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Latest News 04/02/12
Every man has a name: HMD 2012One of the saddest days in the Israeli Calendar is Yom Hashoah. Every year when the siren went off I would feel my heart miss a beat and tears well up in my eyes. The siren was so evocative and the two minute silence that followed spoke more of grief than I ever could. At that moment I always had the same thought – thank God the Jewish people now have a home…that ensures that such a tragedy can never happen again. Read More
The PSC: An ‘acceptable’ level of antisemitism?It’s not often that I’m lost for words. Today was an exception. I stumbled across Tony Greenstein’s blog this morning. Tony is an anti-Zionist, Jewish member of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). Whilst his views on the situation in the Middle East are a complete anathema to me, to his credit, he has led the opposition within the PSC against rising levels of antisemitism. And yet it appears that even Tony seems to think that a certain level of antisemitism is inevitable, even acceptable, within the organisation. Read More
Board’s International Division meets with Israeli charitiesThe International Division of the Board has met with David Bradichanski, an acclaimed musician in Israel and an activist for a charity representing victims of terror. Their current campaign involves taking legal action against banks which transfer funds to terror organisations complicit in the murder of Israelis. Read More
Communal Leaders Delegation Led by Board of Deputies President Vivian Wineman in JLC Arranged Meeting with the Prime MinisterLeaders of the British Jewish Community met with the Prime Minister, David Cameron on Monday (16th January 2012) in a working meeting that has been described as very positive and highly constructive. Read More
A President, a Prime Minister and a Rabbi from VeniceLast Sunday the Board held one of its monthly plenary meetings and I thoroughly enjoyed it. In the first place I like Board meetings. Contrary to what many people assume most Deputies are friendly, cheerful and often humourous. They understand some of the challenges that we face. Read More
A Quiet RevolutionOn Sunday the Board of Deputies, quietly and with no fanfare, passed a landmark. It wasn’t ground breaking, it certainly wasn’t news worthy. But in its own way, this landmark summed up some of the changes that are starting to happen in the way in which the Board is representing our community. That’s right - ‘@BoardofDeputies’ reached 1000 followers on Twitter. Read More