Board of Deputies Community Briefing 14th March 2019 (optimized)
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The <strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Deputies</strong> hosted a briefing on the Israeli elections, with journalist Anshel Pfeffer and BICOM<br />
CEO James Sorene. Senior Vice President Sheila Gewolb introduced the discussion.<br />
POLITICAL<br />
Vice President Amanda Bowman and Parliamentary Officer Joel Salmon participated in a roundtable on<br />
antisemitism with Home Secretary Sajid Javid and Communities Secretary James Brokenshire alongside<br />
representatives from other Jewish organisations.<br />
Parliamentary Officer Joel Salmon attended a roundtable in Parliament to discuss the two child cap on<br />
Universal Credit. It was convened by Alison Thewliss MP and attended by other organisations campaigning<br />
for the policy to be scrapped.<br />
EDUCATION<br />
Public Affairs Director Phil Rosenberg attended Kantor King Solomon High School’s 25th anniversary<br />
dinner.<br />
Education Policy and Youth Engagement Officer Jake Berger met Peter Mitchell from the Evangelical<br />
Alliance to discuss recent government consultations in the education sector.<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
Senior Vice President Sheila Gewolb attended the annual JPR lunch at the House <strong>of</strong> Lords, hosted by<br />
Lord Howard Leigh.<br />
INTERFAITH<br />
Public Affairs Director Phil Rosenberg attended a dialogue between the Church <strong>of</strong> Scotland and the<br />
Jewish community at the Church’s <strong>of</strong>fices in Edinburgh.<br />
Public Affairs Director Phil Rosenberg and Interfaith and Social Action Officer Anthony Silk<strong>of</strong>f met<br />
Philip Doyle, the new Director <strong>of</strong> Operations at the Council <strong>of</strong> Christians and Jews, to discuss Christian-<br />
Jewish collaboration.<br />
HERITAGE<br />
Archives and Heritage Manager Dawn Waterman visited the disused Jewish cemetery at Coombe Down,<br />
Bath and met Ann Cullis and Jane Briggs <strong>of</strong> the Friends <strong>of</strong> Bath Jewish Burial Ground.<br />
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