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Jewish News
www.jewishnews.co.uk
18 January 2018
Scene & Be Seen / Community Email your story to community@thejngroup.com
5 WINTER FUN
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Chaverim Youth Organisation held its 26th annual winter camp at Smallwood Manor in the Staffordshire countryside. Attended by 70 boys, Rabbi Eliyohu Pearlman joined the camp for Shabbat, with participants enjoying a range of activities, including go-karting, swimming, bowling, football, and skiing. Reb Shmuel Yosef Davidsohn, Chaverim founder and director, thanked all those involved, including Reb Eliyohu Katz and Binyomin DeLang, who played a major role in running the camp and Reb Yitzchok Kleerekoper, who ran the kitchen.
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I ASK YOUNG PEOPLE ONE THING: JUST BE KINDER TO EACH OTHER
6 QUIZZICAL WOMEN More than 200 people from 20 United Synagogue (US) communities took part in the US Women’s annual quiz at Cockfosters & N Southgate Synagogue. Kenton took the honours, beating New West End in a tiebreak, while a raffle was also held to raise money for US causes. Jacqui Zinkin, co-chair of US Women said: “The quiz is a fantastic event where our individuals can come together, forging friendships and enhancing existing bonds with members from other communities and areas.”
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Photo by Justin Grainge
Photo by Jeremy Coleman
7 LILY SHARES STORY Shoah survivor Lily Ebert told passers-by at Liverpool Street Station how her life changed when she, her mother, younger brother and three sisters were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944. The 88-year-old said: “It means so much to me that
I am able to work with Holocaust Educational Trust (HET) to make sure young people know what happened. Young people are the future and I ask them one thing: [to] be kinder to each other.” HET’s Karen Pollock said: “Let’s value these precious eyewitnesses. Sadly, there will be a time when they are no longer with us.”
8 WHAT A BRUNCH!
Corsetière to the Queen June Kenton entertained Camp Simcha guests as speaker at the charity’s Ladies’ Brunch, which raised £65,000. Fitter to several Royals, she spoke of her humble beginnings selling clothes with her husband Harold in Brixton Market and her vivid memory of her first nerve-wracking meeting with the Queen. Britain’s Got Talent finalist and impersonator Francine Lewis compèred the brunch at JW3, which was chaired by Camp Simcha parent Rachael Pollock along with Victoria Joseph.
9 BRIDGING THE GAP
This year’s Jewish Care Bridge Extravaganza – the 21st edition – raised a recordbreaking £100,000. Held at London’s Landmark Hotel, the money raised will go towards the running costs of the care buses the charity uses to take people from their homes to its centres for people living with dementia. Event co-chair Patsy Bloom said: “When we read about the terrible state of care for the elderly in Britain, I thank my lucky stars we have Jewish Care with its wonderful staff and more than 3,000 volunteers to look after us.”
Your simcha announcements Esther Wershof & Lionel Hadida celebrated their wedding at New West End Synagogue
Hannah Saunders & Paul Joseph celebrated their wedding at Kinloss Synagogue
Photo by Paul Lang Photography
Photo by Kate Swerdlow Photography
Sophie Kiersz Brownstone celebrated her batmitzvah at Golders Green Synagogue
Photo by Sharna Kinsley
Photo by Kate Swerdlow Photography
Harrison Levy celebrated his barmitzvah at Bushey United Synagogue
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