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Kisharon launches national helpline

May 18, 2012

Special needs charity Kisharon unveiled a helpline scheme at its gala dinner in central London on Sunday, which raised £450,000.

Chairman Philip Goldberg told the 500 guests that the service would give “Jewish people from around the country somewhere to phone when they need emotional support on issues relating to learning difficulties. It is in response to an identified need.”

Liberal Judaism's Council of Patrons dinner

May 18, 2012

Liberal Judaism chief executive Rabbi Danny Rich highlighted some of the movement’s recent successes at its Council of Patrons dinner at the House of Lords.

Lord Fink, Lord Haskel and Brooks Newmark MP were among guests at the annual thank-you to key funders.

Jewish Women's Aid's supporters hear harrowing stoires of abuse

By Jessica Elgot, May 18, 2012

The 300-plus crowd at Jewish Women’s Aid’s annual lunch heard heartrending testimony from women and children who had fled domestic violence.

Lord Sugar spices up Jewish Care breakfast

By Jennifer Lipman, May 18, 2012

FA’s choice of Roy Hodgson as England manager during a wide-ranging Q&A with Jewish Care supporters.

Shocked that Harry Redknapp had been passed over, he said of Hodgson: “The poor fellow, he seems like he’s already doomed. If you take [what is said in] the newspapers, he might as well go home.”

MP's daughter to have Jewish wedding in Westminster

By Jennifer Lipman, March 8, 2012

Conservative MP Lee Scott is preparing to make a speech in parliament next year – but he will be doing so in his capacity as father of the bride.

Mr Scott, who has represented Ilford North since 2005, has been granted permission by Speaker John Bercow to host his daughter's wedding at Westminster in summer 2013.

Coe: Why we need to remember the Munich massacre

By Danny Caro, February 23, 2012

Lord Coe has stressed how importantly he regards the 40-year commemoration of the Munich massacre at this summer's Olympics.

Interviewed after addressing 230 guests at a Jewish Care business breakfast on Wednesday, the chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games described the killing of Israeli athletes and coaches at the 1972 Games as an "act of unspeakable barbarity".

Raising a glass to growing sales

February 9, 2012

More than 600 people came in from the cold in central London on Monday evening for a warming taste of the best in kosher wine and spirits.

The drinks were on Kedem Europe, which hosted the Kosher Food and Wine Experience at the Park Lane Hotel.

A rubbish way to treat memorials

By Jennifer Lipman, January 26, 2012

Memorials at Liverpool Street Station to the children who fled Nazi-occupied Europe to Britain on the Kindertransport are being used by commuters as rubbish receptacles.

The situation has prompted the launch of a petition to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, urging "that someone take responsibility for the memorials and ensure that they are respected appropriately".

Members of the

Survivor: 'It was racism carried to the extreme'

January 26, 2012

A survivor who was imprisoned and sent to Auschwitz for her efforts to resist the Nazis has warned against comparing the Holocaust with other atrocities.

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, 84, was the main speaker at Tuesday's Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony at City Hall, hosted by London Mayor Boris Johnson.

Cameron 'proud' to meet survivor

By Barry Toberman, January 26, 2012

In the week of Holocaust Memorial Day, David Cameron has praised one of the best-known Shoah survivors for passing on his story.

Mr Cameron and deputy PM Nick Clegg hosted a group from the Holocaust Educational Trust in Downing Street on Tuesday to witness their signing of the HET's Book of Commitment, in which politicians record their thoughts on preserving the mem-ory of the Shoah and combati

B'nai B'rith thanks duo behind Heritage Days

December 22, 2011

The Byzantine architectural style of the West London Synagogue was a fitting venue to host an award ceremony for the B'nai B'rith UK co-ordinators of the European Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage.

Valerie Bello and Barbara Nathan were honoured with an award at a ceremony on Sunday to thank them for their "outstanding contribution to the Heritage Days for the past 11 years".

President o

Pro-Palestinian protester wins damages

By Simon Rocker, December 22, 2011

A pro-Palestinian demonstrator has won damages against the police after her arm was broken during protests outside the Israel Embassy in west London three years ago.

High Court judge Mr Justice Eder awarded Kelly Minio-Paluello, 30, £14,303 for the injury sustained in a demonstration by 100-200 people against Israel's Cast Lead operation in Gaza in December 2008.

The judge accepted police a

Stars fight Gaby's Deli closure

By Jessica Elgot, December 15, 2011

The stars have come out for Gaby's Deli, which is threatened by developers after serving falafel and salt beef to West End crowds for nearly 50 years.

Actor Henry Goodman and political satirist Alistair Beaton were involved in the first Cabaret Falafel in support of the Charing Cross Road landmark.

In January, actor Simon Callow will be among the cast of a play at the deli by novelist Roma T

Laughs all round as donors raise £420,000 for Ort

By Jennifer Lipman, December 8, 2011

Education charity Ort celebrated its 90th anniversary in Britain this week at a gala dinner for 250 guests including the Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks, and writers and broadcasters, David Baddiel and Vanessa Feltz.

The event at the Great Hall in Lincoln's Inn saw £420,000 raised for Ort projects, including its 18 Jewish schools in the former Soviet Union and its work in advancing Jewish education, t

Winning arts and minds for Israel

By Julia Weiner, December 1, 2011

Culture Minister Ed Vaizey painted a glowing picture of Israeli arts supporters when he spoke at the British Friends of the Art Museums of Israel dinner.

Mr Vaizey told the 500 guests that he was a "strong supporter of Israel, a country I love and admire".

Judges asked to rule on Beth Din's £1m arbitration

By Sarah Limbrick, December 1, 2011

The High Court in London has been asked to enforce a decision of a Beth Din.

In December 2009, the north west branch of the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations Beth Din awarded Gateshead businessman Jerry Fried more than £1 million, when it ordered company director David Zadok Baumgarten to pay Mr Fried £920,550.43.

Euston student centre to close

By Marcus Dysch, December 1, 2011

The country's leading Jewish student centre is to close just three years after it opened with the promise it would "transform Jewish student life in the capital".

The Union of Jewish Students and Hillel said the Euston centre would shut on December 16 because students wanted new, "flexible" services that the central base could not provide.

The 4,000 sq ft centre opened in 2008 at a cost of a

Portillo: 'Don't hang your ethics at the door'

By Jessica Elgot, November 17, 2011

Former Cabinet Minister Michael Portillo has praised the ethical business standards of the Jewish community at the Jewish Association of Business Ethics annual dinner.

Mr Portillo, who was the keynote speaker at the event, also joined a panel discussion which included David Tyler, chairman of Sainsbury's; Jeremy Isaacs, founder of JRJ Group, and Dayan Isaac Berger, dayan of Manchester Beth Din,

Abbey tribute for Sir Simon

By Simon Rocker, November 17, 2011

It is not often that you will hear Kaddish said at Westminster Abbey.

But the memorial prayer was recently recited at a service of thanksgiving for the deputy mayor of London, Sir Simon Milton, by his civil partner Robert Davis.

Also taking part in the commemoration for Sir Simon, who died in April aged 49, were Rabbis Steven Katz and Baroness Neuberger.

Still marching, the Ajex heroes who defy time

By Michael Freedland, November 17, 2011

It is not unknown for Jews to make up new words. It is part of the psyche of a people as rich in vocabulary as in history. But there is one four-letter word that is wonderfully redolent of service to the Anglo-Jewish community. It will not be found in any dictionary. It is frequently misspelt. But at this time of year, in particular, it should be on the lips of every thinking British Jew.