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BRITAIN’S BIGGEST JEWISH NEWSPAPER 21 September 2018
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12 Tishrei 5779
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Issue No.1072
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‘We risk losing a generation of British Jews’ Charity chief’s stark warning over youth disengagement with Israel The chair of UJIA this week warned of with Israel,” said Jacobs. “Alarmingly, Israel may “losing a generation” of British Jews who not be part of their Jewish identity.” In his message, Rivlin had pressed the need are disengaging from Israel, arguing it now represents the biggest threat to the for unity and cohesion in Israel, describing four community’s relationship with the Jewish distinct “tribes,” those being Jewish secularists, religious-nationalists, Charedim and Arab Israelis. state, writes Adam Decker. Jacobs said the diaspora In a speech at the UKcomprised the “fifth tribe” Israel charity’s annual but she now worried about dinner, addressed by Prime its own internal cohesion, Minister Theresa May, when young Jews appeared Louise Jacobs said: “At this to be disengaging from Israel. particular moment, the “We have to accept that threat to our future relathere are some young people tionship with Israel, from who are struggling with this within our own community, relationship,” she said. has never been greater.” Jacobs added there was Echoing the concerns “no doubt” this trend had that other communal leaders have made in recent Theresa May with UJIA’s Louise Jacobs been “exacerbated by the antisemitic and anti-Zionist months, she told the audience: “Perception of Israel and engagement with sentiment that we have seen recently from Labour,” but said the organisation needed to do more to help Israel among many of our young people is low.” The stark statement came after a keynote young Jews define their relationship with Israel speech from May and followed a video address – or risk losing them. Urging young Jews to “look beyond social media” when it came to Israel, she from Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. “We must acknowledge this problem and think said she wanted them “never to forget Israel still about solutions, or in the UK we’ll lose a genera- represents the greatest inspiration in Jewish life tion of young people who will have no relationship for our young people”.
FACETIME WITH SACKS Former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks is among 50 faith leaders featured in a fascinating new exhibition of faceless portraits. Other renowned religious figures in Nicola Green’s Encounters exhibition at St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square include the Dalai Lama, Pope Francis, former Grand Mufti of Egypt Ali Gomaa and former Archbishop Desmond Tutu. See page 8
Prince William honours hero
Eli Benson was an ‘inspiration’
Blooper king dies, aged 96
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Heir to the throne unveils statue of Frank Foley, the British spy who saved 10,000 Jews during the Second World War
Respects have been paid to the much-loved former chief executive of MDA UK Page 6
TV presenter and comedy writer Denis Norden, host of It’ll Be Alright on the Night, is mourned Page 8
Vera Cohen, 102, and her sister Olga, 98, lead out Premier League champs Man City
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