Thank you to the Commons Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, Lord John Mann and The Board of Deputies of British Jews for inviting our Chief Executive to join their Chanukah receptions in Westminster Hall and Speakers House. it is always a powerful symbol that our community is welcomed into the...
Our Chief Executive had the pleasure of joining The Jewish Labour Movement at their annual Chanukah reception. Excellent speeches were given by the Secretary of State for Business, Jonathan Reynolds MP and Minister Sarah Sackman MP, wishing the community an early happy Chanukah, whilst highlighting the invaluable work of JLM.
We held one of our regular meetings with Lord Mann, the Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism. We focussed on the challenges across society and also areas where our work has been successful in combatting antisemitism. We will also be looking to progress a number of innovative ideas around how we...
Our chair and Chief Executive had the pleasure of congratulating Jon Pearce MP, the Parliamentary Chair of Labour Friends of Israel on an excellent Annual Lunch. We heard powerful and emotional words from Mandy Damari, whose daughter Emily is still held hostage in Gaza. We were delighted to hear from...
We were delighted to host the Deputy Israel Ambassador, Daniela Grudsky Ekstein. Daniela met with our key communal stakeholders who are advocating across society for Israel on a daily basis. We discussed a number of active projects along with other innovative ideas as we look to continue our strong working...
We enjoyed the opportunity to accompany Mark Cubbon and Kimberley Salmon Jamieson on their visit to Hatzola. Mark is Chief Executive of the Manchester university NHS Foundation Trust and Kimberley is the Chief Nursing Officer. The work of Hatzola and their dedicated volunteers was discussed with a focus on how...
Congratulations to everyone connected with UJIA who recently hosted an incredible Annual Dinner in Manchester. Over 550 people were captivated by Israeli influencer, activist and social media sensation, Noa Tishby. In conversation with Daniel Berke and Josh Glynn, Noa discussed the challenges, her motivations and tactics in publicly combatting those...
Working across political parties and seeking to build consensus on issues affecting our community is something the JRC have always prioritised. We joined CST in Parliament to hold a number of meetings with MPs from across the region to discuss the worrying trend around levels of antisemitism and how it...
We had an excellent meeting with both Bury MPs, Christian Wakeford MP and James Frith MP top say thank you for their support. It was good to discuss lots of interesting ideas on future engagement with a focus on how we can highlight issues affecting our community on a local...
Our Stakeholder and Community Engagement Manager, Rabbi Danny Bergson met with the Chief Negotiator for the UK-Israel Free Trade Agreement, James Clarke. Rabbi Danny commented “We discussed upcoming developments in the Agreement, especially in the area of service and technology. Despite the difficulties in some aspects of relations it is...