Sunday, 10th June 2018, Bristol hosted the first ever day Limmud in the South West. Limmud is the Hebrew for “to learn”. This one-day Limmud was held at Bristol Cathedral Choir School, chosen for its easy central accessibility. A seven strong volunteer group planned a day event to enable 240 participants …
Make a date and meet up with friends old and new from communities across the region, S.Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, East Anglia, Derbyshire, Humber. Hear the inside stories about major new Jewish projects strengthening our local communities. Its also a chance to share you thoughts, ideas, challenges and successes. Come along …
It is 1939. Eva Schlesinger is just 9 years old when her mother puts her on a train headed into a foreign country and an uncertain future, knowing that they may never see each other again. A German-Jewish child, Eva has been entered by her parents for the “Kindertransport”, a …
JSCN will be in the Shuk – so come and find us. Among the sessions you will find: · Madge Dresser: Jews and the Atlantic Slavery – beyond the polemics · Dana Mills: The Jewess as pariah – Eleanor Marx and other radical women – their …
I joined around 50 delegates at the Chief Rabbi’s annual Regional Leaders meeting, which was held this year at UHC in Leeds. Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester, Southport, St Annes, Leicester, Nottingham, Norwich, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, and Brighton communities were all represented (sorry if I’ve left anyone out). Leicester and Norwich …
The Seminar for young Jewish men and women of outstanding leadership potential is conducted annually and hosted by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This year the seminar will take place between 24th June – 5th July 2018. Open to participants aged 26-37 from Jewish communities around the world. The Diplomatic Seminar imparts …
On 14th January communities from Lancaster, Preston, Blackpool, St Annes and Southport came together at the Orchard Road synagogue in St Annes, to network and discuss issues on Community Engagement and supporting Jewish needs in secular organisations. Jonny Wineberg, of Community Futures, and Gilian Hamilton, a community volunteer worker from …
Earlybird places are available for those wishing to attend the 11th Annual European Conference of Jewish Social Welfare. This year it is being held in Berlin from 3rd – 5th December Register here:- https://swberlin.splashthat.com
This event has now passed. A recording will be available soon on our Youtube channel Make a DONATION during July to be entered into our PRIZE DRAW for a hardback copy of the amazing book PEOPLE LOVE DEAD JEWS (shelf price £17.54) The draw is for UK only, and the …
Sunday 20 August, 2017 : To mark 100 years since the Balfour Declaration, the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (SCoJeC), is organising a community walk on Sunday 20 August, 2017, around Whittingehame Estate, the childhood home of Lord Arthur James Balfour, and a school for Jewish refugee children during the …
