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Winslet misled over Gaza conflict movie Actress unaware she was narrating film co-directed by ‘pro-resistance’ campaigner EXCLUSIVE

by Richard Ferrer @richferrer

Kate Winslet has clarified to Jewish News her involvement in a new film about the IsraelPalestinian conflict, whose codirector is linked to Hamas.

The Oscar-winning actress (pictured, inset) provides the voiceover for Eleven Days In May, released this week, co-directed by Michael Winterbottom and Gaza-based Mohammed Sawwaf, who has accused Israel of “colonialism” and “apartheid”.

The traumatic 90-minute film depicts the deaths of 67 children in Gaza during last May’s conflict between Israel and Hamas and shows harrowing images of dead children.

Its opening sequence features news footage reporting on “Jewish settlers trying to expel Palestinians from

their homes”, “vigils aggressively broken up by Israeli security forces”, “the expulsion of [Arab] residents in East Jerusalem”, “heavy-handed tactics by Israel police” and “Israeli nationalists marching though Muslim quarters.”. Winslet is then heard reading from the script: “Israel loaded up its fighter jets and the bombardment began.”

There is mention of “seven rockets” fired from Gaza, not the total number of 4,360, dozens of which were launched prior to the 11-day conflict.

One of the teenagers depicted, Mohammad Saber Ibrahim Suleiman, was killed beside his father, a Hamas commander. At least one other victim was among seven killed by rockets fired from Gaza that fell short.

Co-director Sawwaf runs a production company based in Gaza, Alef Multimedia, which specialises in what it Continued on

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News / Local elections

Starmer ‘humbled’ by B

by Lee Harpin lee@jewishnews.co.uk @lmharpin

Red letter morning: Keir Starmer speaks to supporters outside StoneX stadium in Barnet

A raft of young Jewish political activists have been elected as councillors for Labour and the Conservatives after last week’s local elections.

Across London the number of Jewish Labour councillors rose to 44 from 35, with the most significant development being the success of younger candidates linked to the Jewish Labour Movement (JLM), in councils such Barnet, Camden, Hackney and Redbridge.

In what was a disappointing night overall for the Tories, victories of candidates in Harrow and Westminster offered hope for the party, which was under pressure more as a result of national issues leading into the 5 May poll.

The biggest stories of the night for Labour emerged in Barnet, where the party took the council for the first time in a landslide victory. The success of two candidates in Whetstone – Ella Rose and Liron Velleman – spoke volumes about the improvements made by Labour in terms of its relationship with the community under the leadership of Keir Starmer.

Velleman, a former Union of Jewish Students campaigns officer, said of the election result: “No slammed doors, no one scared for their future in the country and almost no conversations about antisemitism.

“That doesn’t mean everything is sorted. Far from it. But this is proof much progress has taken place.”

Wakey, wakey – you Arrest after hate campaign won a council seat! against Jewish candidate

by Lee Harpin lee@jewishnews.co.uk @lmharpin

Leading communal figure Adrian Cohen was woken in the middle of the night to be told he had unexpectedly won a seat for Labour in the Conservative stronghold of Hampstead Town.

The London Jewish Forum founder said he had agreed to stand for Labour in the ward, which had always previously been Tory, just to “help the party out”.

Cohen, a lawyer specialising in banking and finance expert, is reported as saying he had done “no campaigning”

ahead of last Thursday’s local election, and had gone to sleep believing that the seat would remain in the hands of the Tories.

But in a clear sign of the improved reputation for Labour under current leader Keir Starmer, Cohen got more than 1,000 votes, ensuring he was easily elected to the seat.

Cohen, who has been connected to Labour for many years and is a vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel, was loudly cheered as he walked into the building.

He told Jewish News he now wanted to “bring residents’ concerns to the heart of the council”.

Lawyer Adrian Cohen

BARNET MPS: SEATS ARE SAFE Two Barnet Conservative MPs have dismissed claims that their parliamentary seats are now under threat following the party’s poor performance at last week’s local elections.

Hendon MP Matthew Offord said the only way Labour could win his seat at a parlimentary election would be “with a boundary change”.

Theresa Villiers, the Chipping Barnet MP, predicted that an election in her constituency would be “closely fought” but that she would “make the case” for a Tory agenda of “manage-

ment of the economy, lower taxes and high quality public services”.

They were both responding, in the Evening Standard, to claims by Labour that it could build on last week’s success – where it took Barnet Council for the first time – by going on to win the Chipping Barnet, Finchley and Golders Green and Hendon seats at a general election.

Tory sources have stressed that the turnout at the local elections was much lower than what could be expected at a general election.

A Jewish Labour candidate elected as a councillor in Camden has revealed she faced “levels of antisemitism I’ve never had before” in the run-up to last Thursday’s local election.

Police were called in after Izzy Lenga, who was elected in South Hampstead ward, was targeted with an intimidatory poster campaign in which voters were urged to reject her because of claims she was a supporter of “apartheid”.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed on Friday they had arrested a male last week on allegations of distributing “offensive materials”.

The campaign is understood to have centred on historic reports, which had appeared on antiIsrael sites such as Electronic Intifada in 2014, that Lenga has once taken part in a basic Israel Defense Forces (IDF) training course Posters were plastered across walls and bus stops in the north London ward for several weeks ahead of the election.

There is no suggestion those behind the 2014 articles on Lenga were behind this campaign.

After she was elected as a councillor last Thursday night – with the second-highest vote in South Hampstead – Lenga tweeted: “I’ve not spoken about it too much, but it’s been a really rough few months. I’ve faced levels of antisemitism I’ve never had before, and am eternally grateful for all those who’ve offered support.”

Lord Mann, the government’s adviser on antisemitism, was also alerted to the campaign of intimidation waged against Lenga.

Mann tweeted on Friday: “The racism used to attack Izzy Lenga has been some of the worst in living memory. Well done the local

JLM’s Rebecca Filer, left, with Izzy Lenga

people who rejected antisemitism through the ballot box. And bravery beyond the call from Cllr Lenga.”

Lenga, who appeared as a witness in the BBC Panorama exposing antisemitism under Jeremy Corbyn, had previously taken part in basic training programme with the IDF in Israel and was pictured in army uniform with an Israeli flag.

In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: “We can confirm that a 39-year-old man was arrested on Friday, 29 April, on suspicion of a Section 19 offence under the Public Order Act 1986. He was taken to a north London police station and was subsequently released on bail to return on a date in mid-June.

Enquiries are ongoing.

“The arrest relates to two incidents where offensive materials were distributed in the South Hampstead area.”

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Local elections / News

Barnet’s faith in Labour

Labour’s Josh Tapper (left) misses out

Rose said Starmer deserved a “huge amount” of credit for his leadership on antisemitism.

Labour candidates and supporters celebrate as Barnet turns red for the first time “There will always been more to do to root with Elissa Da Costa-Waldman, chair of St out antisemitism, but Keir has done a phenom- of the council, with Nathan Boroda, who sits on for Alan Mendoza in the Abbey Road ward.

For the Liberal Democrats, there was plenty Albans United Synagogue, among those elected. enal job so far,” she told Jewish News. “Liron and the Board of Deputies, easily landing a seat in The local election results also confirmed that of success, particularly in the south of England.

I have worked incredibly hard and run a very the Unsworth ward.

Boroda said: “Our results in Bury show that But young Jewish candidates remain in short there are now four Jewish leaders of London good campaign.” councils: Damien Egan in Lewisham, Georgia An analysis of the Barnet election results we are rebuilding trust with the Jewish com- supply for the party.

In district council elections in St Albans, the Gould in Camden, Kaya Comer-Schwartz in showed Labour had also enjoyed success in munity. We have significant victories in Sedgley wards such as Childs Hill, High Barnet, Chip- and Unsworth and a fantastic gain in Pilkington Liberal Democrats enjoyed a successful night Islington and Peter Mason in Ealing.

Park. There is still more to be done, but these ping Barnet and West Finchley. results emphasise we Tory strongholds are on the right path.” such as Golders Green, For the ConservaHendon, Mill Hill and tives, 23-year-old Zak Garden Suburb had Wagman’s success in returned Conservative Stanmore was part of candidates, but with an impressive set of much lower support results for the party in than in 2018.

Harrow, as it regained Labour came control of the council within only a few for the first time in votes of enjoying 12 years. further unlikely sucA former Habercess in Edgwarebury, dashers’ Aske’s pupil, where young former Wagman had also Gogglebox star Josh featured in the Jewish Tapper stood for the News Twenty-Five party, and also in Under 25 list back Mill Hill. in 2015.

In Camden, JLM After his local elecactivists Izzy Lenga tion victory he told and Rebecca Filer celJewish News: “If I’m ebrated victories in honest, I hope people the South Hampstead Winner: Zak Wagman on election night elected me on what and Haverstock wards I was standing for, rather than just because I respectively.

Filer said she had lived in Camden her whole was Jewish.

“Obviously, Stanmore has a big Jewish comlife and it was “a huge honour to be elected”.

She pledged to “work so hard” for those who had munity. It’s where I’ve always gone to shul, Competitive remuneration will be offered and excellent where my grandparents go and where my parvoted for her.

Further afield in the capital, there was suc- ents were married. Me and the other Stanmore accommodation & catering will be provided throughout cess in Redbridge for Lloyd Duddridge, for councillors, we also all live here. It is also being the Festivals Joshua Garfield in Newham, Miriam Mirwitch part of the wider community.

“We are known throughout the community, in Waltham Forest, and Jack Mayorcas in Please apply to Michael Ziff, WMA President, and I think that’s why we were returned with Wandsworth, all of whom are JLM members.

After his success, Duddridge told Jewish such big majorities.” at President@marblearch.org.uk, highlighting your musical In Cockfosters ward in Enfield, while Labour News: “The Jewish community in Redbridge is and singing experience, to be considered for interview. not as big as it once was, but it’s great to see that retained control of the council, Ruby Sampson enjoyed success for the Conservatives. politically we are still on the map.

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In her 20s, Ruby, whose father Julian was “I am proud to be a councillor for the ward I live in, that is confident in its diversity, race, reli- also elected for Enfield Tories, thanked local Registered Charity Number 1167711 voters for “putting their faith in me”. gion and political opinion.”

In Westminster, where the Tories lost conIn Bury, Greater Manchester, there was further success for Labour, who retained control trol of the council, there was still a good result

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News / BDS bill / Court cases

Queen’s Speech ‘BDS bill’ will stop public bodies bashing Israel

by Lee Harpin lee@jewishnews.co.uk @lmharpin

Legislation aimed at stopping local councils bringing in Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) policies that target Israel were announced in Tuesday’s Queen’s Speech, marking the state opening of Parliament.

The yearly address to Parliament, which outlines the government’s agenda for the next session, confirmed the inclusion of the government’s anti-BDS proposals that would “prevent public bodies engaging in boycotts that undermine community cohesion”.

The bill follows a 2019 Conservative Party manifesto commitment to prevent local authorities from “adopting their own approach to international relations”.

It was one of 38 bills announced by the government on Tuesday, alongside moves to bring in criminal offences against protesters who cause serious disruption, and the replacement of the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights.

Prince Charles took on the head of state’s ceremonial duty on Tuesday, reading out the Queen’s Speech on behalf of the Queen, who

PRECIOUS STONES

Above: Anti-Israel protesters outside JW3.

Right: Prince Charles reads the Queen’s Speech

“reluctantly” announced the previous day that she would miss the state opening of Parliament.

Reading the speech, the Prince of Wales confirmed the inclusion of the anti-BDS bill, which would ban “boycotts that undermine community cohesion”.

Last year, former Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick told a communal event it was his New Year wish for Parliament to pass a law imposing “an absolute ban” on BDS. Michael Gove, Jenrick’s successor in the role, which includes Levelling Up duties, has long

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Arguing the case for an anti-BDS bill, the government has now argued “boycotts may legitimise and drive antisemitism” by focusing so much on Israel.

The bill aims to empower government to ban public bodies that conduct their own boycott campaigns against foreign countries or officials, when they are “inconsistent with official UK policy”.

It would also prevent public institutions from using BDS to target the sale of goods and services from foreign countries and UK firms that trade with such countries or territories.

The government has responded angrily to

motions passed by councils such as Lancaster City Council, which in June 2021 passed BDS motions against Israel, and Leicester City Council, which voted to boycott goods from Israeli settlements in 2014.

The bill has also taken into consideration evidence suggesting boycotts have gone beyond targeting just the state of Israel and have “contributed to the horrific rise of antisemitism in the UK”. It is claimed kosher food had been removed from supermarket shelves, Jewish films have been banned from festivals and Jewish student societies have been blocked as a result of “unofficial boycotts”.

Boris Johnson has included similar commitments to tackle the BDS movement over claims they “overwhelmingly target Israel” in the past two Queen’s Speeches.

‘Racial chants’ accused in court Two West Ham fans have appeared before a crown court judge this week, accused of racially aggravated harassment towards an Orthodox Jewish man while en route to a match in Europe.

Lee Carey, 56, and Jak Bruce, 31, are accused of directing chants towards an identifiably Jewish man on a flight from Stansted Air-

port to Eindhoven in the Netherlands on 4 November last year.

Carey, of Romford, east London, and Bruce, of Dartford, Kent, were not asked to enter a plea during a brief hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court.

At an earlier hearing at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court, both men indicated

they would deny the alleged public order offence.

The defendants, who are both on bail, appeared at Tuesday’s hearing by video link and each spoke only to confirm their identity.

Judge David Turner QC adjourned the case until 17 May, for the prosecution to consider whether it has jurisdiction.

FASCIST GROUP’S REPATRIATION AIMS The co-founder of a banned fascist group has told a court that his political aim is to repatriate ethnic minority and Jewish people from the UK “along the lines of the Conservative government’s Rwanda policy”.

Alex Davies, 27, is on trial accused of being a member of the proscribed organisation National Action (NA) after it was banned in December 2016.

Following the ban, Davies set up “continuity” group NS131, which stands for National Socialist Anti-Capitalist Action, and was itself later banned by the government, said Barnaby

Jameson QC, for the prosecution. Asked by Jameson if the repatriation of ethnic minorities would be enforced, Davies said: “It would be compulsory, I imagine. It would be run along the lines of the current Conservative government and their sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda.”

Asked if he would repatriate Jewish families with British heritage dating back “thousands of years”, he replied: “Yes, that’s how repatriation would work.” But he said the deportation would not be of ethnic minorities and Jews who do “essential jobs”.

The trial continues.

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Art restitution / News

British family handed back art looted by Nazis after 81 years

by Toby Porter

The owner of a microbrewery will soon be able to put on its walls a picture stolen by the Nazis 81 years ago.

Tom Beran, who owns The Bumble Inn in Peterborough, will be given the painting by his father Max, who had it restored to him by a German gallery last week.

Max’s grandmother, Irene Beran, was a collector in Brno, then Czechoslovakia, until she and her family had to flee their homeland as the invading Germans imposed the ‘final solution’.

Irene, who was also based in Munich, was friends with Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, and loaned many of her pictures to galleries before the Nazis seized power.

She eventually fled to the USA and died in Palma de Mallorca without ever trying to retrieve her valuable lost art. But the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation (SPSG) found the family in the past 20 years and this is the second work it has restored to them.

Max was in Potsdam on Friday to be given the second of his grandmother’s paintings, called Schäfchen, or Little Sheep, by artist Thomas Theodor Heine.

Max said at the ceremony: “I am delighted to receive this whimsical painting that was hung in my grandmother’s home in Brno and was lost when the Nazis occupied Czechoslovakia, introducing inhuman measures to divest Jews of property and the means to live.”

Ulrike Schmiegelt of the SPSG discovered the painting’s history after joining the collection two years ago, but Max could not pick it up until this year because of lockdown.

Other researchers are working to bring the rest of Irene’s collection together again.

Irene and her husband Philipp started collecting from artists in their circle such as Klimt and Schiele.

Philipp’s brother, Bruno, became an artist and Irene later divorced Philipp and married her brother-in-law.

Bruno’s landlord in Munich was the artist Hugo von Habermann, who

painted a portrait of Irene that was returned to Max in 2007. Heine was the editor of the highly influential satirical magazine, Simplicissimus – and was another tenant in the same building.

Max said: “We do not know what attracted Schäfchen to Irene. Ulrike has suggested the name association – Beran being the Czech word for ‘ram’.”

Irene and Bruno both escaped after the invasion of Czechoslovakia, but Philipp was deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp on 5 December 1941 and deported to Riga on 15 January 1942, where he was murdered.

A researcher, Lubomir Slavicek, established the rightful owner of both the portrait of Irene and of Schäfchen.

Max added: “The heavy lifting has been done by Vienna professionals but there is much to motivate me – not just the prospect of the return of works of art and the writing of a historic wrong, but also to put on record Irene’s amazing achievements.

“I hope to unearth some clues

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Max Beran, right, with son, Tom, and grandson, Jacob, next to Schäfchen

about the fate of more of Irene’s pictures such as a Klimt portrait. The family owns several of his works, in some cases purchased directly from him.”

Christoph Martin Vogtherr, director general of the SPSG, said on Friday: “Today we can give back something that doesn’t even belong to us. Museums are institutions with

high moral standards. We have to live up to this claim. For a long time, museums would not have seen, heard or said anything about the return of stolen art. Fortunately, those times are over.”

The painting is insured for a low five-figure sum, but it has far greater emotional value and the family wants to keep it.

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News / MP visit / Gaza documentary

Streeting full of praise for Israeli medical technology

by Lee Harpin lee@jewishnews.co.uk @lmharpin

Labour’s Wes Streeting travelled to Israel this week to learn more about the “remarkable advances in medical technology” and how it could be used to improve NHS care in this country.

The shadow secretary of state for health is currently visiting Israel as party of a Labour Friends of Israel, which coincides with the BioMed Israel 2022 conference taking place in Tel Aviv.

The trip, the first visit by a shadow cabinet member since Keir Starmer was made leader, included a visit to Magen David Adom – Israel’s only National Blood and Medical Emergency Service – with a focus on the new National Blood Services Centre and National Dispatch Centre.

Ilford North MP Streeting will also view during his visit the services being offered by Medical Aid For Palestinians.

He said: “I wanted to return to Israel to see the remarkable advances in medical technology developed here, and look at how the next Labour government can provide the NHS with the modern technology it needs to

Wes Streeting in a Magen David Adom ambulance. Inset: Viewing the latest health tech

treat patients on time.”

Streeting added that he was enthused at seeing the “incredible work” being done by both

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Daniel Burger, chief executive of Magen David Adom UK, said: “We were delighted to welcome Wes Streeting MP to Magen David Adom today.

“Wes’ specific interest in medical technology is perfectly aligned with MDA’s highly sophisticated and constantly evolving software that MDA UK is helping MDA in Israel to showcase and sell around the world. It’s also wonderfully fitting and a true honour that the shadow health secretary chose to visit MDA’s facilities and be the first Labour MP to do so.”

During the delegations busy schedule they were also set to visit the Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Hadassah Medical Center in Jeru

salem. They would also be meeting with Nitzan Horowitz, Israel’s minister of health and leader of Meretz and Merav Michaeli, minister of transport and leader of the Israeli Labor Party.

Other engagements included a visit to Healthy.io, tech provider for the NHS and Boots pharmacy.

Streeting also visited Yad Vashem, taking party in a wreath-laying ceremony on behalf of the UK Labour Party.

LFI chair Steve McCabe MP, who led the delegation, said: “I am so pleased that LFI has been able to bring Wes to Israel to learn about Israel’s cutting-edge health tech sector.

“We have seen how Israeli innovation is revolutionising health care and learned how we can use this ground breaking tech to support our NHS. “From Israeli pharmaceuticals supplying one in seven NHS prescription drugs to working together to tackle Covid, co-operation in health shows the benefit of a strong bilateral relationship between Israel and the UK. “I know that Wes will come away from this delegation with a close insight into how Israeli tech can support our own healthcare system as we emerge from the pandemic.”

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Sawwaf has endorsed claims of Israeli “apartheid” and “colonial policies” on social media, welcomed a rocket attack on Tel Aviv and retweeted a cartoon expressing “the joy of the killing of the Israeli soldier”.

He calls the film “a souvenir for children victims [sic] of the Israeli aggression”. Former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh attended a ceremony honouring the Sawwaf family, while his father Mustafa is a former editor of Hamas’ daily newspaper and has been photographed at a Hamas rally.

Speaking to Jewish News, Winslet, who worked with Winterbottom on the 1996 film Jude, said: “Michael invited me to narrate a docu-

Scene from the documentary

mentary he was making with the support of Unicef and Oxfam, on the impact of war on children. In this case, the children of Palestine.

“I’ve trusted Michael for over 25 years, so put my faith in him to ensure the final product befitted these humanitarian organisations.

The decision seemed simple.

I did not speak to anyone else involved. I’ve been a supporter of Unicef and Oxfam’s

work protecting innocent children for decades and therefore offered my services on a no-fee basis, instead requesting a donation be made to Oxfam.

“That my participation could be interpreted as taking a stand on the rights and wrongs of one of the world’s most tragic and intractable conflicts never entered my thinking. War is a tragedy for all sides. Children have no voice in conflict. I simply wanted to lend them mine.”

Winterbottom’s agent confirmed receipt of Jewish News’ request for comment but did not provide a substantive reply before deadline.

Jewish News also contacted Sawwaf through his company Alef Multimedia. There was no response before deadline.  Editorial comment, p18

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Preservation project / News

‘Time running out’ for Welsh heritage

Above: A Jewish shop in Bangor. Above right: Documents relating to the business

A wealth of Jewish heritage “hidden in plain sight” in north Wales needs urgently saving, according to a Jewish academic, who has just launched a fundraiser to preserve the traces of Jewish life that remain, writes Jordan Tyldesley.

Professor Nathan Abrams from Bangor University aims to raise £5,000 to “preserve and publicise that heritage, to capture the memories of local people who remember these [Jewish] personalities and [Jewish-owned] shops, and to show this history by creating exhibitions, maps and talks”.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jews who left places such as Russia, Poland and Ukraine on steamships in search of a better life arrived in port cities such as Liverpool, from where they settled in Manchester and north Wales.

They set up as retailers, opening shops “from Holyhead to Machynlleth in the west and Wrexham and Welshpool in the east… but boarded-up windows and changing shopfronts are in danger of erasing the last visible traces of the Jewish history here”.

Writing under the title North Wales’ Jewish Heritage on GoFundMe, he said: “This has only

become worse during and since the pandemic.

Time is running out not only to capture this history, but to share it with the wider world.”

Abrams said his team had “completed maps of Anglesey, Bangor and Llandudno but we still have other places to do”.

He added that the funds would be “used to complete the research, produce a self-guided map, exhibition panels and guided walks”.

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News / Women of the Wall

Board’s anger at ‘harassment’ of women at the Western Wall The Board of Deputies has written an unprecedented letter to the chair of World Zionist Organisation demanding an “explanation and calling for urgent remedial action” over the violent harassment of women attempting to pray at the Kotel, writes Lee Harpin.

Board president Marie van der Zyl states it is the Board’s understanding that those responsible for the harassement, during the Women of the Wall group’s monthly service, were “brought to the event under the auspices of the WZO.” It her strongly worded letter, van der Zyl names WZO’s Department of Periphery and Diaspora Affairs along with its Department of Resource Development and Community Relations as being at the centre of the incidents.

The letter, sent to chair Yaakov Hagoel and Michael Siegal, chairman of the board of governors of the Jewish Agency, adds: “The Kotel is a holy place for Jews of all denominations and its sanctity must be respected along with the right of all Jews to pray there.”

The Board’s President then says she is “extremely distressed that the WZO, a national institution with such an illustrious history, would have engaged in an action that

so clearly antithetical to its values.”

She then demands an “explanation for this extremely disturbing incident” with an assurance that WZO will not engage in such conduct the future.

Photos from earlier this month showed a woman raising a WZO flag before disruptions to the monthly Rosh Chodesh service by the Women of the Wall took place.

There were claims ultra-orthodox girls had been bussed into the Kotel, who then engaged in pushing, shouting and even spitting at the women attempting to pray.

In a complaint sent to Hagoel immediately after their morning prayer service, leaders of Women of the Wall wrote, “We are stunned and pained by the fact that we have been cursed, hit and spat on this morning by ultraOrthodox seminary girls carrying WZO flags.

“We don’t understand how and why you approved such an event. What were you thinking when you joined forces with Liba, which has been fighting us with violence for years? Why did you cooperate with an extremist organization that wants to harm worshippers at the Western Wall?”

Siegal, chairman of the board of governors of the Jewish Agency, was also sent the letter.

A member of the Women of the Wall holds a Torah scroll, as security forces hold back strictly-Orthodox Jews protesting at their presence

The WZO said in a statement that together with other groups, it had organized several events to mark Israeli Independence Day.

“Anything else attributed to us is groundless,” it said. “We view gravely any attempt to create a provocation over these festive events.”

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News / Brian Winston

Media academic and Lincoln macher dies

by Toby Porter

An influential journalism professor who helped to run the revived Jewish community in Lincoln has died, aged 80.

Brian Winston taught a generation of reporters at UK universities, many of whom went on to become the cream of the profession.

He also led the Jewish community in Lincoln, which grew from small beginnings in the 1990s – the first presence in the city since their explusion 750 years earlier. Henry III executed 19 Jews on the false charge that they killed a nine-yearold boy, so he could seize their assets.

Winston wrote the plaque that in 2009 replaced one commemorating ‘Little Hugh of Lincoln’, who was alleged to have been killed in a ritual sacrifice – the most serious medieval English ‘blood libel. The death of the boy, whose body was found in a well a month after he vanished, was used as a pretext to execute the Jews, including one who was said to have confessed under torture. The events were chronicled by Matthew Paris, a Benedictine monk.

The city’s Jewish community now meet in an upstairs room off the Jews House on

Steep Hill in the medieval quarter of the city, where Prof Winston would lead services and Seder.

Richard Dale, a lawyer who helped create the Lincoln community, said: “Brian’s services were the most interesting I’ve ever heard because of his knowledge of Jewish history.

“He was often critical of Israel and keen to share a meal with Muslims and Christians. He was full of energy and always intellectually extremely vigorous. Guide to the Perplexed by Moses Maimonides had a big impact on him.”

The academic, who died after complications arising from a fall at his care home, was a specialist in freedom of expression, documentary film and journalistic ethics.

He filmed the Beatles landing in New York for a World in Action documentary, was professor of journalism at the Cardiff University training course and a founder member of the the Glasgow University Media Group, whose books Bad News (1976) and More Bad News (1980) lacerated the British record on impartiality in TV and press coverage.

He grew up in Kilburn, where his father worked on a fruit stall before going on to

selling shopping trolleys, and studied law at Merton College, Oxford, from 1960 to 63. He was a researcher for Granada TV’s World in Action and a producer for the BBC. He was media course director at Alvescot College, Oxfordshire, then lecturer at Bradford College of Art (1972-73) and Glasgow University (1974-76), in sociology. He was professor at New York University from 1979 and won a 1985 Emmy for documentary series Heritage: Civilization and the Jews for WNET-TV. He was dean of communications at Penn State University, then ran the journalism schools at Cardiff (1992-97) followed by Westminster University (19972002), then Lincoln University, which in 2007, awarded him its highest honour, the title of the Lincoln professor.

He was involved in the prestigious documentary honours the Grierson Awards, and became a governor of the British Film Institute.

The funeral is in Lincoln next week.

He is survived by a widow, Adèle, son Matthew and daughter Jessica, grandsons Finn and Zac, and his partner, Gail Vanstone.

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Church apologises for 800-year-old laws that led to expulsion of Jews

by Gregg Delgadillo

Exile from England: a medieval miniature depicting the expulsion of Jews

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has insisted that “we are still on a journey” after the Church of England apologised during a historic service in Oxford for 800-year-old laws that led to the expulsion of Jews.

Jewish and Christian leaders gathered for the service at Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday to mark the anniversary of laws traced back to the Synod of Oxford in 1222.

During the service of ‘penitence’, one bishop spoke of the “painful and shameful” history of persecuting Jews.

The Chief Rabbi, who did not attend the service but spoke afterwards outside, said: “Let us not forget that we are still on a journey. There is still so much that needs to be done.”

He called for Christian and Jewish relations to be “strengthened” to enable the fight all forms of “hatred, racism and bigotry” to continue and said it had been a “glorious, special, amazing and historic occasion”.

The service was “deeply appreciated by our Jewish community”, he added, saying he hoped it would lead to a “strengthening” of the friendship between Christians and Jews.

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of Maidenhead Synagogue, gave a reading in Hebrew and said the English Jews who faced persecution, massacres and forced exile in the 12th and 13th centuries “would have been astonished and pleased to hear words in Hebrew ring out in this cathedral”.

Board of Deputies chief executive Michael Wegier took part. He tweeted: “I stressed the importance of Christians engaging with Jews in the UK, Israel and globally.”

The Bishop of Lichfield, the Right Rev Dr Michael Ipgrave, said: “So much antisemitism and anti-Judaism can be traced back to distorted Christian teaching.”

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It’s very nice of the Church to apologise for pre-expulsion antisemitism. We were here for 220 years and there were good times and bad.

Various kings taxed the Jewish community heavily; to pay Richard I’s ransom, for example, the Jewish community was taxed three times that of the City of London. On the other hand, for many years Jews were allowed to take the oath in court on the Torah and we were often allowed a Chief Rabbi and a Beth Din. In the time of Henry I, the evidence of one Jew was rated as worth that of 12 Christians.

There were anti-Jewish clauses in Magna Carta and the blood libel of Hugh of Lincoln in 1144 suggested we had killed him. I’m not sure it helps to have the Hugh of Lincoln memorial still in place by the choir stalls in the cathedral.

There were constant efforts to convert us and massacres occurred in towns and cities such as York, Lynn, Stamford, Bury St Edmunds and London. The Master of the Rolls was created to run the Domus Con-

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Our ancestors were just as capable of overcoming prejudice as we are today. Aaron of Lincoln became the richest man in the country.

The kings often valued Jews highly and Jasce of Gloucester financed the conquest of Ireland in 1169. But there were long periods when Jews had to wear a badge to designate their religion.

We were banned from the guilds and only really allowed to be merchant bankers, or money lenders as they were described.

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World News / Terrorist attack / Putin apology

Three killed in terrorist attack in Israel Three Israeli residents of the strictly-Orthodox city of Elad, and several Palestinians in the West Bank, were killed in a dramatic surge of violence across the region in the past week, writes Michael Daventry.

It was the latest episode in more than two months of violence across the region during which Palestinians have carried out attacks in Israel and the Israel Defense Forces conducting raids in the West Bank.

Two Palestinians suspected of the Elad stabbing rampage last Thursday were captured by Israeli police three days after a huge manhunt. Police said the suspects, aged 19 and 20, were caught in a quarry close to the city and are from near

the West Bank city of Jenin.

Yesterday, Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed after being shot in the head during an IDF raid in the same city, but the circumstances leading to her death – and the wounding of another journalist – remained unclear.

Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) blamed each other for the Al Jazeera reporter’s death.

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The widow of Yonatan Havakuk, one of three killed in Elad, said her husband fought one attacker, llowing others to flee.

Above: Victims Boaz Gol, Yonatan Havakuk and Oren Ben Yiftah. Right: Aftermath of the attack in Elad

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‘We needed to share Eli’s story – it’s struck a chord’ The parents of a young Jerusalem tour guide killed by Hamas tell Jenni Frazer why they are sharing his story On the morning of 21 November 2021, a response to the tragedy, and where we could 25-year-old South African-born man, Eli make the choice not to be a victim, but to do Kay, was walking to work as a tour guide at something.”

Speaking to audiences in London, Devorah the Kotel in Jerusalem. Minutes later, he said the couple had felt “love and support and was dead, murdered by a Hamas gunman.

To mark Yom Hazikaron last week, Israel’s camaraderie, a feeling that we are all in this annual memorial to its fallen soldiers and vic- together, a feeling that we are Jews like you tims of terror, Eli Kay’s parents, Devorah and are Jews”.

She continued: “We speak from the heart, Avi, came to London to speak to school pupils and we speak of resilience and strength. We and community members about their son.

Their reception, Avi told Jewish News, was speak about our passion for the land of Israel “absolutely overwhelming. Eli’s story struck a and how we made aliyah ourselves 16 months ago, following our children there. chord worldwide.”

“We have been incredibly received in the Eli – like his two brothers who followed him from South Africa – served in the Israeli army UK – and we’ve been asked by a school that as a lone soldier, before working in agricul- has a group going to Israel in the summer if we ture and then beginning his job as a tour guide. could address that group there.”

Avi said: “Eli’s story was special. He made On Sunday, his youngest sibling, his sister Na’ama, was due to be drafted into the Israel aliyah as a young person, he went to yeshiva, he served in the army, he worked in agriculDefense Forces.

Devorah said: “We knew we had an opportu- ture, and in the last few months of his life he nity to speak in London when we felt ready; we was at the Kotel, work he was passionate about. have a lot of family here.” (Eli was a grandson He loved educating people, it was his first love.”

On the way back from their son’s funeral, of South Hampstead synagogue Rabbi Shlomo Levin.) “We started doing some interviews Avi had asked for an Israeli flag to be flown in Israel towards Yom Hazikaron, but the watershed moment for us came when we were being interviewed by two young Israeli men.”

She said the two reporters had become very emotional to the point where they could barely ask questions, because they were crying. “When we finished the interviews I turned to my husband and said, ‘We have to go overseas and tell Ei’s story. We’ve recorded our Yom Hazikaron interviews — and on that day, we’re going to go to ceremonies and just sit at events.’”

Instead, she said, “we needed to be somewhere to share Eli’s story, our family’s Kay family members look back on the life of Eli, who was killed aged 25

Eli Kay, centre, with his parents, Avi and Devorah

outside their house – “big, bold and proud. Eli’s loss wasn’t just a loss for his family but for the Israeli and Jewish nation. We needed everyone to know that we are sharing his loss.”

He said barely a day went by in Israel when he was

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not stopped by someone whose life Eli had touched. Eli’s death meant “our lives would be changed for ever”, he said, adding: “Now we are firmly on the radar. But this is his legacy, that we should continue telling his story.”

The Kays’ visit was under the auspices of two United Synagogue departments, Tribe and Young US.

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President Joe Biden’s plans to visit Israel next month appear to be unaffected by expansion of settlements in the West Bank, even as the US administration “strongly opposes” the approval of nearly 4,000 units. A State Department spokeswoman said: “We strongly oppose the expansion of settlements, which exacerbates tensions and undermines trust between the parties.”

New York City Council member Shaun Abreu, who is not Jewish – has introduced legislation to create a Jewish Heritage Day in public schools. The resolution, which has the support of both the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York and UJAFederation of New York, notes that required instruction on Jewish topics in New York City schools is currently more limited than desired.

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Thanks, Trevor ‘Chelsea’ Jew I was very pleased to read about the fundraising campaign to honour Trevor Chadwick (Jewish News, 5 May 2022).

While Sir Nicholas Winton has rightly been recognised for his work in rescuing thousands of children and bringing them to safety to the UK, the efforts of Chadwick (and others), who worked with Winton, have sadly not been remembered in the same way.

Winton himself has said Trevor Chadwick “was in a much trickier situation.

He did the more difficult and dangerous work after the Nazis invaded... He deserves all the praise.”

The statue the Trevor Chadwick Memorial Trust will unveil this summer near Bournemouth will help to redress the imbalance in this recognition and I would urge people to donate to its campaign.

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It is probably a surprise that a lady-in-waiting and close friend of Princess Margaret, one of the leaders of the her ‘Chelsea set’, and godmother to Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, should have distinguished Jewish forebears.

Jane Sheffield, who was married to the publisher Jocelyn Stevens, died last week at the age of 85. She was, through her mother, a great-granddaughter of Sir George FaudelPhillips, High Sheriff for London and the fourth Jewish Lord Mayor during Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. Sir George’s wife, Helen, was a daughter of Joseph Moses Levy, proprietor of the Daily Telegraph.

George had followed in the footsteps of his father, Sir Benjamin Phillips, Lord Mayor from 1865 to 1866, who successfully fought the cholera outbreak that hit London during that decade.

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BARNET WILL LIVE TO REGRET BECOMING LABOUR It was hardly a surprise that Labour did so well at last week’s local elections. Wavering Tory voters needed little excuse to give the prime minister a bloody nose after his lockdown antics. Yet despite this, Golders Green, Edgware, Hendon, Totteridge, Mill Hill and Church End all voted in Conservatives, while outside London the overall picture is nuanced.

This was not the trouncing Labour hoped for. Sir Keir Starmer still has to convince the country he is leadership material, which will only happen when he’s completely cleansed his party of the sinister hard-left.

It’s bad news that Barnet is now under Labour control.

This is a borough that under a Conservative majority has served its population well for many years, with council tax and other policy areas kept well under control.

We will now see the usual mess that comes with Labour, a party that still has a long way to go to see off its antisemites.

Jewish voters who helped to turn this corner of the capital red will live to regret it.

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RUSSIAN BUNKUM DESERVES TO BE EXPOSED So President Putin has apologised after Sergei Lavrov claimed Hitler was Jewish. It almost makes you feel that Putin might still possess some decency, although events of the past 10 weeks suggest otherwise.

Regarding Sergei Lavrov’s recent pronouncements on the ancestry of a certain dictator, all we are now waiting for is someone to produce the guest list for Hitler’s barmitzvah.

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Swarovski Israel should not go on Bella Hadid offensive JENNI FRAZER

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learn that the American-Palestinian model Bella Hadid, well-known, among other things, for her anti-Israel social media activism, has been named as the new face of Swarovski.

Those unfamiliar with the brand might recognise its plinky-plonky, ever so twee, glass miniature figures and cutesy jewellery, much of it destined to become dust magnets in teenage girls’ bedrooms and so, in my opinion, aimed at monetising from those with more disposable income than taste.

So basically I don’t care if Bella Hadid becomes synonymous with this brand because I wouldn’t go near it anyway. But in a sort of “do me a favour” moment, the Israeli importer and owner of Swarovski stores in Israel has put out a ponderous statement announcing that it is “entirely against” the appointment of Bella Hadid and “will not allow Bella Hadid to take part in advertising the brand in Israel and is working hard to get her replaced”.

Oh, good grief. If she weren’t an Israelhater before, is this likely to improve things?

Much better, in my view, to ignore Hadid’s appointment. If it then affects sales, then, and

only then, would Swarovski Israel have something concrete to put before the company’s main board.

I have been thinking about general Israel hatred and antisemitism a lot recently, not least because of the febrile last few weeks. We have passed through “Next Year in Jerusalem”, Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day), Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s remembrance day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror), a distressing number of murders of Israelis and, most cynical of all, the Russian foreign minister’s remarks about Jews and Nazis, followed by a presumably fingers crossed behind his back “apology” from Putin to Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

Speaking on an Italian TV programme, Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, said, unchallenged by the presenter: “I could be wrong, but Hitler also had Jewish blood.

[That Zelensky is Jewish] means absolutely nothing. Wise Jewish people say that the most ardent antisemites are usually Jews.”

He was responding to a question on how Russia could claim that it was fighting to “de-Nazify” Ukraine when President Volodymyr Zelensky is himself Jewish.

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thinks Lavrov said such things without the go-ahead from Putin is deluding themselves. We can thus view Putin’s “apology” to Bennett, made in a congratulatory phone call to mark Israel’s Independence Day last week, with a jaundiced eye.

Two takeaways from this latest series of events. One, that Israel cannot continue quasicourting Russia in order to maintain the status quo in Syria.

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and the genocidal behaviour of the Russian military towards Ukrainian civilians, needs unequivocal condemnation and action by Israel. Plainly Bennett’s “mercy dash” to see Putin, on a Shabbat at the beginning of the war, bore no results.

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And my second conclusion is that despite all the thousands of words expended on what happened during the Holocaust, on Holocaust education, of “never forget”, naked antisemitism remains on the rise globally.

Perhaps we have lost the battle. It doesn’t mean we should stop fighting. We need to think of smarter ways to combat this seemingly endless tide of hatred.

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y sister, Imogen, was asked by her company to give a speech for Holocaust Memorial Day. She researched our family. My paternal grandfather was Jewish and came to England from Germany shortly after Kristallnacht. I never met him and know little about our family history beyond the fact that 30 relatives died in the Holocaust.

While undertaking her research, my sister found a documentary from a woman called Ann Dorzback (originally Annalisa Wallersteiner), my great aunt. I knew nothing about her other than that my sister has one of her mother’s handbags. In this documentary, she tells her remarkable story of leaving Nazi Germany through a child’s eyes and takes us through photo albums of our family in the 1930s.

What struck me is how ordinary were their lives before the Nazis came to power and the step-by-step escalation of antisemitic legisla-

Annalisa, right, with her sister Charlotte

tion before 1939 that led to a relatively assimilated family to be treated as outsiders, aliens and enemies of the racial state.

Ann is a German-born American citizen. She is 101, but looks far younger. She and her only sibling, Charlotte, were born to Leopold and Elsa Wallersteiner, in Ulm, where their parents owned a textile factory.

Ann said she was 12 when some of her school friends began to sign up to the Hitler Youth movement. I cannot imagine the anguish she must have experienced as a child seeing the dangerous societal trajectory of hate against

Jews. Fortunately, she was able to flee to England and then America before emigration from Nazi Germany became impossible.

My German/Jewish relatives were an unknown quantity. Just names. It has always pained my father to talk about them. All of a sudden, they are real people with experiences echoing much of what we see today. Ann’s story immediately reminded me of the Ukrainian refugees fleeing everything they know and love because of Putin’s illegal and savage invasion.

Safely in America during the war, Ann learned what had happened to her Jewish f ormer classmates, friends and family who stayed in Germany. I was astounded to discover that Ann knew Sophie Scholl, and her brother, Hans. Hans and Sophie, while studying at the University of Munich, created a resistance group called The White Rose. They produced and distributed anti-Nazi leaflets. While they were distributing leaflets at the university in

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February 1943, a university staff member saw them and informed the Gestapo. The Nazis guillotined Hans and Sophie for treason. Hans’ last words were: “Long live freedom.”

In recent years, Ann has revisited the family home in Ulm where she grew up. In the 1980s, her father’s factory was turned into a school called St. Hildegard. Ann recognises Germany has gone to great lengths to atone for the atrocities that took place. This guilt and contrition constitutes the cornerstone of Germany’s approach to collective national memory today.

My great-aunt’s story exposes the full range of human responses in the face of aggressive nationalism and terror. We all must decide to either partake in the repression and hatred or to stay humane even in an inhumane environment. The Holocaust raises fundamental questions that remain relevant today: about the impulses and tensions that cause people to act as they do – or not to act at all.

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Each of us deserves the opportunity to thrive HADASSA KESSLER KISHARON DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

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s we embark on life in a postpandemic society, many of us are navigating the cost-of-living crisis. This is true in particular for people who are already vulnerable, including people with disabilities. In addition, the government is clawing back on social care funding, which has the potential to put working-age adult recipients of social care into a cycle of dependency and even poverty, as funding falls short.

It is vital to ensure people with a disability can continue to receive the resources they need to have a good life. Charity support goes a long way; however, it is vital that every person is helped to achieve their potential without limits.

People with learning disabilities are at risk of being forgotten. It was during Covid that we truly loved the NHS. How astonishing when you consider the ‘politically correct’ world we live in that the most vulnerable in society can

be constantly disregarded – not having the pathway of success and equality at their feet. It’s crucial that we work together with people with learning disabilities to embrace each other for the valuable roles we all play in the community.

To champion this, everyone has a part to play in offering their best mutual support.

The recent vote in the House of Lords on the Social Care Bill has failed working-age disabled people over care charging. Members passed the Bill, effectively voting against amendments that would have ensured that nobody in England under the age of 40 would have to pay for their care and support. Owing to employment challenges, many in this group are reliant on their benefits to pay for both basic necessities as well as extras such as leisure. Therefore, this Bill will limit what working-age adults with disabilities have to help them thrive and live life to the full.

The reforms introduced a lifetime cap of £86,000 on how much anyone needs to pay for social care. Young disabled people may stand no chance of building up savings for a mortgage as they will now have to pay for care charges for decades before they retire, leaving them at risk of poverty in older age. This creates a huge

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disparity in opportunity between disabled and non-disabled younger people across their lifetimes. The government’s own impact assessment admits that only 10 percent of workingage disabled adults who need social care will benefit from the changes; that a fifth of older people will not see any benefits from the cap; and that poorer care users are more likely to die before they reach the cap – eye-watering predications that are close to becoming a reality.

With everyone feeling the pinch, businesses are even less likely to employ people who may need more training and support, regardless of the many benefits to the employer. When given

the right support, people with learning disabilities can make a huge contribution to society.

I urge people in the community to build more inclusive workplaces which will create better career opportunities for young and older adults with a learning disability.

It is often easy to overlook the hardworking and dedicated paid staff that people with disabilities have surrounding them. As the cost of living rises, the social care workforce have their own worries about how they will meet the basic needs of their own families on their salary.

Social care staff should be rewarded for the roles they take on. Kisharon needs your help to do that and is this weekend asking the community to get behind our fundraising campaign.

Please take a moment to think about what we can all do to bring about change, together with people with disabilities: recognising everyone’s unique talent and contribution, from workplace inclusivity to self-advocacy and career ambition. Financial security and confidence play a key role for the people Kisharon support. However, we can all do our part to help provide the platform for the people we support to grow, learn and, most importantly, thrive.

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Labour needs to continue its clean-up and clear-out ANDREW GILBERT LONDON JEWISH FORUM TRUSTEE

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ouncil elections every four years are as intense as any general election and are nearly as important – more so than the low turnout indicates.

Last week’s was no longer about Jeremy Corbyn and his followers, but was shaped by the experiences we endured during his disgraceful period of leadership of the Labour Party. Four years on, the evil has mainly gone, though there are remaining issues that will need to be confronted – both overt and in the shadows. We have slayed some dragons while others have fled. The clean-up and clear-out must continue.

Across London, the number of Jewish councillors has gone up slightly, but with a five percent swing to Labour. On the Labour side, it has gone from 35 to 44 and the number of Jewish Conservative councillors down to 35 from a high of 39. A record number of 22 London boroughs now have Jewish councillors.

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and friends campaigned en masse in Barnet, Redbridge and Camden, leading to the election of young stars such as Liron Velleman and Ella Rose (Barnet) and Izzy Lenga and Rebecca Filer (Camden). Young JLM figures were elected elsewhere; Jack Mayorcas won Trinity, the pivotal ward in Wandsworth, and Miriam Mirwitch was elected in Waltham Forest.

In Redbridge, Gabe Milne, as agent, and Lloyd Duddridge was elected and Daniel Morgan-Thomas was re-elected. In Hackney, Sam Pallis was re-elected, as was Nathan Boroda in Bury and Lee Cowen in Adur (Worthing). Peter Mason, ex-JLM national.

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secretary, is now leader of Ealing, where Labour was re-elected with a slightly increased majority.

There are now four Jewish leaders of London councils (Damien Egan in Lewisham, Georgia Gould in Camden, Kaya ComerSchwartz in Islington and Peter Mason in Ealing), whereas in Barnet there has never been a Jewish council leader. In Hertsmere, there is also a Jewish council leader in Morris Bright.

The community needs to maintain vigilance on all political parties as they all have problems, although we are overall in a better place.

Labour is going in the right direction, but there is much more to do. Former Corbynistas being accepted in Green and LibDems. Islamaphobes, homophobes, antisemites and those who dress as Nazis are present in the Conservative Party.

On the Tory side, the party had success in London, in Harrow where Zak Wagman was among those elected. He appeared on the first of the 25 under 25 lists in his mid-teens with his Harrow Youth Parliament role.

Some come to leadership suddenly; for many, it has been on the cards forever. Looking back on the lists we did for Jewish News, so

many of those names are going on to be leaders in the Jewish community, in local and in national leadership. As London Jewish Forum works with civil servants, with the NHS and the police, we find former leaders of UJS and our youth movements as commanders in the Met and at the forefront of the health service.

We omitted people we should have included.

Josh Tapper, who stood for Labour in Edgwarebury, got so close in an absolutely safe Conservative seat – who knew the teenage Gogglebox star would be on his way to being an MP? Then there are those new 20-somethings who were never on our radar who now may well become big names of the future, such as Matthew Perlberg, who was elected for Labour in pivotal Childs Hill, or Ruby Sampson, who was elected for the Conservatives in Cockfosters.

Barnet’s Conservatives can refresh and regroup. Those who worked for the Conservative group as civil servants may also want to consider their future. David Mendoza-Wolfson, another of the 25 under 25, who is now senior vice-president of the Board of Deputies, might take this moment to move on from Barnet to bigger things in the Conservative Party world.

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DONOR CARE FUNDRAISER 21 hours per week Salary £35-£40k per annum pro rata (dependent on experience) Jewish Women’s Aid is funded through a mixture of income from fundraising events and donations from private individuals, major donors and trusts and statutory income. We are delighted to be recruiting for a Donor Care Fundraiser who has a proven track record of successful fundraising.

The Donor Care Fundraiser will be expected to play a significant role in increasing income from individuals as well as maintaining relationships with existing donors.

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1 DIGNIFIED DONATIONS

GIFT and Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue put on Donate with Dignity, a two-week drop-off of toiletries, household goods and ‘gently’ worn shoes and coats, which demonstrated the community’s generosity to those in need. GIFT’s Anoushka Goldman said: “It was an absolute pleasure seeing the community involved, getting stuck into pairing shoes, packing toiletry bags and sorting coats, all going to a great cause.”

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2 SHOAH REMEMBRANCE

Sacks Morasha took part in a Yom HaShoah commemoration event.

Pupils from Year 5, along with deputy headteacher and head of Kodesh Justin Kett, sang with the Shabbaton choir and three other Jewish primary schools. Kett said: “Our participation was crucial in giving the children and those watching at home the experience of remembering the past to commit to a better future.”

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Kisharon lit memorial candles to mark Yom HaShoah across all its supported living sites. Chief executive Richard Franklin and operations director Hadassa Kessler lit candles with tenants. Kessler said: “The inhumanity shown to people with disabilities, coupled with my own family history, makes Yom HaShoah an extremely moving day. I remember my family who perished. May their memories be a blessing.”

4 SCOUTS RETURN

The 20th Finchley Scout group held its first in-person camp for three years over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Sixty campers with children aged six to 13 (Beavers, Cubs and Scouts) helped to set up tents and make a Scout village.

Activities included archery, aeroball, crate stacking, building a swing, cresta run, fire lighting, bug house-making, shelter building and a camp fire to roast marshmallows. One parent described it as a “once in a lifetime experience”.

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AJEX members Ron Shelley, Nick Coral and national chairman Dan Fox helped member Arthur Lawson celebrate his 100th birthday, presenting Arthur with a plaque to mark the occasion. Arthur was born in Glasgow and began his service as a volunteer ambulance driver. He joined the Highland Light Infantry and was thrown into the command of a light air defence unit in Burma. Arthur has worked tirelessly for veteran welfare.

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JCoSS commemorated Yom HaShoah with an emotional assembly, during which students heard testimonies read by fellow students. This was followed by a tree-planting ceremony.

The tree was donated by the Balazs family, in partnership with the Association of Jewish Refugees, as part of the charity’s ‘80 Trees for 80 Years’ campaign to plant trees where Holocaust refugees settled.

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Sacks Morasha pupils celebrated Israel’s 74th birthday with a day of activities including balancing a falafel ball on a racquet round the perimeter of the school. The PTA organised a fête and celebrations continued into the late afternoon.

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Ruth Gomm fulfilled a lifelong ambition of a skydive, jumping from 10,000ft and raising funds for Jewish Care. Ruth, 67, is fundraising for Anita Dorfman House at Sandringham, where her mother, who is living with vascular dementia, is a resident. “Mum is so much calmer and more relaxed and that is all down to the wonderful carers and nurses who work at Anita Dorfman and care for her,” Ruth said. “The patience and love shown to my mum and all the residents is second to none.” To donate to Ruth’s fundraising efforts, visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ flyinghighruthie

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9 POSITIVE WORKSHOPS

Residents at Jewish Care’s Sidney Corob House and Jack Gardner House for people with mental health needs marked Mental Health Awareness Week with workshops including creative writing, arts and drama to celebrate positivity.

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LI FE Jonathan Baz meets Henry Goodman as he steps into the role of Poirot on the stage

Henry Goodman as Poirot

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enry Goodman returns to the Chichester stage tomorrow, leading the cast on a newly-written version of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express.

One of the crime writer’s classic yarns, the story has been committed to screen many times. Now, for the first time, in Ken Ludwig’s adaptation, the murder mystery is to be performed live on stage, with Goodman waxing his moustache to step into the role of famed detective Hercule Poirot.

Describing the Belgian sleuth as “a cop with a conscience, a detective with dignity”, Goodman took a break from his hectic rehearsal schedule to speak with me about the production.

“What is so exciting about the challenge of this story is Poirot. We all know I’m standing on the shoulders of giants – Kenneth Branagh, David Suchet, Peter Ustinov, John Malkovich, Albert Finney and Alfred Molina have all played him on screen – but lockdown gave me the time to read quite a lot of the novels and look at all the films.

“I didn’t do this to nick ideas, although there might be the odd thing that inspired me, but to soak myself up in Poirot and try to understand why he is so important to people. Why did Christie fall in love with him? I see Poirot as a figure of hope and this adapta-

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tion enhances that. I’m in my 70s, so it’s an older man who is saying: ‘This was the case that really was unique in my life.

Come back and have a look at it with me.’

“Why is Poirot so refreshing, and why is he able to say things about the British that they can’t say about themselves? It’s not just that he’s got an odd walk, or that he’s slightly eccentric in his speech, or that he is a foreigner out of place, because in this story there are a lot of foreigners, all trapped on a train who are from Russia, Sweden Henry starred in Conspiracy of Hearts when he was 10 and Hungary. No, the interesting, “These are the characters in the novel... but exotic thing is it that this blend of cultures we have intensified the contrast between them, makes him act differently to how he does when creating a strong insight into the attitudes of he is with the English. the time, which speak to us now because here “Ludwig has been very clever about keeping we are with Russia invading Ukraine. In the alive the whodunnit and the questioning, but also in allowing me to observe different nation- ’30s that’s exactly what was going on – an invasion of Europe.” alities and different presumed attitudes. He’s In 1997 Goodman brought Broadway’s not just a cop with a conscience, he is a man Billy Flynn to London in Kander and Ebb’s with a moral strength, and that’s why this case Chicago. I ask if there are any parallels between is so important to him as he invites the audiplaying a ruthless criminal defence lawyer and ence to go back and explore it with him.” an investigating detective. “I’ve played a lot Previous Poirots have all been on film or TV where the camera can be close-up on every hair of manipulative nasty people, but the reason these roles are so interesting to play, and why on his moustache. Here, we are in a 1,300-seat people enjoy reading criminal novels and auditorium, at which Goodman last appeared dealing with dark stuff, is that there’s somein 2010, when he played the role of Sir Humthing charismatic about them. Flynn is manipphrey Appleby in Yes, Prime Minister. ulative, while Poirot discovers other people’s “Live performance doesn’t necesmanipulation, and that is a joy to play. Poirot sarily mean melodrama, because it’s a is passionate about his moral certitude in a wonderfully powerful and intimate world that is in danger.” space, but it’s theatre not Goodman grew up in the film,” says Goodman.

East End and worked a pitch “That means selling watches on Petticoat a different type of Lane. Aged 10, he landed laser-focus on his first role in the 1960 certain things film Conspiracy of Hearts. a camera can “The film was about little cheat on.” kids being rescued from Speaking a concentration camp by on the hisnuns. My picture was in torical context of Woman’s Weekly – the first the story, Goodman image of myself on film was continued: “I am very standing behind barbed wire conscious that it’s set in the as a little boy in a concentration 1930s, just after the Nazi rise camp. These things go very deep.” of 1933. Although it’s a murder Does Goodman see any Jewish mystery, and Ken’s been very Henry Goodman element in the character of Poirot? strong on the thriller element “Maimonides wrote a guide for the perof working out what happens when and plexed in the middle of intense Arabic destrucwhere, there are certain social attitudes tion of the Jewish tribe all around him. He was built into Christie at the time. Some warm, uplifting and embracing of his culture of these tend towards the colonial and also understanding of the outsiders, the and imperialist.

Arabs. He’s always been a bit of an inspira“However, these people are trapped tion to me. I see Poirot as a good man with a on a train in the ’30s. I don’t want to give conscience who, like Maimonides, is a guide for anything away but, towards the end of the perplexed.” the play, they are revealed to be acting  Murder on the Orient Express in a particular light of current events. opens tomorrow and runs until There are the attitudes of the Thirties: 4 June at Chichester Festival Theatre. of nobility, royalty, a Russian princess, www.cft.org.uk an American actress.

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‘We took our Shabbat candlest Victoria (surname withheld) was born in Ukraine and lived there until Putin invaded.

This is the story of her departure, but it is not the first time her family has been forced to leave the country they love

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keep thinking about the menorah. It sits on a table beside family photographs and other precious keepsakes in our house in Kyiv. It is still there, but we are not. We could not take it with us when we fled because it wouldn’t fit in our suitcases.

Suitcases we had to carry that were filled with our belongings that seemed so ordinary and everyday when they were in our home, but now in a new home they are symbolic of the life we left behind. And it makes me cry. Yet to cry over things seems so selfish when members of our family are still in Ukraine.

Friends, too, who are still there and who we may never see again. That is a reason to cry.

I left Ukraine with my mother, Alla, and father, Oleksil. We talked about leaving together. For hours.

To walk away from everything we know and love was not an easy choice to make.

Kyiv was where I’d lived all my life. It was where I did my job as a development director and board member of a non-governmental organisation that focuses on supporting community-led energy efficiency. It was on track with developments in green initiatives, educational programmes and promoting sustainability. This is what I did for eight years in the country that was moving forward.

Ukraine was a country with great

potential. It had success in technology, agro innovations, digitalisation, energy efficiency and solutions in the development of industries and culture.

I have left all that behind. We also left our vibrant Jewish life. I was involved with numerous organisations – both religious and secular – as a community lay leader, founder and board member. Hundreds of projects and plans for Jews in all walks of life.

I had initiated so many projects and had plans for so many others.

My family’s story is deeply connected to Ukraine and it is one of happiness and tragedy. Some of our family were fortunate to escape during the Second World War, and others just disappeared. Some were in the army and others were victims of the Nazi massacre at Babyn Yar. My first thought during those first minutes of the war that now ravages my country, were of my maternal grandmother, Iva. I asked myself what she would have done in this situation as she knew Jews who escaped the Nazis and survived. She also knew others who had not.

As my mum was preparing to leave our home, she reminded me that this was not the first time. Our family was forced to evacuate in 1986 when the Chernobyl catastrophe happened.

For her, this was a replay of boarding full trains with children pushed into wagons. I was just three

at the time and we left with Iva and my great-grandmother, Peisya Beila, who had dementia. This was their second evacuation. The first had been during the Second World War, when my granny made a last-minute escape on a train that took her to the middle of Asia.

In 1986, we went to Moscow, where our relatives gave us a one-bedroom apartment for seven months, with my parents spending a month at a time with us. They each tried to visit at weekends, but it was very difficult for my granny to look after a child of three and an 80-yearold mother with dementia in a new city. For my mother, the only difference between then and now is the invaders bombing and shooting at people trying to reach the trains and buses.

During these past weeks when I saw Kyiv Metro turned into a shelter, I recalled pictures I’d seen of the London underground when it provided shelter during the Second World War. I was scared, and my grandmother’s story comes into my head all the time. When she finally returned to Ukraine it meant everything.

My parents were afforded a good life and given the opportunity to study and then work in very important fields in Kyiv – my father in the energy sector and in construction.

I’d say he was involved in building half the city. Now we look at the

Before the Russian invasion: Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine and its largest city, in all its glory

Victoria in happier times in a field of poppies in Ukraine

destruction and feel unbearable sadness.

Once we decided to leave, we didn’t know where to go initially or if we could go there. But we went to Budapest, a city I had been to before and where I have friends through my involvement with Jewish organisations. To suddenly be living beside those friends in their country as a refugee is something I could never have imagined.

When we arrived in Budapest, the welcome we received from the

Jewish community was moving.

They reassured us we were wanted and there have been so many invites to Shabbat meals. We celebrated Purim and Pesach with them as well. You take your faith with you wherever you go and it has been a spiritual touchstone for us in Budapest. Of course there are always the images of our Ukrainian ancestors in our heads, for just as they moved during the Holocaust, that is now our fate. It may not be orchestrated in the way the Nazis moved our people

After the Russian invasion: People in Kyiv wait for transport to take them to safety

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Clockwise from top left: Family photographs Victoria took from their home: Maria and Sergiy; Victoria’s maternal great-grandmother Peiysa Beila and grandmother Iva; Peiysa Beila, Oleksil’s paternal grandfather Mordko; Alla’s grandmother and family; Sergiy; Iva

and killed them, but seeing fleeing Ukrainian families being shot by Russians does not feel so different when watching it on the news. My parents are devastated by what they see. To see them so hurt and worried is hard to bear and providing the strength they need isn’t easy.

I feel so responsible for them.

Responsible for us all. I am in constant communication with our local community at home and still helping those who have chosen to stay there and those who have been evacuated. About 80 percent of the Jews of Ukraine are still there; some have been displaced internally and some are staying in their homes and need constant help.

We hope that we can go back, but of course no one knows how long it will take and what will happen. We

are hoping for the best, but we also have to prepare ourselves for the worst, which is very hard to admit.

We know we have to plan and need to integrate in our new place and to find a new meaning of life.

Everything that you loved or didn’t, what you valued or didn’t, what you dreamed or didn’t, with whom you spoke or didn’t speak – everything now is in the past.

Everything is gone. No matter how painful, no matter how sad.

When the shock of silence and finding safety passes, when the adrenaline from new places subsides, the understanding might come. Life will never be the same again, even if we go back. It won’t be like before. The puzzle won’t fit. We won’t be the same. All of us already are not the same. Never.

A huge tragedy has occurred composed of millions of tragedies of destroyed destinies. Only memory remains. The memory of friends, a once peaceful life, the memory of home, of native places. But we have been left with the most valuable thing – life!

We took our Shabbat candlesticks in our suitcases. Bags that were too heavy for my now-retired parents to carry. But they did.

We all did. When we light the candles in Budapest, we remember those Friday nights in Kyiv that we took for granted. I hope the menorah will still be on the table when we get home. If we get home.

And if it’s still home.

• Victoria was talking to Brigit Grant

Victoria, pictured in Budapest with her parents Alla and Oleksil

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Help borne out of

HELPLESSNESS Unable to assist Ukrainians on the ground, one synagogue chose to walk in their shoes

The British Jewish community’s response to the Ukraine crisis has been constant and effectual – albeit away from the main stage.

World Jewish Relief (WJR) has always been invested in Eastern Europe and in Ukraine it is at the fore of mobilising and co-ordinating urgent humanitarian relief operations, as well as practical support for refugees on the ground in Ukraine and neighbouring countries.

Signing up with WJR and other charities to host families has been a key response by the community, and although fewer invitations have been accepted than expected, hosts remain on the lists.

Realising that the most productive thing to do is to donate money, synagogues have been organising their own fundraisers and Edgware and Hendon Reform Synagogue decided that ‘walking in the shoes’ of Ukrainians was an inspired way to show support. So more than 50 members aged eight to 80 did a sponsored walk in aid of WJR’s and the World Union for

Progressive Judaism’s humanitarian and community supporting appeals.

Armed with banners , the walkers were led by Rabbis Mark Goldsmith and Debbie Young-Somers and stopped at the halfway mark to hear live from Rabbi Tanya Sakhnovich at the Ec Chayim Reform Synagogue in Warsaw. Born in Minsk, Belarus, and currently minister at the Liberal Synagogue Elstree, Rabbi Tanya had been in Kyiv with her family and with Participants on the walk for Ukraine other Ukrainians to Poland in the early days of “That is why our event, Walk an Hour in their the conflict.

Celebrating their fundraiser with a Ukrainian Shoes, felt so powerful and it follows a Shabbat service with Rabbi Alex Dukhovny, who is shelbuffet, Rabbi Goldsmith spoke of Londoners’ tering in a Kyiv basement.” “sense of helplessness” at being able to do so Rabbi Goldsmith also spoke about the little to make a difference since Putin’s invasion importance of social media, saying: “Social media on 24 February.

enabled us to share the fearsome experiences of Rabbi Julia Gris, the rabbi of our twin community in Odesa, who had to walk 50km with her daughter to make it to the Polish border. As Jews, we know the pain of displacement and our hearts and prayers are with the people of Ukraine.”

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A dessert fit for the WE NEED JEWISH NEWS READERS TO COME UP WITH AN IDEA FOR A NEW DESSERT Next month we’ll be celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the festival of Shavuot. To mark this delicious double whammy, Jewish News and the United Synagogue are launching a competition today to get your ideas for a new delectable dessert with a royal twist to be made

by Carmelli Bakery in Golders Green.

The winning dessert will be sold at Carmelli ahead of Shavuot and whoever comes up with it will win a whole box! Enter now by going to www.theus.org.uk/dessert. Entries close on Monday, 23 May 2022. Good luck!

As it’s Shavuout, you might like to suggest a patriotically-decorated cheesecake. Or, as the apple is Britain’s national fruit, it would be fitting to go with a cake using Royal Gala apples. Steven Wilson, United Synagogue’s chief executive, says: “Whether it’s a Union Flap Jack, an Elizabeth Sponge Cake or another British classic, the choice is yours! We’re after brilliant new ideas to create a dessert fit for the Queen – and, who knows, perhaps your dessert will become as well-known and as much-loved as the Victoria Sponge. I can’t wait to taste the winning idea later this month.”

Justin Cohen, deputy editor of Jewish News, is excited about the prospect of a new product on the shelves at Carmelli. “I love cake!” he says.

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Jewish, gay and vegan, Simon Amstell grew up in Gants Hill. His BBC2 sitcom, Grandma’s House, which he co-wrote and in which he starred, cast him as a former television presenter seeking out meaning in a Jewish family home in Ilford. He has written and directed two films – Carnage and Benjamin – won two British Comedy Awards and has been nominated for a Bafta. His stand-up show Spirit Hole comes to the Alban Arena this month and to Ally Pally in June. It promises to be a blissful, spiritual, sensational exploration of love, sex, shame, mushrooms and more. Sounds like the perfect recipe for a ‘spirited’ night of joy and laughter. www.simonamstell.com

Already adored as Harry when he met Sally, it was his portrayal of fictitious comic legend Buddy Young of the Catskills that cemented Jewish love for Billy Crystal. Okay, so the 1992 film Mr Saturday Night that marked Crystal’s directorial debut didn’t tick everyone else’s boxes, but the actor always felt there was more. And there was. Or rather is, as – spurred on by a suggestion from Mel Brooks back in 2005 – Crystal turned Mr Saturday Night into a musical and it has just been nominated for four Tonys.

One of them is for Crystal who, at 74, is now able to play the lead role without the prosthetics he required when he was 44. The score (by Jewish composer Jason Robert Brown), and Crystal’s co-star Shoshana Bean are also nominated.

Crystal has brought back David Paymer, who was his original sibling, Stan. With such lyrics as: “My opening act was Eddie Fisher/Now I should take advice from this pisher?” it was written for us but, unfortunately, you have to go to Broadway to see it.

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Imagine being told to never tell anyone you are Jewish. The mother of Maria Chamberlain, who was born in Poland soon after the Holocaust, urged her to hide her Jewishness. Later, in old age, Maria recognised that testimonies make history, and that the lives of those who perished deserve to be celebrated. Never Tell Anyone You’re Jewish tells of Maria’s paternal grandfather, whose appointment to the post of president of the Kraków Judenrat ultimately led to his downfall; of her aunt Lula, who was shot; of her grandmother, who died in the gas chambers of Belzec, and of Kuba, the gifted pianist, who was told to dig his own grave. There are uplifting stories too: her great-uncle’s survival on Schindler’s list, and her charismatic grandfather’s survival despite hiding in plain sight in a quasi-Nazi organisation.

Maria documents the kindness of strangers, miraculous escapes, courage and resilience, as well as her early life in Stalinist Poland and her family’s emigration to Edinburgh. “An utterly captivating and heart-breaking account of the fate of a Jewish family in Poland under Nazi occupation and a masterful description of the horrors and inhumanity of the Holocaust,” says Michael Newman, chief executive of The Association of Jewish Refugees.

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A FRIEND IN NEED

WORK IN PROGRESS

EXHIBITION

Drawings and paintings by the late Polish artist Dante Elsner have gone on display in Camden. Elsner (1920-1997) was born in Krakow, Poland. His family perished in the camps, but he escaped and for two years lived in a forest. After the war, he returned to Krakow to study fine art and then left for Paris, where he lived in extreme poverty, eating in soup kitchens to survive. He took odd jobs wherever he could and used any money he made to produce art. When he ran out of canvases, he would paint on his shirts. He was introduced to the teachings of the Armenian mystic G.I. Gurdjieff, who described a new spiritual route for one’s life described as ‘The Work’: an exploration of human existence for the evolution of man to deeper states of attention, alertness and vision. Having married, Elsner moved to Queen’s Park in London in 1958 and began to receive reparations from the German government. Now financially independent, Elsner dedicated his life to the artistic spiritual journeying of The Work. He believed that every brushstroke was immediately a reflection of its maker’s state of mind and a pure deliberation of the spiritual path.

Dante Elsner – The Work is at Camden Image Gallery, 174 Royal College Street, London NW1 0SP until 16 May. www.thenoblesage.com

THEATRE

Ethan is a gay American Jew who moved to London to do a master’s degree in theatre. He soon finds his drama school – and indeed the industry – is riddled with antisemitism. He is also unable to get over his ex-boyfriend. Rather than listening to his friend and go to therapy, Ethan creates a Golem from a plush pig in an attempt to fix his problems. What he creates is unlike anything he expected – an unkosher friend named Hershel Fink. This tragi-comedy looks at the impact antisemitism has on the mental health of Jewish students and how the perception of Jewish identity (by one’s self and by others) affects sexual relationships in the British queer community.

My Friend, Hershel Fink is at the Canal Café Theatre 19-21 May and 11-14 August (www.canalcafetheatre.com) and at Upstairs At The Gatehouse (www.upstairsatthegatehouse. com) 23-28 August. Age 16+

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AFTERNOON TEA

With the Jubilee fast approaching, afternoon tea is on everyone’s mind, but you don’t need to head into London to get one fit for a Queen. At Cacao Bean Café and Restaurant in Leeming Road, Borehamwood, beautiful little sandwiches and mini bagels, scrumptious crumbly scones and gorgeous petite sweet treats (including gluten-free dairyfree chocolate brownies that are phenomenal) are available on a three-tiered stand. This is £25 a head and is available on special order only.

To book, call the café on 020 8207 1774

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YOUR LEGACY? YOUR MOVE! Whether its wisdom or wealth, most of us want to pass on something positive to our own families and the next generation.

By leaving a gift in your will to a Jewish charity, you will contribute towards its survival and help families in future generations.

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INDEPENDENCE. DIGNITY. CHOICE.

Raymond’s stroke had a devastating effect on his and Pamela’s life until they moved in to their Jewish Blind & Disabled apartment. Now they enjoy the best of both worlds – independence with a social life on their doorstep.

Raymond & Pamela moved into their state-of-the-art mobility apartment in 2019.

To make a donation or to apply for an apartment visit www.jbd.org or call 020 8371 6611 Registered Charity No. 259480

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Living in a Rosy Light Jewish Care has all the options for a happy life in a care home Jew ish Care ’s che ckli st to con side r whe n cho osin g a care hom e 1. Think about your criteria for the home you want.

2. Does the home offer specialist trained staff in the area you need, for example dementia care or end-of-life care?

3. Does the home provide nursing care in case the needs of the person change?

It is important to find the right care home that offers the extra support needed in a safe and caring environment

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hoosing a care home is a big decision and can be very emotional. Where possible, it’s a good idea to start thinking about this before being faced with a crisis that can lead to making hasty decisions and choosing a home that, in the long term, may not be the best option.

There are many reasons people choose to move into a care home. It might be for short-term care while a caregiver is away, or it could be because the person can no longer manage day-to-day life at home on their own. Other reasons for needing to choose a care home may involve medical needs and nursing care, or because someone is living with dementia or receiving end-of-life care.

It is important to find the right home that offers the extra support needed in a safe and caring environment. There

are different types of care homes and, at Jewish Care, the residential homes offer support with personal care such as washing, dressing and taking medication, assistance from qualified nurses and specialist care for people living with dementia.

There are also specially designed activities for people living with dementia, which encourage residents to engage and interact as much as possible.

Rachel Jones, Jewish Care’s director of care, housing and hospitality, says: “When you look around a care home, always trust your instincts when you walk through the door and meet the staff and other residents. We hope you will feel the genuine warmth and care from our amazing care teams when you visit a Jewish Care home.

“We will try to find out what is important to prospective residents and their families. We have so much on offer,

including dedicated activities teams, who ensure that residents can develop and enjoy new or existing interests.

“Jewish life in our care homes is a key part of what makes our homes special. We know that being Jewish means something different to everyone. Some people don’t see themselves as religious, but they feel Jewish. Whether it is enjoying preparing for and taking part in festivals, having challah on a Friday night, or simply having access to Jewish literature and films, we cater for all and this is all part of ensuring that our residents receive excellent care and live a full and meaningful life.”

Jewish Care’s Living with Jewish Care team of advisers can advise you of the options available and offer you a virtual or in-person tour of their homes so, if you are thinking of moving to a care home, they are an excellent place to start your journey.

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4. Does the home have dedicated activities co-ordinators and provide varied and personcentred activities?

5. Does the home offer cultural and religious activities?

6. Is the home transparent in what it offers?

7. Always have a good look around and meet the staff and residents to get a feel for the home.

8. Always trust your instincts when you walk through the door and meet the staff and other residents.

9. Check the Care Quality Commission ratings and read the reports online.

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Charity supplement “Who would have dreamed, 32 years ago when my wife and I founded Shalva, that I would light a torch on Israel’s Independence Day? Clearly dreams never dreamed continue to unfold,” says its founder and president, Kalman Samuels.

For those who have read Samuels’ memoir, which tells the incredible story of raising his son Yossi and creating Shalva, it is no surprise he was given the honour of lighting one of the 12 torches that symbolise the 12 biblical tribes. It is the highlight of the Independence Day ceremony, just as Shalva, an organisation of people with disabilities, has become a beacon of hope for the state of Israel and the world at large.

This honour given to Samuels, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Israeli society, was witnessed by more than 5,000 government ministers, members of the Knesset, Israel Defense Forces veterans and diplomatic dignitaries attending the ceremony and millions more watching on television.

Shalva, the Israel Associa-

A Blaze of Blessings A couple’s efforts to change the lives of millions

The Shalva National Center in Jerusalem

tion for Care and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, was founded by Samuels and his wife Malki in 1990, after being motivated by their personal experience of raising Yossi, who was rendered blind, deaf and physically disabled after receiving a faulty DPT [diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus] vaccine in his infancy.

Jolted by this devastating tragedy, the young Samuels

Kalman Samuels with his son, Yossi

family decided to transform their life’s challenges into a resource of opportunities for others.

With unwavering devotion, Kalman changed his life’s course to fulfil his wife’s personal promise to help others.

This resulted in the flourishing Shalva organisation that provides rehabilitative care to children and adults with disabilities and their families

increases the chance of survival.

Our network of 6,200 volunteer medics, GPS technology and fleet of emergency response vehicles

blazing leader in advancing the care and inclusion of people with disabilities globally.

“The amazing centre created by Kalman and his wife has become a magnet for people from across Israel and around the world, and it positions the state of Israel and Jerusalem as a flagship centre of inclusion, care and human dignity,” says a representative of Israel’s Ministry of Culture.

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United Hatzalah provides emergency medical first response within 3 minutes or less throughout Israel.

The service is available completely free of charge to those in need, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week When emergencies occur, rapid medical treatment exponentially

throughout the life cycle and has created groundbreaking opportunities for workplace and social inclusion.

Little did Kalman Samuels know that, 30 years after its founding, Shalva would become a national centre, serving thousands of people with disabilities and their families. It continues to transform the landscape of Israeli social services and acts as a trail-

“The hundreds of volunteers of the organisation represent a young generation dedicated to the values of kindness and giving. With bright, welcoming faces and boundless devotion, Kalman and Malki are a source of hope for many families in Israel and they promote a society that accepts all people as they are.”

“There are no words to describe my excitement and gratitude,” says Samuels. “It is an incredible honour to represent thousands of families of individuals with disabilities, and the children and adults with disabilities themselves; from my perspective, they are first and foremost people with abilities.”

Visibly overwhelmed to be the focus of so much attention, Samuels admits to feeling humbled by his torch-lighting privilege. “I also do it in gratitude to the thousands of volunteers, professional staff and partners who, over many years, have enabled Shalva’s incredible work to flourish.” www.shalva.org

help save the lives of thousands of patients every single day.

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“Being outdoors with nature and trying new things.”

That’s Livingness for Adam.

Adam is often at his most content when he is outside in the open air, particularly when he gets to ride on a horse, or help take care of one, at the local stables.

Through Langdon, he and other young people and adults with learning disabilities and autism, are empowered to live independently and be their best, true selves.

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Planting the seeds of communication The JDA is focusing on raising awareness as hearing loss is on the rise

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hat a time it is for deaf awareness! Rose AylingEllis won Strictly Come Dancing and a Bafta, Troy Kotsur picked up the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for CODA, and the British Sign Language (BSL) bill was passed recently, making BSL a legally recognised language of the UK. Deaf people have never been so visible on our screens. But there is still so much work to be done. The Jewish Deaf Association (JDA)’s vision is of a world in which there are no barriers to communication and understanding between deaf and hearing people; a world with respect, inclusion and equality.

Hearing loss is on the rise. One in six people in the UK now have hearing loss. So, as JDA marks its 70th anniversary, together with Her Majesty the Queen, now is the right time for us to start making that vision a reality within our own community.

How can we enable those people with hearing loss who communicate using speech, to not feel marginalised? To be fully included in family, social and communal gatherings? To be actively involved in synagogue services and community life?

Last week was Deaf Awareness Week and JDA launched a publicity campaign dripfeeding top tips for chatting with someone with hearing loss. To start raising awareness and start taking the small steps that will bring about change, JDA is also asking people connected with Jewish communal groups to follow the Jewish Deaf Association on social media, share posts with community leaders and get the conversation started in their organisation about how we can all enable people with hearing loss to be fully and actively involved in our community.

JDA is keen to make synagogues and community centres accessible for people with hearing loss.

Jeremy Freeman, who is deaf, says: “Sitting through services can feel long, arduous, and not so interactive for many shul-goers with a hearing loss.”

At this time, synagogues are reimagining the way synagogue services are presented and focusing on inclusion and involvement in community life. This is a perfect opportunity to involve members with hearing loss and other invisible disabilities in the conversation – and to consult with the JDA to find ways of creating greater access for people with hearing loss.

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“Sadly, over the years, deaf and deafened members have walked away from the Jewish community frustrated with the lack of support and acknowledgment of issues,” says Jeremy.

One JDA client said they felt hearing loss has been treated as “taboo”. The JDA is addressing this as there are ways to improve accessibility without breaking Shabbat rules, such as ensuring deaf synagogue members receive an advance copy of the rabbi’s sermon – even in note form. Another simple idea is to include live

captioning on community webinars and online videos. Judaism encourages us all to learn, to gather together in community, and to allow for accommodations to make that happen.

“The Talmud, in discussing the domino effect of sin, concludes with the phrase kol yisrael arevim zeh bazeh, meaning all of Israel are responsible for each other,” says Jeremy. “This phrase is the basis of the notion of communal responsibility in Jewish law. It implies an obligation on all Jews to ensure other Jews have their basic needs taken care of.

justice and inclusion issue.”

For more information about making your synagogues accessible and inclusive for people with hearing loss, email jeremy@jdeaf. org.uk or call 020 8446 0502. www.jdeaf.org.uk

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Growing and Thriving

A new building is blooming at Jewish Blind & Disabled

Ephraim Court in Mill Hill is a development of mobility flats

Planning permission granted – tick. A lead donor secured – tick. Yes, the charity Jewish Blind & Disabled is months away from starting works on a new development in the heart of Mill Hill East, a growing Jewish community.

The development will be known as Ephraim Court and it will be amazing with its 23 one-bedroom and seven twobedroom mobility apartments, as well as an overnight studio apartment for the on-site house manager and a range of communal facilities.

The apartments, which are due for completion in early 2024, are being designed to meet the needs of people with physical disabilities or vision impairments and will include modern fitted kitchens with utilities for people who struggle with regular appliances, and walk-in shower rooms spacious enough to accommodate wheelchairs. There will be communal laundry facilities, with accessible machines for all to use, a lounge, a small garden and a roof terrace. There is parking for tenants, which will enable those who drive to retain this aspect of their independence.

Alongside accessibility, sustainability has been a driving force in the creation of this new development. An ambitious lowcarbon energy strategy has been incorporated into the design, which benefits from the inclusion of air source heat pumps, solar panels and green and brown roofs.

As an independent organisation that receives no government funding, all of the charity’s developments have, to date, been funded with the support and generosity of the community.

The cost of the project is expected to be in the region of £10 million. The building will be named in memory of brothers Menashi (Morris) and Heskel (Harry) Ephraim, following a generous donation from the 1998 Ephraim Charitable Trust. There have been a number of other generous gifts pledged, leaving

Jewish Blind & Disabled with a current £3.5m shortfall.

“This is our largest fundraising project to date,” says Jewish Blind & Disabled chairman Marc Gordon. “If we can fully fundraise for this development, it will enable us to find a site in the Hertfordshire area, where we know there is current and growing need. If meeting the funding gap on Ephraim Court isn’t possible, we will have to borrow from the bank and this will significantly slow down our ambitious plans for growth and development.”

Jewish Blind and Disabled’s growth has happened because of the generosity of individuals and families from across the community. “We hope, alongside our long-standing supporters, to be able to attract new individuals, families, trusts and foundations to support this wonderful cause,” adds Marc. “By working together, we can transform even more lives.”

“This development can’t come soon enough,” notes Lisa Wimborne, chief executive of the charity. “Our waiting list in Barnet is growing, in particular for larger or two-bedroom flats suitable for couples. We are yet to start work, but have already had significant interest and demand for these apartments from people who are currently living in unsuitable accommodation without the support they need.

“We are committed to ensuring we can meet the current and future needs of people in our community living with physical disabilities or vision impairments”.

For more information about the work of Jewish Blind & Disabled, or to register interest in the new development, email info@jbd.org or call 020 8371 6611

Yad Vashem UK keeps alive the stories of the Shoah In Hebrew, with Jewish history in mind, we use the word toldot, meaning generations. There is a great responsibility on every one of us to ‘tell the story’.

Yad Vashem UK Foundation tells stories of survival, bravery, resistance and deep loss during the Shoah or Holocaust – the period between 1933 and 1945 when 6,000,000 Jewish victims, which included 1.5 million children, were systematically and brutally murdered, alongside others whom the Nazi regime considered to be below humanity.

Yom HaShoah is the day on which the community commemorates the Holocaust. It takes place following Pesach, just after our celebration of spring and freedom, creating a cathartic moment and a sense of deep renewal – a blooming of the resolve to keep alive memories. It ensures every generation can perpetuate the memory of the witnesses in order to become effective witnesses themselves of the events of 80 years ago. These witnesses are also our children.

Yad Vashem UK has recently enrolled the 1000th bar and batmitzvah young person in its Twinning Programme, a project that twins a celebrant with someone who perished in the

Shoah, making a deep and meaningful impact on this most important stage in their lives.

When a family signs up their child to the programme, there is an opportunity to delve into their own past to find a connection with their own family. Once this is received, researchers at Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem find a suitable twin.

The experiences emerging from the Twinning Programme are deeply impactful. The children learn so much from completing a research project and then they are rewarded with a specially designed pin from Jerusalem, and a certificate presented on the day of their celebration, in synagogue or at their party.

Those young people who have twinned with a victim of the Shoah continue to tell the story, and ensure that two souls are forever bound together.

Through the memories of the survivors, we continue to be inspired, providing us with hope in the face of evil. Yad Vashem UK engages these brave and wonderful people, ensuring that their stories are never forgotten.

The next generation needs to be educated about the Shoah. Yad Vashem UK supports a programme for teachers in Jewish schools and organisations, taking them to Yad Vashem for a week’s

intensive learning from academics and experts, including survivors. These seminars have changed lives and ensured that learning from and about the Shoah, which is compulsory for all UK secondary school pupils, is authentic.

In support of this, Yad Vashem UK has a range of interactive displays for schools and community settings.

Like a virus, antisemitism keeps mutating, and there are those who are intent on denying the Shoah.

Yad Vashem UK’s work is focused on exposing the reality, with the aim that we should all appreciate the historical truth, ensuring we shall never forget.

The images and stories of atrocities from Ukraine have unleashed and unlocked memories of what happened during the Shoah, and while this has blighted our spring, it gives Yad Vashem UK additional empowerment to ensure every generation will learn that racism, baseless hatred and antisemitism, in whatever form, must never be tolerated.

This is our hope for the future.

For more information, visit www.yadvashem.org.uk

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Mission Possible United Hatzalah saves lives in three minutes or less

United Hatzalah bridges the gap in Israel between the time a medical emergency call is made and the time an ambulance arrives.

It provides the fastest and only completely free emergency medical first response in Israel, with an average response time of three minutes or less right across the country. And its goal is to reduce this time to just 90 seconds – a response it has already achieved in some urban areas. It is this speed that allows United Hatzalah of Israel to save lives. It reaches those in critical medical need before the four-minute mark, when permanent brain damage can occur from lack of oxygen.

This exceptional response is made possible

by United Hatzalah’s 6,200 trained and certified community-based volunteer medics who are in the local area. They are men and women from a wide variety of backgrounds, who could be up the road, around the corner, or even in the building.

These inspirational people will drop whatever it is they are doing at the time – personal or professional – to get the patient and deliver immediate care. Collectively, they respond to 2,000 calls each day. The organisation is the largest independent, non-profit, fully volunteer emergency medical service organisation in

Israel and its service is available to all people, regardless of race, religion or national origin.

The key to United Hatzalah’s success is its ongoing focus on preparation for whatever medical emergencies may occur – and on any scale. This means ensuring it is always wellequipped with medical supplies and that logistical capacity can be scaled up, as well as having, importantly, enough active and fully-trained volunteers. This approach applies both in Israel – responding to disasters such as Mount Meron and recent terror attacks – and abroad.

When Russia declared war on Ukraine in February, United Hatzalah of Israel worked tirelessly to support the affected Ukrainian community. Within 48 hours, United Hatzalah sent a group of 15 volunteers from Israel to the Ukrainian-Moldovan border to assess the needs on the ground. They got to work, setting up triage medical centres and supplying

United Hatzalah volunteers help people regardless of race, religion or national origin

storage. They greeted more than 200,000 women, children and elderly people flooding to the border and addressed their humanitarian and medical requirements.

This was followed by the launch of Operation Orange Wings to send charter flights to the region. Flights were filled with humanitarian aid, medical equipment and more volunteers to support efforts on the ground and returned to Israel carrying refugees who wanted to come to Israel as part of the state’s emergency evacuation. United Hatzalah of Israel pioneered this effort and, to date, has brought more than 2,000 displaced persons to the country.

Operations such as this demonstrate the importance of United Hatzalah’s mission to

be prepared. Whether addressing medical emergencies in Israel, or supporting international communities on the ground at natural disasters, it is only through preparation and preventative planning that United Hatzalah of Israel can continue to save lives.

If you are looking to support a charity (around a simcha or in memory of a loved one) and save the lives of those in Israel and beyond, email pippa@israelrescue.org or call 020 3823 4650

Our Bar and Bat Mitzvah Project ensures that young people, on their special day, can share it with a child Holocaust victim who was denied a future.

Over the past 10 years we have twinned over 1000 children.

Complete the on-line Twinning Form. Researchers at Yad Vashem will use the information to find a suitable twin.

Celebrants will receive a comprehensive Twinning Pack which contains: • A Page of Testimony, with details of your chosen twin

• A Yad Vashem pin

• A Study Guide

• An invitation to become a Guardian of the Memory

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Norwood’s gardens are in full bloom this spring

Now that restrictions have eased, Norwood’s dedicated team of volunteers are returning to lend their time and skills in support of the charity for people with learning disabilities and autism. With the arrival of spring, one area in particular that is blossoming thanks to the care of volunteers is the gardens at Norwood’s homes and centres.

Nowhere is this more evident than at the Kennedy Leigh Centre, Norwood’s north London family centre, where volunteer Henny conceived and orchestrated the installation of an allotment. This has been designed to provide home-grown fruit and vegetables to be picked by people supported by Norwood and used to create delicious meals in their homes. So far, pea shoots, rhubarb, tomatoes, herbs and strawberries have all been planted.

The London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children (LTCFC), long-time Norwood supporters, set up a gardening volunteering day after being inspired by a visit to the garden of Buckets & Spades Lodge, to which they made a generous donation.

Buckets & Spades provides overnight, weekend or longer stays for children and young people up to the age of 25 who have multiple, complex and sometimes profound disabilities and other health needs. Its garden is a great outdoor space, used for activities that have a range of benefits for young people with additional needs – including helping to improve concentration, work independently, problemsolve and follow directions – as well as the sensory benefits of enjoying the outdoors.

LTCFC has a historical connection to Norwood. It was set up in 1928 by a taxi driver named Mick, who wanted to give something back, having grown up in the Norwood Orphanage. His legacy continues, as the charity funded new garden equipment to facilitate barbecues and outdoor celebrations for young people to enjoy with their families. It followed up with time and skills from 10 volunteers,

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who set to work designing a fit-for-purpose garden space that they will help make a reality this spring. They sourced bark, plants, shrubs and other materials to make the garden a great place with a sensory and visually-themed area to ensure that children with a range of complex needs will be able to enjoy the outdoor space created just for them.

With Norwood by your side, everyone can live a fulfilled life. Whether a family facing major challenges due to a child’s additional educational needs, mental health or wellbeing issues, or anyone of any age with learning disabilities or autism, Norwood’s expert therapists and carers are dedicated to empowering each and every one to live the most meaningful life possible.

Gardening aside, there are so many ways for volunteers to share their time and skills for the people Norwood supports. If you or someone you know is looking to become part of a community, or to build on your connection with Norwood, then there’s a volunteering role for you.

For more information, email volunteering@norwood.org.uk

For more information or to make a donation visit norwood.org.uk or call 020 8420 6970

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The next big challenge for our community is going to be embracing neurodiversity in the workplace – and getting it right could bring major benefits for everyone.

Neurodiversity is the term used to cover those with attention, communication, visual or physical disorders that fall outside the parameters of what would be considered neurotypical or ‘normal’ cognition. The most common conditions include autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia and Tourette’s.

Last month, the Neurodiversity in Business group launched, and its initial findings estimate that between 15 percent and 20 percent of the UK population, and therefore our Jewish community too, is neurodivergent. It also referenced statistics by the National Autistic Society showing that only 16 percent of autistic adults are in full-time paid employment and almost half have lost or left a job because of challenges caused by the condition.

Work Avenue’s mission is to ensure all people can earn a living to support themselves, whether they are neurotypical or neurodiverse.

Research has shown neurodiverse individuals possess unique strengths in areas vital to business, including innovative thinking, productivity, diligence and attention to detail.

The more employers can attribute real value

to people who think a little differently, the more they can drive innovation and a workforce that mirrors the world around us. The good news is that what may seem a big change for our communal employers, can actually be achieved with some simple adjustments and education.

The next step – to create a true culture of inclusivity – is for organisations to focus on creating the kind of safe environment that enables all employees to bring their whole, authentic selves to work, including feeling comfortable enough to bring up any issues.

At Work Avenue, we are learning every day by working with clients who are aware of their neurodiverse skills, and many others who have not received a diagnosis but still suffer from the obstacles to work that their behavioural skillset can generate.

One client, Steve Ingram – who has autism and ADHD – describes a novel concept. “There needs to be support for the employee to understand and explain their condition, so they are empowered to tell their story correctly. And the employer also needs support to understand what they can do to help bridge this gap.”

If we are to consider this systemic change, our community needs to work equally from the perspective of the employer and the employee, removing all obstacles that prevent people engaging productively in the workplace and performing well. That challenge begins today.

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Flower of Hope Magen David Adom’s Project Light is a humanitarian success story

The specially chartered plane that allowed Project Light to take place

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As the devastating crisis in Ukraine continues, the global Magen David Adom (MDA) family has been doing all it can to help those affected. They have sent 10 decommissioned ambulances to the region, deployed their paramedics to an emergency field hospital in Moldova and supported the many Ukrainian refugees as they arrive in Israel.

Using their expertise and connections to make a real difference is viewed as a privilege by the charity. Nowhere was this more pronounced than in Project Light.

On Monday, 21 March, a specially chartered flight that was due to leave Warsaw for the UK with 52 orphans was cancelled at the very last minute. Daniel Burger, chief executive of MDA UK, was sitting in the operations room at Heathrow Airport when staff at Virgin Atlantic realised paperwork that needed to be filed in Poland had not arrived from war-ravaged Ukraine.

“We waited and waited, everything on hold,” reveals Daniel. “It wasn’t until late on Tuesday that we received the official communication that the rescue flight could take off from Heathrow at midday on Wednesday. By 8pm on Wednesday,

the orphans were safe on UK soil.

What’s more, the delay had meant Sally Becker – the ‘Angel of Mostar’ – had been able to save another two children and bring the total to 54.”

This was the endpoint of Project Light – an unparalleled and ambitious project by a coalition of charities, including Dnipro Kids, Save a Child UK and MDA UK. Why did the UK arm of Israel’s national emergency and blood services get involved in this mission?

The answer is simple: It was asked to help and save more lives. How could anyone say no?

It was MDA’s brand ambassador, Rob Rinder, who first brought the plight of the children to the charity’s attention. Calling in desperation, he asked if MDA could get a plane to airlift them to safety. Daniel then contacted a friend of the charity, Shai Weiss, CEO of Virgin Atlantic, who instantly accepted the challenge of flying these children home – despite Virgin having never before flown to Warsaw.

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Medical aid was onboard. There were essential packs of donated items. Not one person asked for one penny for anything. Within a little over a week, Rob’s phone call had

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turned into the most incredible, heart-warming humanitarian success story.

This was the start of a new chapter for these children. They are now in Scotland, where they will be able to live without fear, as all children should, before hopefully returning home to a peaceful Ukraine. This mammoth operation was only possible thanks to the generosity and hard work of so many, without any funds being diverted or redirected from MDA’s core projects.

The privilege of being involved in Project Light was a day Daniel will remember forever. Saving more lives is Magen David Adom’s reason for being, and the charity will continue to support the people of Ukraine. It now asks that, if you are able, would you please donate and help make this possible. www.mdauk.org

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CAMP SIMCHA IS HERE FOR ABI AND CHILDREN WITH OVER 50 SERIOUS, LIFE-CHANGING OR LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

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Experience Israel in a New Way Unique Volunteering Opportunity Leket Israel rescues nutritious surplus food and donates it to Israel’s most needy, serving over 223,000 people per week, through its network of 263 nonprofit partners. Leket works with farmers to rescue salvageable fruit and vegetables from the fields and with corporate kitchens, hotels and IDF army bases to collect hot meals that would otherwise go to waste.

Leket Israel welcomes visitors to come and volunteer at any of its locations around the country and all volunteer activities are available year-round: Sort and pack rescued produce for distribution to Leket’s nonprofit partners at our Gan Haim Logistics Center.

This is an indoor hands-on activity suitable for all ages.

Pick fruit and vegetables for the needy with our Project Leket Harvest Helpers at the Leket Israel Rishon Lezion fields in central Israel.

This is an outdoor hands-on activity suitable for all ages.

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AS COMFORTING AS A BOWL OF CHICKEN SOUP KKL, JNF UK’s legacy department, has been serving the Jewish community for over 70 years. Our highly qualified team combines first-rate executorship and trustee services with personalised pastoral care. We can support you in the way that close family would, keeping in regular contact with you and taking care of any Jewish needs (such as saying kaddish for you) in accordance with your wishes.

For a no-obligation and confidential consultation, and to find out more about supporting JNF UK’s vital work in Israel, please get in touch.

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SARIT'S FUTURE. YOUR LEGACY! Join us in planning today for the future wellbeing of thousands of individuals with disabilities in Israel and beyond.

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Mental Health Nurturing Expanding services to meet community needs is a priority for Jami

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s Jami approaches the spring season, some exciting new developments are blossoming. There are new shoots and ones to be celebrated as the mental health charity for the Jewish community has a new pilot service up and running for children and young persons (CYP).

The scheme addresses the growing need for mental health support among secondary school-aged children at a crucial time as one in six school-aged children are struggling with mental health problems and the country’s mental health services are extremely under-resourced. This latest Jami initiative looks set to be a lifeline for many families.

The social workers, occupational therapists and mental health practitioners who make up Jami’s dedicated CYP multiskilled team will deliver tailored one-to-one support based on the young person’s individual needs and may include joint work with the child’s family, carers and school. The service will also ensure that every family in the Jewish community knows how to access vital mental health services for their children, should they ever need to.

Jami’s Head Room Café in Golders Green is continuing to demonstrate how effectively mental health support can be provided within an inclusive, accessible and supportive environment. This unique model of taking mental health support out of an institutional setting and on to the high street has proven so successful that Jami is expanding Head Room into the neighbouring premises to enable even more of the charity’s

free community-led events to be delivered.

This includes everything from Community Walking Groups to Community Conversations (a friendly discussion group), Kind Co-Working and Coffee & Connect.

The expansion of the café, which is due to start in the summer and will take around three months to complete, will provide even more opportunity for people to join events, build relationships and take part in meaningful conversations, enabling mutual support in an informal, relaxed and open space.

The extra room will also reduce customer waiting times during busy periods and allow Jami to hire out and host private events for more people.

Most importantly of all, Jami’s enhanced peer-led high street programme, run by those with personal experience of mental health issues, will continue to help reduce social isolation and build personal and communal wellbeing. Peer support by people who use their own experiences to help each other is a valuable and direct way to share knowledge, provide emotional assistance, encourage social interaction or just give practical help.

To be in Jami’s sessions with someone who has lived experience of mental distress is game-changing for hundreds of individuals and serves as a leading example of health and social care for all communities in the future.

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Flourishing Frontliners Stars for the Langdon stars who provided care and attention through the pandemic Helping hundreds of adults and young people with learning disabilities and autism across the UK to live independent lives, Langdon has turned its attention to the people who make it happen. The staff.

The efforts of staff members enable the charity to do its job, but they went over and above throughout the pandemic.

While the world was in hiding, the staff at Langdon, like so many in the caring profession, were delivering essential practical and emotional support to members and helping them adapt to the ever-changing situation.

The staff spent months trying to keep members’ spirits up, by finding and creating safe activities for them to take part in when so little was available.

Everyone had to get used to working very differently, not knowing how the virus was going to affect them individually and, sadly, staff experienced the loss of family members, colleagues and Langdon members. Very little could have prepared them for these months and years, but they handled it all with integrity, dedication and compassion, working harder than ever to respond to members’ needs.

In order to recognise and celebrate the outstanding contribution of all staff, Langdon introduced its first staff recognition event in April – Langdon Stars.

Following more than 160 nominations from staff and the families of members, 17 awards were presented, including two for outstanding achievement. Patrick Regan, a support worker for Langdon in Manchester, got one of them. He has been with the charity for 14 years and was described as loyal, kind, exceptionally patient and a real team player loved by staff and members alike. Martyn Hyland received the London award for his work as an e-traders assistant at New Chapters, Langdon’s bookselling social enterprise. Martyn has cerebral palsy and a mild learning disability, but his hard work, excellence and dedication are fundamental to the operations at New Chapters. The surprise award on that very special awards night went to Venetta (Vee) Bailey from Manchester, for 20 years of long service, during which she has shown dedication, loyalty, courage and strength.

“Every single Langdon staff member should be very proud of the contribu-

tions,” says chief executive Neil Taylor.

“These incredible frontliners enable our members to live their very best lives and be their best true selves”. www.langdonuk.org

Leaf of Legacy

Much of the world is seeing a transition after two years of turmoil caused by the Covid pandemic. Those blessed with families and friends have finally reunited close and far.

As the storm subsides, focusing on the good to come and making plans for the future are KKL’s aims.

KKL Executor and Trustee Company is a subsidiary of Britain’s oldest Israel charity, JNF UK. For more than 70 years, it has been providing a range of legal services to clients, including the provision of will-writing by independent external practitioners and it has administered hundreds of estates.

Pastoral care underpins KKL’s work, and it has spent time through the pandemic connecting with clients and reassuring them they are not forgotten.

For the High Holy Days last year and at Pesach this year, many of the charity’s more vulnerable clients received festive food parcels and essentials to help them celebrate in some way and still feel connected to the wider community.

KKL has continued to produce its regular Legacy Matters newsletter, which informs and entertains with the inclusion of recipes and puzzles to keep clients connected. This has been particularly welcomed by clients who have little or no access to the internet.

By the end of 2021, the charity was able to switch back from online activities to direct in-person client engagement. At its Chanukah party, good company, traditional Jewish cuisine and live music all made for a meaningful celebration after such a long break.

KKL’s clients have continued to join the charity’s online events, including a recent Passover seder from Israel. It has even arranged for clients who were joining the Zoom to receive a Passover parcel including a plate, wine cup and food.

“Although I’m not religious, I come from an Orthodox family and thought it was lovely that KKL did the seder from Israel,” said a client.

“And they did a good job reading through the Haggadah, which

didn’t take too long. It was so nice that they included everyone.”

With the hope that the organisation will be able to host further client events in person, KKL is pre-

paring events for this year, among them a Rosh Hashanah lunch with a guest speaker.

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Nurture, Eat and Grow

Investing in the next generation is Leket’s commitment for change

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eket believes that educating children from an early age cultivates real change as they grow.

So the charity educates them about nutrition, creates opportunities to give back to the community and introduces them to the issues of food waste and food rescue.

And now Leket Israel has a partnership with the Wingate Academic College and the Shazar Elementary School, both in Netanya, to instil in students – who also receive fresh produce from Leket – the value of an active and healthy lifestyle inside and outside of school. Wingate students are assigned to the school to teach physical education and mentor the primary school pupils.

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Vered Azaria, principal of Shazar, couldn’t be happier.

“Our students have the opportunity to study in Wingate Academic College itself and have access to its facilities,” she says. Vered was introduced to Leket Israel through Wingate’s director of active and healthy lifestyle education, Dr Sigal Eilat Adar, and realised a partnership could be a winning combination. “I went to the Leket Israel Logistics Center and was amazed by what I saw,” she says. “I met with Smadar Hod Ovadia, the charity’s director of nutrition and food safety, and we began to dream together.”

The new programme, Bari Li (A Healthier Me), focuses on enforcing the benefits of movement throughout the day, improving athletic performance and incorporating fruit and vegetables, which are provided in daily menus by Leket Israel.

“We want to turn the school into a place where being healthy is a way of life,” says Dr Adar. “So we have introduced such elements as an active break, daily physical education classes (exceeding the requirements of the Ministry of Education) and most importantly, integrating parents into the initiative after school so families can make these changes together.”

Dr Bosmat Sky, co-ordinator of educator training in post-primary education at Wingate, project manages the collaboration and believes the goal is multidisciplinary.

“Exercise has been shown to produce synapses in the brain and there is no doubt that a person who is physically active will also perform better in school,” she notes.

“We expect to see significant improvement in grades, comprehension, concentration and even mood.”

A HEALTHY MIND LEADS TO A HEALTHY SOUL

Esther Beino, a mother of a Shazar student and head of the parents’ association, has seen the project improve the connection between herself and her daughter, Shanel. “It’s wonderful to witness how excited Shanel is when she knows the package of produce is coming,” says Esther. “She knows it’s especially for her – and it’s a thrilling feeling and changes the way she views the idea of eating healthy. Now it’s not something her parents decided she has to do, it’s something she gets to do.”

Students and parents open the package together and discuss different ways to cook and eat the various fruit and vegetables they receive.

“The best is when they receive something unfamiliar and can try new flavours,” adds Esther.

Recipes for fruit and vegetables are also part of the delivery, and Vered sees that cooking with their parents gives the children an added bonus and sense of ownership.

Staff also support the Leket initiative in the curriculum, so in science children study anatomy in conjunction with the benefits of healthy eating and the value of each type of produce they receive.

In English, the study of vocabulary related to fruit and vegetables has been introduced, while in art the projects are about the environment. With the addition of nutrition education workshops led by a dietitian, parents also learn a lot.

“In my Ethiopian community, celery is not a vegetable that is used,” explained Esther. “So when it appeared in our box, we didn’t know what to do with it, but Google suggested adding it to soup, which was a completely new flavour for us.”

Dolit Meiri, a counsellor at Shazar, believes Bari Li has an impact far beyond health. “It invites a new connection between parents and children, creating opportunity for emotional bonds.”

“I would recommend that all schools adopt this model,” concludes Vered. “I constantly receive messages from colleagues who want to learn more about the project. In the end, turning healthy eating from concept to actual practice has had the biggest impact.”

Smadar is incredibly proud of Leket Israel’s participation. “The choices we make today will affect our children and their children. We know nutrition is not just about what we put into our mouths, but how we incorporate every aspect into a healthy lifestyle. The nutrition education and the extra hours of physical education are what create a real change.” www.leket.org

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TLC for Children in the Shade Camp Simcha’s first retreat for struggling siblings “Sadly, we often see a mental health impact The brothers and sisters of seriously ill on some of the siblings Camp Simcha supchildren are often sidelined or expected ports and this is why several of our services to cope alone. Not because they aren’t are designed to mitigate this – including dediloved, but because of the pressure on cated volunteers, sibling groups, counselling multitasking parents. This month, Camp and therapeutic art sessions.

Simcha focused all the attention on the “Camp Simcha knows there is real benefit long-suffering siblings of children it in their families being part of a comsupports and treated them to munity and getting the kind of the first three-day residenpeer support that only those who tial Sibling Retreat. The understand what you are going charity had planned to through can provide.” run the retreat in the With activities including summer of 2020 but, climbing, archery, Jacob’s like so many other Ladder, buggy building, bowling, events, it was postponed graffiti and magic workshops, because of Covid.

Build-a-Bear and T-shirt Daniel Gillis, Camp Simpainting, the children, aged eight cha’s head of services, says to 11, enjoyed a packed few days of fun his team had been looking at together on the retreat. ways they could do even more “It was a wonderful, activityfor siblings in terms of peer Siblings of sick children filled few days of respite from the support and activities focused are also supported pressures at home – but also an specifically on them. opportunity for these young people to feel “We talk about siblings as the forgotten special in their own right, to talk to other sibsufferers when a child is ill,” he says. “They lings and potentially form bonds with others have to accept that their parents’ attention is who can really relate [to their experiences],” often needed more urgently elsewhere and explains Daniel. sometimes even take on the role of subsidiary For a large number of the children, it was carer. They often keep their own worries to their first time away from home and many of themselves so as not to burden their parents.

the activities were centred around teamwork and independence. The focus was on having fun, but they also gained confidence and strength from working together. There was an art therapy group one evening and reflective time around the campfire on another.

“The children were too busy enjoying themselves to realise the benefit of their time away, but you could see them visibly relaxing, away from all the day-to-day concerns, with the focus just on them.

“It was also wonderful to see friendships forming and numbers being exchanged – the children going home feeling they had that friend in their life who understands.

When we talk about the Camp Simcha family, this is exactly what we mean.”

“My daughter had a fantastic time,” said a Camp Simcha parent. “It was so healthy for her to get some time out just for her.

At home, it’s all about baby 24/7. She made friends and came back with a bunch of cuddly toys and a big smile.” www.campsimcha.org.uk

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MAKING SENSE OF THE SEDRA In our thought-provoking series, rabbis, rebbetzins and educators relate the week’s parsha to the way we live today

BY TAMARA JACOBSON

TRIBE’S DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

The relevance of Shabbat today In this week’s sedra, Emor, we read: ‘For six days labour may be done, and the seventh is a day of complete rest, a holy convocation, you shall not do any work: it is a Shabbat for God in all your dwelling places.’ (Vayikra 23:3) We often have a concept of Shabbat being a day of rest, because God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh, therefore we, too, must rest on this day.

But is that really the case?

Why would an infinitely powerful God who can create an entire world need to rest? And what really constitutes work?

The word for ‘work’ on Shabbat

is melacha, which is also used in another place in the Torah for building the Mishkan – the Tabernacle. The Talmudic sages explained that there were 39 types of activities related to the building of the Mishkan, such as cooking, grinding, writing and lighting a fire. All 39 activities are examples of humans affecting or changing a natural state.

The ‘rest’ on Shabbat is not a rest from hard physical labour, but a rest from our ability to change the world.

Shabbat becomes a day on which we stop trying to do – we sit back and contemplate, think and leave the world as God created it. It becomes a time to realise that we are not in control.

According to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, “Shabbat is the day on which, in the stasis of rest and the silence of the soul, we hear the Call of God.”

The verse also states it is a “Shabbat for God in all your dwelling places”.

This differs to the way this very sedra gives the laws for the festivals, particularly Pesach, Shavuot and Succot.

These are festivals of pilgrimage, when the Israelites would go to the Temple in Jerusalem to offer sacrifice.

Shabbat is a day of sanctity and holiness in our own dwelling places, where we let God’s holiness in to our homes and our lives. This is a major purpose of Shabbat – to step away from the bustle of the week, to reflect and to connect with God. This weekend it is ShabbatUK, where we come together as Jews engaging with Shabbat. Let’s all take the opportunity to rest and be a part of the holiness of Shabbat, both in our homes and in the wider communities.

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LEAP OF FAITH

BY RABBI DEBBIE YOUNG-SOMERS EDGWARE & HENDON REFORM SYNAGOGUE

Every generation has a story to tell Roughly 150 years after the destruction of the second Temple, Yehuda HaNasi, the exilarch (leader) of the Jewish community in the land of Israel, finished compiling the Mishnah, a summary of the Law as it was observed by the different communities of the day.

In many ways though, the Mishnah was more than that.

It was the story of how he saw the community in the aftermath of communal tragedy. This moment in Jewish history was monumental. Without the Temple, meaning and ways to live and worship as a Jew were shaken to the core, and this was the first written attempt to understand what that looked like in a world that was totally changed.

It also recorded how the rituals of the Temple should be performed, before they would be forgotten. Rabbinic Judaism continued this unfolding of the Jewish way of living by asking in every generation: “How do we do this now? What does this mean to us today?”

I found myself reflecting on Yehuda HaNasi and this process of revealing meaning in every generation at the end of April.

I was travelling through Poland with March of the Living UK on a bus of interfaith leaders, absorbing the horrors and reflecting together on what we would do with all this learning.

We had the incredible privilege of travelling with a number of Holocaust survivors, who shared their stories. In recording the Temple practices, Yehuda HaNasi had probably heard the tales from his grandparents, who maybe saw them happen as children, or perhaps he was even further removed.

We do not know how many more years it will be possible for us to hear from survivors themselves of the horrors they saw, and for them to answer our questions. We are at a turning point, perhaps similar to the one Yehuda HaNasi was facing, where the stories and histories will begin to be lost or start to be retold differently.

Jewish history shows we are capable of surviving tragedies, though the Holocaust outstrips them all. In compiling the Mishnah, Yehuda HaNasi ensured that the community had a common starting point, which also honoured diversity, and anchored them for hundreds of years. He told part of the Jewish story for his generation and played a key role in deciding what living without a Temple was going to mean.

We are all now torchbearers of the histories we have heard, and we carry the responsibility of retelling and finding a way for the community to continue with meaning, beyond the horrors of the 20th century.

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