Limmud Festival 2024Concerns about Holocaust Memorial Day after calls for a boycottThe Islamic Human Rights Commission have taken their campaign to 460 organisationsBy Gaby Wine1 min read
Limmud Festival 2024Jewish Culture Month ‘planned for 2026’The Board of Deputies President shared his vision at LimmudBy Gaby Wine2 min read
Board of DeputiesCulture Secretary Lisa Nandy ‘shocked’ after hearing evidence of antisemitism in the artsLisa Nandy met a delegation including Tracy-Ann Oberman, Rachel Riley and other Jewish cultural figuresBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Trade UnionsTrade unions use Nazi quote to promote solidarity with PalestiniansSocial Workers’ Union General Secretary removed statement but refused to issue a public apologyBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
ParliamentMake public bodies recognise Jews and Sikhs as ethnic groups, Parliament toldBoard of Deputies said the measures were especially needed in the aftermath of October 7By Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Board of DeputiesBoard commits £100,000 for the regionsEngagement with communities outside London is a priorityBy Gaby Wine1 min read
Keir StarmerPrime Minister asked to ‘celebrate as well as defend’ Jews in meeting with communal leadersThe 45-minute meeting followed a letter to Sir Keir Starmer expressing alarm at rising hostility towards JewsBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
Over 100 new Jewish staff networks set up since October 7A new guide from the Board of Deputies advises employers how to prevent antisemitic discrimination in the workplaceBy Gaby Wine3 min read||November 29, 2024 15:39
Refugee charity approved for membership of Board of DeputiesHIAS+JCORE and Jnetics become the latest organisations to join the representative bodyBy Simon Rocker1 min read||November 28, 2024 12:57
Doctors and teachers must remain politically impartial during Palestine ‘day of action’, government saysJewish organisations had expressed concern over the TUC’s campaignBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||November 27, 2024 18:09
Fears as teachers and nurses plan to wear Palestinian colours at workJLC say plan could ‘damage’ community cohesionBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read||November 26, 2024 15:17
Board of Deputies achieves first gender-balanced executive committee in 264 yearsElection of five women to the leadership team comes after launch of gender equality initiative last monthBy Eliana Jordan1 min read||October 30, 2024 13:34
Board of Deputies welcomes jailing of EDL founder Tommy RobinsonSolicitor General Sarah Sackman: no one should consider themselves above the lawBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read||October 29, 2024 16:06
Board and ADL launch classroom resource to combat ‘global tsunami of antisemitism’Free digital resource aims to ‘inoculate’ against antisemitism with classes on Jewish life in BritainBy Jane Prinsley1 min read||October 29, 2024 12:33
CAA and Board of Deputies pledge to work togetherHistorically, the two organisations haven’t collaboratedBy JC Reporter2 min read||October 22, 2024 14:43
We will say l’chaim this Succot – but we can’t forget the darknessShuls will be trying to find a balance between our obligation to celebrate and remembering those in captivityBy Elisa Bray3 min read||October 16, 2024 09:00
