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Board of Deputies joins Jewish Women's Aid and synagogues in marking
Shabbat against domestic violence
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A major cross-communal awareness-raising campaign against domestic violence, led by Jewish Women’s Aid and the Board of Deputies and supported by the synagogue movements, will be taking place across the country this Shabbat.
The campaign coincides with the annual UN-designated International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW), which falls on Shabbat 25th November.
This Shabbat, rabbis will be speaking out against violence against women and against domestic violence and abuse in the Jewish community, in their sermons. They will be sharing the message on social media and there will be posters on display in synagogues. They will also be encouraging their communities to donate to help provide JWA’s vital services.
On Thursday (23rd November) Jewish Women’s Aid together with other local domestic violence agencies will be holding a day of action at Brent Cross shopping centre to mark the event.
JWA Chief Executive Naomi Dickson said: “It’s incredibly powerful to be working with the Board of Deputies and synagogue movements from across the community to come together and make a clear statement supporting women affected by domestic violence and abuse. I hope women affected continue to contact us for support whenever they need it.”
Board of Deputies President Jonathan Arkush said: “I support this cross-communal initiative to raise awareness of domestic violence. It exists in our society and our community is not immune. Our eyes must be open to the scale and severity of abuse committed in the home and we have to ensure that any person who falls victim to it knows where to look for help.”
The campaign is supported by the United Synagogue, the Movement for Reform Judaism, Masorti, Liberal Judaism and the S and P Sephardi Community.
Read a full report here. Read the Jewish News report here.
Charles Goldstein, Hertsmere Borough Council Mayor, chats with teachers and students at the Jewish Living Experience exhibition in Borehamwood. Hertsmere Borough Council and Borehamwood and Elstree Synagogue are sponsoring the exhibition (see story below)
Photo: Gary Perlmutter
For Mitzvah Day, the Board of Deputies worked with Hampstead Synagogue and Emmanuel Church of England Church in West Hampstead to support the Mayor of Camden's charity for the homeless, C4WS. Vice President Sheila Gewolb (second from left) is pictured here cooking for the homeless at JW3 with (left to right) co-chair of Hampstead Synagogue Adrienne Rosen, Mitzvah Day interfaith champion Daniella Pears, Mayor of Camden Cllr Richard Cotton and Mitzvah Day founder Laura Marks
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Bereaved Palestinian and Israeli tell Glasgow audience of their hopes for peace
More than 160 people in Glasgow have heard two bereaved parents – one Israeli and one Palestinian – speak about their hopes for peace and reconciliation.
Robi Damelin and Bassam Aramin, of the Parents Circle – Family Forum were speaking at ‘Invest in Peace’, a joint initiative between the Board of Deputies of British Jews and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, which invites Christians and Jews to support Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding.
Also present at the meeting were the Right Rev Dr Derek Browning, Moderator of the Church of Scotland; Paul Masterton MP; Bob Fyffe, General Secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI), Board of Deputies Vice President Marie van der Zyl and Evy Yedd, Co-President of Glasgow Jewish Representative Council.
Read a full report of the events in Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow here.
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Hundreds of children learn about Judaism at Jewish Living Experience exhibition
More than 700 children attended the Board of Deputies Jewish Living Experience exhibition at Borehamwood and Elstree Synagogue
Last week the new Mayor of Hertsmere, Charles Goldstein, visited the exhibition, as did the rabbi of the synagogue, Rabbi Chaim Kanterovitz, who encouraged the development of the Jewish Living Experience project to engage with the local community and schools. They both joined the Shabbat table with visiting schoolchildren.
Hertsmere's Deputy Mayor Brenda Batten this week visited the exhibition at its new site at 96 Shenley Road, Hertsmere's community centre.
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Board of Deputies Activity
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POLITICAL
Parliamentary Officer Joel Salmon and Public Affairs Director Phil Rosenberg met Miki Vyse, the JLC’s Yorkshire and East Coast Regional Manager to discuss the Jewish community’s political engagement.
Joel Salmon attended a Facebook and Institute for Strategic Dialogue seminar on countering hate speech and extremism.
Joel Salmon attended an All Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism panel discussion on antisemitism on campus.
Joel Salmon met Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran who represents Oxford West and Abingdon. They discussed responsible discourse around the Arab-Israeli Conflict as well as the Board of Deputies’ Jewish Manifesto.
EDUCATION
Chief Executive Gillian Merron and Education Policy Advisor Dawn Waterman visited JCoSS School to give a workshop to students between years 10 and 12 with the aim of giving them the skills to be effective leaders in their communities. These range from event planning to community organising.
Phil Rosenberg and Dawn Waterman met Peter Swift, Head of Independent Education and School Safeguarding Division at the Department for Education, to discuss the Jewish community’s independent school sector.
President Jonathan Arkush, Vice President Sheila Gewolb, Education Development Manager Sara Perlmutter and Dawn Waterman met Rabbi Shmuel Arkush and colleagues from West Midlands SACRE
Sheila Gewolb met Beverley-Jane Stewart, the Jewish award-winning artist, to discuss possible collaboration with the Jewish Living Experience programme. Beverley-Jane’s work depicts the history of the British Jewish community, linking synagogues with the past and present local communities, and explores the relationship between Jewish and British identity.
Jonathan Arkush attended a Chagigat HaChumash presentation to Year 3 at Hertsmere Jewish Primary School.
REMEMBRANCE
Jonathan Arkush and Vice Presidents Marie van der Zyl and Sheila Gewolb attended the AJEX Remembrance Parade at the Cenotaph in Whitehall.
Sheila Gewolb represented the Board at the AJEX Shabbat service at St John’s Wood Synagogue.
INTERNATIONAL
Phil Rosenberg and International Relations Officer David Walsh met Idit Pick, the UJIA’s lead on issues facing Arab citizens, to discuss possible joint programming.
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Grassroots and Advocacy Consultant Steven Jaffe spoke alongside Councillor Rishi Shori, leader of Bury Council, at an event organised by the Hindu Jewish Association of Manchester, co-chaired by Louis Rappaport and Dr Giradari Bahn of the Hindu community. The event discussed Israel and India: a growing friendship and was hosted by Jackson's Row Synagogue.
Steven Jaffe co-organised and spoke at the Balfour centenary celebration at Stormont, home of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Over 200 attended, including members of the House of Lords, Commons and Northern Ireland Assembly. Speakers included Sharon Bar-li, Deputy Ambassador of Israel, Rabbi David Singer of the Belfast Jewish community, historian Roy Thurley, and David Parsons, Vice President of the International Christian Embassy of Jerusalem (ICEJ). The event was hosted by Peter Weir MLA, former Minister of Education in the Northern Ireland executive, and Israeli songs were performed by Tally Koren.
Steven Jaffe accompanied Deputy Ambassador of Israel Sharon Bar-li in a series of meetings in Belfast with politicians, NGOs and church organisations.
Steven Jaffe met Christian leaders Jane and Clive Urquhart to discuss a Jerusalem Prayer breakfast in 2018.
BALFOUR 100
Jonathan Arkush chaired a meeting at Borehamwood & Elstree United Synagogue addressed by Baroness Deech on the Balfour Centenary.
CORONER SERVICES
Sheila Gewolb met Rabbi Michael Rose of Cardiff United Synagogue and Chaplain Achmed al Tisi to discuss joint concerns about Cardiff Coroner’s Court moving to Aberdare.
ARTS
The Board of Deputies sponsored a screening of the film ‘Remember Baghdad’ at JW3 last week. Senior Vice President Richard Verber introduced the film, explaining that this was the third year that the Board of Deputies had sponsored the UK Jewish Film Festival. The film has particular resonance for the Board of Deputies as one of its main interviewees is Edwin Shuker, Vice Chair of the International Division. Jonathan Arkush and Treasurer Stuart MacDonald also attended. You can also see the film at the Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley on December 3 and at the British Academy SW1 on December 6.
Steven Jaffe attended the first ever Israeli and Jewish film season at the Queen's Film Theatre in Belfast, supported by the UK Jewish Film Festival, Israeli Embassy in London, and the Institute of Conflict Research in Belfast.
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