Celebrities including Alesha Dixon, Theo Paphitis and Karren Brady joined guest speaker Mayor of London Boris Johnson and more than 1,200 Norwood supporters to help the charity raise £2.8 million at its annual gala dinner. Praising Norwood's work and the generosity of its supporters, the Mayor said: "Norwood shows the true spirit of the city of which I am so proud to be Mayor".
Jewish Care's inaugural breakfast and shopping event at Harvey Nichols raised £16,000 for the welfare charity. Guest speaker Mariella Tandy, executive retail editor at Tatler, spoke to the 70 guests about the key fashion looks for this season.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson took part in the ground-breaking ceremony for the £50 million Jewish Comunity Centre for London. The idea for the 35,000 square-foot centre in Hampstead was conceived by Dame Vivien Duffield.
Education Secretary Michael Gove was the guest of honour at the UJIA's annual dinner. The 700 diners at the London Hilton raised £2.76 million for the charity’s work in Israel and the UK.
The London Jewish Cultural Centre attracted more than 200 guests to the opening of Art House, an art exhibition aimed at the local and Jewish communities. The JC-sponsored show received 258 works by 106 artists, with paintings being couriered down from Manchester and Newcastle. The exhibition, housed at Ivy House in Golders Green, runs until October 11.
Some 100 UJIA supporters were thanked for their dedication at the organisation's annual patrons' reception. The gathering at the Wallace Collection in central London enjoyed a private tour of the gallery and a lecture by Ze'ev Bielski, Knesset member for Kadima, who spoke about Israel's history and the challenges it faces.
London Mayor Boris Johnson praised the services offered by Jewish Care's £44 million Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Campus in Golders Green when he officially opened it last Friday. Mr Johnson met residents, members, staff and Jewish Care leaders during a tour of the premises. He described the facility as "marvellous.
The Prince of Wales paid tribute to the Jewish community in his address to mark the 250th anniversary of the Board of Deputies. In his speech to a 500-strong audience at the Guildhall Prince Charles praised the "deep and vibrant contribution of British Jews to every sphere of British life".
Young Jewish Care's inaugural fashion event attracted 100 supporters to the London College of Fashion. Guest speaker Alison Loehnis of online retailer Net-a-Porter gave the fashion forward guests previews into next season's trends and an insight into her work with influential designers. The event raised £2,000 for Jewish Care's Martin B Cohen Centre for Wellbeing in Edgware.
A capacity crowd of 450 people attended the Grosvenor House Hotel to mark the tenth anniversary of One Family which raises funds for victims of terror in Israel. The evening included a performance by the charity's bereaved fathers' choir – a choir made up of fathers whose children have been killed by acts of terror.
The reception for the opening of the 11th Leeds International Jewish Performing Arts Festival was held at Northern Ballet, one of the festival's new venues. Festival director Ellie Ruhan told the guests that use of the three new sites was "a bit of an experiment but so far has proved to be successul".
BBC business editor Robert Peston was the keynote speaker at the Manchester MDA annual fundraising dinner at the Radisson Blu Hotel. He spoke to the 200 guests about the global financial situation
Manchester Jewish Community Care's first joint golf day with the Langdon Foundation attracted 64 players to Whitefield Golf Club. The event was organised by Ronnie Levene, deputy chairman of MJCC and Landgon Foundation trustee Jonny Manson together with Langdon Foundation committee members Alan Bernstein and Gary Cohen.
Close to 1,000 supporters attended Jewish Care's fundraising dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel. The guests, who were entertained with a performance by Jamie Cullum, raised £3.7m for the charity.
Some 40 MPs were among the 150 guests at a Conservative Friends of Israel farewell lunch for Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor before his departure from the UK. In his address, Foreign Secretary William Hague paid tribute to the ambassador – who is to take up the post of envoy at the United Nations – saying that he was held in high esteem and that he "valued their friendship".
Lord Rothschild was the guest speaker at Jewish Care's business breakfast at the Four Seasons Hotel in Park Lane. He spoke to nearly 300 business professionals about the impact of the rise in the cost of food staples for both poor and rich nations.
Sainsbury's chairman David Tyler was the guest speaker at the inaugural Young Nightingale business lunch. In his address, Mr Tyler spoke to the 90 business professionals about the essential elements for running a successful supermarket chain. Alongside his business career, Mr Tyler is a trustee of the south London care home.
Liberal Judaism held its seventh annual Council of Patrons' dinner at the House of Lords. More than 80 donors to the movement were entertained by TV comedy writer Dan Patterson. In his address, Liberal Judaism's chief executive Rabbi Danny Rich spoke of how he would like to see patrons' donations used in 2011.
Journalist and TV presenter Esther Rantzen was the star of the show at the Leeds women's UJIA annual appeal lunch this week. The event, held at the United Hebew Congregation, attracted 150 people who heard the founder and president of ChildLine – the national children's helpline – talk about her life and career.
