Board of Deputies Community Briefing 14th March 2019 (optimized)

The seminar covered a wide range of issues
including the Jewish social care sector, Israel,
education and the Strictly Orthodox Jewish
community. Sector leaders from different parts of the
Jewish community talked through their areas of
expertise.
Among the speakers were the Chief Executive of the
Nicky Alliance Day Centre, Michelle Wiseman, the
Principal of Broughton Jewish Primary School,
Rabbi Yehuda Perlman, the Director of We Believe in
Israel, Luke Akehurst, and the Director of
Community Services at The Fed, Bernie Garner.
Board of Deputies Senior Vice President Dr Sheila
Gewolb urged Manchester councillors to sign up to
the organisation’s Jewish Manifesto for Local
Government and support their Jewish
constituents. She said: “These are anxious times for
the Jewish community in the UK, with growing
continuing the discussion as to how we can work
together over the coming months.”
Jay Charara, Vice Chair and Public Relations of the
Jewish Representative Council of Greater
Manchester and Region said:" Considering the
current political climate and the increase of
antisemitism in British politics, we felt that it was
important to engage with local and regional
councillors from all parties in order to present a true
and accurate picture of the Jewish community in
Greater Manchester and wider region.”
Photo: Board of Deputies Senior Vice President
Sheila Gewolb with Executive Mayor of Salford
Paul Dennett. Photographer Howard Barlow.
For more photos from the event, click here.
Proposed EHRC Labour investigation confirms that
Labour leadership 'has a problem with anti-Jewish
racism'
Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl has reacted to the news that the Equalities and Human
Rights Commission is considering launching a formal investigation into antisemitism in the Labour Party.
Marie said: “This proposed independent investigation confirms what the Jewish community has known for a
long time: that the Labour leadership has a problem with anti-Jewish racism which it is unable or unwilling
to solve. We welcome this development and hope it will now focus minds on the extent and depth of
antisemitism infecting the Labour movement.”
Read the ITV report here.
The Board of Deputies is recruiting a Jewish Community
Engagement Officer
The Board of Deputies is recruiting a Jewish Community Engagement Officer.
The successful candidate will be responsible for engaging with different parts of the Jewish community
around the UK, including synagogues and community organisations; will look at how the Board of Deputies
can better support Jewish communities, make its work understood by them and find opportunities to
mobilise grassroots community activism in support of the Board of Deputies’ objectives.
For a full job description and details on how to apply, click here.