“When the issue came to a head in Europe earlier this year, there was no strategy and no one to take a lead on the response.
“We will now be able to draw on all sections of our community to respond to this increasing and perennial threat to our core religious practice.”
The circumcision issue captured Europe's attention when three rabbis were arrested in Germany for performing a brit. A regional court, supported by the German Medical Association, ruled that circumcision of newborn boys by Jewish and Muslim communities amounted to assault against the child.
German parliamentarians have since supported new legislation to provide legal clarity on the issue of circumcision, which is expected to pass at the end of the year.
The new UK group's model is the successful campaign group Shechita UK, and will consolidate all Jewish circumcision matters in Britain.
