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Among attendees at the events were Mayor of Lewisham Damien Egan and prospective parliamentarycandidates from a range of parties.Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl said: “We’re proud to have initiated an Invest in Peaceprogramme which presents challenging dialogues to packed and highly engaged meetings across thecountry. This is about helping to export peace and planting the seeds of reconciliation.”The Revd Peter Colwell, Deputy General Secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, said: “Withso much violence, hatred and suspicion in the world, there is a critical need for different faith groups tocome together. Our message to extremists on all sides is simple: You will not divide us. This project deliversthat message loud and clear.”The events took place at Catford and Bromley Synagogue, North Western Reform Synagogue (Alyth) andDorset Gardens Methodist Church in Brighton, with a fourth event due to take place in Finchley. Each eventis jointly hosted by a church-synagogue partnership.Board of Deputies Chief Executive Gillian Merron attended the event in Catford and Bromley.ACTIVITY REPORTINTERNATIONALPresident Marie van der Zyl, Public Affairs Director Phil Rosenberg and International Relations OfficerTalia Ingleby met the Jordanian Ambassador, His Excellency Omar Nahar, to discuss peace, security,religious freedom and interfaith relations. See a photo hereSenior Vice President Sheila Gewolb and International Relations Officer Talia Ingleby attended thesigning ceremony of the landmark 30-member Arab Council for Regional Integration, which called for moredirect relations with Israelis and repudiating those calling for a boycott of Israeli goods. Read the JewishNews report hereChief Executive Gillian Merron met Jon Benjamin, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Director ofLearning, Principal of the Diplomatic Academy.Public Affairs Director Phil Rosenberg and International Relations Officer Talia Ingleby met with FahadA. Al Binali and Hasan Moosa Shafaei from the Embassy of Bahrain, to talk about promoting peace andsecurity in the Middle East, and celebrating Jewish heritage in the Arab world.International Relations officer Talia Ingleby met Christina Jones and Alexis David from the IsraeliEmbassy to discuss grassroots support for Israel, and community engagement.International Relations officer Talia Ingleby spoke with Dalia Grinfeld from the ADL to discuss areas ofcooperation and the challenges of combatting antisemitism and other forms of racism in Europe and NorthAmerica.International Relations officer Talia Ingleby spoke with András Ligeti from the World Jewish Congress todiscuss continued collaboration between the organisations.COMMUNITYEducation Policy and Youth Engagement Officer Jake Berger met the chairs of the Civil Service JewishNetwork (JNet) to discuss their programme of upcoming events. JNet is sponsored by the Board ofDeputies.Chief Executive Gillian Merron attended the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast in Westminster. IsraeliAmbassador Mark Regev was among the speakers. See a photo here.
YOUTH ENGAGEMENTEducation Policy and Youth Engagement Officer Jake Berger met with the Mazkir of Noam MasortiYouth Yoni Stone to discuss youth engagement.COMMEMORATIONsVice President Sheila Gewolb attended the AJEX commemoration event at St John’s Wood UnitedSynagogue where she represented the Lord Lieutenant of Greater London. Guests included ex-Chief RabbiLord Sacks, the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Ruth Bush, members of Westminster Council, andseveral Deputies.Chief Executive Gillian Merron attended the annual Kristallnacht commemoration at Belsize SquareSynagogue, organised by the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR). Speakers were Eli Abt, who came toEngland on a Kindertransport from Berlin, and Clare Weissenberg from the Kitchener Descendants Group.The service was led by Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.EVENTSChief Executive Gillian Merron attended a Chelsea FC 'Say No To Antisemitism' event held at the ImperialWar Museum in London.Copyright © 2019 Board of Deputies of British Jews, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed on ourwebsite, or because you are a deputy or designated under-35 observer of the Board of Deputies. If you would like to unsubscribefrom this newsletter, please click here.
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