation and annulment. One of his advisors, Walid Phares, has said that the president is more likely to “review it, send it to Congress, demand from the Iranians to restore a few issues or change a few issues”. This is more feasible than dismantling it, if only because the latter option would trigger a major diplomatic spat with America’s allies, including Russia. The Israelis would surely welcome a suitable revision, however. There have been warm overtures towards Jerusalem, too. In his first interview since winning the election, Trump offered a paean to Israel, describing it as ‘the one true democracy and defender of human rights in the Middle East and a beacon of hope to countless people”. He has indicated his administration could play “a significant role in helping the parties to achieve a just, lasting peace”, although one “negotiated between the parties themselves, and not imposed on them”. This may suggest a less interventionist role than that pursued by

Obama, although Trump was short on policy detail. Given the PA’s refusal to negotiate with Jerusalem, and the threat of Hamas, there is unlikely to be significant shift on the ground. There is one other important difference in approach suggested by Jason Greenblatt, one of Trump’s top advisors. Greenblatt said it was “certainly not Mr Trump’s view that settlement activity should be condemned and that it is an obstacle to peace”. This marks a major break with Obama for whom settlement restriction was of considerable importance. But while there are some reasons to think Trump might be good for Israel, there are also warning signs. His ‘America first’ approach and his warmth towards President Putin have unnerved key allies around the world. In July, he suggested that in the event of a Russian attack on the Baltic states in NATO, American support would be conditional on whether they have “fulfilled their obligations to us”.

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Unravelling American internationalism is dangerous, given that the US has long been a lynchpin of global security. Some have asked whether the refusal to automatically endorse alliance commitments will extend to Israel, too. Trump’s stated willingness to defeat ISIS will synchronise with Israeli interests. But he has signalled that he will back Assad and Moscow in defeating the jihadists, suggesting a more isolationist policy . This is bad news for Israel for it would mean giving Assad’s allies, Iran and Hezbollah, free rein in the country. The arc of Shia terror extending from Tehran to Beirut is arguably a greater threat to Israel than ISIS. Of course, events in the Middle East often trigger unexpected shifts in policy, as President Bush Jr discovered in 2001. Moreover, Trump is in many ways an unpredictable political actor. Overall, there are enough reasons for Israel, and other US allies, to look cautiously at the White House next January.

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Jews have many enemies – Donald Trump is not one BRIAN GORDON

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t may come as little surprise that I was delighted by the American election result. Like the Brexit decision, Donald Trump’s victory was a breath of fresh air – a welcome diversion from the stagnant appeasement mode of the Obama Administration. Fellow Jews are entitled to take a different view. Judging by reactions from the community both here and in the US since the election, it is clear that many do. Those who believe Hilary Clinton would have been a better choice are free to wallow in their disappointment. But those sentiments are now irrelevant. Trump has won. Like it or not, barring some unforseeable circumstance, from January he will be the most powerful individual in the western world for the next four years. What Jewish people should not be doing, especially in the media, is lambasting Trump – now he has won – in some of the intemperate terms we have seen. There has been a huge amount of journalistic rabble-rousing against him, which is every bit as wild and irrespon-

sible as the provocative comments for which Trump has been criticised. To lead , as this newspaper did last week, with expressions such as “shock and horror” at the result, “the emotional maturity of a 12-year old” and “the often-vile personality” in reference to the president-elect, is completely over-the-top. Even worse was the language employed by another Jewish newspaper whose editorial claimed “as a matter of fact” that Trump is “a racist misogynist bully”, that his campaign was “self-consciously anti-Semitic” (whatever that is supposed to mean), that he is a threat to world freedom – and other scaremongering termonology more appropriate to the description of a neo-Nazi. People in our community who spout this outrageous rhetoric are allowing their personal objection to Trump’s swashbuckling demeanour, or perhaps their own out-moded left-wing bias, to obstruct their political vision from a Jewish perspective. They are pursuing a kind of death-wish, desperately looking for hostility when it isn’t there. They are the pathetic personification of the old joke that if anti-Semitism did not exist, Jews would have had to invent it. Let me remind those critics of a few facts.

Trump is an ardent supporter of Israel. He is opposed to the two-state solution, which would be the first step to Israel’s destruction. He is utterly opposed to Islamic extremism – now the greatest threat to democracy and international peace. He is committed to fighting all terrorism equally, be it ISIS, Hamas or Hezbollah. He has condemned the infamous nuclear deal with Iran. He has pledged to move the US embassy to Jerusalem. It doesn’t stop there. Trump’s daughter and son-in-law are observant Jews. He himself is a believer in religious freedom, which ought to bode well for Jewish education, community security, protection of shechita and brit milah. His vice president-elect, Mike Pence, has been described in the Israeli press as “one of the best friends the State of Israel and the

Jewish people ever had”. Like all politicians , Trump – and indeed Pence – once in power, could change their stance and find excuses to renege on their commitments. But they should be given every encouragement to deliver, not have mud slung at them right at the start from within our community. We Jews have many real enemies out there, working overtime to try and cause us harm. Not just in the Middle East , but elsewhere too, in the likes of Chavez, Erdogan, Le Pen, Corbyn et al. These individuals are far more worthy candidates for our opprobrium. To do so against Trump is a manifestation of gross ingratitude, to say the least, and potentially self-defeating. Would we like to give the next president reason to say: “ If that’s what the Jews think of me, why should I bother to support them?”

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TO LEAD, AS THIS NEWSPAPER DID, WITH EXPRESSIONS SUCH AS ‘SHOCK AND HORROR’ AT TRUMP’S WIN, IS COMPLETELY OVER THE TOP

Anti-Semitism and the rise of the un-PC loudmouth BRENDAN ONEIL EDITOR, SPIKED ONLINE

s Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s chief strategist, an anti-Semite? It seems unlikely. Yes, he may have been chief executive of Breitbart, the angry right-wing news website whose comment section is frequently clogged up by white kids blathering on about “Jewish control”. Yes, he may be an inspiration to the alt-right – that somewhat frazzled group of online agitators who hate political correctness, think feminism is the reason they can’t get a job or a girlfriend and are convinced that some powerful force is running, and ruining, their lives. Probably the Jews. But Bannon cannot be held responsible for what his readers or followers think. As Alan Dershowitz said this week, yes there has been “carelessness” at Breitbart under Bannon, such as when one of its writers described a

conservative Republican as a “renegade Jew”. But “I haven’t seen any evidence of personal anti-Semitism on the part of Bannon”, said Dershowitz. And “we have to be very careful before we accuse [someone] of being an anti-Semite”. He’s right. If we over-use the term antiSemite, we risk making people even more sceptical of this prejudice. And God knows there’s already too much doubt about the extent and seriousness of anti-Semitism today. But there’s no doubt that the Trump phenomenon, the rise of this self-consciously un-PC loudmouth, has tapped into, or revealed, the lingering anti-Semitism of the right. On some fringes of the alt-right, a mostly web-based movement that thinks old conservatives have sold out and must be replaced by a white-nationalist outlook, there is a weird fear of Jews. Some alt-right activists openly talk about creating a whiter America, free of black culture and “Jewish power”. The Daily Beast recently reported that alt-right activists don’t see Jews as whites. It’s

all a disturbing reminder that anti-Semitism is as pronounced in the angry right as it is in sections of the edgy left. And here’s the thing — for all the radical left’s raging against the alt-right, it actually shares something in common with it: a conviction that something Jewish, something Israel-related, wields terrifying influence over Western politics and our lives. The alt-right and what we might call the alt-left might like screaming at each other. But they have a common discomfort with Jewish influence. The alt-right is more open, explicitly bemoaning “Jewish control”, while rad lefties prefer to speak of a sinister Israel Lobby puppeteering our politics, or of a “Zionist-led media”, in the words of NUS president Malia

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Bouattia. But both seem driven by a sense of siege, by a conviction that they are threatened by awesome, scary forces. The alt-right and alt-left are weird mirror versions of each other, different expressions of the same sad politics of overblown victimhood and even conspiracy theorising. This tells us something important about what drives antiSemitism today. It isn’t the old politics of race; it’s the new politics of identity. When people are encouraged to see themselves as a fragile identity under attack – a white guy in a multicultural world, a Muslim in the wicked West, a woman in a patriarchal world – the more they will come to see themselves as permanent victims of external forces.

THE ALT-RIGHT AND WHAT MIGHT BE CALLED THE ALT-LEFT HAVE A COMMON DISCOMFORT WITH JEWISH INFLUENCE

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More than 100 Jewish communities in the UK, from Glasgow to Portsmouth, marked the third ShabbatUK. Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said: “Record numbers of people kept and shared Shabbat with families, friends and communities at events which were more ambitious and impactful than ever before. The beauty of Shabbat is that it returns every seven days to recharge and reenergise us, so there’s no need to wait until the next ShabbatUK to enjoy it again!”

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Pinner was alight with glow sticks waved aloft to celebrate havdalah as more than 170 people brought the shul’s ShabbatUK to a close. Rabbi Bergson said: “If there is one word I would use to characterise the third Shabbat UK in Pinner it is ‘Ruach!. The joy and sense of togetherness and celebration was palpable.”

Eli Minsky and Kira Noe baked challah at Kisharon’s Tuffkid Nursery in Golders Green

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis visited Stanmore Synagogue as members took part in a ShabbatUK Challah Make

Portsmouth Jewish community, which was established in 1748, held its first challah bake. The community welcomed members from as far as the Isle of Wight, as Rebbetzin Batsheva Burns showed how to prepare, make and plait challot as well as explaining the meaning of challah for Shabbat.

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Cockfosters and N.Southgate Synagogue enjoyed a series of events including a challah make and pre-ShabbatUK children’s art and crafts afternoon

The S&P Sephardi Community held its Sephardi challah make as 200 guests packed out the synagogue hall at Lauderdale Road

Nearly 300 community members and visitors of Southend & Westcliff Hebrew Congregation, including guest rabbanim and youth leaders, enjoyed ShabbatUK, which began with a challah bake and ended at Seudah Shlishit with stories from rabbis Bar and Ziskind.

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Ahavas Yisrael held a challah bake for more than 50 with Langdon and Langdon Brady

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Manchester’s Great Challah Bake attracted 1,100 from all streams of Judaism. Organised by Andrea Cohen, Hilary Foxler and Michael Issler, the guiding was done by Shiffy Silverstone – from Aish Manchester – who also played the drums in the challah make band.

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BEATING THE DRUM

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All smiles as JDA comedy night raises £10,000 The Jewish Deaf Association’s LOL Comedy Night at The Comedy Loft in Camden raised £10,000. Around 265 guests enjoyed an evening of raucous laughter and the evening was accessible to people with hearing loss, with every spoken word appearing on the big screen and a sign language interpreter on stage with the comedians.

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He’s still bard to the bone Just shy of his 90th birthday, playwright and novelist Bernard Kops has published a new book of poetry, writes Fiona Leckerman

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he great thing about being an artist is that you can continue working until you drop down dead,” says Bernard Kops. The ever-energetic poet, playwright and novelist turns 90 this month and shows no signs of slowing down – a new book of poetry is set for publication next year, while a new documentary about his life and work will be shown at the Jewish Museum in celebration of his milestone. East End-born Kops has spent his life dedicated to two things – his writing, which includes more than 40 plays for television, stage and radio, nine novels and two

autobiographies – and his wife of 62 years, Erica, who joins us at their basement flat in Canfield Gardens, West Hampstead. Kops can still be found writing away at his desk every morning, where he also wrote the play that launched him to recognition, The Hamlet of Stepney Green, which inspired the title of Jill Campbell’s documentary. The Hamlet of Canfield Gardens combines vérité footage with traditional Jewish songs and Kops’ poetry, providing a whimsical view into the psyche of this prolific writer. With four children, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, Kops admits he and his

wife enjoy lives that are never quiet or dull. He explains: “I’ve been so busy and I’ve survived and in a sense we don’t live a quiet life. There is a great temptation to sit on the settee and have a shluf, but in fact it just brings your old age closer, so we walk a lot. I always say walking and working are the two main factors.” The couple are joined by their cat and their home is filled with their son Adam’s sculptures, family photos adorn the walls and then, set apart on a mezzanine is Bernard’s desk, papers in neat piles and posters on the walls with a clear view of their garden. He continues to find inspiration more and more intertwined with Jewish themes. “The poems come to me, I don’t go to them. I see something happening and the poem immediately comes out. I sometimes cry as I’m writing a poem. I feel tears coming into my eyes, maybe the years of life have drowned me.” But Erica wryly interjects: “You’re not an unhappy man, that’s the whole irony.” Kops, whose parents were Dutch-Jewish immigrants attributes his longevity to a mixture of genetics and luck. He was brought up in Stepney Green, along with his seven siblings and parents, all of whom followed traditional careers as machinists or tailors, but the budding writer knew from an early age that he was different. “I’m luckily very strong, which is a strange thing because we were starving as kids. We lived on vegetable soups – it was pea soup that kept us alive. All my sisters and brothers have lived and are living well into their 90s.” But he says his relationship with his siblings was at times strained: “My brothers told me that I should be ashamed of myself for not holding down a job and they thought I was useless, but I was driven by something different.” With the Second World War came evacuation and, never one to conform, Kops escaped from the safety of the countryside, near Uxbridge, where he and his younger sister had been sent and journeyed home, arriving in the middle of the Blitz. He lied to his shocked parents that his school had been bombed and despite being just 13, they believed him.

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THE POEMS COME TO ME, I DON’T GO TO THEM. I SOMETIMES CRY AS I’M WRITING THEM

A brief stint as an actor followed and as a selfproclaimed bohemian he later frequented Soho, where he wrote and fell heavily into drugs. “Soho became my home of joy and freedom. I needed otherness to be somewhere for my writing where I could be free of all the things that were going on in the world.” It wasn’t until he had a breakdown and met Erica that he was able to stop his habit. He says: “Erica gave me something definite. She is my discrete side, she’s educated and intellectual.” The Kops ran a small second-hand book stall off Cambridge Circus, where he wrote his first novel, which Leonard, husband of author Virginia Woolf wanted to publish, but Kops refused (“I cared only about writing, being with Erica and having a family”). The writing never ceased. He wrote plays, including the theatrically ground-breaking, The Hamlet of Stepney Green (1957) and Enter Solly Gold (1962), all the while avidly writing poetry. As our time comes to an end, Kops notices a flower blossoming in his garden and beckons Erica to witness it. A tear wells in his eye and one wonders what inspiration this moment has stirred in a man who will perhaps never cease to express beauty through words.  Kops will read poetry and a screening of The Hamlet of Canfield Gardens will be shown on Sunday, 27 November, 4.30pm to 6.15pm at Jewish Museum. Details: 020 7284 7384 or jewishmuseum.org.uk  Kops’ plays and the biographical Shalom Bomb are published by Oberon Books

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Jewish News meets: David Miliband / Lifestyle

David to the Rescue David Miliband, head of the International Rescue Committee, talks to Justin Cohen about the refugee crisis and what, if anything, might bring him back to UK politics

ince David Miliband moved to New York, barely a month has gone by without speculation over his next move. From the stories of former parliamentary colleagues urging him to return to Westminster in the Batley and Spen by-election and his criticism of “unelectable” Jeremy Corbyn during the Labour leadership contest, to suggestions he could have been in line for a top job in Hillary Clinton’s team had she won the White House, there’s been no end of conjecture. While he refuses to rule out a return before 2020, the former foreign secretary, who could now have been in Downing Street had he not lost the 2010 Labour contest, has spent the past three years on the front line of a global emergency, the significance of which has occupied governments worldwide. Last year, 65 million people were displaced through conflict, and the International Rescue Committee (IRC), of which he is head, helped provide 23million people to access vital education, training and healthcare across four continents. The IRC helped settle nearly 10,000 refugees in the US last year. In an exclusive interview with Jewish News ahead of an appearance tonight at JW3 as part of the Alan Howard Foundation series, Miliband, whose parents both fled the Nazis, said the “global system is failing in a fundamental way”. “Sixty-five million people displaced by conflict in 2015 is a record. The length of displacement is growing, so fewer than one percent of refugees went home last year. And the conditions I see are really appalling. “There’s a growing mismatch between the scale of the need and the adequacy of provision. That is happening at a time when there’s been a rise in some toxic politics when it comes to the treatment of refugees, who are victims of terror and not terrorists and are sometimes treated in a dehumanised way,” he explained.

It was a mixture of the personal – being able to help people “the same way other people helped my parents nearly 80 years ago” – and the worsening crisis that led to him to apply to the New York-based charity. He is under no illusion that this is a crisis that will be talked about in the past tense while he is still in the job and insisted the world should be planning on the assumption refugee numbers will continue to rise. “There are still 17m people inside Syria and there’s no sign of the war coming to an end. The long-term conflict in Afghanistan, Somalia and Congo roll on.” He suggested Britain’s contribution amid the refugee crisis was “half good and half not so good” – with the Department for International Development one of the highest financial contributors to aid “in terms of the scale of the British aid budget and the quality of the spend”. However, he added: “When it comes to welcoming or admitting refugees, then the British numbers are very low. Even in respect of unaccompanied children, there’s been quite a high degree of inertia. The commitment from the Cameron and May governments equates to six refugees per parliamentary constituency – and no one can persuade me that is going to overwhelm a constituency.” On the day the government agreed to publish a new strategy on unaccompanied minors following pressure from former Kindertransport refugee Lord Dubs, Miliband said the IRC’s calculations suggested an intake of 20,000 would be an appropriate British share of the global responsibility. “Remember,” he said, “the vast bulk of refugees – 85 percent plus – are in poorer countries. The rich parts of the world take a very small fraction.” He has high praise for the response to the crisis by the Jewish community – record funds were raised through an appeal by World Jewish Relief and practical support from synagogues – and particularly for Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, whose visit

to a refugee camp in Greece he described as “significant”. “All communities have a responsibility to defend ideals of humanity and fellowship when they’re under strain. The work of Rescue is also to defend ideals of social justice that are tragically under assault, including in Europe. The rise of racist and anti-Semitic attacks, the rise of far-right parties shows the work of Rescue is about defending our own value base as well as providing material rescue to people far away.” Saying he is proud to have established “real scale and presence in the Syria region” and to have defied legal cases in the US to continue settling refugees there, he added: “We feel a special responsibility to develop the most appropriate interventions for displaced people in health, education, employment, child protection and women’s protection. “But I would never claim I’m going to solve the world’s problems in this job partly because of the long-term trends that are driving the current levels of displacement. We are dealing with the symptoms of failed politics and there’s plenty of that around.” Asked if he would consider a return to the UK before the next election, he said: “The job I’m doing is taking my energy and I’m learning, I’m having an impact, that’s the test.” I ask if anything had tempted him to return. “I care a lot about Britain. Labour has an historic role in taking Britain forward. “One has to lead one’s life in a way that doesn’t have potential question marks over one’s head, so I’m getting on with my job.”

Labour anti-Semitism ‘horrifying’ DAVID MILIBAND has said it was “horrifying to see the words anti-Semitism and Labour in the same sentence” in his first direct comments since the party was engulfed in a row over the scourge. A number of councillors and members have been suspended or expelled by Labour in the past six months – with the leader launching an inquiry into anti-Semitism and racism. Asked what he made of Jeremy Corbyn’s response to the issue, the former foreign secretary told Jewish News: “I never thought I’d see the day when the words Labour and anti-Semitism were in the same sentence – and clearly they have been in the same sentence many times in the last year. It’s imperative to fight back against that with every sinew. “Labour has to find a way back with all communities,

including the Jewish community. It’s incumbent on everyone at different levels to do everything they can to make sure the great parts of Labour’s history in fighting anti-Semitism are never compromised.” Miliband, who accused Corbyn of making the party “unelectable” during his re-election campaign, added that there were many who “spoke up very clearly within the Labour family and those need to be listened to”. Following criticism from the Home Affairs Select Committee over Twitter’s failure to do enough to clamp down on hate, he said: “Anonymity is not an excuse for hate and there is far too much hate of too many kinds, too much bile pouring around. Bile and hate are the antithesis of argument.”

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Lifestyle

How Joe made me abs-olutely fabulous Inspired by fitness coach Joe Wicks, 14-year-old Dylan Pena lost three stone and rediscovered his confidence, he tells Francine Wolfisz

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was always conscious of how people looked at me and my body,” admits Dylan Pena. But that’s happily not the situation today. Earlier this year, the 14-year-old JCOSS pupil – who was bullied at school for being overweight – picked up a copy of the bestselling book, Lean In 15, by fitness guru Joe Wicks, and pledged to get healthy. After following the diet and exercise regime, the Barnet schoolboy wowed his family and friends by shedding just under 3st. On a whim, he used Snapchat to send photo-

graphs of himself before and after his weight loss to his hero – and was shocked when Wicks – who is also known to his millions of fans as “The Body Coach”– replied and invited him to meet in person. “He said: ‘That’s amazing, you’re my hero. I’ve got to meet you.’ I was shocked, but so happy,” says Dylan. Following their meeting, while Wicks was on a shoot for Men’s Health magazine, the 31-yearold fitness coach shared a photograph of the pair on social media – and within hours had reached a phenomenal 30,000 likes. Commenting underneath the picture, Wicks wrote: “Today I met this awesome 14-year-old dude called Dylan who picked up my #Leanin15 book after his mum was given it as a gift… I’m so happy my book has helped him on his journey to being healthy and confident. I truly believe that in order to change the health of the nation we need to start them young and encourage our kids to learn about nutrition… Double tap if you’ve been inspired by Dylan.” Speaking to Jewish News, Wicks added: “I’ve been blown away by Dylan’s determination and what he’s achieved. His story is so inspiring – he’s so motivated and has done a phenomenal job at losing weight. He is the absolute definition of a lean winner!” Proud mum Harriett described her son’s achievement as “admirable”, adding his weight loss had “changed his whole life”. The Finchley Reform Synagogue member said: “He’s educated himself for the rest of

Left: Dylan before his weight loss. Above: With his idol, ‘Body Coach’ Joe Wicks

his life. I believe he will never be overweight again and he now loves fitting into skinny jeans and trying on small tops and jackets. “Dylan has learnt very early on that eating healthy and keeping fit is an amazing way to live.” The active teenager, who plays Sunday football for a team in the Watford Friendly League, continues to work out every day, has cut junk food out of his diet and prepares healthy lunches to take to school with him. “One hundred percent it works,” adds Dylan.

“Before I found Lean In 15, I had looked at other diets, which were low carb so you would lack energy, or no sugar, meaning you couldn’t treat yourself. But this was different. Joe’s philosophy is if you work hard, you can have treats.” Harriett adds: “His confidence is overwhelming compared to what it was and he’s all round a much better kid. “He was obviously upset about his weight, but now he’s a very happy boy and just generally content with life.”

A time machine is useful when dating DATING EVENTS should come with a rescue mechanism to whisk you away when you’re stuck talking to someone hideous, writes Louise Scodie. Lucky Melvyn Pfferberg, protagonist of comedy short film, The Five Wives & Lives of Melvyn Pfferberg, has a gadget that does that and more: a time machine that transports him in and out of a Jewish speed-dating event to a possible future he could share with each woman he meets. Damian Samuels, who co-wrote, directs and plays the title role, insists the film isn’t based on his experiences. “I’ve only ever been to one Jewish speed-dating event, which was a disaster, but the film comes from no real place whatsoever. It’s a complete fantasy.” That sense of fantasy runs throughout the film. It’s not in a set location and it’s largely silent: the only two characters in the film talk

gobbledegook. Samuels continues: “There are no guns, drugs, sex, cars or houses. There’s an old TV and an old phone. I wanted to create a world that doesn’t exist, like in Amélie.” The accent of this magical world is firmly on fun, even if dating elicits angst-ridden memories for some. Samuels says: “Whenever I tell anyone about the concept, they say: ‘I wish I’d had a time machine when I’d gone dating!’ All I want is for people to have a great time. There are at least five or six definite laughs in the film.” The director and producer started life as an actor – he’s still recognised in the streets for his role in Basement Jaxx’s Where’s Your Head At video – before branching out. He lists his influences as Woody Allen and Mel Brooks, two legends who also made and starred in their own films and who inspire the Jewishness of Samuels’ work as well. He explains: “A lot of Jewish films out

Damian Samuels, right, stars in The Five Wives & Lives of Melvyn Pfferberg

there are quite serious; they’re about Israel and conflict or Orthodox issues. Many UK productions are stereotyped, with characters talking in that weird ‘Jewish’ accent. There isn’t anything wonderfully silly and that’s what I wanted to make.” Cue a randy rabbi character, magen Davids and klezmer music throughout. As Samuels says, this film feels “almost American in its

unapologetic Jewish nature”. The film has screened successfully in the US and Japan and it’s set for its UK premiere at JW3, alongside a screening of The Pickle Recipe, as part of the UK Jewish Film Festival.  The Five Wives & Lives of Melvyn Pfferberg shows at JW3 on 20 November at 7pm. Details: jw3.org.uk

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PREPARATION TIME 30 MINS

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the bottom. Add the beef stock and remaining wine. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.

7 Drizzle a little oil over the bread and again toast in the oven for about 5 minutes. Then roughly tear

Cover and cook at 150 °C/ 140°C Fan/ Gas 1 for 4 hours or until the beef

and add to a bowl. Add the lemon zest, parsley and chopped hazelnuts. Mix together and season

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THE GEE-NIUS SONG: The Jewish rapper performed her own version of Stayin’ Alive by the Bee Gees. THE LOOK: She shimmered like a Queen Bee in her black and gold jacket, gold trainers and black baseball cap and glittering gold shades. And a gold medallion with an “X” pendant. Nice. THE RAZZMATAZZ: Honey looked like a champion as she strutted her way onto the stage to the Rocky theme tune, before breaking into song alongside eight backing dancers, a DJ on the decks and disco light effects. WHAT DID THE JUDGES THINK? The judges did not hold back on their gushy reactions. Nicole said: “Honey G, baby girl, I am scared of you because you’re

actually getting better and better each week,” she said. THE VERDICT: Honey G has made it through again and has still managed to avoid falling into the bottom two. But the reaction to her is more divisive than a jar of Marmite. While her fans continue to heap praise, others are questioning how she is still in the competition. One viewer wrote: ‘@ SimonCowell so #HoneyG is your guilty pleasure? the smirk be wiped off your face if she wins @TheXFactor #goodactsaregoingbecauseofher’ Some are even comparing her continuing success to the US elections. ‘I’m pretty sure that #HoneyG is the #DonaldTrump of the #XFactor,’ joked one fan. WHAT’S NEXT: It’s Movie Week! Will Honey G prove that she’s Born To Be Wild or simply a Maniac? Will she make a play for Fame? And will she tell her critics, Don’t Rain On My Parade? Tune in next week to find out...

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nicely brown on both sides. Transfer to a casserole ovenware deep dish.

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Lifestyle / Travel

Piste and harmony

Charlotte Seligman travels to St Christoph, Austria, for a little slice of ski heaven...

ave you any idea how heavy ski boots are on your feet when you’re on the top of a mountain, dying for the loo and there’s a steep set of stairs between you and the toilet seat? Very! So just imagine the relief (so to speak) when you arrive at said stairs and discover a slide that whizzes you right round the corner to the door of the ladies toilet in seconds? Honestly, I’m not taking the piste! The Hospiz Alm Hotel in St Christoph, Austria, is an absolute must visit. Apart from the slide down to the loo, I think it has to be one of the best eating places in the Alps. Huge chicken schnitzels, lashings of apple strudel and waiters dressed in traditional lederhosen (with toned, bare legs on show) – what more could a (nice) Jewish girl ask for? St Christoph is a little slice of ski heaven. Small, refined, traditional. And with its location at 1,800m above sea level, it’s one of the highest ski resorts in the Alps, meaning you can avoid the half-term crowds in February and ski right in to early spring. The region became famous in the 14th

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century after shepherd Heinrich Findelkind built a hospice as a shelter against the whims of nature. Today, this pretty resort – far smaller than its neighbour St Anton – offers just a few hotels and inns. But that is its glorious appeal. Wherever you stay, the evenings are best whiled away in rustic lounges, a gin and tonic in hand, where you can sample hearty dishes, fine wines and laughter. You’ll make new friends and maybe a few enemies should you accidentally steal someone else’s boots, like one of our party did! Nevertheless, you’ll return home full of happy memories. The huge Arlberg ski area is really what you come to St Christoph for. The town is a one-of-akind location, set in an open snow bowl. A bit of a hidden gem as it’s still relatively unknown, the main draw is that you can literally ski to the back door, making it a fantastic choice for families. It’s also just a short drive from bustling St Anton and cosmopolitan Zürs and Lech, so those who stay in St Christoph truly do get to experience the best of all worlds. The vast ski area offers something for everyone – from beginners and children to advanced powder junkies. You’re only ever a few paces from the nursery slopes, so kids particularly enjoy their time. The race slalom at the end of the day makes for some perfect candid camera snaps – and not just for the kids! One of the best things about the resort is it’s virtually crowd free, so you pretty much feel like you’ve got your very own private ski lift just a few steps from your front door. The St Christophbahn covered quad chairlift, in the centre of the village, takes you straight up into the heart of the St Anton side of the Arlberg. From there, lovely, wide blue runs head in to more exhilarating reds and, when you’ve caught your breath, you can tackle the vertical challenge of the black pistes. The views from the top are worth the butterflies in the tummy as you make

Charlotte and her family happy in the snow

your way down. If you fancy a day on ≠the slopes of Lech and Zürs for a change, then hop on the ski bus for five or six Euros. It’s worth the 45-minute journey just for a mooch around the shops and a cup of coffee and some strudel. Brand new for this winter are the four lifts that will link St Christoph and St Anton to Lech and Zürs. Skiers are set for a snow paradise as the Arlberg becomes the largest linked ski area in Austria. There are, of course, many things that make for a wonderful ski holiday. Great snow, sunshine, fantastic open runs, good wine, hearty food, and oh did I mention the wine? There’s also nothing like skiing to the back door of your hotel. That breathless last run of the day at maximum speed, knowing your slippers

and a hot tea are waiting for you at the end of the piste, make all the weary limbs worth it. And at the Chalet Hotel St Christoph you can forget schlepping your skis on your shoulder for hundreds of meters and the moans from the children because their feet hurt. This is the way to do it. The wonder of the hotel – apart from its superb location (the Maiensee button lift starts just outside the back door and the main St Christoph chairlift is a two-minute walk up the hill) is the boot and ski hire shop in the basement. It means that on arrival day you can sort all your ski hire with little aggravation and still with hours to spare before you hit the slopes. The facilities are perfect for a family setup. Well-appointed bedrooms (many with interconnecting doors) and a large, residents’ only bar and comfy fireside lounge, complete with tons of board games, means the parents as well as the children are happy. The large indoor swimming pool with mountain views and relaxing loungers on which to read and unwind after a great day’s skiing, topped by the table tennis and pool tables complete the alpine picture for the perfect mountain hotel. Returning guests say that St Christoph has a certain fairy-tale charm that draws them back year after year and it’s easy to see why. Family holidays are to be cherished and a week nestled away here in this small cosy Alpine town is one we won’t forget.

FACTBOX Charlotte was a guest of Inghams, which offers seven nights on a chalet catering basis at Chalet Hotel St Christoph, St. Anton am Arlberg, from £495 per person departing 9 December 2016. Price includes return flights from London Gatwick to Innsbruck and resort transfers. For details, visit inghams.co.uk/ski-holidays or call 01483 791 114. For more information on St Anton am Arlberg, see stantonamarlberg.com/en

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Sedra: Vayera, It’s Biblical / Orthodox Judaism

SEDRA: Vayera

It’s Biblical

RABBI ARIEL ABEL God appeared to Abraham to reveal a promise for the future. As he spoke, three messengers arrive with a Divine announcement that Abraham was going to have a son from his wife Sarah. After initial disbelief, future hope was eclipsed by an impending horror. Lot, Abraham’s nephew, was in mortal danger of being wiped out by a terrible disaster. Two of the heavenly messengers set out to Sodom to rescue Lot and his family. Lot, his wife and daughters escaped, hurried along by the divine messengers who told them not to look back until they reach the mountain. Unfortunately, Lot’s wife did; transfixed by the sight of her destroyed homeland, she solidified into a pillar. Lot and his daughters sought refuge in a cave. Believing the world was at an end, his daughters conspired to make their father drunk and then slept with him. The children they had from these pregnancies were Moab and Amon. Despite familial ties, their descendants often warred with the Israelites and were forbidden to convert to Judaism. After Isaac’s birth, the banishment of Hagar and Ishmael was followed by another trial of faith. Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son. At the moment he was about to plunge a knife into Isaac’s neck, an angel called out. God knew Abraham was willing to obey Him. Ever since, we cherish the willingness of Jews and non-Jews to sacrifice their lives for our freedom. We remember them and pray for a world where we will sacrifice our ego in service of God and not human lives.

Ariel Abel is rabbi of the Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation

Everything you wanted to know about your favourite Torah characters... and the ones you’ve never heard of

RABBI ZVI SOLOMONS THIS WEEK:

KING SOLOMON

Venerated by Muslims and Masons, King Solomon is a magnificent biblical character. His early life is mired in sibling rivalry; his brothers repeatedly tried to grab the throne. Solomon was the son of beloved Bathsheba, but the story of how David married her is rather racy. Because of this, Solomon was her second son. His name means ‘God’s peace’ and this is emblematic of his empire. David built the empire, and Solomon consolidated it by extending trade networks and alliances. King Solomon was crowned in the

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SOLOMON’S NAME MEANS ‘GOD’S PEACE’ AND THIS IS EMBLEMATIC OF HIS EMPIRE

face of the rebellion of his brother Adonijah, who tried to seize the throne. He purged those attempting the putsch, including his father’ chief general Joab. Solomon allied himself with Hiram of Tyre, and they set to trading all over the known world. He also set up military and trading outposts. The Falash Mura Jews of Ethiopia are said to have been descended from one of his outposts. This wealth and military prowess allowed him to build the Temple to God, which David had not. David had blood on his hands; Solomon was not a warrior king. He built it as a focal centre to the kingdom of Israel and also as a house of universal worship and peace. Solomon was renowned for his fame. Three books of the Bible are said to be his: in his youth, the romantic Song of Songs; in his middle age, after he prayed to God for wisdom, the Book of Proverbs; and in his older years, the dour Ecclesiastes. His fame spread so far that the Queen of Sheba visited him from the Deep South. His Temple was a wonder of the world.

Alas, human frailty was present even in this wisest of monarchs. Solomon contracted marriages with princesses from other countries and allowed them to erect temples to their deities. This resulted in great displeasure from God. However, Solomon was allowed to remain in power for 40 years on the throne, for his father David’s sake, and it was only after his death that his weak son Reheboam managed to annoy people and permanently split the Kingdom. His defects, levies, taxes, excessive women (1,000 wives and concubines), regal trappings, forced labour and incipient authoritarianism, were more than balanced by his peaceful, stable rule, his trade ties and prosperity, the national shrine on the Temple Mount, and his exceptional literary legacy. To this day, it is above all his wisdom which is remembered. The Judgement of a Solomon reminds us of his ability (at the height of his power) to see the essential nature of human relationships.

Zvi Solomons is rabbi of the

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Progressive Judaism / The Bible Says What?! / Progressively Speaking

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Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner on how the Torah tackles slavery It’s easy to think the Israelites of the Torah, newly freed from Egypt, would unhesitatingly condemn slavery as we do today. The reality is more complex. There are clear Jewish laws on caring for slaves: Shabbat is for all, not just Jews: “you should not do any work, you… nor your manservant...” The Torah, surely, was ahead of its time in directing us how to treat workers. Seen today, allowing the same rights to a slave is hardly enlightened. But consider those affected by human trafficking or the conditions allegedly endured by Sports Direct employees. The principle that workers should have equal rights to employers is not a given. It also states Israelites in dire need could sell themselves into servitude, but this arrangement was explicitly temporary. Non-Israelites weren’t so lucky: “You may keep them as a possession for your children… for them to inherit as property...” (Leviticus 23:46). How can we square these practices with the cry of “Justice, justice you shall pursue” (Deuteronomy 16:20)? Rules limiting slavery challenged the way society was built

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and prompted Jews to question an institution perhaps so natural it was invisible. Does our Judaism goes far enough in engaging with society? Can we congratulate ourselves for being relatively just, or should we push ourselves, campaigning against slavery, positively for living wages, and considerately to avoid unethically made cheap goods? We condemn slavery but have not eliminated it and may unwittingly support it. The Torah, which always needs to be considered in contemporary context, initiated a conversation in its time. With the International Labour Organisation estimating that 21 million people live as slaves in our modern world, what action will we take in ours?

As you may expect from a Londonbased Liberal rabbi, I live in a sheltered community – on and offline – where the majority of people seem to have voted neither for Brexit or Donald Trump. It’s a world of liberal, and Liberal Jewish, values. Yet last week I awoke to the news that someone who shares none of those values has become president of the USA. Shock, upset and distress overflows on my social media platforms, interspersed with joy from the few Trump supporters on my feed. But this was an election where millions of voters turned out. Analysis of Trump’s victory will go on

for months if not years. But, as with Brexit, we can see that large swathes of people rejected the political establishments and economic systems. There is, as we saw in Britain, a public anger that has led to people voting in ways which for many was shock at best and disgust at worst. The question for many of us is what next? Trump was democratically elected. Whatever our feelings, the time has come to be part of helping to rebuild a divided and fractured world. As my colleague Rabbi Alexandra Wright so wisely said recently: “Now is not the time to either abandon our liberalism, nor our Judaism.”

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While we honour the outcome of the election, we must once again stand by our values to fight bigotry, campaign for the rights of minorities and not stand silently by words and actions driven by hate and fear. But most of all we must model ways of talking to each other from a place of care and love, a place that embraces diversity and differing opinions and a place that believes this world can be full of hope and unity. As it says in Psalms 133: “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers and sisters to dwell together in unity.” I was brought up with the Jewish value of engaging in discussion to understand and be understood. This is the world I want for my children, one where we offer solutions to improve the lives of all and not one that tries to create division and fear.  Rabbi Charley Baginsky is Liberal Judaism’s director of strategy and partnerships

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If an eviction doesn’t follow the correct procedures then it is considered illegal, although not all procedural irregularities would result in criminal proceedings. It is an offence to take any such steps intending, knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe that they would cause the tenant to leave their home or stop doing the things a tenant should normally expect to be able to do. No person other than a bailiff or High Court sheriff is allowed to forcefully expel a tenant. This is true, even if a valid possession order is obtained from a court. You should take urgent advice both from a criminal solicitor and a housing solicitor as to how to proceed.

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London Lions’ winning run in the Hertfordshire Senior Premier Division continued at Rowley Lane as they produced another emphatic win – defeating Wormley Rovers 4-0. Charlie Kasler’s hat-trick and Austin Lipman’s strike ensured the side remain unbeaten and clear at the top of the table. Manager Andy Landesberg said: “We know we can’t let our standards drop. We set out to win and then keep a clean sheet and we did that.”

BRADY BOYS TOO STRONG FOR LIONS

Brady A were 3-0 winners over Lions A in Division One of the Masters League, Paul Shamplina, Mark Wagman and Ashley Davidson on target. Dan Suissa, Simon Ritterband and Neil Kochane scored in HMH’s 3-0 win over Chigwell. Trevor Tucker and Jonathan Kalms scored as Brady B beat Fortune in Division Two, Marshside and Hendon drew 2-2, Fara Moghim, Gil Barel, Andy Diamond and Jon Nesbitt scoring respectively.

Israeli UFC fighter Noad Lahat crowned his Bellator debut in Tel Aviv by beating Scott Cleve in just two minutes. The 32-year-old switch from the UFC to Bellator (another promotion within the sport) and said: “I loved being in the UFC, but I saw better opportunities with Bellator. For Bellator to come and put on a show in Israel, I think it’s pretty amazing.” Hoping Israel can now become a home for Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) events, he said: “I definitely hope so. We sold out the arena and I know Bellator is planning on coming back next year. So, it’s definitely not going to be just one show and over. If Israelis can love MMA half as much as football, we’ll do really great.”

Hendon hit six to reach last eight Hendon United A comfortably booked their place in the last eight of the Cyril Anekstein Cup as they won 6-1 at Division Two side RC UK FC. Avi Korman scored twice, with Ari Last, Zac Lewis, Josh Harris and Zac Garbacz also on target. Manager David Garbacz said: “The first half in particular was close and it took a good strike by Avi Korman to give us an important lead going into the break, but we managed to pull clear with further goals after the break. London Lions A are also safely into the last eight, Ollie Craig’s brace and Adam Arnold’s strike seeing them to a 3-1 win at Redbridge B. Camden Park beat Brady Maccabi in an all-Premier Division tie, Mike Khalastchi’s double and Josh Marks’ strike seeing them to a 3-2 win. The main casualties of the day were Premier Division side FC Team A, who were beaten 3-2 at home by London Lions B. Charlie Cohen netted the winner in extra-time, with Adam Abadi and Zak Linden also on target. Two goals each from Josh Bharier and Elliot Espinoza saw Division One side Scrabble win 5-2 at Division Two side Faithfold B. In the Premier Division, Oakwood A moved to within a point off top spot

as Lee Warner’s late goal saw them beat Woodford Wanderers 1-0. North London Raiders B are two points behind the leaders in Division One after they recorded an emphatic 7-0 win at Brixton. Josh Alswang scored twice, with Simon Buchler, Anthony Goodmaker, Alex Goodman, Charles Braunstein and Or Shmerling also all on target. L’Equipe extended their lead at the top of the Division Two table thanks to a 4-2 win over Redbridge C. Max Martin scored twice, with Mark Singer and Jon Kay also on target Temple Fortune are up into second spot thanks to their 6-1 victory over Hertswood Vale. Gab Stone helped himself to a hat-trick, with Jordan Sharifian scoring twice, and Dean Shaw adding their sixth. North London Raiders C turned in one of the performances of the day as they won 6-0 at Catford & Bromley. Alex Elf and Liam Stein scored two each, with Alex Sherr and an own goal sealing the win. Zach Cohen’s hat-trick helped Mill Hill Dons to a thrilling 4-3 win at Real Hendon, Adam Isaacs scored their fourth.

Ari Last scored in Hendon A’s 6-1 win

Grant’s Ghana lose World Cup qualifier in Egypt

Masters complete ninth tour GB’s largest ever delegation for a Maccabi Masters tour returned from their ninth trip to Israel. Tour organiser Stuart Lustigman, who headed the 44-party delegation, said: “I’m sure that everyone feels that much closer to the Jewish State through visits to various institutions.”

Avram Grant says he’s confident his Ghana side can still qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia – despite seeing them lose 2-0 to Egypt on Sunday. The defeat at the Borg Al-Arab stadium means Ghana now sit third in their qualifying group, having drawn 0-0 at home to Uganda in their opening match, with only the group winners qualifying for the tournament. He said: “Anything is possible in football. Now Egypt is leading Uganda with two points, we have 12 more points to play for and everything is possible in football. As you saw from my team today, we played good football, they were fighting and we will continue to fight until the end.” “Now we have the African Cup of Nations to fight for, but after that, I can assure you that we have a good team and we will fight till the end.” The build-up to the game was surrounded by

ISRAEL ‘PROUD’ TO HOST JUDO EUROS

More than 300 athletes from 40 countries were in Tel Aviv for the Under-23 Judo European Championships over the weekend. The first time the country has hosted a judo tournament since 1992, two of their 18 athletes won silver – Tohar Butbul in the mens’ U73kg event and Adi Grossman in the women’s U57kg event. Israel Judo Association chairman Moshe Ponte said: “We’re extremely proud to host this outstanding event. We intend to invest in the next generation and to strengthen the status of Israeli sport in Europe.”

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Israel claimed a trio of medals at the Cable Wakeboard Open World Championships. The men’s open event saw Lior Sofer win gold, Guy Firer took bronze, while the third medal saw Ori Boujo win silver in the ladies event. Israel Water Skiing Association CEO Maoz Tal said: “This is an historic season for the sport in Israel, we will build on this and I’m convinced that we will also see impressive triumphs at the World Games in Poland in 2017.”

LIVERPOOL ‘BAFFLED’ BY ISRAEL REPORT

security fears with Grant being warned by Mossad not to travel to Egypt as it was too dangerous for him. However, saying the game could be an opportunity to help foster relations between Israelis and Arabs, Grant said: “I work as football manager for a long time. Football is connecting people and I am really happy to work in this field.”

Liverpool are said to be baffled by reports suggesting they’re set to sign a lucrative sponsorship deal with Israel. Reports in the Israeli press suggested the Anfield side would sign a deal which would see the Star of David used on club shirts and advertising boards in the ground. However, the Liverpool Echo says meeting were held with dozens of potential partners from across the globe and that it went no further than that.

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SAM LEADER (FINCHLEY CITY) From a counter-attack, ball got played inside to Leader, who turned the defender inside out before unleashing a thunderbolt into the top corner from 25 yards

Camden Park 3 Brady Maccabi 2 Faithfold B 2 Scrabble 5 FC Team A 2 London Lions B 3 AET Finchley City 7 FC Team B 0 NL Raiders A 12 Los Blancos 0 RC UK FC 1 Hendon United A 6 Redbridge A 4 Oakwood B 3 AET Redbridge B 1 London Lions A 3

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PREMIER DIVISION

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JOEL SINCLAIR (MILL HILL DONS) Produced a superb save from the penalty spot

DIVISION ONE

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W 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 0

D 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0

L 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 5 4 5 4

F Dif Pts 26 16 17 27 16 15 13 9 12 14 1 9 14 3 7 8 1 7 15 -6 7 16 -2 6 11 -3 6 5 -15 1 2 -20 0

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Catford & Bromley 0 NL Raiders C 6 L’Equipe 4 Redbridge C 2 Real Hendon 3 Mill Hill Dons 4 Temple Fortune 6 Hertswood Vale 1 P W D L F Dif Pts L’Equipe 7 6 1 0 30 19 19 Temple Fortune 8 4 3 1 25 6 15 Catford & Bromley 7 4 1 2 25 11 13 Faithfold B 7 4 1 2 29 10 13 Redbridge C 7 4 1 2 18 7 13 RC UK FC 6 3 1 2 26 15 10 NL Raiders C 8 3 1 4 25 11 10 Mill Hill Dons 8 3 1 4 18 -18 10 Real Hendon 6 3 0 3 14 -1 9 FC Team B 6 1 0 5 5 -16 3 Hertswood Vale 6 0 0 6 5 -18 0 Boca Jewniors 4 0 0 4 3 -26 0 jewishnews.co.uk/mgbsfl-two-table/

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

AVI MARKIEWICZ (RC UK FC) “I’m not going to say we did well or I’m proud, I’m not, I don’t care who the other team is I never like losing and the way we ended off the game wasn’t good enough.”

SUNDAY’S FIXTURES: Premier Division: FC Team A vs SPEC Hendon A vs NL Raiders A London Lions A vs Camden Park Woodford Wanderers vs Redbridge A

13 Goals: Jonti Aremband (RC UK FC) Avi Markiewicz (RC UK FC)

9 Goals: Zac Lewis (Hendon United A) Max Martin (L’Equipe) 8 Goals: Jeff Gotch (Catford & Bromley) Adam Ellis (Hendon United B) Joshua Bloom (London Lions B) Jordan Sharifian (Temple Fortune)

P Havant & Water 16 Bognor Regis Town16 Needham Market 17 Leiston 15 Billericay Town 16 Staines Town 18 Dulwich Hamlet 18 Lowestoft Town 19 Enfield Town 16 Tonbridge Angels 13 Kingstonian 18 Harlow Town 17 Wingate & Finchley16 Worthing 17 Folkestone Invicta 17 AFC Sudbury 16 Burgess Hill Town 14 Leatherhead 18 Merstham 15 Canvey Island 15 Harrow Borough 13 Hendon 15 Metropolitan Police17 Grays Athletic 18

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D 4 3 6 5 4 4 7 6 5 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 6 6 5 4 3 6 4 5

L 2 3 2 1 5 7 5 7 5 4 9 8 7 8 7 7 4 8 6 7 6 6 10 11

F Dif Pts 31 15 34 31 16 33 30 9 33 39 18 32 23 6 25 32 5 25 34 4 25 27 -1 24 27 10 23 17 1 23 26 -2 23 27 -3 23 21 -3 23 28 -5 23 28 2 22 28 3 21 20 -2 18 27 -6 18 29 5 17 23 -14 16 13 -5 15 19 -13 15 18 -15 13 18 -25 11

HAT-TRICK HEROES Cyril Anekstein Cup – Jordan Marks 4, Liron Mannie, Ben Ellis (all NL Raiders A), Oli Sade (Finchley City) MGBSFL Division Two – Gab Stone (Temple Fortune) Watford Friendly League U15 – Sammy Garnett (NWLJ) U14 – Aden Brazil (HMH Foxes) U13 – Saul Norton 5 (HMH Fire), Theo Keays 4 (HMH Galaxy) U12 – Daniel Attar 5, Ari Wohlgemuth, Rafi Cohen, Yoni Marcus (all NWLJ), Zane Appleson-Fidler (London Lions White)

Division Two: Hertswood Vale vs Boca Jewniors Mill Hill Dons vs L’Equipe NL Raiders C vs Faithfold B RC UK FC vs FC Team B Redbridge C vs Temple Fortune

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Watford Friendly League U18 Challenge Cup Second Rd – St Albans City West 2 Brady Red 1, HMH 4 Pinner JFC 2 U16 – London Lions White 2 Codicote Youth 0 Hendon 3 Brady Red 2 U15 – Borehamwood Crusaders 1 London Lions White 1, London Lions Blue 1 AC Finchley 1, Hendon 2 Alexandra Park West 1 Yellow Div– Colney Wolves 3 NWLJ 5 White Div– Omonia Green 3 Brady Blue 0 Green Div – Hendon United 3 Brady Red 2 U15 White Div– Omonia Green 2 Brady Blue 0 Green Div– Alexandra Park South 4 HMH United 0 U14 – London Lions White 2 Ashwell Academicals 0, Hendon 1 Alexandra Park South 0 Green Div – Brady Red 13 Brady White 1, HMH Panthers 7 St Albans Rangers Zelos 0 White Div – HMH Foxes 5 London Lions Blue 1 U13 – London Lions White 3 Hadleywood & Wingate 2, Borehamwood 2000 Red 2 London Lions Blue 1 White Div – Harvesters South 3 Brady Red 1 Green Div– Brady White 6 Alexandra Park South 0, HMH Galaxy 6 St Albans City North 1 Yellow Div– HMH Cosmos 1 Brekhamstead Raiders 0, HMH Fire 8 Oakhill Tigers Cobras 0 U12 – London Lions White 3 Harvesters North 1, London Lions Blue 1 Borehamwood Youth Knights 4, Omonia Youth Gold 2 London Lions Green 1, St Albans South 0 London Lions Yellow 2 Hendon White 4 Harvesters East 0 Purple Div– Hadley Rangers South 2 NWLJ 17, HMH Bears 4 Alexandra Park West 2 Yellow Div – Omonia White 2 Brady Red 1, Borehamwood Youth Templars 6 HMH Juniors 2 White DiV– HMH Galaxy 5 Brady White 3 Green Div– Brady Blue 5 Edmonton Rangers Sharks 2 Blue Div– Hadley Rangers North 2 HMH Dynamo 0

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London Lions 4 Wormley Rovers 0 London Lions Bushey Sports Club Belstone Standon & Puck Bovingdon Sandridge Rovers Letchworth Ware Sports Knebworth Wormley Rovers Hatfield Social Buntingford Town Chipperfield Evergreen Cuffley Sarratt

P W D 12 12 0 11 8 2 10 7 3 13 7 2 12 7 0 10 6 1 12 5 3 12 5 2 13 5 2 12 5 2 12 3 2 11 3 1 12 2 2 11 2 2 9 1 1 12 0 3

L 0 1 0 4 5 3 4 5 6 5 7 7 8 7 7 9

F Dif Pts 49 39 36 36 22 26 31 16 24 35 5 23 39 9 21 15 7 19 27 10 18 28 -3 17 25 -3 17 19 -4 17 24 -27 11 20 -11 10 29 -7 8 15 -20 8 17 -10 4 10 -23 3

MMFL BOND MANAGEMENT DIV 1 HMH 3 Chigwell 0 London Lions A 0 Brady A 3

NL Raiders Brady A London Lions A Chigwell Scrabble HMH

P 5 5 5 4 6 5

WD 5 0 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0

L Dif Pts 0 15 15 2 -1 9 2 -1 7 2 0 6 4 -11 4 4 -2 3

London Maccabi North Greenford Colney Heath Garston Winchmore Hill Abbey F.C. FC Deportivo Galicia Latymer Old Boys

MMFL BOND MANAGEMENT DIV 2 Marshside 2 Hendon Harriers 2 Temple Fortune 1 Brady Maccabi B 2 P 5 6 5 6 7 3 5 5

WD 5 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1

L Dif Pts 0 20 15 2 13 12 2 3 9 3 -1 9 3 -12 8 1 3 4 4 -11 3 4 -15 1

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London Lions B St John’s Wood Glenthorne Temple Fortune Marshside EDRS Stonegrove Brady Maccabi B Hendon Harriers

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P 2 2 2 3 1 4 2 2

WDL 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2

Dif Pts 13 6 6 6 4 4 -4 4 2 3 -7 3 -6 0 -8 0

ISRAELI LIGAT HA’AL

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OAKWOOD B Brilliant performance in goal, pulled off several top saves as he frustrated the joint-Premier Division leaders in the cup

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18 Goals: Richard Fogelman (Faithfold B)

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TEAM OF THE WEEK

RYMAN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

12 Goals: Reiss Mogilner (Brady Maccabi) Liron Mannie (North London Raiders A)

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MGBFL GOALSCORERS

2016/2017 SEASON

SCRABBLE Alternated in two different roles on the left hand side, didn’t waste a pass. Solid at the back and attacked with pace

L’EQUIPE Put in one of his best performances for at least five years. Won every challenge and claimed an assist

OAKWOOD A Put in another strong performance at the heart of what his manager says is the best defence in the League

HENDON UNITED A 17-year-old was faultless at right-back and capped performance with a great goal – his first for the club

NORTH LONDON RAIDERS A Showed his class, scored four, created two, was hard working, creative and devastating every time he was on the ball

MACCABI LONDON LIONS B Played like a superhuman warrior and described by his boss as the ultimate holding midfielder

NORTH LONDON RAIDERS C Has been a revelation all season and capped another fine performance with a brilliantly taken goal

TEMPLE FORTUNE Battled hard and didn’t stop running for the 90 minutes as Fortune moved up to second spot in the table FINCHLEY CITY Only played for the last half hour, though still managed to score a hattrick in a brilliant cameo appearance

11 ZACH COHEN

MILL HILL DONS Bagged a hat trick and an assist, was involved in every goal in the game and was a constant threat throughout

PLAYER OF THE WEEK JORDAN MARKS North London Raiders A

MANAGER OF THE WEEK JAMES ABRAMS Oakwood B

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Dozen it feel good! Raiders set club record with 12-0 thrashing of Los Blancos By Andrew Sherwood andrews@thejngroup.com @JewishNewsUK

North London Raiders A rewrote the club’s record book last weekend as they thrashed Los Blancos 12-0 to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Cyril Anekstein Cup. Recording the club’s biggest win since it was formed back in 1991, the team went one goal better than the previous record – an 11-2 win achieved in 2009. Jordan Marks scored four goals, Liron Mannie and Ben Ellis helped themselves to hat-tricks, with Nyv Bogaire and Alex Bloch completing the rout. However, despite clocking up the biggest win in the club’s 25-year history, manager Daniel Shafron was more happy with the win, than the margin of it. He said: “It’s nice to score goals and yes the goalscorers are always happy to get on the scoresheet, but today was more about our general performance than the amount of goals we scored. “I was still disappointed from last week, so wanted to see a big response in our mentality from beginning to end. It could have been 1-0 and my interest still would have only been on certain elements of our performance, so the

scoreline for me was irrelevant. “Ultimately I was happy with how we played and how we didn’t take our foot off the gas.” Rob Richman, who managed the club for ten seasons, leading them to an historic double-double alongside Jonathan Green, congratulated the club on their feat. He said: “I’m ever so impressed that the guys managed to break the club record on Sunday and know that everyone is fully focussed on making it a fourth consecutive trip to Wingate at the end of the season.” Hoping his players can build on this performance to get back into the Premier Division title race, Shafron said: “What I wanted was a positive response against Blancos and that’s what I got. The performance was what I cared about and the manner in which they went about it was good. We’ve high standards and I want to ensure these are met in every game. “We’re judged on our results and the bottom line is we lost our first couple of leagu e games and found ourselves playing catch up early on. We’ve responded well since and I’m confident we’ll challenge for silverware across all competitions.”

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Jordan Marks scored four times in Raiders’ record 12-0 win

Israel keep up with Italy and Spain Israel kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup as they beat nine-man Albania 3-0 to stay within a point of group leaders Italy and Spain. Securing a third consecutive qualifying win for the first time since 2008, manager Elisha Levy, said: “We have achieved a very important victory. Even when we played 11 versus 11, we were very good, we got the opportunities and our players showed a lot of character.” Captain Eran Zahavi scored their opener from the penalty spot in the 18th minute after he was brought down in the box, which resulted in defender Berat Xhimshiti being sent-off. He saw a second spot kick saved early in the second half after being head-butted by goalkeeper Etrit Berisha, which saw the Albanians reduced to nine men. However, further strikes from Dan Einbinder and substitute Eliran Ater wrapped up the win. Zahavi said: “It was a very hard away game against an excellent team. From the first minute we played better than the Albanians.” Looking ahead to their next game against Spain, in March, he said: “We have nothing to lose against them, even if we lose

Israel’s Shir Tzedek (right) battles with Albania’s Bekim Balaj

by two or three goals, no one will be surprised.” Sitting in third spot, a point behind the top two, the group winners automatically qualify for Russia 2018, with the eight best runners-up taking part in a two-legged play-off tie.

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