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Anti-Israel activist elected NUS president
BY JACK
MENDEL
THE NATIONAL Union of Students has
elected as president a woman who has attacked the Zionist-led media and sympathised with the armed struggle
against Israel.
Malia Bouattia [pictured, right], who has
been the unions black students officer since
2014, was elected to the top job after a single
round of voting yesterday, despite concerns
from Jewish students over her remarks.
Previous comments include branding Birm-
ingham University a Zionist outpost in British

higher education. She has also said that Prevent, the governments anti-radicalisation policy, is dictated by all manner of Zionists and
criticised mainstream Zionist-led media outlets during an event at which she appeared to
sympathise with Hamas terror attacks.
Bouattia, 28, who says she wants to make
the NUS more democratic, was elected with
371 votes to incumbent president Megan
Dunns 328 her nearest competitor.
The Union of Jewish Students reacted cautiously. A spokesperson said: There will be
many Jewish students who have not been satisfied with Malias response so far to concerns
raised over the last few weeks. Now, after

the result of the election, these questions
still need to be answered. We hope she
shows her commitment to opposing antiSemitism and other forms of racism.
Board of Deputies President Jonathan
Arkush said: We are deeply concerned
by the failure of Malia Bouattia to satisfactorily clarify past remarks and associations. There can be no excuse for
associating with groups who have a
history of anti-Semitism, equivocating
on terrorism or considering Jewish
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LONDON DECIDES: COUNTDOWN TO 5 MAY
ZAC: SADIQ KHAN IS NOT BELIEVABLE

ZAC GOLDSMITH has dismissed his
Labour rival as not being a believable
candidate after changing his position on
sanctions towards Israel, writes Justin
Cohen.
The Tory candidate for London mayor
launched one of his strongest attacks on
Sadiq Khan during an interview with Jewish News as he wound his way through
north London on a campaign day organised by Conservative Friends of Israel.
Khan, who lobbied for sanctions around
the time of Operation Cast Lead in 2009,
has insisted in recent weeks that the
boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS)
campaign will not help achieve peace and
urged the world not to turn its face
against the Jewish state drawing fire
online from anti-Israel activists.
I dont think Sadiq Khan is a believable
candidate because I sense he speaks with

one message to one audience and
another to another, Goldsmith claimed.
The Richmond Park MP added: I
value consistency and principles in politics. I hope people viewing my record will
see I dont speak with a forked tongue, I
do what I say and, when I make promises,
I keep them.
Goldsmith stopped off in Stanmore,
Edgware and Golders Green, tucking into
rugelach and bagels and being presented
with a box of matzah on the way, before a
rally at the new Work Avenue in Finchley,
a return to Golders Green to visit Hatzola
and to meet a group of rabbis.
Despite the stories of anti-Semitism
plaguing Labour, Goldsmith insisted he
was not taking Jewish voters for granted.
You never think you have a community
sewn up and I think any candidate who

thinks they do is taking a huge gamble
and also being disrespectful... but Im getting a very good reception in the Jewish
community.
He used the visit to pledge 130,000 for
four more neighbourhood police officers
for Golders Green and Finchley Church
End if elected, pledging to tackle the
issues causing massive anxiety including the rise in anti-Semitism and the feeling that London is less safe than it was.
Goldsmith, who has himself suffered
anti-Semitism online because of his name
and has outlined plans for an army of volunteers to work with police to tackle
online extremism, said: My concern is its
not a big jump from aggression online to
aggression on the streets. If were complacent on the first, well end up with
physical aggression.
Goldsmith has claimed that Khan has
provided cover for extremists by sharing
a platform with those with extremist views
in the past, resulting in former shadow
minister Yvette Cooper claiming Goldsmiths campaign was moving from subtle dog whistles to racist screams.
Hitting back, Goldsmith said: My campaign has been overwhelmingly positive
but it is absurd to pretend it isnt legitimate to ask questions about Sadiq Khans
links, of which there are many, many,
many. To try to close down those questions by shouting Islamophobia is not only
wrong, its completely irresponsible.
He also spoke of his hopes of leading
a trade delegation to Israel should he
reach City Hall, praising Boris Johnson for
building on the natural relationship.
Zac Goldsmith in Golders Green with

young supporter Sienna Lola Polak
Khan backs Labour rule change to tackle anti-Semites

SADIQ KHAN has backed proposals for a change in Labours
rules that would make it easier
to permanently kick anti-Semites out of the party.
The front-runner in the race
for London mayor (pictured),
who has spoken of incidents
of hatred among party members as a badge of shame,
said he absolutely supported
the plans put forward by the
Jewish Labour Movement.

During a visit to Jewish Cares
headquarters in Golders Green
with GLA candidate Andrew
Dismore, he said: I know what
its like to be a victim of hate
crime. The idea that we as the
Labour Party would have a hierarchy of racism, would not understand the importance of
addressing this, beggars belief.
Ive been quite plain about
my disappointment in the
Labour leadership. Its not simply trying to court your vote
I find it unacceptable that people in London of Jewish faith
think the Labour Party is not for
them because theyre Jewish.
He urged voters to look at
the experience of each of us,
the values, the vision including
efforts at tackling anti-Semitism
as communities minister.
Asked what could be done to

address anti-Semitic attitudes
among parts of the Muslim
community that were highlighted by a recent ICM poll, the
Tooting MP said: In the first
major speech I gave during this
campaign, I said most British
Muslims had come into contact
with somebody who have these
sorts of views who think 9/11
was a conspiracy. Ive been clear
from day one that we need to

tackle these views.
Despite lobbying for sanctions against Israel around Operation Cast Lead, Khan said:
Ive never been in favour of
boycotts. People have attributed words to me. Im going to
be the most pro-business mayor
weve ever had; Im going to be
an inclusive mayor... someone
who unites rather than divides.
21 April 2016 The Jewish News
21 injured in Jerusalem bus attack

THIRTEEN PEOPLE were hospitalised and
one man was left fighting for his life on Monday after a bus bomb in Jerusalem provided
an eerie echo of the Second Intifada.
A Jerusalem Police spokesperson said:
Based on an investigation by demolitions
experts, it appears that a bomb went off in
the back of the bus, which caused injuries to
passengers and the bus to catch fire.
Security officials were initially reluctant
to confirm that the explosion, which injured
at least 21 people, was an act of hatred
before investigations were complete, but
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and Israeli
President Reuven Rivlin both said it was a
terrorist attack.
It is clear to us all that our struggle
against terrorism will never stop, said
Rivlin, after the blast in Talpiot, in southwest Jerusalem. We will chase down and
reach all those who bid us harm until we
achieve quiet.
Following what analysts called a serious
escalation in attacks, Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu promised that the
perpetrators would be brought to justice,
and increased security across the city.
Police are investigating whether the critically injured man planted the device
on the number 12 bus, which set fire to a
neighbouring bus and nearby car. A judges
gagging order prohibits the media from
revealing his identity.
Joint Arab List leader Ayman Odeh
utterly condemned the attack but Hamas,
which did not claim responsibility, said
it was a natural response to the crimes of
occupation.
Soldiers manslaughter charge

AN ISRAELI military court
has charged a soldier with
manslaughter over the fatal
shooting of a wounded Palestinian attacker in the West
Bank, an incident caught on
tape that deeply divided the
nation.
The soldier, a medic whose
name was not released under
a gag order, has also been
charged with inappropriate
military conduct.
The shooting took place last
month in Hebron, a city that has
been a focal point of a sevenmonth wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Initially, the
military said two Palestinians
stabbed and wounded a soldier
before troops killed the pair.
A video showed the soldier
raise his rifle and shoot the injured attacker in the head.
UN rewriting Temple Mount history

ISRAEL HAS accused the UN of
rewriting history after last
weeks UNESCO resolution on
Jerusalem failed to mention
Jewish ties to Temple Mount.
Benjamin Netanyahu reacted
angrily to the absurd decision
passed at last Fridays board
meeting of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Paris.
Following a motion submit-
The bus on fire and the wreckage
Magen David Adom said 15 people

were wounded in the attack, two seriously, with the injured taken to Shaare
Zedek and Hadassah Ein Kerem, the
capitals two medical centres.
A spokesman for Shaare Zedek,
where the critically injured man in being
treated, said his condition was unstable
and life-threatening.
In its analysis, London-based think tank
BICOM said: This is a serious escalation in
severity of attacks that Israel has experienced within the wave of terror of the last
six months.
It added: More than the injuries caused,
ted by Arab member states,

including Egypt and Lebanon,
Netanyahu decried the omission of Jewish links to the site,
which is considered the third
holiest in Islam.
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid
said: The decision by UNESCO feeds incitement and so
contributes to the wave of terrorism. It is a stain on the
United Nations.
Push to outlaw all Hezbollah wings

this touches on psychological scars carried
by Jerusalemites to the days of the Second
Intifada, when suicide bus bombings were
prevalent. Only time will now tell if this was
just an aberration or new phase in the current wave of terror.
A CAMPAIGN has been

launched to have every branch
of Hezbollah proscribed as a
terrorist organisation, not just
its military wing.
The Zionist Federations renewed attempt to have the
Shiite group banned in its entirety follows a move by Sunni
Muslim states to proscribe the
group, which is supported by
Iran. The UK campaign, led by

a new ZF project called the Israel-Britain Alliance (IBA), has
the support of both Christian
and Jewish groups, whose
members are being encouraged to write to Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond.
The IBA said events in Syria,
where Hezbollah is fighting,
showed its barbarity.
SPECIAL REPORT: ISRAELS UNEMPLOYED STRICTLY-ORTHODOX
CAN WORK, WILL WORK

Half of Israels strictly-Orthodox men are unemployed. Stephen
Oryszczuk visits a unique project in the Galil thats giving the
countrys Charedim a crucial first step on the career ladder
Stark facts: Male employment among the strictly-Orthodox has nosedived
sraels strictly Orthodox are work-shy. They dont want

a career. They dont want to participate. Theyd rather
sponge off the state. I hear it all the time, says a weary
Tzvika Shreiber from Kemach, a non-profit organisation, addressing a room full of sceptical Jews from the UK. Well, I
come from the Charedi sector myself, and Im telling you: its
not true. We want to do it. The question is how.
With the support of private benefactors in London and elsewhere, Shreiber tells a UJIA delegation how Kemach helps get
strictly Orthodox men into employment using training, job placements, mentoring and aptitude tests for those who dont know
what they want to do.
There are even counsellors and employment psychologists
thrown in for good measure. Money is given for vocational training
for Charedi men to learn a profession, but is only dispensed once
Kemach has evidence that the learner has already paid his tuition
fees. If they dont finish their studies, theyre liable to repay what
Kemach has dished out to-date.
Half of Israels Charedi men are unemployed. Shreiber agrees
that there is a problem, and that the curriculum should be wider
in Charedi schools, but says that learning per se isnt an issue.
Until the eighth grade theyre learning secular studies, then until
the age of 30, 40, 50, they dont stop learning They have the
habit to learn, to open a book every day, almost all day. They have
much more than 16 years of studies, just not secular studies.
Most Israeli politicians agree that increasing workforce participation is a national priority, which is one of the reasons UJIA also
helps fund Kemach, but Schreiber says that motivating Charedi
men with a nationalist appeal wont work.
If I say to him: We have to save the state of Israel, its not speaking to him. Theres too much distance between the Charedi
man and the state of Israel that he will care. Better to give them
the opportunity to maintain their families with dignity, he says.
Will it work? The scepticism in the room grows as, minutes later,
he warns that the Charedim want to preserve their way of
living. Of the 12,000 scholarships Kemach has supported
(most in Jerusalem, but many here in the Galil), there are some
success stories.
Paris-born father-of-four Yedidiel Elbaz is 30, but looks barely
18. He lives in Zfat, in the north, and is learning to be a doctor
at the citys medical school. Crucially, perhaps, both his own
parents are also professionals (his father a dentist, his mother a
speech therapist).
I always thought that as long as I can study the Torah while
my wife will work, I will continue, but from the moment it
will be necessary, I will work, he says. When I saw my
wifes difficulties, I decided to take my responsibilities, but
I did not want to enter a simple job with no future, so I
Just the job: Kemach participants heed career advice
looked for satisfactory and respectable work.

Following bad advice, he enrolled on an engineering course,
but knew he was looking for a job with the human touch, giving
help. He had been first aid trained and helped in the immediate
aftermath of terrorist attacks in Jerusalem, so later settled on
medicine, beginning a degree in molecular biology, while working
in a bank part-time to support his family as he learned. The
organisation provided income top-up, or subsistence payments,
he says. It would not have been possible without the financial
support of Kemach.
Kemach needs to succeed in Israels north, where 12 percent
of the population is Charedi, and where more strictly-Orthodox
Jews migrate every day owing to the high property prices in
Israels centre.
With an average of 7.7 children per family, their share of the
population will quickly grow. Prof. Dan Ben-David, founder of the
Shoresh Institute and one of Israels leading economists, advises
the government on policy vis-a-vis the Charedim, and knows that
two thirds of Charedi children live in poverty.
He also knows that education is key: despite the growth of
Charedi colleges, only one in eight Charedi men have academic
degrees (compared with a quarter of Charedi men in the US). Of
those who do have a job, only 2,000 have jobs in Israels all-important high-tech industry, where 300,000 Israelis work.
Its an existential threat, he argues, and impacts on security.
Todays children are tomorrows adults, and the fastest growing
segments of Israels population are receiving the worst core education. Most do not study the basic subjects, he says. Children
with a third-world education can only maintain a third-world economy, which cannot support a first-world defence.
Israel cant afford for the strictly-Orthodox not to work, he
says: Israel cant afford the welfare payments or the lack of
tax receipts. Newly-discovered off-shore gas in the Mediterranean eases the urgency, but if employment and productivity
rates among Charedim and Arab Israelis (who also have
large families) do not start to match those in the rest of Israeli
society, the government deficit will increase four-fold, according to the Finance Ministry.
With Israels elderly population set to increase by half over the
next two decades, the pressure is on, especially in the Galil, which
has a 45 percent child poverty rate and the lowest incomes of
any region, up to 70 percent below the national average.
The stakes are high, the risks are great, but so are the rewards.
While Kemach believes the true benefit to society will only be
the personal growth one finds in pursuing additional opportunities, Ben-David takes a slightly different view. When a large
share of future adults will not be able to maintain Israels
economy, he asks, who then will fund it?
Our campaign begins for

a Shabbat fit for a Queen
Shabbat on 11 June, the day of Her
Majestys official birthday.
The weekend will be the centrepiece
of national celebrations with a huge
street party for charities in the Mall and
a service of thanksgiving at St Pauls,
although synagogues unable to mark the
occasion that weekend are urged to do
so on another occasion around the
same time.
The Chief Rabbi
is urging the communities
under
his
auspices to host celebrations fit for a
Queen, with the Centre for Rabbinic Excellence poised to issue
a tips and ideas guide
for planning a patriotic
event and providing
funding to make the best
proposals come to fruition.
Details of the plans are
expected to be sent out after
Pesach and will enable the synagogues to order a free, personalised banner to mark the big
birthday.
The Chief Rabbi will also send a short
message to his communities to mark this
auspicious occasion, as well as a special
version of the Prayer for the Royal Family,
which will incorporate an additional
passage composed in honour of the

Queens birthday, a spokesman said.
In response to Jewish News campaign,
which is backed by the Board of
Deputies, Liberal Judaism has also
pledged to mark the occasion. Chief
executive Rabbi Danny Rich said: We
will be marking the impressive achievements of Her Majesty the Queen,
along with people of all
faiths, and none, all
over the country.
The
Jewish
News call for a
Royal Shabbat is
something well be
taking up as a
movement, and Im
sure our communi2016
ties will think of lots
of fun, innovative and
educational services
and activities to celebrate this milestone.
Jonathan Wittenberg,
senior rabbi of the Masorti
movement, said: We support
the Royal Shabbat initiative and will
encourage our communities to participate in it.
The Movement for Reform Judaism expressed support for the initiative, while
the S&P Sephardi Community has also
been contacted.
Royal
Her Majestys official birthday is in June
Progressives will
show chutzpah
THE HEADS of Liberal and Reform Judaism in the UK told progressive European Jews that
their formula for Jewish life acts
as a magnet for couples, families and unaffiliated Jews.
Liberal Judaisms Rabbi Danny
Rich and Senior Reform Rabbi
Laura Janner-Klausner spoke at
the Biennial Conference of the
European Union for Progressive
Judaism in London.
If Progressive Judaism in Europe is to have a bold future, it will
need to accommodate itself to an
even more complex array of identities which will make up the modern European Jew, said Rich.
Janner-Klausner added: Our
innovative formula for Jewish life
is a magnet for young families,
mixed couples and previously unaffiliated Jews. We need to show
who we are and why we love our
Progressive Judaism using that
famous Jewish skill chutzpah.
JFS head takes

extended leave
JFS HAS sought to reassure parents that it is business as usual
after its headteacher Jonathan
Miller took a leave of absence
with immediate effect and replacements were asked to move
the school forward.
No reason for his extended absence was given in an email sent
to parents yesterday. Debby Lipkin
is to act as consultant headteacher while deputy Simon Appleman will become acting head.
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PM and Corbyns messages

be left to live in fear. Sadly, even
in the UK, we still see cases of
anti-Semitic abuse. I am determined to do everything in my
power to stamp it out.
Jeremy Corbyn, meanwhile,
said: I would like to send my
warmest regards to Jewish
communities all over Britain
who are preparing for the
Pesach holiday.
I have always been moved
by the Passover story of the
Israelite escape from enslavement. It is a universal message
of the struggle for liberation
and one that continues to inspire many who fight for justice
and equality all over the world.
THE PRIME Minister and

Leader of the Opposition have
sent personal Pesach messages
to the Jewish community.
David Cameron addressed
the scourge of anti-Semitism in
Britain. As you gather with
your families for the start of Pesach, Im delighted to send my
sincerest good wishes and my
hope that youll enjoy a happy
and peaceful Passover, he said.
As Jewish communities
unite to celebrate the festival...
our thoughts will turn to the
increasing number of abhorrent
anti-Semitic attacks over the
past year. Jewish communities,
wherever... they are, must not
NUS elects anti-Israel president

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societies on campus as a challenge. Jewish students have as
much right to feel safe on campus as anyone else.
Ms Bouattia claims she will
fight all forms of racism including anti-Semitism, and this
should also include exceptional
and discriminatory attacks on
the right of Jews to self-determination, or terrorism directed
against Jews in Israel or abroad.
We stand shoulder to shoulder with the Union of Jewish
Students and demand that our
students are enabled to study
hard and enjoy campus life,
without fear or intimidation.

Zionist Federation chairman
Paul Charney said Bouattias
election would be a deeply
challenging day for Jewish students.
Meanwhile, conference delegates applauded arguments
against specifically commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day.
Russell Langer, campaign manager for UJA, tweeted: In shock
that there was just so much applause for a speech against
Holocaust Memorial Day.
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Students host Shoah exhibit

YOUNG EDUCATORS have launched an
exhibition about Britain and the Holocaust to
mark the end of their three-year terms as
Holocaust Educational Trust regional ambassadors, writes Jacqueline Gordon.
Dilemmas, Choices, Responses: Britain and
the Holocaust at the Wiener Library features
collections of photographs, posters, archive
documents and survivor stories, exploring the
UK publics reaction to Nazi atrocities.
Also displayed are personal declarations
from the young ambassadors explaining why
they were inspired to support HET.
Many have no Jewish heritage but were
moved by survivor testimonies and witnessing
the concentration camps for themselves.
Exhibitor William Pinder, 21, a student from
Anglia Ruskin University, said: We have all
worked so hard on this, it is incredible to
finally see it all come together. Its been a
team effort and we are massively proud.
Survivors were among the guests. Zigi
Picture: Yakir Zur
HET young ambassadors with survivors at the Wiener Library on Monday evening
Shipper, 86, who was just 14 when he was

sent to Auschwitz, said: No one will ever
know what this means to me. I have spent
the last 30 years working with young people.
They are unbelievable. There are so few of
us left and there is little more we can do, so
it is so important that these young people

carry on the work for us.
Dilemmas, Choices, Responses: Britain and
the Holocaust remains on display at the Wiener
Library in Russell Square until 15 June
Supermarket sorry for Goebbels advert
The advert quotes Goebbels
A NEWSPAPER ADVERT featuring a quote from Joseph

Goebbels has been criticised for
trying to equate the Holocaust
with the migrant crisis, writes
Jacqueline Gordon.
The promotion by online
supermarket Etefy, which was
published in last Fridays Evening
Standard, shows a child grasping
barbed wire and the headline:
Millions of refugees have fled
fear and persecution last year.
Below it features an infamous
quote from the ex-Nazi propaganda chief, saying: The Jews

have deserved the catastrophe
that has now overtaken them.
Campaign Against Antisemitism has complained about
the advert to the Advertising
Standards Authority and the
Evening Standard.
A spokesman said: The inclusion of the quotation, without
context, explanation or rebuttal,
is inexcusable.
CAA claims it could lead to
some to believe Jews are even

to blame for the crisis. Karen Pollock, of the Holocaust Educational Trust, said the advert was
in very poor taste.
A spokesman for Etefy told
Jewish News: We have offered
an apology to everyone. In hindsight the advert was created and
placed wrongly.
The Evening Standard said:
Were hugely regretful that the
advert in question has caused
such offence.
Circumcision ruling case specific

THE COMMUNITY has been advised not to read too much into
a judges decision not to allow
a devout Muslim father to circumcise his son, after the childs
mother refused.
The man, an Algerian who
lives in England and is separated
from the mother, heard Mrs Justice Roberts refuse to make a
circumcision order on Monday,
after hearing arguments at a
family court in Exeter.
The father argued circumcision was in the childs best
interests but the mother
preferred to wait until such
time as the child has reached an
age where they are competent
to give consent to such a
procedure.
Milah UK founder Shimon
Cohen said the judgement did

not set a precedent as it was
case specific and could not
be seen as a general ruling on
brit milah (male circumcision).
It could have an effect on
the rare occasion when parents
disagree, but I cant say Ive
ever seen a case like this reach
court, he said. Were a similar
case to come before the courts
involving a Jewish parent, we
would support the argument
for brit milah, which is an essential covenant, but the integrity
of the child is paramount, as is
the rule of law.
Board of Deputies vice president Marie van der Zyl said:
There would not seem to be a
religious freedom aspect to this
case.
Father and son walk the Tube

THE CHIEF Executive of the Jewish Leadership Council, Simon
Johnson, has walked the entire
stretch of the Northern Line with
his son Max for charity.
Simon, 49, and 13-year-old
Max (pictured) started at the
beginning of the line in Morden
and reached their final destination
more than 24 hours later.
They completed the 14-hour
walk through of all 40 stations
stopping for breaks and raised
3,000 for Norwood and the
Israel Guide Dog Centre for the
Blind to celebrate Maxs barmitz-
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the end of their 28-mile journey.
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Relief for parents as Yavneh Primary

School gets green light for September
NERVY PARENTS breathed a
sigh of relief this week after
Yavneh College in Borehamwood said it would open a primary school in September.
It comes after the Department
for Education agreed to a funding agreement, which paved the
way for the opening with 60 reception places, easing fears of a
potential shortage of places at
Jewish schools in the capital.
A spokeswoman for the Partnership for Jewish Schools
(PaJeS), a division of the Jewish
Leadership Council, said: We
are delighted that this has come
to fruition and we wish the
headteacher and team every
success. We look forward to
Dayenu
(It would have been enough)
working with Yavneh Primary

over the coming years.
The Hertfordshire establishment announced an extra 30 secondary school places last month,
recognising the growth of the
Jewish population. The new primary school will eventually cater
for more than 400 pupils, which
MP Oliver Dowden said was
great news for the community.
Under rules governing free
schools, Yavneh can only guarantee 50 percent of places to
Jewish children, the other half
based on location. It is as yet unclear as to how many Jewish and
non-Jewish primary school children will start this September.
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A MAN IS in hospital after

being stabbed in synagogue
during a kiddush fight, writes
Joshua Levi.
It is understood that two
congregants at the Rambam
Sephardic Synagogue in Melbourne had a row about alcohol
during kiddush at around midday on Saturday.
It is believed that after the
argument, one of the men left,
before returning with a knife
where he stabbed a third person, who had tried to intervene

in the dispute, in the abdomen.
Police sergeant Jack Russell
said the two men were known to
each other, adding: It was a single stab wound and the victim
suffered non-life threatening issues. A 46-year-old man has
been arrested and charged with
intentionally causing serious injury, recklessly causing serious injury and assault with a weapon.
Yavneh College students celebrating outstanding exam grades
firmed as the new headteacher

for Yavnehs new primary school.
She joins after three years at
Menorah Foundation School.
Chair of governors Sue
Nyman thanked the government
for its support, adding: It is an
incredibly exciting development
in the educational landscape of
Hertfordshire.
Meanwhile, college headteacher Spencer Lewis said: Our
vision of providing first class

Jewish and general education to
children of four to 19 years is
finally coming to fruition. We
could not be happier.
Earlier this year, Yavneh announced it would drop its
feeder system, giving priority
status to children of the colleges teachers and preference
to applicants with WD or AL
postcodes in Hertfordshire.
Memorial for heroic Foley

THE GOVERNMENT is
to fund a statue honouring British Holocaust hero Frank Foley
[pictured] and increase
its support for the
Holocaust Educational
Trust to the the of
500,000, the chancellor has
announced.
George Osborne made the
pledge during a parliamentary
reception honouring the

former British intelligence officer, who used
his position working undercover as a passport
control officer to help
thousands of Jews escape Nazi Germany.
Dudley MP Ian Austin, who
hosted yesterday's reception,
has campaigned for the permanent memorial.
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Rio Olympics to host ceremony for

Israeli victims of Munich massacre
DETAILS OF the International
Olympic Committees plans to
honour the victims of the Munich
massacre in Rio have been presented to the families by the organisations new president,
writes Justin Cohen.
Thomas Bach has met two of
the widows from the 1972 attack, which claimed the lives of
11 athletes and coaches in what
became the darkest moment in
the history of the Games.
He confirmed that a major
ceremony would be conducted
inside the Olympic village days
before the opening ceremony,
during which the victims names
will be read out in front of families, athletes and journalists.
A mourning area will be set
up in the village throughout the

two-week event, and a stone
brought from Olympia will be
placed on top of a monument,
in a nod to Jewish tradition.
Following an extremely
warm meeting lasting more
than two hours at IOC headquarters in Lausanne with Bach
and his deputy, campaigner
Ankie Spitzer hailed the IOCs
historic and courageous steps.
Its much more than weve
had before. We hope it will teach
young athletes who may not be
aware about the darkest days in
the history of the Olympics. Our
message is that it must not happen again. From the moment he
came to office, Thomas Bach
wanted to do something.
Campaigner Ankie Spitzer has praised the IOCs decision
Spitzer, who was joined by

Ilana Romano, said Bach was
moved to learn for the first
time of the invitation that the
families had issued to the Palestinian delegation to a commemoration organised by the Israeli
Olympic Committee at the Atlanta Games in 1996.
The families have spent
decades campaigning for a tribute during the Games opening
ceremony. A petition ahead of
the London Olympics gained
tens of thousands of supporters.

A moment of reflection will
also be held during the closing
ceremony in Rio to enable participants and viewers to remember
loved ones. But no plans have
been revealed to mention explicitly the Munich victims, as the
families would like to see.
Spitzer, whose husband Andre
was among those who lost their
lives, said she had not given up
hope of such a tribute being incorporated into the moment.
Jews voting Labour are like Muslims voting Trump, says ex-BBC chief
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A JEWISH FORMER BBC executive has compared Jews

voting for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to Muslims voting for American presidential
hopeful Donald Trump.
Danny Cohen, the national
broadcasters head of TV until
last year, made the comments
in an interview with The
Times, published last weekend, in which he said he was
Under fire: Corbyn and Trump
not comfortable that antiSemitism in the Labour Party

was being tackled.
In reference to Trumps infa-
mous promise to ban Muslims

from
entering
America,
Cohen said: If you are Jewish
how can you vote for them?
How could you? For me it
would be like being a Muslim
and voting for Donald Trump.
How could you do it?
Cohens comments will be
seen as political, and timed to
heap yet more pressure on
the Labour leadership, which
has faced criticism after several weeks in which party

councillors and members
were suspended or banned
for anti-Semitic comments.
You have to feel absolutely
confident that it is totally unacceptable and it wont be tolerated and I personally
havent felt comfortable that
it is happening yet in the
Labour party, he said.
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Tunnel found
THE ISRAELI military said it
has discovered and destroyed
a tunnel burrowing from Gaza
into Israel the first to be uncovered since Israels 2014
war with the militant Hamas
movement that runs the
coastal strip.
Israeli troops detected the
tunnels exit, still underground, several days ago, according to military spokesman
Lt Col Peter Lerner, who
added he believes the tunnel
was built after the war.
It extended about 100 metres (325ft) from Gaza into Israel and was lined with
cement and outfitted with
electricity, ventilation and rail
tracks to cart away dirt from
digging, Lt Col Lerner said.
He said it was not clear
when exactly the tunnel was
destroyed.
Unicef: Israel is falling behind
ISRAEL HAS the highest level of

child poverty in the developed
world, according to a new Unicef
report, and is falling behind
hugely in health and education.
The damning figures were
identified in the Fairness for Children study report card, which
asked: How far behind are children being allowed to fall?
They show that child poverty,
as a percentage of the population, is higher in Israel than in
places like Chile, Turkey, Mexico
and Romania, with poverty
measured as households with
income below 50 percent of the
national median income.
In health, too, Israel came
comfortably bottom in the list of
35 countries, which charts the
gap between the health of
children living in poverty com-
murder of over 2,000 people in

Gaza in 2014. Both the Conference of Presidents of Major
American Jewish Organisations
and the Anti-Defamation League
called for her suspension.
A spokesman for Sanders confirmed Zimmerman had been
suspended pending investigation.
Zimmerman is the co-founder
and leader of IfNotNow, a coalition group calling for an end to
the Gaza war.
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Israel has the highest level of child poverty according to a new report
pared to the national average.

In this, Israel was 12 percent
worse than Turkey, which was
the second-worst state.
In education, the gap was
starker still, the rankings showing
how far low-achieving students
are allowed to fall behind the average child in reading, maths and
science literacy at the age of 15.
Israels achievement gap,
the study shows, is more than
twice that of almost all other developed countries.
Sanders Jewish aide suspended Ukraine appoints Jewish PM

BERNIE SANDERS has suspended his Jewish outreach coordinator just days after her
appointment over comments
about Benjamin Netanyahu.
A Facebook post by Simone
Zimmerman, 25, uncovered by
the Washington Free Beacon
called Netanyahu arrogant, deceptive and cynical.
Zimmerman also used her expletive-laden post to accuse Netanyahu of sanctioning the
WORLD JEWISH NEWS
UKRAINE HAS appointed its

first Jewish prime minister,
writes Natasha Sporn.
Vlodymir Groysman, 38,
took office following the resignation of Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
The 38-year-old from Vinnytsia began his political career at
the age of 28 when he was appointed the countrys youngest
mayor. He also has strong ties
with Israel through his fathers
family in Ashdod.
Josef Zissles, leader of the

VAAD Ukrainian Jews organisation, said Groysmans appointment showed the absence of
serious anti-Semitism in Ukraine.
Groysman has previously told
how his grandfather Issac survived the Holocaust by pretended to be dead after Nazis
threw him into a mass grave.
Parliament held a minutes silence on Holocaust Memorial
Day for victims of the atrocities.
Argentina
Ecuador
AN ELECTION row between

Orthodox and progressive Jews
at the Jewish AMIA centre in
Buenos Aires escalated this
week after a judge ordered a
halt to voting amid allegations
of irregularities. Complainants
say discounts for Charedi families unfairly increased the number of Orthodox voters.
AN ISRAELI emergency response charity specialising in

psychological support is appealing for help after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Ecuador,
killing more than 230 people. IsraAID, which is run by volunteers, is stretched after another
earthquake in Japan last week,
which killed almost 100 people.
Croatia
United States
CROATIAN JEWS have held a

Holocaust commemoration in
line with Jewish tradition, a week
before the government event,
which is being boycotted by the
community. Up to 300 Jews attended the ceremony at the site
of the former Nazi death camp
Jasenovac, near Zagreb, where
30,000 Jews were killed.
DOCTORAL STUDENTS at City

University in New York voted
overwhelmingly on Friday for
an academic boycott of Israel.
The campus comprises almost
5,000 students. Days earlier,
students at the University of
Chicago also voted to divest
from 10 companies with interests in the West Bank and Gaza.
Australia
Ukraine
A JEWISH FAMILY was celebrating a victory for common sense

this week, after a Filipino carer
who has looked after a 103-year
old Holocaust survivor in Sydney
for eight years was given government permission to attend
her daughters 18th birthday
party in the Philippines and then
return to her job in Australia.
A HOTEL OWNER in the city of

Uman has banned Chasidic Jews
from staying there during the annual pilgrimage to the grave of
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov.
Uman City Plaza said the policy
had been introduced because of
the prohibitive cost of repairs
needed to rooms following previous stays from the pilgrims.
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IN FOCUS: PREPARING FOR PASSOVER
BREAKING MATZAH WITH

MANY FAITHS
The Islamic Society of Britains JOE DOBSON

enjoys an interfaith seder hosted by Reform
Judaisms top rabbi and gains more than
just an education in Jewish tradition
AS I SAT on the tube on the way to a pre-Pesach

seder hosted by Senior Rabbi to Reform Judaism
Laura Janner-Klausner, it dawned on me that I am
not friends with any Jewish Londoners. Jewish acquaintances, yes. Ive
attended interfaith events at synagogues, but true friends? Not really.
Upon arriving at Rabbi Lauras
lovely home, we were swiftly introduced to our fellow guests. I met
leading activists within Britains
faith communities, including Yasmeen
Akhtar of the Three Faiths Forum and
Bharti Taylor, the first Hindu woman
to be invited to be a Member of
the European Council of Religious
Leaders.
Straight talking Naz Shah MP spoke
about her own belief in equality between us all as
human beings.
By the time Elizabeth Joy of the Indian Orthodox
Church introduced her PhD research into the
impact gender, ethnicity and class have on ones
perception of God, I was left feeling entirely inadequate in my knowledge of my own faith never
mind anyone elses.

Rabbi Laura, together with rabbinical students
Yaera Ratel and Roberta Harris, led us through
what I understand to be a typical Reform seder,
using the Reform Haggadah.
Each guest took turns to read sections with the
singing, led by the Jewish guests. Conservative MP
Andrew Percy arrived after the explanation of the
practice of leaning to the left when
eating, so when it was later mentioned
in passing that we all lean to the left
he incredulously exclaimed: Well,
I dont lean to the left. Im still not sure
if it was a joke or a misunderstanding,
but it was the funniest line of the night.
The evening did briefly descend
into something akin to a sitcom plot
when Alex Fenton, Rabbi JannerKlausners director of public affairs,
phoned the cook to clarify if the
charoset was alcohol free. It wasnt.
So the Muslim guests and the game
Rabbi Laura ate the maror neat, causing Faisal Iqbal of the British military to note:
Its never wise to invite Muslims to dinner.
Moments of theological and geopolitical disagreement could not be avoided entirely. Stephen
Tunstall of the Christian charity Embrace The
Middle East controversially suggested that the
search for the afikoman is clearly trumped by the
Guests including Joe Dobson, inset, gathered around Rabbi Lauras dinner table for a special seder
Easter search for chocolate eggs, while postgraduate student Alyaa Ebbiary and Andrew Percy got
into a heated debate about two peoples in conflict over several hundred years the nations of
Yorkshire and Lancashire.
At this point, with laughter from all those
around the table, I saw the positive impact this
seder would have. This is not about Christians,
Hindus or Muslims knowing how Jewish rituals are
conducted Wikipedia could have told us that.

It is about friendship, trust and laughter.
Hosting a seder in your home and inviting those
of other faiths to join you is a far braver and more
personal act than to host an interfaith event at a
place of worship.
It demonstrates, in a very personal way, that as
free peoples we have the choice to show love and
friendship to all.
Beth Din: Pesach staples at their cheapest Giving the festival its fizz
THE LONDON Beth Din
has said a combination of
foreign imports and a
drive to certify regular
products as kosher-forPassover means some Pesach products in the UK
this year are cheaper
than ever before, writes
Angie Jacobs.
The claim, made by
Rabbi Jeremy Conway, the
director of the Kashrut Division of the KLBD, came
amid renewed attention
on the price of goods for
the Jewish holiday, which
need special certification.
We are delighted that
due to imports from Israel
and America, and increased competition locally, a huge range of
Pesach products, and especially staple items, are
available at cheaper prices
than ever before, he said.
Conway added that the
London Beth Dins supervision is provided at costprice and that the KLBD
was working to certify
regular products as suitable for Passover use.
As an example, he
added that Tate & Lyle
sugar bearing a KLBDP
stamp was now available
at the normal price.
Pesach shoppers re-
searching prices have

found the cheapest matzos are currently available
from Morrisons, at 50p
per box when buying six.
Sainsburys, which sells
the next cheapest at 80p,
has also been selling a fine
matzo meal at 1 per bag
and Kedem grape juice on
sale for 1.50.
Other items need to be
bought at a specialist outlet, with shoppers expected to pay upwards of
3.99 for a box of shmurah matzos in Kosher
Kingdom and up to
20.99 for gluten-free oat
shmurah matzo in Kays.
Shopper Kathryn Phillips praised Kosher Kingdom because its an
experience, its fun, especially that Israeli lady on
the till, but added: It is
expensive, but you would
expect that.
Barbara Edwards from
Hendon, said she had seen
a horse-radish/mayonnaise
combination at 3.69 for a
1lb bottle, and a 1kg carton of whole egg for
4.15 in Kays.
I just buy the basics,
she said. We spent a fortune between Kosher
Kingdom and the Kosher
Outlet.
Pricey price: Cheese 11.59, horseradish 6.49, prune juice 5.75, honey 4.99
IT SEEMS seder isnt seder

without our familiar bottles of
fizzy pop on the table alongside the four cups of wine,
writes Lisa Sanders.
According to Deborah Felstein, the UKs sole importer
for kosher for Passover Coke
and Sprite, we cant get
enough of the
stuff. UK customers
knock
back far more of
the carbonated
drinks
during
the week-long
holiday
than
France,
Italy,
Belgium
and
Spain. Im not
going to tell you
how much we
drink, but its a
lot, she says.
Felsteins company, Foodfads Ltd, is now in its 25th
year. I was newly married,
she remembers, And when I
went to do my Pesach shopping at the kosher supermarket, there was just this
Snowcrest lemonade to drink.
My parents lived in Belgium
at the time. And when we
went to visit them for the
seder they had Coke! I figured, if they can get it in
Belgium, why not bring it to
London?
Why not indeed. The bottles are shipped from the
Coca Cola factory in Bnei

Brak during the first week in
February, ready for distribution to the supermarkets and
kosher shops.
Discerning drinkers may
have noticed that this Israeli
Coke tastes different. It is
sweeter, admits Felstein.
It is because
the Israeli water
is
naturally
sweeter.
Ensuring the
drinks are kosher
for Passover is a
tricky business.
Ordinary, nondiet Coke is certified by Bnei
Braks Rav Landau. But Rav
Landau wont approve the diet
version since Coca-Cola will
not reveal the source of the
aspartame it uses.
The diet drinks are therefore certified by the Israeli
rabbinate. But isnt Coca-Cola
supposed to have a secret
recipe? In which case, how
does kosher certification
work?
Coca-Cola gives the Rabbinate a list of 20 ingredients,
of which some are in the
drink, reveals Felstein.
The rabbinate gives a
hechsher to all the ingredients. So its definitely kosher.
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SPECIAL REPORT: UK-ISRAEL MEDICAL COLLABORATION
Its speed dating... for scientific research

BY JENNI
FRAZER
WITH A GRIN, one of the
organisers of the third Birax
conference on regenerative
medicine noted that part of
the second day of the event
would be devoted to speed
dating.
She was not altogether
joking. Birax the BritishIsrael Research and Academic
Exchange Partnership was
holding its largest ever conference, this year based at
the Mathematical Institute in
Oxford. More than 350 Israeli
scientists had come to the
UK to join their British counterparts for two days of
passionate discussions and
presentations.
About a third of the delegates are already involved in
scientific projects in vital fields
such as Parkinsons, dementia,
multiple sclerosis and other
degenerative conditions.
But many of the other participants had come to Oxford
actively looking for a partner
and the Birax organisers were
determined to help them.
From basic indicators, such
as different coloured lanyards
for the Israeli and British
Dr Roi Gazit of the National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev
scientists to a speed dating

session in which people
could meet each other to see
if their research was compatible, everything at Birax
was dedicated to getting
groundbreaking co-operation
in place.
Dr Roi Gazit, who holds

a chair in health sciences
at Ben-Gurion University, was
making his first visit to Britain
in the hope of linking up with
a British opposite number to
help him in his research.
He said: Its very easy
to read other peoples work,

but this conference gives us
a great opportunity to meet.
Like so many Israelis,
I studied first in Israel and
then took the usual route
of post-doctorate studies in
America. But I heard about
Birax and the possibility of
working with UK scientists,
and this conference is great:
its just big enough to be
impressive, and just small
enough to be intimate.
Dr Gazits work relates to
the reprogramming of stem
cells and whether contaminated adult blood cells can
be cleansed. Presently he
works with mice, but hopes to
attract a British partner who
can advance the research and
develop the programme in
humans.
Dr David Hampton of Edinburgh University is coming
to the end of a three-year
Birax funded project in
which he works with Dr Yossi
Nishri, who is a research student at Hadassah Hospital in
Jerusalem.
Dr Hampton, who is based
at the Centre for Clinical Brain
Sciences, is working on research into multiple sclerosis.
He and Dr Nishri are working
on two aspects a model of
the path of the human disease

in Edinburgh, and cell systems
in Jerusalem.
Hadassah contacted us initially, explained Dr Hampton.
Ive had many collaborations
in the past 15 years, but what
makes Birax work is where the
science is good and the people are good, too because
there is a social element to
this, as well.
We really get on. Yossi has
been to Edinburgh three or
four times and Ive made
return visits to Jerusalem.
Its been very worthwhile.
You can make all the phone
calls and read all the literature, but talking is key
and thats what this event
offers.
Dr Hampton acknowledged
that some scientists were
territorial about their work,
but pointed out the dozens
of conversations going on
around us Israeli blue lanyards deep in discussion with
British grey, men and women,
young and old, religious and
atheist.
Partners in the Birax work
include the Alzheimers Society, Arthritis Research UK,
the British Heart Foundation,
the MS Society and Parkinsons UK.
Regev welcomed
MORE THAN 130 churches and
ministries have welcomed
Mark Regev to his new role of
Israeli ambassador to the UK.
Regev was given a welcome
card by Christian broadcaster
Simon Barrett and Steven
Jaffe, a consultant to the Board
of Deputies.
Barrett signed on behalf of
the signatories of the Shalom
Declaration, a Christian initiative to combat anti-Semitism
and support Israel.
Regev, who marked the start
of his term by addressing the
Board last week, said: I look
forward to working with our
many Christian friends across
the UK.
Pesach collection
BARNET COUNCIL is running
a Pesach waste and chametz
collection service to help Jewish residents prepare for the
festival, writes Natasha Sporn.
Waste will be collected
today, 21 April, from 300 designated roads including
Golders Green Road and Temple Fortune Lane with residents asked to place anything
in black bins or sacks outside
their property before 6.30am.
Barnet Council covering
areas with a significant
Jewish population has been
running the Passover collection scheme for several years.
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EDITORIAL COMMENT AND READERS LETTERS
Bottom of the barrel

HOW DID it come to this? The
new representative of students in
Britain thinks the Zionists are out
to get her. As if things on campus
couldnt get any worse.
Malia Bouattia may possibly
be a well-meaning person. She
may just need to grow up. In the
meantime, she seems to have no
problem stoking hatred and
perpetuating the feeling that
Israel is at the centre of all evil.
Shes beyond the boycotters.
Shes beyond the academics arguing about Israels legitimacy. Shes
not quite with the jihadists, but
shes close, and is unapologetically sympathetic to Palestinian
resistance i.e. armed struggle.
To be clear Jewish News
applauds any student body
diverse, inclusive and sure
enough to elect a black, Muslim,
Algerian-born left-winger forced
to flee her country when she was
11. Thats not our issue.
Our issue is that it has
approved the views of someone

who refused to condemn Islamic
State. It has approved the
thoughts of someone who rants
against Zionist-led media and
Zionist outposts when evil antiSemitism is on the rise. Its that it
has elected someone who thinks
Israel-Palestinian peace talks
strengthen the colonial project.
Even before Wednesdays
announcement, which was
preceded by applause for someone arguing why the National
Union of Students shouldnt
commemorate
Holocaust
Memorial Day, we worried
about Jewish students. Now
were terrified. Because shes
their representative. If she held
views anything like their own,
she wouldnt be.
So mazeltov to Malia from the
Zionist media she loves to hate,
and to the 371 people who
voted for her. Well done to the
lot of you. You must be proud.
90 mazeltovs Maam!
THE RECORDS keep on tumbling
for Her Majesty. The longest serving Monarch, the oldest serving
Monarch and now the first King
or Queen of England to reach
the big 9-0. During a reign lasting 64 years, she has seen 12
prime ministers come and go.
Hers is a record of dedicated
and unbroken public service
unlikely to be overtaken. So
much so that even avowed
Republicans happily put aside
their reservations to provide a
mazeltov message as part of our
90 For 90 initiative with the Board
of Deputies.
We didnt, of course, need six
pages of messages from the
great and good of Anglo-Jewry
to show the affection in which
our Queen is held by British
Jewry you just need to pop into

shul on Shabbat to hear prayers
for the Royal familys wellbeing.
But the 90 messages from
leading lights in the world of politics, business, the arts and charity
are a reminder of her impact on
so many facets of British life as
well as the wide-ranging contribution of British Jewry during her
reign; ironically, they are at the
same time a reminder of the
huge changes she has overseen
and as an effective retort to
those who argue for an end to
royalty as you can get.
There are many reasons to
celebrate today. We hope thousands will join our call to mark a
Royal Shabbat [see page 5]
during the time of the main
national celebrations in June.
THIS WEEKENDS SHABBAT TIMES

Pesach and Shabbat come in at: 19:54
Shabbat goes out at on Saturday: 21:07
Yom Tov goes out at on Sunday: 21:09
Sedra:
PESACH
Letters to the Editor

PO Box 34296, London NW5 1YW letters@thejngroup.com
A SLUR THAT WILL BE

SPREAD TOO EASILY
I was saddened by your recent headline, Top
rabbi: Ban non-Jews [Jewish News, 31
March], about Israel Rabbi Yitzhak Yosefs
sermon in which he declared non-Jews
should not be allowed to live in Israel unless
they abide by the Noachide laws.
These laws amount to little more than
agreeing to live according to the rule of law,
expected by any civilised country.
Rabbi Yosef only excluded, for example,
those who wish to exercise their right to
murder. Why should Jonathan Arkush and
Richard Verber find that an embarrassment?
A more appropriate headline would have
been: Israeli Chief Rabbi states that,
according to Jewish law, all non-Jews who
uphold basic moral values and the rule of law
are welcome to live in Israel.
Giving an untrue impression that he advocated ethnically cleansing Israel of all its nonJewish residents is a slur that will be all too
eagerly spread by those who delegitimise
Israel preparatory to its, for them, hoped-for
final elimination.
Martin D. Stern
Salford
uality to the same age of consent as heterosexuality, the then Chief Rabbi Lord
Jakobovits ztl spoke for mainstream AngloJewry when he said it would be better to
raise the age even higher for homosexuality.
Rather than dragging a human rights
issue through the courts, we must work with
the government and Ofsted to find a
consensus and move forward for the best
interests of our children.
Joseph Feld
By email
SOMETIMES KOSHER
REALLY ISNT KOSHER
All food is either kosher or not, claims letter
writer Michael Rosen [Jewish News, 31
March], while complaining about your
Hungry Housewife page.
Really? How come some Jews find kosher
food not kosher enough for them, but have
to have special glatt kosher pre-wrapped
dishes provided for them? As George Orwell
almost said: All kosher is equal but some
kosher is more equal than others.
Barry Hyman
Bushey Heath
& kvetches
MOVE FORWARD FOR Sketches
OUR CHILDRENS SAKE By Paul Solomons www.daftoons.com
Re your Does My But Look Big In This?
column on Orthodox schools and Ofsted, the
writer must live on another planet. Girls who
study only Torah? Chasidic communities like
Satmar follow the strict view of Maimonides
that it is wrong to teach girls Torah and do not
even open a Chumash in a girls school.
Aside from the Hirschian Frankfurt School,
most Haredi girls schools limit girls Torah
studies to the practical Halacha required for
women. Only boys follow the intensive
Talmud and Codes curriculum.
In some Charedi circles, the boys have
intensive Torah studies and their future wives
get the broad general education, including
fluent English, they will need to help to keep
their husbands in Kollel.
Many Chasidic schools are in Hackney
where the outside world seems to include
drugs, HIV, crime and promiscuity. We are
happy if our children keep a distance from
some elements of British society.
Until quite recently, it was prohibited for
schools in any way to encourage same-sex
relationships. When the question was raised
of lowering the age of consent for homosex-
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HISTORIC TREATY IS
SIMPLY IRRELEVANT
If only Middle East peace was as simple as
some of your correspondents have us
believe. For Uri Rabin and Peter Baum it is
all so clear. If only the Palestinians would
read the 1920 San Remo Treaty or the terms
of the Mandate (from the same vintage), it
would be so blindingly obvious to them and
their supporters that they would give up
their fight for a state.
The truth is that for every treaty dating
from a period when imperial rule was seen as
normal, there is another that could be used
in support of the opposite view (for example
the UN resolution of 1947 that validated both
a Jewish and an Arab state).
Looking backwards 30, 60 or 100 years will
not help anyone, because no one today is
going to base his or her views on what should
happen now in the 21st century on what
statesmen declared in the early 20th.
The tragedies of that century certainly
shape todays political thinking, but what
really matters is what is happening today
on the ground, to both peoples.
The senseless terrorism and continuing
occupation, the despair and incitement,
need to be tackled. The text of the San Remo
treaty will not be of much consolation.
Mike Fenster
Stanmore
THINGS TO KEEP IN
MIND THIS PESACH
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OPINION:
RABBIJENNI
MIRIAMFRAZER
BERGER AND MARK MAIER
OPINION:
Rare political moment of

clarity for the Israeli right
PERCEPTION, I have begun to think, is nine
points of the law. If something looks bad, our natural assumption is to believe it IS bad, and generally we fail to make the necessary inquiries. The
question is whether to take something at face
value or pick it apart for its probable motivation.
What, for example, are we to make of the recent visit to Israel, at the invitation of the ruling
Likud party, of the leader of Austrias Freedom
Party, Hans-Christian Strache?
Its only four years since Strache posted an antiSemitic cartoon on his Facebook page; and yet,
apparently, according to a report in a Vienna
newspaper, his intention in going to Israel was to
make himself kosher.
Straches ambition was duly achieved with a
visit to Yad Vashem, though a more politicallysavvy response came from former Israeli president
Shimon Peres, who refused to confer on Strache
the legitimacy of a meeting.
According to reports, some Likud politicians
have been pressing for years for the ban on contacts with the Freedom Party to be lifted.
Most notorious under its late leader Jorg
Haider, the party has become a by-word for its
anti-Muslim sentiments and, allegedly, it is now
in favour of settlement building in Israel, thus potentially explaining Likud support.
So was it a good thing that Strache got to tour
Yad Vashem? Possibly: if I thought for a minute

that it might go to changing his mind about Jews,
I might applaud it.
As it is, it seems to me to have been a cynical
exercise in rebuilding the Freedom Partys image
and not much more. I cant, comfortably, believe
that the Strache leopard changed his spots.
However, in another part of the right-wing forest, some other perceptions may be changing. Uri
Ariel is Israels agriculture minister and has just
paid a visit to some of the West Bank checkpoints.
Ariel is a member of the Jewish Home Party
and has no automatic love for prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he frequently denounces
as not right-wing enough.
But even Ariel appears to have been shocked
at the conditions imposed on Palestinians waiting to come in to Israel to work.
He said: Go and see how they stand and wait
to enter Israel at the checkpoints. Its shameful and
a disgrace to the state of Israel and to the security
establishment. People stand there in terrible conditions: in the summer, heat, in the winter, rains.
He added that workers often arrived before
dawn and waited for hours without shade or
water. He asked: Why cant we fix this?
I may say that in line with the general air of
cynicism about such pronouncements some of
Ariels words it may have been uttered as a way
of attacking Netanyahu. Part of me also responds

by saying and now the late news, insofar as
Ariel appears just to have woken up to this disgrace to the state of Israel when others have
been pointing it out for many years.
But, you know, we should sometimes take
what we can get. And if a politician like Uri Ariel
can make a statement like this and, in fact, go
further by saying that Gaza should have an international port, then should we not embrace what
he is saying, wholeheartedly?
I dont for a minute think that the minister is
about to become the Palestinians best friend.
But he appears to have been struck by a rare political moment of clarity, which should be welcomed by both those of the Left and of the Right.
This weekend, those re-telling the story of Pesach will have the annual opportunity to unpick
the thinking behind the Exodus, the plagues, the
suffering of the Jews as slaves in Egypt.
But above all, the seder is an occasion to celebrate freedom freedom from opportunism and
a chance to applaud simple human courage.
A friend has taken to signing off his emails, Do
good things.
Thats not a bad message with which to welcome Pesach as our liberation festival. Remember, perception is almost everything.
Chag sameach.
Jenni Frazer
If a politician like this can

make a statement like this,
should we not embrace
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OPINION:
RABBICHIEF
MIRIAMRABBI
BERGER
AND MARK
MAIER
OPINION:
EPHRAIM
MIRVIS
& BRENDAN ONEILL
This years Yom HaShoah

poses a challenge to us all
PERHAPS SURPRISINGLY, this year, Yom
HaShoah poses a great challenge to us.
Last year I was enormously proud of British
Jewry at the 2015 Yom HaShoah National commemoration. It brought together people from
all parts of our community. Young and old, religious and unaffiliated Jewish people came in
their thousands to make an immensely powerful
statement: Seventy years on from the liberation
of concentration camps across Europe, the
Shoah would never fade into the annals of history, as the preserve of textbooks and museums. Rather, it would live within each and every
one of us as a part of our consciousness, a part
of our very identity. I was truly inspired by the
atmosphere and the shared commitment.
Indeed, the 70th anniversary, quite rightly
made international news headlines. The worlds
media gathered at Auschwitz earlier in the year.
prime ministers, royalty and parliamentarians
joined survivors at various events across the
globe to make a similar pledge.
There can hardly have been a single Jew on
the planet for whom the commemorations did
not invoke a sense of commitment to Holocaust
Memorial. And yet, even as I looked proudly
over the gathered crowds, a very deep concern
was forming what kind of statement will we
be able to muster for next year?
The 70th anniversary was certainly an appropriate time for the world to make its own
proclamation about the Shoah. But 70 is just a

number. With each passing year we must acknowledge that our collective task becomes
ever more challenging and, as such, particularly
for our precious Holocaust survivors, the 71st
anniversary is a whole year more important than
the 70th. Next year will be more important still,
and so on.
Consider the following, unavoidable truth.
This year, many tens of thousands of Jewish
children will be born who will probably never
hear the first-hand testimony of a survivor.
By the time they are old enough to do so,
there will be few, if any, survivors left for them
to listen to. For decades, we have talked about
how we would react when this time arrived.
Sadly, that time is now. We must internalise the
fact that there is no longer any opportunity for
planning or pledging. Our mantra of never forget must cease to be just a promise for the future and become a rallying call for action today.
It was with this thought in mind that at last
years Yom HaShoah event I explained that
hopefulness alone will simply not be enough, if
it is not accompanied by tangible action to become a living memorial.
It is no accident that in Jewish tradition we
use the symbol of a flame to identify the point
at which the material meets the spiritual. The
best known example of this is the way that we
memorialise those dear to us who have passed
on from the material to the spiritual world. But

though a flame can be extremely powerful, it is
also fragile and vulnerable. Left to burn alone,
it will eventually extinguish and disappear it
only survives if we protect and cultivate it.
This is a particularly evocative lesson for us
as we face up to the challenge of the 71st year.
It is too easy to make a gesture on the 70th anniversary and to feel that we have fulfilled our
obligation as a community, at least until the
75th or 80th anniversary.
A casual or occasional relationship with
Holocaust memorial is a recipe for extinguishing a flame we pledged to protect and it is a
dereliction of our collective responsibility.
So, this year, as Yom HaShoah approaches
without the tailwind of publicity that prompted
5,000 people to attend last years national
event, every one of us must ask ourselves what
personal ongoing commitment we will make to
Holocaust memorial. If you are able, take a few
hours out of your weekend to attend this years
community commemoration at Barnet Copthall
Stadium or perhaps attend an event at your
local synagogue or elsewhere.
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Bonkers student politics has

the NUS president it deserves
IF YOU want to know how screwed-up student
politics has become, get this: the National Union
of Students is now run by someone who describes the mainstream media as Zionist-led.
Yes, this supposedly radical student outfit, famously packed with lefties who fancy themselves as progressive, now has a president who
peddles the same foul myths that are spouted
by hard right-wingers. NUS presidents once had
convictions; now they have conspiracy theories.
The new president is one Malia Bouattia. She
was formerly the NUSs black students officer, and
has now been elected its president.
She is a walking, talking snapshot of how
bonkers student politics has become.
In 2014, she refused to back an NUS motion
condemning ISIS and expressing support for the
Kurds on the basis that it was Islamophobic. She
said condemnation of ISIS is used as a justification for war and blatant Islamophobia.
When you cant even bring yourself to say ISIS
is wicked, to take a stand against a barbaric army
that slaughters infidels in the most obscene way
imaginable and treats women as the lowest form
of life, then you know your moral compass is
busted beyond repair.
Bouattia, as revealed by the student newspaper
The Tab, has also given a speech in which she
praised Palestinain violence and attacked the
Wests Zionist-led media for failing to tell the
truth about the Middle East.
In the speech she unwittingly exposed her
own disdain for ordinary Muslims. She said the
reason some of them dont support Palestinian
violence is because theyre suffering from in-
ternalised Islamophobia.
In short, theyre riddled with self-hatred, no
doubt as a result of having been brainwashed with
anti-Muslim misinformation by the media.
So, unlike her, your average Muslim is a bit
dim, fickle, suggestible, their hollow minds
colonised by Big Media. For someone who
claims to be concerned about Islamophobia,
Bouattia is weirdly fond of promoting a view of
Muslims as overgrown children.
Then theres her view of Zionists. She moves
far beyond criticising the idea of Zionism, into rumour-mongering about the evil reach of Zionists
into media life across the West.
She talks about mainstream Zionist-led media
outlets and claims theyre helping to oppress
the global South.
This echoes the foulest arguments pushed by
anti-Semites of old: that the press was controlled
by Jewish forces and that they used their privileged pedestal to hoodwink people and control
world affairs.
Bouattia might prefer Zionist to Jew, and
global South to the world, but her argument
amounts to a PC-rehashing of the vile notion that
those people have too much power.
Old fascistic cartoons showed caricatured Jewish figures feeding people slop/information from
a cauldron marked Juden Presse. Now this
idea has been given a bit of leftish spit-and-polish
and has been embraced by the NUS.
In some radical student circles, a nasty new
anti-Zio politics is taking hold. The chairman
of Oxford Universitys Labour Club resigned earlier this year, claiming some members have
some kind of problem with Jews. Other students now find it virtually impossible to hold proIsrael meetings without facing the shouts and
demands for censorship of student agitators.
The talk of Zios and their white privilege is
especially worrying. It suggests that the very student leaders who pose as anti-racist harbour some
worrying racial ideas of their own.
Indeed, its becoming a new rule of todays
Kafkaesque student politics that those who shout
loudest about the scourge of racism and the need
for Safe Spaces against bigotry will likely be purveyors of the oldest racism and the oldest bigotry.
This is because their outlook isnt really one of
anti-racism, that old, noble goal of achieving
equality and freedom for all. Rather, they practise
the politics of identity, something altogether different, something sectional and ugly and motivated more by the culture of victimhood than a
belief in egalitarianism.
And in this privilege-checking world, where
theyre constantly creating hierarchies of the
oppressed, Jews are just too white and nice
for their liking, so they must be bad, undeserving of sympathy, and perhaps deserving of hatred. In the pseudo-radical name of checking
white privilege, they resuscitate some very
old racial thinking.
When I was at university 20 years ago, the NUS
was obsessed with No Platforming the far right.
Now, in an eye-swivelling turnaround, it has
adopted some of the arguments of the far right.
Talk of a Zionist-led media is not progressive, its prejudice old, ugly prejudice, now at
the very top of the NUS.
Brendan ONeill
Editor, Spiked Online
The new NUS president is

a walking, talking snapshot
of how bonkers student
politics has become
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OPINION:
RABBILAURA
MIRIAMMARKS
BERGER AND MARK MAIER
OPINION:
Alarming Muslim survey is

reason to do more, not less
LAST WEEKS Jewish News reported on a poll
from a Channel 4 programme called What
British Muslims Really Think, which can only be
described as dispiriting and very worrying.
The survey found more than a quarter of British
Muslims felt Jews were responsible for most
wars compared to a six percent average across
the UK with more than a third agreeing Jews
talk too much about the Holocaust, have too
much control over global affairs and dont care
about what happens to anyone but their own
kind. Generally the survey found a much lower
level of integration and higher level of antipathy
towards Jews than we would have hoped for.
However, as we have seen many times, including at the last General Election, polls are
often flawed. And this one by ICM, which interviewed 1,081 adults between April and May
last year certainly has some serious problems.
Primarily, the survey took place in areas with
a high density of Muslims, which also happen
to be the poorer areas of the country. As you
would expect, and as is true for any race or religion, these are areas where you get the highest levels of inward looking dissatisfaction.
The results were then compared with a telephone survey of people generally in the UK, so
did not compare like with like.
That said, even if flawed, these findings are still
very disturbing and not to be ignored.
The question is what can the Jewish commu-
nity do about it? We often tend to face inwards

and hope to be safe in our own sheltered world.
We may express our upset and demand
change, but if all we have are words then how
will improvement actually come about?
Over the past week I presented at an interfaith
session at the European Union for Progressive Judaisms Biennial Conference and at a Muslim interfaith conference in honour of the memory of
Syeda Fatima. At both I asked how many people
had a friend from another faith group. Few hands
went up. This is even though both conference
halls were full of activists, with people on stage
actively arguing for the need for interfaith work.
This will start to explain some of the attitudes
Muslims have towards us. After all, if you have
Jewish neighbours, colleagues and friends, its
difficult to continue to believe that they are the
secret rulers of the world.
And, in all the outrage in the Jewish community
over the findings, there is an elephant in the room.
Imagine a similar survey in a densely populated
Jewish area, where the respondents have little or
no contact with any Muslim people. I wonder if
wed find similar percentages to those agreeing
with negative statements about Muslims.
Again, where there is more integration,
these numbers must surely fall. Its hard to believe that all Muslims are potential terrorists
when youve just had your Muslim friends
round for Friday night dinner or organised a
collection for a local foodbank with them.

Nisa-Nashim, Mitzvah Day and similar projects
including the Muslims brand new Sadaqa Day
are all about building local communities from
the bottom up, one person at a time.
At last years Mitzvah Day a project involving
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and Imam Ibrahim
Mogra the Assistant Secretary General of the
Muslim Council of Britain made the headlines.
But it is the grassroots projects around the
country, between Jews and Muslims that I am really proud of. Whether giving blood, tidying local
communal areas or collecting for refugees the
fact that Jewish and Muslim people of all ages are
starting to engage, side-by-side, is what will ultimately make a difference.
People mainly see Mitzvah Day for the good
deeds done and the charities helped. But there is
a much deeper long-term benefit of building relationships between communities and bringing
together people who otherwise may not have
met. Not just Jews and Muslims, but Christians,
Hindus, Sikhs and those of all faiths and none.
Of course, we can choose to believe all Muslims hate Jews. But for me doing nothing is not
an option. Lets reach out and try to build friendships and understanding.
Its clearly time to do more, not less.
Laura Marks is founder of Mitzvah Day and
co-founder of Nisa-Nashim, the Jewish-Muslim
womens network
Laura Marks
Co-founder,
Nisa-Nashim
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NEWS IN BRIEF
INTERFAITH SEDER
St Laurences Church in Catford
hosted an interfaith community
seder, with the idea of explaining
the ethos and content of the Jewish
Passover service. The idea of the
churchs Rev Charles Pickstone, the
afternoon welcomed members of
Catford & Bromley Synagogue and
the church congregation, along with
the Archdeacon of Lewisham and
Greenwich, the Venerable Alastair
Cutting, congregation and clergy
from St Margarets Church in Lee,
Rev Alan Race, and cabinet member
for community safety, from
Lewisham, Janet Daby.
BOYS RUN FOR SHALVA

Eight Hasmonean boys, along with
a handful of boys from Immanuel
College, took part in the recent
2016 Jerusalem Marathon. Running
half marathons, they collectively
raised 30,000 for SHALVA, a charity
caring for children with special
needs in Israel, with all Hasmonean
runners finishing in under two hours.
RABBIS NEW ROLE

Rabbi Jacob Ebrahimoff has
accepted a new position as the
executive head of a new British
international school in Israel, named
King Solomon. From September,
he will spend half his time working
there, and the other half in London
at Independent Jewish Day School.
He said: The new leadership
structure will provide exciting
opportunities for the pupils,
teachers and governors in both
schools. I also cherish the
opportunity to learn from the
innovative Israeli approach and
provide further learning
opportunities for pupils in the
IJDS and the wider community.
AID SOCIETY RAISES 2K

Southend and District Aid Societys
35th annual quiz raised more than
2,000. More than 125 people
attended the event, which was held
in the synagogue functions hall, with
the funds raised going towards
special projects for the Southend &
Westcliff Jewish Care Community
Centre. Richard Shone, services
manager for Jewish Care said:
The Aid Society helps towards
enhancing the quality of life of the
more vulnerable Jewish people
living in the town and the funds it
raises remain locally for the support
of local people.
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Kids give a GIFT for Pesach

GIFT held food collections and educational sessions in schools and communities across London,
Manchester and Israel ahead of Pesach. Food was collected at Immanuel Primary School, Torah
Temimah Primary School and North West London Jewish Day School, while more than 30 brownies
and rainbows from Mill Hill went to the GIFT warehouse for a special Pesach food packing session.
Picture: Marc Morris
The communitys largest housing

association, jLiving, held a special
celebratory version of its annual
quiz to mark its 50th anniversary.
The chesed committee at North West

London Jewish Day School collected a
trolley of kosher lPesach food for GIFT,
which will be distributed to the needy
families of the community.
WEEK IN
PICTURES
Labour MP Wes Streeting joined Year 1

pupils at Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary
School, when they held their mock seder.
Students at Side by Side had a visit

from Gracie, a five-year-old Golden
Retriever who is a certified Pets As
Therapy dog. Carrie Grunkemeyer,
speech-language therapist at Side
by Side said: Seeing the joy and
happiness that Gracies visit
brought to our students brought
tears to my eyes.
Pupils at Moriah School enjoyed taking

part in a junior demonstration seder.
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Jewish Care bridges funds

More than 60 young players attended
the third Jewish Care Bridge Queens
event at the Acol Bridge Club in West
Hampstead. Raising more than 3,500
for Jewish Care, director of fundraising and marketing, Daniel CarmelBrown said: Id like to thank the
Bridge Queens committee on behalf
of Jewish Care
for making the
third event for
younger bridge
players such a
great success
and for all the
work that they
do for Jewish
Care.
JDA members visit

Jewish Museum
Rosh Pinah Primary

School recently invited
a Muslim cleric to
address the school assembly about Islam.
Imam Abdullah Hassan
gave a 10-minute address to the schools
full assembly, in which
he highlighted the
many similarities between Judaism and
Islam.
JW3s the life & soul!
Members of the North Finchley-based

Jewish Deaf Association made a special visit
to Camdens Jewish Museum. The group
browsed through documents and objects of
particular interest, including an old census,
and photos and objects belonging to Jewish households from the early 1900s.
Norwoods Pesach-ready
Norwood residents geared up for Pesach this week, with a mock seder complete with matzah tasting and variations on traditional songs. Norwoods
Rabbi Stanley Coten kicked off his service at Ravenswood in Berkshire with
the tune Uptown Passover based on the popular song Uptown Funk
followed by the Pesach story
and an explanation of the
seder plate. Rabbi Stanley
said: Residents tasted grape
juice, a particularly sweet
charoset, and three different
types of matzah. Everyone really enjoyed the Pesach-inspired versions of Bohemian
Rhapsody and Les Miserables, and joined in with traditional songs like Dayenu.
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Bnai Brith holds

anti-Semitism talk
JW3 raised more than

220,000 at its Life & Soul
gala fundraising dinner.
High-profile names at the
sold-old event included
Dame Vivien Duffield,
Bradley Fried, Lloyd Dorfman, Barry Townsley,
David Dangoor, Daniela
Pears and Lisa Ronson.
Bnai Brith Young Professionals held a talk on

anti-Semitism with Chabad of West Hampstead.
Hosted by a French couple, fitting given the
attacks in Paris and Brussels, the group also
heard from Rabbi Goldman, a published author
and American rabbi, who has been living in
South Africa for 40 years.
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A host of well-known supporters and familiar faces
including Jools Oliver attended Future Dreams
charity fashion show. Held
in association with boutique
shop Lili Grace at newly
launched Twenty @N20 in
north London, the event
offered a sneak-peek at
the hottest looks for spring
and summer, while raising
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The Queen turns 90 today. To mark this landmark moment

Jewish News, together with the Board of Deputies, invited 90
communal figures to send Her Majesty a mazeltov message
Chairman, Northern & Shell
Former deputy mayor of London
Chief executive, Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
The Queen is an outstanding asset for

London, bringing hundreds of thousands
of visitors to this great city every year.
We in London are lucky to have her not
only as the Queen, but as a resident!
NICKY GAVRON AM
There are rare individuals whose

greatness speaks across ethnic and
religious divides. Your Majesty is such
an individual, and the world has been
blessed by you. Your contribution to
British society is immeasurable and the
respect you have shown for all religions
has enriched our lives. Happy birthday
on this special occasion.
RABBI LORD JONATHAN SACKS
It gives me the greatest pleasure

to convey the Jewish communitys
heartfelt greetings to Your Majesty on
the milestone occasion of your 90th
birthday. You perform your role as
Head of State with the utmost grace,
dignity and warmth. Long may you reign
in good health and strength.
JONATHAN ARKUSH
Your Majesty. Congratulations on

reaching this landmark and presiding
over a society, which amongst its many
admirable qualities, allows its citizens to
make fun of those in power. It seems to
me that the strength of a democracy can
partly be measured by the level of satire
it tolerates. May you continue to reign
over a country which values and defends
freedom and free speech.
P.S. I enclose a gift of a five pound
book token.
DAN PATTERSON
Producer and creator, Whose Line is it Anyway?
and Mock the Week
Former Chief Rabbi
Greetings to a much loved Queen who for

90 years has been gracious and kind. A
Broadcaster and board member of the UK

Holocaust Memorial Foundation
The global admiration for our Queen

makes me enormously proud to be
British. At 90 her devotion to this
nation never falters. I was delighted the
Queen chose to visit Bergen Belsen
concentration camp in Germany last
year, honouring the British Liberation
forces and moving Jews everywhere.
For that and all she does I wish her the
happiest of birthdays.
RICHARD DESMOND
Many congratulstions! Thank you for

all your work supporting commemoration
of the Holocaust as Patron of the
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust for the
past 10 years, your visit to BergenBelsen last year and your kind words
when meeting survivors. Warm wishes
for your continuing happiness and
good health.
OLIVIA MARKS WOLDMAN
Her Majesty's achievements are many

but perhaps the most impressive is her
stewardship of the extraordinary
organisation that is the Royal Family. Her
understanding of the importance of
reinvention, innovation and presentation
make her, at 90, a very modern monarch.
The Royals enduring popularity and
influence are testament to her success.
SIR MARTIN SORRELL
Founder of WPP Plc
Headteacher Akiva School
With constant grace, respect and care,

Her Majesty the Queen has dedicated
her life to serving our country. She is a
truly inspiring woman. I join millions of
others in sending my warmest wishes on
her 90th birthday and hope the years to
come are ones of happiness and health.
NATASHA KAPLINSKY
Journalist
wish for this special day; Sincerely we hope

and pray for good health and joy to come
your way. Happy Birthday to our Queen!
SUSY STONE
My grandmother always said that while

the Queen is safe in Buckingham Palace,
we are safe in Hendon Central. She
understood the role Her Majesty plays
as the guarantor of the peace, tolerance
and stability that ensures our rights and
freedoms. And she was grateful for it,
as am I.
LORD DANIEL FINKELSTEIN
Her Majestys menorah: Former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks presents the Queen with a special gift
President, Board of Deputies of British

Jews
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Your Majesty, I offer loyal greetings on your

milestone birthday with the traditional
Jewish call of until 120. Each Sabbath, your
Jewish community prays for your good
health and continued success, saluting your
example of service to the nation. We are
proud to be your subjects and grateful to be
citizens of this great nation. We hope that
you will be long to reign over us.
SIR MICK DAVIS
The opening up of good quality education to

all British children, no matter their
background, has been one of the most
positive and powerful changes in Great
Britain over the past 90 years. I hope Her
Majesty can continue to have the greatest
birthday present of all to continue to be a
lifelong learner.
BRETT WIGDORTZ
Chief executive, TeachFirst
As a Cabinet Minister I was privileged to see,

on many occasions, the extraordinary service
that The Queen gives to our nation both at
home and abroad. On her 90th birthday I
share the nations rejoicing. Our National
Anthem refers to the Monarch as happy
and glorious. I cannot improve on that.
RT HON MALCOLM RIFKIND
Warmest congratulations on your 90th

birthday. You have been a true rolemodel for
so many years, and it is a privilege and an
honour to have you as our Queen. Wishing
you many more years of good health, and
may you continue as our Head of State for
many years to come.
LORD MICHAEL LEVY
President, Jewish careJews
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Happy memories: The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh with their children at Windsor Castle
Former foreign secretary
On behalf of the Union of Jewish Students, I

would like to take this opportunity to offer
you our congratulations on the occasion of
your forthcoming 90th birthday. We wish you
a joyful year ahead.
HANNAH BRADY
President, Union of Jewish Students
Chair, Jewish Leadership Council
The stability and good feeling The Queen

has given to the United Kingdom must be
cherished and celebrated. It is unique to
have such a long standing monarch who
exhibits such strength. I am proud to have
lived under her reign. Heres to many years
to come.
POJU ZABLUDOWICZ
I salute the achievements of Her Majesty

the Queen. The Hebrew Prophets required
that (s)he should defend the cause of the
poor and the needy and wear
righteousness as a belt. In her personal
example and in her charitable works
Queen Elizabeth II fulfils them both and
long may she continue to do so.
RABBI DANNY RICH
Journalist and broadcaster
Wishing your majesty continued health

and happiness. You have looked after
this community with such kindness and
commitment and have helped make
this country a remarkably welcoming
place to live. We thank you.
EMILY MAITLIS
Newsnight presenter
On behalf of all the Jewish police officers and

staff, I would like to wish Your Majesty all the
best for your 90th Birthday. It has been an
honour and privilege to serve you.
TIM WILLIAMS
I would like to extend my warmest

congratulations to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
on this very special occasion. She has served our
country with dignity and grace, through trials and
triumphs, and continues to be an inspiration to
us all. Long may you reign.
RUTH SMEETH
Your gracious warmth when we met at

Henley Business School in Diamond Jubilee
Year touched my heart. The welcome you
extended at Buckingham Palace when you
honoured me with my OBE touched those of
my family. Ours, and the hearts of the nation,
are yours.
JONATHAN SHALIT
You are a role model head of state who

has acted as a force of stability in an everchanging world. Your reign will be
remembered for many things by different
people, but for me it is marked out by the
evolution of Britain being the country
with the largest number of anti-gay
pieces of legislation on the statute book
when you ascended to the throne, to
today being the country with the most
progressive laws for LGBT people in the
world.
BENJAMIN COHEN
MP
Talent management agent
Chief executive, PinkNews
Chief executive, Liberal Judaism
Chair, Jewish Police Association
United Hebrew Congregations

of the Commonwealth
When the country has celebrated

moments of the greatest national joy
and when we have struggled together in
times of the greatest desolation, you
have been generous in your wisdom and
unwavering in your fortitude. Since Jews
resettled in Great Britain some 360 years
ago, we have relentlessly pursued the
great British dream, to prosper in a
society which sees the humanity in all
people and feels a sharp sense of
responsibility to one and all. Your
Majesty, you are the very embodiment of
these values
CHIEF RABBI EPHRAIM MIRVIS
Senior Rabbi, Reform Judaism
Chairman, Community Security Trust
The Queen has served our nation diligently and

passionately for 63 years. She is a uniting figure
in our country that celebrates diversity of ideas
and backgrounds. Within Britain, Jews live safe
and vibrant lives, confident in our identity as part
of the Jewish community, and as a part of
Britain, and we are grateful to Her Majesty for
always showing us such strong support. As the
Talmud says "Those who work for the
community should do so for the sake of
Heaven... their righteousness will endure forever".
RABBI LAURA JANNER-KLAUSNER
A journalist friend once said this of the Queen

and Ive never forgotten it: She has a sort of
gravitational pull and an energy field around
her. Her skin and smile are just amazing. I was
overwhelmed by her power upon meeting
her. Power she may have, but our selfless
monarch wears it lightly and wields it
shrewdly. Many many happy returns, Your
Majesty.
EMMA BARNETT
Director, Scottish Council of Jewish Communities
The Scottish Council of Jewish Communities is

delighted to extend congratulations to Her
Majesty on the occasion of her 90th birthday.
We appreciate the stability Her Majesty's long
reign has brought, creating an environment in
which the contribution of the Jewish
community is acknowledged and valued. Long
may she continue to do so.
EPHRAIM BOROWSKI
My wife Gail and I have had the great

pleasure of meeting and talking with
Queen Elizabeth on many occasions, and
we have personal experience of her
commitment to friendship, loyalty and
service. Her Majesty gives our country and
commonwealth its most shining example
of leadership, commitment and continuity.
We are proud to wish the Queen
Mazeltov.
GERALD RONSON
Chair of the Board of Trustees, JW3
Former President, Royal College of Physicians
Doctor and broadcaster
I am delighted to join with so many other

loyal subjects in wishing you a healthy and
happy birthday. Your reign has brought so
much pleasure to your people, long may
it continue.
LORD LESLIE TURNBERG
Congratulations to Her Majesty the Queen.

This is a moving milestone occasion for us to
commemorate as we can all celebrate the
positive influence the older generation has
on our society. Her Majesty is a wonderful
role model for women of all ages in the UK.
DR ELLIE CANNON
Your Majesty has overseen the transformation of Britain into a multi-ethnic,

multi-faith society. From the earliest years
of her reign, she associated herself with the
importance of interfaith work giving it
prestige that it would not otherwise have.
On behalf of the Trustees of JW3, Londons
Jewish Community Centre, I wish Her
Majesty a hearty mazeltov.
MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN
Honorary President, BICOM
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Film and theatre director and former Artistic

Director, National Theatre
On behalf of everyone at Camp Simcha, I

am delighted to send our very best
wishes to Her Majesty The Queen on this
special occasion. We wish her a very
Happy 90th Birthday and send our
heartfelt mazeltov on reaching such a
wonderful milestone.
NEVILLE GOLDSCHNEIDER
Chief executive, Camp Simcha
Academic, lawyer and bioethicist
In a speech at Lambeth Palace on 15 February

2012, Her Majesty the Queen talked of the
duty of the Church of England to protect the
free practice of all faiths. Let's celebrate her
Majesty's 90th birthday by fostering deeper
understanding and better relations between
the UK's faith communities.
DR ED KESSLER
Founder director, Woolf Institute
The Zionist Federation and the entire UK

Zionist community wish you a well-deserved
Mazal Tov! The ties between Great Britain
and Israel run deep. At Jewish celebrations we
toast both yourself and the President of the
State of Israel. Yom Huledet Sameach, Happy
Birthday our gracious and noble queen.
PAUL CHARNEY
Chairman, Zionist Federation UK and Ireland
Thank you for embodying 90 years of

support, shelter and stability for the British
Jewish community. We wish you many more
years of good health and happiness with
your family.
BARONESS RUTH DEECH
Former Israeli ambassador to the UK
Trustee, CCJ and former Assistant Press Secretary

to the Queen
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Chief executive, Jewish Museum
The United Jewish Israel Appeal wishes Her

Majesty many happy returns, as well as the
Hebrew blessing, Ad Me'ah Ve'esrim
Shana May you live until 120. We greatly
appreciate your firm friendship to the Jewish
community over so many decades, and look
forward to strengthening this relationship
long into the future.
BILL BENJAMIN
Chair, UJIA
The milestone of your 90th birthday

serves to remind the Jewish community
in this and all the countries of the
Commonwealth of how fortunate we are
to live under your sovereignty. On behalf
of the Federation of Synagogues, I wish
you and Prince Philip many more years of
health and joy. Mazeltov.
DAYAN Y.Y. LICHTENSTEIN
Rosh Beth Din, Federation of Synagogues
As we celebrate your extraordinary life, which

has spanned both the tragedy and the triumph
of the Jewish people, we thank you for the
opportunity Britain has given its Jewish
community, and for Britain's important
contribution to the success of the Jewish state
a modern miracle we would dearly love you
to see with your own eyes.
DANIEL TAUB
Senior Rabbi, Masorti Judaism
The Queens reign has combined quantity

of years with quality of service. It has
spanned 12 Prime Ministers, 7 Popes, 7
Archbishops and 4 Chief Rabbis. As a
snapshot of her dedication, HM has
supported over 600 charities through
patronages, been on 90 State Visits and
given out over 400,000 honours.
Importantly, she has elegantly combined
being head of the Church with a recognition
that the UK is a multi-faith country.
ZAKI COOPER
President, Commonwealth Jewish Council and CoPresident Norwood
It is a great honour to wish Your Majesty

happiness and health with many good and
fulfilling years ahead on your 90th birthday.
My family came to Britain as refugees from
Nazism. We are grateful to live in a land which
values democracy, diversity, education and
peace.Thank you
RABBI JONATHAN WITTENBERG
It gives me and the Jewish Museum great

pleasure to wish Her Majesty the very happiest
of birthdays. We are so proud to be both British
and Jewish and foster tolerance and
understanding in her wonderful country.
ABIGAIL MORRIS
Birthday greetings from Commonwealth

Jewry to our gracious Monarch whose
outstanding service and leadership is the
bedrock of the family of nations united by
language, culture, history and the shared
values of democracy, human rights and the
rule of law.
LORD JON MENDELSOHN
Meeting and greeting: Her Majesty in conversation with Norwoods staff and service users
Chief executive, Holocaust Educational Trust
Your Majesty: Queen Elizabeth I said: I do

not so much rejoice that God hath made me
to be a Queen, as to be Queen over so
thankful a people. I hope she speaks also
for her namesake, more than four hundred
years later. Mazeltov!
SIR NICHOLAS HYTNER
On Her Majestys 90th birthday, we wish to

pay tribute to the continued support she
has always shown for the Holocaust
Educational Trust and our cause. Many
Holocaust survivors found a home in Britain
and built their lives and futures under her
reign. On behalf of them, and all of us at the
Holocaust Educational Trust, Mazeltov!
KAREN POLLOCK
I am a proud British Geordie Jew and love my

queen and country. I serve arts and culture in the
UK and have watched both of these flourish on
an international stage during her reign. I wish
Her Majesty a very happy 90th Birthday with
health and happiness for her and her family in
the years to come.
ANITA ZABLUDOWICZ
Headteacher, King David Schools, Manchester
Senior Rabbi, S&P Sephardi Community
May God bless you with many more years of

good health, happiness and achievements.
May the United Kingdom know only peace,
tranquillity and prosperity. Happy birthday!
JOSHUA ROWE
Monarch is the soul of the nation and all of

us in the Spanish and Portuguese Sephardi
Jewish Community, loyal subjects since its
founding 350 years ago here in London,
celebrate your 90th birthday with warmth,
gratitude and respect.
RABBI JOSEPH DWECK
National Director
Association of Jewish ex servicemen and women
Chair, Princes Trust and deputy chair, Community

Security Trust
occasion of her 90th birthday.

Brian Bloom
As Chairman of the Princes Trust, we were

proud to host the Queen, and the Prince of
Wales, recently visiting one of our centres in
London. Her qualities of graciousness, calm
and humility were on display there, as they
have been throughout her reign. Happy
Birthday Your Majesty.
LLOYD DORFMAN
This Association, which has a long and most

proud record of service to the Crown, is
delighted to extend to Her Majesty every good
wish and hearty congratulations on the special
There is no doubt that the Queen is

remembered as one of our greatest ever
monarchs. Her watch words have been
duty and service and she has been an
outstanding personification of both. We
are blessed to be her subjects. Long may
she continue to reign.
RT.HON. LORD MICHAEL HOWARD
Former Home Secretary
and Conservative party leader
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Congratulations on a landmark birthday. I

may be among those who think Britons
should elect their own head of state, but
even we republicans can see you have been
the most remarkable national figurehead
symbolising steadiness and continuity, in a
world changing at dizzying speed. So,
mazeltov. You've truly earned it.
JONATHAN FREEDLAND
Journalist and broadcaster
Your Majestys ongoing dedication to your

role is inspirational proof that chronological
age need not be a barrier to work. Longer
working lives can be an important addition
to pensions for future retirees. May I wish
you many more years of happiness and good
health - dare I say, Bis 120!
BARONESS ROS ALTMAN
In the two thousand or so years since the

Jewish people left the Middle East there
has never been a Monarchs reign in which
the indigenous Jewish people have been as
well treated as in the period of your reign.
You are the one person who unifies all your
subjects of every religious background and
race in the United Kingdom. We have much
to celebrate with you.
LORD HOWARD LEIGH
Treasurer, Conservative Party
Head master, Immanuel College
Shadow minister for mental health
You graciously made me an Officer so

I have to be a gentleman and not ask a
ladys age. You are ageless and timeless.
A constant throughout my life. You personify
the deeply admired British values of
menshlechkeit, common human decency,
fairness and compassion. You have radiated
these values without fanfare, with a very light
hand on the tiller, but the ripples are strong
and the waves travel far.
RABBI HERSCHEL GLUCK
Chairman, Arab-Jewish Forum
Your Majesty. We cherish your devotion to

duty, family and the achievements of others
across 60 years reign, 70 years marriage
and 90 years since your birth in a distant
world expecting a different history. Mazeltov,
and thank you for strength across time which
we will not see equalled.
CHARLES DORMER
Your Majesty, you have brought such

joy into the lives of so many for so
long. You have served unstintingly the
British people through good times and
bad, through wars and peace, from the
age of the Beatles, to the age of the
internet. Let me join the millions
wishing you a very happy birthday on
this special day.
LUCIANA BERGER MP
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Head of social, Google
That my fathers believed something is no

justification to believe it too. But I, like them,
am a Jewish socialist republican. All the
same, how many kings or queens have there
The trustees, staff and volunteers at Chai

Cancer Care wish Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II many happy returns on the
occasion of her 90th birthday. May the
supreme King of Kingspreserve the Queen
in life so that we may all enjoy her reign for
many more years to come.
LOUISE HAGER
Chair, Chai Cancer Care
Principal, Yesodey Hatorah schools
Facebook vice-president, Europe and

Middle East & co - president Norwood
Your Majesty personifies the concept of

malchus shel chessed. For over six decades,
you have set an example of unparalleled
inclusion and tolerance underpinned by the
principles of chessed, compassion and altruism,
the noble cornerstones upon which this country
stands. We owe an enduring debt of gratitude
to the Queen and the Royal Family; it is your
benevolence that has allowed our community
to grow and flourish. We wish you mazeltov.
RABBI AVRAHAM PINTER
Minister without portfolio and deputy chair,

Conservative Party
The best communicators are concise,

consistent and relatable. Her Majesty - more
than anyone else and over many decades has spoken to our community and the world
to educate, celebrate and commiserate, all
the while staying true to her values whilst
defining ours. And thats no easy feat.
Happy birthday Maam.
STEPHEN ROSENTHAL
Editor, Jewish News
Mazeltov to Her Majesty The Queen for her

90th birthday, for being the mother of our
nation and for dealing kindly and truly with
Israel. We are proud of our monarch and all
she represents.
RT HON ROBERT HALFON MP
Its a rare honour to witness the era of the

longest-reigning British monarch; to know
this time will be studied for as long as
history is taught. Happy birthday Maam.
RICHARD FERRER
The Norwood family is blessed to have

Her Majestys patronage, which is an
inspiration to us all and a reminder of
her dedication to service to our
country. May she continue to be
blessed with health and strength, long
to reign over us and to instil the very
best of the human character to the
service of others. Wishing our
incredible Monarch a happy and very
special 90th birthday.
LADY NICOLA MENDELSOHN
Chair, World Jewish Relief
Founder, Mitzvah Day
World Jewish Relief wishes Her Majesty

mazeltov on the occasion of her 90th
birthday. We are honoured to have enjoyed
support from the Royal Family for many
years and are privileged to have His Royal
Highness Prince Charles as our Patron. Thank
you for all you have done for Britain and its
Jewish community.
JAMES LIBSON
Supporting local causes and charities,

bringing people together, encouraging
volunteering and making the world better,
with joy, are trademarks of the life and reign
of HM Queen Elizabeth. Mitzvah Day is
proud and delighted to emulate Your
Majestys example and we wish you a very
happy and healthy 90th birthday.
LAURA MARKS
Artistic director, Young Vic
Comedian
Liberal Democrat peer
Your Majesty, a happy significant birthday.

You are an example to all of your subjects. It
has been a privilege for Susette and I to have
met and spoken to you. May this year and all
future years bring you and the nation success
and happiness.
LORD MONROE PALMER
Trustee, Jewish Leadership Council
been in all history who have never done a

single thing to harm the Jews? Our Queen is
one of very few. So mazeltov from me.
DAVID LAN
Don't forget to send yourself a telegram in

10 years time. And how come there has
never been a Jewish/Welsh comedian at the
Royal Variety Performance?
BENNETT ARRON
Id like to take this opportunity to thank and

salute Her Majesty for the truly remarkable and
exemplary manner in which she has lead the
United Kingdom and Commonwealth. Her
Majesty has reigned and presided with great
unity, compassion, total dedication and
obvious love. The Queen is an example to us
all and long may she continue to reign over us.
LEO NO
Chairman, Jewish Medical Association
A constant presence: The Queen pictured with her last four prime ministers at Buckingham Palace
Minister for pensions
You have presided over a golden age

for British Jews; and over integration of
Jewish immigrants, now flourishing and
contributing. Today our community is older
than the average - you set the example:
aging with vigour, grace and dignity. You
have earned loyalty, respect, and the
attainment of the Biblical 120.
DR DAVID KATZ
Congratulations on this milestone. The

esteem in which you are held by the
Jewish community is as profound as it
was at your coronation whilst your mark
on the nations history is incomparable.
May the Almighty grant you continued
fulfilment as you enter the tenth decade
of an unparalleled life.
LORD JONATHAN KESTENBAUM
The Queen is a true inspiration for young and

old, especially when you realise that she has
been serving our country as the longest reigning
monarch in history. As a sportsman, I like the fact
that she and indeed, many members of the
Royal Family have a strong interest in a diverse
range of sports and as a Jew, she is so
supportive of the UK community
JOE JACOBSON
It seems extraordinary that Queen

Elizabeth II, a figure from my childhood in
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90 90
for
G-d continue to give you wisdom,

strength and good health.
ALEX BRUMMER
the 1950s, is still our countrys Head of

State. Her longevity alone, though, is not
what has given us such a sense of stability
and continuity in the United Kingdom but
also the skilful, graceful way she has filled
the role of Constitutional Monarch.
FABIAN HAMILTON MP
On behalf of the entire JFS community, it

gives me great pleasure to send mazeltov
wishes to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, on
her 90th birthday. We aim to teach our
students to be proud British Citizens and
her leadership and visioin sets an important
example for us all.
JONATHAN MILLER
Shadow foreign office minister
City editor, Daily Mail
Your Majesty, you have been a wonderful

monarch, a symbol of stability and of a
belief in high standards, justice and
integrity. Within the Jewish community we
have loved your interest in us, your
knowledge of us and your friendship
towards us. On birthdays we often say: ad
meah ve-esrim, to 120, the age Moses
reached before his death. May you too
reach 120, and may we rejoice in that
birthday with you.
RABBI DAME JULIA NEUBERGER
Head teacher, JFS
Its a pleasure to wish our non-political

Queen a very happy birthday.
BERNARD KOPS
Playwright and author
Chair, London Jewish Forum
Congratulations on being the Queen

everybody wants and many people feel
they know. You have inspired us as the
ultimate career woman, animal lover and
trusty heroine. We are a lucky nation to
have had you reign over and protect us.
Warmest wishes on your 90th birthday.
ANNE SEBBA
Author
Vice chair, Council of Christians and Jews
The last 90 years has seen momentous

change in the UK and globally. A constant
through this period has been you and
your familys support for the Jewish
community. We are proud to be part
of and contribute to the UK and
Commonwealth.
LORD LIVINGSTON OF PARKHEAD
Former trade minister and CEO BT
W
Liberal Democrat peer
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W
W
Your Majesty: You bring a lot of happiness

and a lot of pride to the people of our
country so may I join all in wishing you a very
Happy Birthday and may you enjoy many
more years of good health and much
happiness.
LORD ALLIANCE
God showed Elijah that, after all the

pyrotechnics, earthquakes and whirlwinds,
true achievement lay in the still small voice
at the centre. Her Majesty has been that
core of humble stability for our nation.
Long may she reign, exemplifying all that's
most noble and lasting in public service
and dedication. Ad Me'ah v'Esrim - for 120
years... a Moses-based blessing. (It wasn't
always easy for him either!)
CLIVE LAWTON
Limmud founder and chief executive,
Commonwealth Jewish Council
Founder, UK Jewish Film
Emeritus professor of urogynaecology, University

of London
You have given so much to the United

Kingdom and it is an honour to send you this
blessing at such an auspicious time. Happy
Birthday and much joy to your and your
family.
JUDY IRONSIDE
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We thank you for your example of

compassion and respect for all our ethnic
and religious communities of which our
country may be justly proud. We wish
you many more years of health and
happiness.
STUART L. STANTON
Chairman Maccabi GB
Many congratulations to HM the Queen

for her many achievements and her
steadfast support of interfaith causes
since the start of her reign. She has been
and continues to be a beacon of light for
those of all faiths working together and
an exemplar of authentic and consistent
leadership.
MAURICE OSTRO
On behalf of my family , my colleagues

at Maccabi GB, we wish congratulations
and a hearty mazeltov to her Majesty
the Queen on the occasion of her 90th
Birthday, a true and everlasting friend
to Anglo Jewry throughout her life and
reign. May you have good health and
much happiness for many years to
come.
MICHAEL ZIFF
MP
Chairman, UJS Hillel and former chairman,

Lloyds TSB
London is the seat of the UKs

constitutional monarchy and home to
the majority of British Jews. The
Sovereign is a source of stability and a
guarantee of the essential liberties that
we all enjoy. The trustees, members and
stakeholders of the London Jewish Forum
wish the Queen Happy Birthday!
ADRIAN COHEN
Holocaust survivor and former British Olympic

weightlifter
The values you espouse, the example of

public service that you give and the
dedication and commitment you show make
us better people. You encourage us to
improve the lives of others. The communities
around you, not least our Jewish community,
are the better for following your wonderful
example. Thank you.
SIR VICTOR BLANK
Presenter, Sky News
In 1945 I came to Britain as an orphaned

Holocaust survivor. Your Majesty, your
Government and your people received
me warmly. Yours has been a wise,
generous and tolerant reign and my
family and I are proud to be your loyal
subjects and congratulate you on your
90th birthday.
BEN HELFGOTT
How lucky we are not only to live in the

United Kingdom under an effective
constitutional monarchy; but with a
monarch as caring and competent as HM
Queen Elizabeth. I salute our Queen as
a remarkable woman and national leader
Happy Birthday Maam.
JONATHAN DJANOGLY
Chairman of the Conservative Party
As a journalist I cover many sad and tragic

events. Your Highness has provided a
welcome respite with some of the most
momentous and uplifting news stories.
From your Golden and Diamond Jubilees,
to your cameo appearance at the London
Olympics and many more, you continue to
raise our spirits. Wishing you many happy
returns.
SAMANTHA SIMMONDS
I am delighted to wish Her Majesty a

very happy 90th birthday. Her Majesty
has reigned over us with immense
wisdom, integrity and grace for over
six decades and I wish her my warmest
best wishes and many happy returns
on her birthday.
THE RT. HON. LORD FELDMAN
OF ELSTREE
All smiles: With family including Prince George at Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour
Writer, broadcaster and former CEO Kings Fund
Many congratulations on reaching the

occasion of your 90th birthday. We all
share great pride in your life, your
relentless dedication to duty and your
friendship and support for Jewish
people in Britain. I had the great privilege
of meeting you at St James Palace
when the Board of Deputies of British
Jews marked its 250th anniversary. The
steadfastness of you and your family
during the darkest days of the Second
World War is an example to us all and
makes us very proud to be British. May
Many happy returns to you, Maam.

Nobody can really comprehend what it
must be like to walk in your shoes but I
can empathise enough to say thank
you, for your patience, diligence, good
humour, incredible hard work and
admirable discretion. You have been a
luminous presence for my whole life.
Have a wonderful day and a happy,
healthy 91st year. Love and respect.
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STILL
FUNNY
AT 50!
90 for 90! Happy birthday Maam!

Community figures pay tribute to Her Majesty
to mark her landmark birthday... See pages 24 to 29
Francine Wolfisz speaks to director

Michael Mayer about why Sheridan
Smith is the perfect actress to take on
the lead role in the revival of Funny Girl
nown as the show that launched Barbra says. But I was thinking more in terms of how her something and she just takes it with such
Streisand into the stratosphere, its do you recapture the qualities of Barbra stunning force.
been a full 50 years since Funny Girl was Streisand? It wasnt until much later when this
The Jewish thing, I feel, is a cultural thing.
last seen in London and with
project came to me that I The language, the behaviour, the gestures, the
good reason.
started to think more about gestalt of being a New York Jew in the early
Michael Mayer, who is in the
Fanny Brice and not Streisand. part of the last century, is similar to the same
directors chair for the beloved
Enter award-winning actress kind of work I would do with an actor if I were
musicals current West End
Sheridan Smith. Unlike Brice directing Brigadoon.
revival at The Savoy, acknowland Streisand, shes not from
You take one of the great musicals set
edges Barbra was always
New York and shes not Jewish within a different time and culture different to
going to be a hard act to fol but for Mayer she is perfect your own and you research. You immerse yourlow, but Sheridan Smith has
for the role.
self in it and I would say as a result, Sheridan
embraced her role as Fanny
The 55-year-old director, has definitely embraced her inner Jewess!
Brice with stunning force.
whose television work includes
The blonde-haired actress, who was awarded
Meeting during a quick
Smash, says: Take a remarkable an OBE last year, has also highly impressed
break in rehearsals at
singing actress with impeccable Mayer with her vocal skills on the shows signathe stunningly appropriate art
timing, who is from a working ture tunes, which include Dont Rain On My Padeco theatre, the Americanclass family, started very young rade, Im The Greatest Star and People.
Jewish director, whose West
in the business, became a
Funny Girl, (which also stars Darius Campbell
End credits include Spring Director Michael Mayer
beloved fixture on stage and on as Brices gambler husband Nicky Arnstein), enAwakening (for which he won a
television, who is not conven- joyed a sell-out run during a limited season at
Tony award) and Thoroughly
tionally beautiful and who is the the Menier Chocolate Factory last year.
Modern Millie, tells me there was incredible first to admit she has a history of picking the Mayer is hopeful the West End transfer will
pressure to cast the right actress as Brice, a wrong guy.
prove just as popular with audiences, but
Ziegfeld Follies star whose personal turmoil
If I took the name Sheridan Smith out of why exactly is there such interest in a
was as dramatic as her life on stage.
that paragraph and put Fanny
show written 50 years
He explains: Ever since Ive been in the busi- Brice into it, you would be readago about a Jewish
ness, theres been a concerted effort to try to ing the same description. The
comedienne born more
revive Funny Girl. The only other show that is only difference between Fanny
than 100 years ago?
as iconic and that no one has been able to do and Sheridan is that shes not
We love the story
well is Mame. Barbra Streisand and Angela Jewish but luckily Im a New
because everyone can
Lansbury put such a claim on these two roles York Jew, so Im very well-versed
relate to the girl who
that no one has been able to successfully in what that is!
doesnt fit the mould,
mount the shows.
I ask Mayer how he has helped
says Mayer of the feelMayer recalls first seeing Funny Girl as 34-year-old Smith, known for her
good musical, which has
a young boy I knew it was something spe- stage work in Legally Blonde and
been revised by Harvey
cial and retaining that same passion for the such television credits as The
Fierstein.
show as a professional working in the industry. C Word, Cilla and Gavin and
Its about that feeling of
Various names were touted for a revival that Stacey, connect with her latest
being on the outside, striving to
he hoped to direct, including Lea Michele and role.
achieve your dreams against
Idina Menzel, the latter turning it down in
She is an unbelievably reall odds and then doing all
favour of pursuing new musicals.
sponsive actress, he responds. Barbra Streisand with her
you can to hang onto it,
I thought she wouldve been great, he Its like driving a Maserati. I tell Oscar for Funny Girl
knowing that all the things
that make you special are also the things that

contribute to you making some really bad
decisions.
Fanny ends up heartbroken, but she is
resilient and moves on. Thats what makes
Funny Girl such a powerful story.
Funny Girl runs until
8 October at Savoy Theatre,
London. For details,
visit: www.funnygirl
themusical.co.uk
Fanny Brice
Sheridan Smith bravely takes on the role of stage

and screen comedienne Fanny Brice
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2 FEATURES
THE GENIUS NAMED JEW

In the week of Yehudi Menuhins
100th birthday, Stephen Oryszczuk
assesses the man and his legacy
efore he was even born, Yehudi work, or even on inner-city walls, to prevent
Menuhin was proud. His first name graffiti, says Auerbach. He worried about
the Hebrew word for Jew was pur- what young people were being fed through
poseful, his mother having decided to the media, so he devoted himself to offering
put her unborn childs ethnicity front them something beautiful and uplifting inand centre. This was after being shown round stead. He felt that unless he did something,
an apartment by a landlady, who finished by future generations would be impoverished.
telling her: Youll be pleased to know I dont
Menuhin was the first virtuoso to bring the
take Jews.
music of non-western cultures to the concert
That child went on to become one of the stage in the West, performing Indian ragas
worlds greatest violinists, a proud
with Ravi Shankar and Gypsy violin
Jew who was front and centre all
with Stphane Grappelli as early
his long life.
as the 1950s.
Menuhin was born in New
Today, world music is a
York to a Belorussian fahuge interest and industry,
ther, who had descended
but back then he was a
from a distinguished rablone voice, says JMI
binical dynasty, and a
chair Jennifer Jankel, the
Crimean mother. It was
daughter of Joe Loss, a
100 years ago this
popular British musician
week on April 22.
and founder of the Joe
He first began learnLoss Orchestra.
ing the violin at the age
Lord Menuhin cut
of four and, after showthe channels through
ing an exceptional talwhich our music now
ent for the instrument,
flows. I remember how
was ready just three years
supportive he was in setlater to make his first pubting up the Joe Loss Leclic performance as a solo viture Series. Hed have been
olinist. This was with the San
proud of the creativity and
Francisco Symphony Orchesimagination at JMI today.
tra, in 1923.
Among other luminaries
The family then moved to Travelling man Menuhin and
who knew him well is Malcolm
Paris, where he became a his wife, the dancer Diana Gould Singer, director of music at
pupil of Romanian composer
the Yehudi Menuhin School in
and violinist George Enescu. Then it was on Surrey. Singer first taught there as a young
to Berlin, where he returned shortly after the composer in 1977, before returning in 1998,
war as an act of reconciliation the first Jew- the year before Menuhin died.
ish musician to do so following the Holocaust.
He was a very special man, greater than
Menuhin, who performed for Allied soldiers all the legends about him, a real mensch,
during the Second World War, saw the impact says Singer. He was into green issues before
of the Holocaust first-hand, when, alongside anyone called it that, and world music too
English composer Benjamin Britten, he per- he was a real visionary, miles ahead of his
formed at Bergen-Belsen for the surviving in- time in so many areas.
mates shortly after its liberation in April 1945.
Singer recalls how Menuhin, having five
Forever the wandering Jew, travelling years earlier set up the Menuhin Festival
the world playing music, Menuhin adopted Gstaad in Switzerland, was the first to bring
British nationality in 1985, settling at home in specialist music schools to the West, in 1962,
Belgravia with his wife, the British ballerina based on what hed seen in Russia.
Diana Gould.
No-one was quite sure what to make of it
He was knighted in 1965, then became at the time, says Singer, noting in passing
Lord Menuhin in 1993, but his personality was that while prime ministers Ted Heath and Marforever understated.
garet Thatcher later passed special legislation
Personal aggrandisement was never his in- for the school, it had to be privately funded
terest, says Geraldine Auerbach, director of for the first decade.
the Jewish Music Institute (JMI), who knew
Menuhin was relentless in using music for
him personally.
worldwide and humanitarian causes, and his
He used fame and influence to empower legacy stretches far beyond classrooms.
and enrich others. He enthralled and moved
In 1977, he co-founded Live Music Now, the
audiences, but he was also eager to encour- UKs largest music-focused outreach project,
age young artists whom he admired, and give and in 1983 set up the Menuhin International
them opportunities to advance their careers. Competition for young violinists.
Some of those young artists were trained
Menuhin's daughter Zamira, president of
in schools that bore his name, in Switzerland Live Music Now, said that even in the years
and in Surrey, and he would take them to hos- after his passing, young musicians continue to
pitals, schools and prisons there to perform.
benefit from his hard work and passion.
Yehudi instinctively knew the power of
"His legacy is working extremely well. He
music on human physiology, not only to was the only violinist who really thought more
change peoples moods but to stimulate widely beyond his instrument," she says.
them, for example alongside childrens homeFor many this week, the marking of his
Yehudi Menuhin with his violin: Music goes both ways. You make yourself heard, and you listen to others
100th birthday will be a chance to remember and drive she remembers most. I always marMenuhin, a very social man, who wanted to velled at his energy, she says. If he was
learn all the time, says Singer. He was
there, his door was always open. Yet his
a fantastic listener, always comworkload was heavier than that of
pletely focused on what
someone 50 years younger.
you were saying.
Most also remember
That genuine twohow, in February 1999,
way dialogue reaged 82, Menuhin reflected Menuhins
turned to London
view of music itand took his seat in
self. As he once
the auditorium as
said: Music
honorary
presigoes both ways.
dent of the Jewish
You make yourMusic Institute to
self heard and
watch Jewish music
listen to others.
take its place alongAdds Singer: If
side all the musical
I was to use one
cultures of the world,
word to describe him it
paying tribute to it.
would be gracious.
Menuhin died a month
He treated the secrelater, and then it was the
tary and car driver Menuhin chatting with Prince Philip and the
worlds turn to pay its
the same as he philanthropist Sir Sigmund Sternberg
own tributes to the boy
would the prime
who had been named
minister or president, and this is someone Jew, to remember his great gifts and above
who knew kings and queens the world over. all, to acknowledge his generosity in giving so
For Auerbach, it was Menuhins motivation much to so many.
33
2 TRAVEL
Derbys A WINNER!
Francine Wolfisz takes her family to Derby to
enjoy the historical sights and stunning views
ore a town than country girl, this is not my

typical weekend morning. Im sitting on
a hay bale inside a large barn, equipped
with hat, wellies and waterproofs and surrounded
by cows, goats, sheep and alpacas while listening
to the fast-paced strains of the Benny Hill theme
tune.
Next to me is my five-year-old daughter, enthusiastically holding an overlarge baby bottle filled
with milk to feed the newly-born lambs. We are
racing against the clock and a similarly attired
team sit on hay bales opposite, but alas, our poor
little lamb is a slow drinker.
When the race is over, our lamb slinks back to
its woolly-coated mother, tummy full and satisfied
and we also leave, to coo over his friends, some
of whom were born just hours before our arrival.
Lambing season is just one of the many childfriendly attractions at the National Forest Adventure Farm, located in Tatenhill, a picturesque
village close to Burton upon Trent, Derbyshire.
We are exploring the county for the weekend
and the National Forest is a great place to start.
The forest project, which began in 1990 covers
200 square miles and three counties in the Midlands: Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. As we wend our way along the old country
roads, we can see the forest is still very much in
its infancy, but nevertheless transforming the
Trying on a selection of costumes from times gone by
rolling hills beyond into a canopy of green.

Heading northwards, we come across two
places that catch my husbands interest (given his
love for beer and pickles!). The first is Branston,
birthplace of Branston Pickle, which originally
came off the production line here in 1922, while
nearby Burton upon Trent is home to the Bass
Brewery, founded in 1777. The National Brewery
Centre now stands on this historic site.
But Derbyshire is not just beer and pickles.
At the heart of the county is Derby itself, once
just a market town, which grew rapidly in the 18th
century and can lay claim to being one of the
birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution, particularly in textiles, railways and transport.
Today, the remnants of this historic past can still
be seen at the Derby Silk Mill, the worlds first fully
mechanised factory, which is open part-time as
a science and engineering museum, as well as
at Derby Litchurch Lane Works, the UKs only
remaining train manufacturer. The city is also
home to Rolls Royce, while Toyotas UK manufacturing headquarters is sited in nearby Burnaston.
History buffs might also like to take a walk
through the citys Cathedral Quarter, full of historic tea rooms, boutiques and typical Georgian
architecture, as well as the Derby Museum and
Art Gallery, which includes paintings by landscape
artist and Derby native, Joseph Wright.
Lamb feeding at the National Forest Adventure Farm
The children also had a great

time at Pickfords House Museum,
home of 18th century architect
Joseph Pickford, which presents
rooms as they would have originally
looked.
The attic room is filled with a toy theatre collection, including one that youngsters can play with, while the dedicated
playroom on a lower level is filled with Georgian,
Victorian and Edwardian costumes for them to
try on.
In terms of its Jewish community, a recent census revealed that almost 150 people in Derby
identify with Judaism. The small congregation
that lived here from the 19th century until the
1960s has declined further in recent decades
and is now absorbed into nearby Nottingham,
also home to the National Holocaust Centre and
Museum.
After a busy day exploring the city, we head off
to the Hallmark Hotel Derby Midland, which is
worthy of note as the first purpose-built railway
hotel in the world and a mere stones throw away
from the mainline station. Now part of the Hallmark collection, the Grade II listed landmark has
retained many of its original features, including its
classic red faade, colonnaded entrance and
walled garden, which provides a stunning backdrop for wedding parties.
Inside, the hotel evokes a contemporary
and homely feel. Our family-sized room, one
of the 102 bedrooms available on site, was
more than ample to accommodate the four of
us quite comfortably and I was interested to
note that Queen Victoria once stayed here. Well,
if its good enough for Her Majesty, itll certainly
do for us!
The hotels brasserie, which is well served by its
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of vegetarian options on the menu, including
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mushy peas, cod steam baked in parchment with
baby potatoes, red peppers and tomato, and
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and sage butter. There are also plenty of options
for youngsters.
The hotel is a great base from which to explore
A room at the Grade II listed Hallmark Hotel Derby

Midland, which retains many original features
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2 ORTHODOX JUDAISM
Torah
for
Today
BY RABBI NAFTALI
SCHIFF
THE TORAH views old age as

a virtue and a blessing and we
are enjoined to honour senior
citizens: You shall rise before
a venerable person and you
shall respect the elderly
(Leviticus 19:32).
My own experiences interviewing tens of octogenarian
and indeed nonagenarian
Holocaust survivors has further
reinforced the belief that elderly people have wisdom and
insight that is of tremendous
benefit to us all.
There is a longstanding
Jewish tradition of according
honour to monarchs in particular. This is a practice that
dates back to Jacobs encounter with Pharaoh in
Genesis chapter 47.
In this episode, Jacob refers
to Pharaoh with the utmost
deference in a manner befitting a ruler, bestowing upon
him a heartfelt blessing.
In his turn, Pharaoh, not to
be confused with his despotic
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similarly accords Jacob great
respect, as befits a man of his
stature.
The Talmud Brachot 58a requires one to make a blessing
on seeing a monarch and even
enjoins us to make extra effort
to go to see the honour that is
accorded to them.
The honour given to royalty
is seen as being an aspect of
Gods honour that has been
bestowed on mankind.
As we approach Pesach, we
are of course reminded of another type of monarch those
who abuse their power by terrorising their subjects and exploiting their status.
The Biblical Pharaoh was an
example of a despot who was
worthy of contempt, rather
than respect.
While the Torah views the
position of monarchy with
respect, the monarch is
expected to rule in a moral
and ethical fashion, with deference to human rights.
This idea is borne out from
the account of Elijahs confrontation with King Ahab
where the following takes
Sedra:
Pesach
BY RABBI JONNY
ROODYN
ITS THAT time of year again. Yes spring is

in the air.
Unlike Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the
primary focus of Pesach is the home and family, rather than
the synagogue
and community.
Pesach brings
with it an array of
familiar tastes, smells,
songs and other positive
associations.
The home is transformed
and everything looks, feels and
tastes different.
Perhaps precisely because it is a
home-orientated festival, it has occupied
a special place in our culture and heritage
for the past 3,328 years, spanning some 130
generations since the events of the Exodus
took place.
However, there is more to Pesach than
matzah, crackers and macaroons. On seder
night, family and friends gather for a festive
meal that takes a while to get going.
After we have had our first cup of wine and
small piece of vegetable, we have a rather
place: And it was when Ahab

saw Elijah, that Ahab said to
him: Is this you, the one who
brings trouble upon Israel?
And he said: I have not
brought trouble upon Israel,
but you and your father's
house (I Kings 18:17-18).
The Queens 90th birthday
is therefore most certainly a
cause for national and communal celebration.
Queen Elizabeth is the oldest ever reigning monarch
a true blessing in itself.
She has ruled our country
with dignity and wisdom since
1952 and has given Great
Britain a sense of stability that
so many other countries have
lacked during this time.
We are fortunate that our
country is an open and tolerant place to live and we
humbly offer her our heartfelt
thanks.
May the Almighty bless her
with many more years of good
health and happiness to continue to rule over this country
with good health and wisdom.
Rabbi Naftali Schiff is CEO of
JFT (Jewish Futures Trust)
long wait before we get to the main course,

preceded of course by another cup of wine,
matza and maror.
This is the time when we do what Jews do
best talk!
The Hagaddah relates the story of Rabbi
Eliezer and his colleagues in Bnei Berak, who
were so engrossed in the seder story that they
were unaware that dawn had already broken.
These great sages knew the story inside
out. They were not looking for more information; rather they sought to deepen their
appreciation of the messages that the more
we talk about concepts, the more real and relevant they become to us.
There are many historical events that are
known about only through the history books.
By establishing a time of year when we can
discuss the events of the Exodus, the Torah
ensured that these events would never be forgotten.
In fact, the famous Kabbalist,
Rabbi
Yitzchak
Luria (also known
as the AriZal)
said that the
word Pesach is
made up of
the
Hebrew
words
peh
sach, meaning talking mouth.
Pesach is a night to talk. It is an
opportunity to engage in conversations
of Jewish history, destiny and, above all,
identity.
Through talking about the events of the Exodus, we keep the events of the past alive in
the present and preserve them for the future.
In the words of that classic BT campaign, its
good to talk!
Rabbi Jonny Roodyn is an Aish UK educator
chametz in our Passover cooking

BY REBBETZIN DINA
BRAWER
WHILE THE Torah prohibits leaven on Pesach,

Ashkenazi rabbis in the 15th-century further prohibited an entire category of legumes and pulses,
known as kitniyot, because they enabled creative
cooks to serve dishes resembling chametz too closely.
Yet despite the rabbis best efforts, our culinary
ingenuity cannot be stifled. Browse kosher supermarkets before Pesach and you find an endless array
of chametz look-alikes, from kosher for Pesach pasta
to pretzels, and even bagels. Our supermarket displays would have left the 15th century rabbis aghast!
This creativity is also evident in the recipes showcased in Passover editions of Jewish publications. I
am always amazed to read how a humble potato
can be whisked into some elaborate concoction, or
how marvellously tall and airy sponge cakes can be
whipped almost literally out of thin air, with enough
egg whites and sugar.
In the past, Ive been seduced by these promising recipes, and proceeded to cream, blend and
froth various ingredients with great hope.
While the end products came out of the oven
puffy and promising, within the first five minutes on
the cooling rack they sagged, slumped and languished disappointingly.
Chametz is illusory it represents the colouring
and additives we add to food to give it a particular
appearance. Even a glossy green apple, the epitome of a healthy snack, is tinkered with and submitted to a beauty and anti-ageing treatment
before it makes its way to our fridge.
Jamie Oliver reported in his recent TV series that,
at one farm, up to 10 tonnes of vegetables are
rejected each week simply because they are not
entirely blemish free, or their shape does not conform to our ideal image of healthy, fresh produce.
In contrast, matzah is unadorned and simple,
even if its not pretty.
It is modest, unpretentious food that serves its
purpose, which is to nourish. It is authentic to its
ingredients and neither entices nor deludes us with
false promises.
Passover invites us to get back to basics for eight
days. The concept of eliminating chametz suggests
that we let go of our impulse to manipulate, reconfigure and camouflage our food.
It calls on us to redeem ourselves from the
tyranny of trying to imitate chametz. It proposes the
possibility of cooking with wholesome ingredients
that retain their integrity.
Perhaps, through more simple and modest cooking, apart from achieving a healthier body, we can
emerge (from the kitchen!) redeemed.
Then we have the time to study Torah to share at
the seder and the mental space to absorb the spiritual energy of Pesach.
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palm trees to build bridges, said
the rabbis of the Talmud, we make
use of them. This proves that the
law of the land is a binding law.
But under the palm trees of
Panama, taxation works differently.
The Jewish vision of society is
based on social needs such as
bridges funded by contributions
from the people who benefit.
The ultra-wealthy clients of Panamanian commercial services firm
Mossack Fonseca, on the other
hand, had only one intention: escape their moral obligation to help
fund society.
Some of the ruses exposed are
legal, some semi-legal.
Some aim purely at enriching the
already rich, some at financing sex
trafficking or totalitarian regimes.
But underpinning them all is the
theme of ducking duty.
All the people who bank through
Mossack Fonseca continue to benefit from public services in their
various countries.
They are protected by their police forces and the military, served
by fire and ambulance services and
use roads and railways and water
pipes funded by taxpayers.
All this while they carry on using
artificial offshore arrangements to
ensure that they get out of paying
for it all.
Jewish texts are universal in their
condemnation of tax dodges.

One passage regards it as theft
(from the king). Another is concerned that its liable to bring the
Jewish people into disrepute.
Some modern rabbis go even further. The American sage Joseph B
Soloveitchik said that anyone who
has any financial dealings with any
company that cheats or individual
who cheats with taxes is guilty of a
sin: that of assisting others to sin in
their turn.
This has since been applied to
those who use companies perceived as having unethical tax policies, with names such as Amazon,
Google and Starbucks mentioned.
But ultimately it all boils down to
palm trees and bridges.
Society is what happens when
people come together to create
something that is greater than the
sum of its parts.
Tax ruses attack that principle,
making society an unfair place and
further disadvantaging the already
disadvantaged.
Pirkei Avot memorably asks us
Who is rich? and provides the answer: One who is satisfied with
what they have.
Mossack Fonseca is (hopefully
was) all about helping those trying to accumulate more than they
are entitled to. The company operates at the expense of society.
Tax dodges the technically legal
as well as the blatantly fraudulent
are Jewishly unacceptable.
Gabriel Webber is lay leader at

Kingston Liberal Synagogue
MY JEWISH
HERO
THIS WEEK marks the 100th anniversary of Yehudi Menuhins
birth. There can be few better
choices as a Jewish hero.
Menuhin was the greatest violinist of the 20th century, if not
of all time. Albert Einstein attended his 1929 concerto debut
in Berlin, when Menuhin was
just 13-years-old, remarking
tearfully afterwards that the
day of miracles is not over.
In the 1930s, his biographer
Humphrey Burton says, Menuhin
had already become the most
famous kid on the planet.
That was the start of a contract
with EMI that is the longest in
the history of the music industry,
with recordings spanning 70

years the last coming in 1999,
shortly before his death at 82.
A national newspaper recently
described Menuhin as the violinist who changed the world.
This column could easily be
EVERYONE WANTS to feel empowered.

We all like the idea that we have the ability to
make change in the world around us.
At RSY-Netzer, our annual Veidah is one of
the prime opportunities to bring that change.
Veidah is a bit like an AGM for our movement, but a lot more exciting than that sounds.
Forty leaders come together to learn, have
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believe and do together as RSY-Netzer.
Its truly an opportunity to see your ideas
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such as how we can ensure our movements
actions do as little harm to the world around
us as possible, how we define our relationship
with Israel and how we can enable our leaders
to keep developing their skills and abilities.
Then we got down to discussing, debating
and deciding on what we wanted our movement to look like going forward.
One such decision was to support campaigns against indefinite detention of asylum
seekers the policy that means people can be
locked up for an unlimited time after arriving
in the UK.
Well be educating on this issue and supporting campaigns such as #key4freedom, run
by Rene Cassin and Tzelem (the Rabbinic social and economic justice campaigning
group), which will raise awareness in our community. We encourage you to join us.
I have been to Veidah on several occasions,
and it remains one of my favourite events.
Seeing empowerment of all of our leaders,
commitment to learning, passion for our beliefs and true informed decision-making
played out on a communal scale really is a
complete enactment of what our youth movement is all about.
Ben Lewis is an RSY-Netzer movement worker
This week Graham Carpenter,

Liberal Judaisms national
officer with responsibility for
music, selects Yehudi Menuhin
filled with such quotes and statistics, but what makes Menuhin
a hero is not what he could do
with violin, but how and where
he did it. Menuhin was born to
radical left-leaning Jewish parents arent we all who were
Russian immigrants to New York,
although he spent most of his
career performing in Europe.
During the Second World
War, Menuhin performed for Allied soldiers to raise morale for
their efforts to defeat the Nazis.
At its end, he performed for the
liberated inmates of the BergenBelsen concentration camp.
In 1947, Menuhin caused controversy by returning to Germany
and playing concerto with

the Berlin Philharmonic under
Wilhelm Furtwngler. Although
Furtwngler had publicly described Hitler as an enemy of the
human race, many at the time
felt that the conductor remaining
in Germany throughout the Nazi
era gave the Third Reich prestige.
Menuhin answered his critics
from the Jewish community, by insisting it was his duty to rehabilitate Germanys music and spirit.
Although denounced by many at
the time, history proved him right.
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Team hit Greens for six

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Andrew
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Can Hendon deny
Raiders their treble?
HISTORY IS in the offing for North London Raiders as they have
their sights on winning their first league and cup treble. Having
won the Cyril Anekstein Cup on Sunday, theyre a victory away from
retaining the Premier Division title and having seen Maccabi London Lions A thrown out of the Peter Morrison Trophy, can now win
all three trophies, which would match Hendons achievement of
2014. While Sundays hard-fought win over Oakwood may not have
been one for the purist, it was a game where they simply had to
dig deep to earn their first piece of silverware. Joint-manager Rob
Richman called it one hell of a tough game, and isnt so much
as taking one game, as opposed to one trophy at a time.
RAIDERS ARE still in the shout for a treble after Maccabi London
Lions A were thrown out of the Peter Morrison trophy for fielding
an ineligible player. A shame that one of the games of the season
was marred by this unfortunate oversight from the Lions, the Rowley
Lane side did all they could in terms of holding their hands up and
admitting their fault. Not how they would have wanted to get to
the final, Raiders nevertheless wont look a gift horse in the mouth.
THERE WAS a reported first in the NBA last week when the first Israeli sang the national anthem prior to the start of a match. Opera
singer Lianne Aharony was at the Barclays Center arena in Brooklyn
for the match between the Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors. She
told the Jerusalem Post it was: Amazing, an incredible experience.
Its huge and its a big honour to be in a place like this and be part
of whats happening here.
AND FINALLY just to clarify, Sid Nathan was the former boxer and
referee who passed away recently, and not Stan as appeared.
THE VOICE OF JEWISH SPORT
FC TEAM B kept their slim

hopes of winning the Division
One title as a hat-trick from Jon
Breger helped them to a 6-1 win
over Faithfold B.
Adam Rones scored twice,
with Andy Sheena completing
the scoring. Player-manager
Mitch Young said: We struggled to find our rhythm in the
first half only leading 1-0. The
goal in itself was very fortunate
as well to be honest, but we
showed our quality in the second half and were very comfortable. Job done and on to the
next one!
Oakwood Bs promotion
hopes of a top-two finish are
over as they were held to goalless draw by Real Sosobad.
Os manager Jason Stein said:
This was a game that will not
live long in the memory. All in
all, Im happy enough to have
avoided defeat at this stage of
the season even if we could
have done much better in the
final third.
Sosobad manager Daniel
Shafron said: We clubbed together today and showed great
determination and desire to
work hard for each other for 90
minutes. We were disciplined in
our setup, very well organised
and kept Oakwood at bay for
the entire game. Im proud of
the boys, who can now enjoy a
few weeks off before our final
game against Brady.
Brixton Old Boys secured a
valuable point in their bid to escape relegation, as they held
Bradyto a point. Josh Kalinsky
scored for the hosts, with Reiss
Mogilner replying for Brady.
Maccabi London Lions B secured promotion to Division
One as they won 4-0 at North
London Raiders C. Benji Weinberger scored twice, withAdam
Abadi and Charlie Cohen also
on target. Manager Samuel
Chigwell cruise
into cup final
CHIGWELL will face Brady A

in the final of the Henry
Swerner Maccabi Masters
League Cup after they
thrashed Waldaf Town 10-1.
Adam Stolerman (pictured)
helped himself to a hat-trick,
Richard Slater and Dean
Nyman scored two each, with
Steve Summers, Jamie Fox
and Daniel Sugarman completing the scoring. Alex
Bourne netted Waldafs consolation goal. Chigwell will now
face Brady A in the final, next
month.
The final game of the Division Two League season saw
goals from John Perloff and
Adam Soller help St Johns
Wood Tigers to a 2-1 win over
EDRS. Steve Krieger scored
for EDRS.
Jonathan Breger (left) scored a hat-trick for FC Team B, while Reiss
Mogilner (right) earned Brady a point against Brixton Old Boys
Marchant said: Were delighted to be promoted. Our

target at the beginning of the
season was exactly that and it
feels fantastic to have achieved
it and in such style.
The football we played at
times today was truly sensational. The team knew what
today meant and its importance
and they went out with the required hunger and desire.
Everyone on the pitch was exceptional and we can now relax
and celebrate the achievement!
Catford & Bromley claimed
an impressive win against fast-
falling Hendon B. Jamie Sinai

and Ashley Stokes were on target, with player-manager Jeff
Gotch saying: Just like our previous games against Hendon,
we found ourselves trailing at
the break from some sloppy defending.But the second half saw
us make a couple of substitutions, and from there on it was
one-way traffic, as we took control with twoquick goals around
the hour mark
Its been an up and down
season where we have taken
most of our points from the top
fivesides in the league,anyway
its a good basis for next year.
Katz claims
table tennis title
DOV KATZ had two reasons to
celebrate at the weekend
having won the mens doubles
title at the Maccabi GB Open
Table Tennis Championships
and joined the current Wembley & Harrow Premier League
champions.
Katz claimed his eighth win,
when he teamed up alongside
Jack Josephs, while also announcing hes joined Apollo
alongside the current England
number 6, Costas Papantoniou
and his son Lucas.
Marcs triomphe in Shatilov secures his

Paris run for Emunah place at Rio Olympics
Hendons double celebration

Hendon Uniteds U13/14 Excel League team completed a
league and cup double on Sunday afternoon. Dan Silver was
their player of the season, as they secured their second trophy
of the season at Parmiters School in Herts.
MARC JACKSON, a 47year-old

accountant
from Edgware, ran the
Paris Marathon in 4
hours and 24 minutes,
as he raised more than
1,000 for Emunah.
Saying the race was
tough because of the
heat, but an amazing
experience in a beautiful city, he was spurred
on to run by his wife
Wendy, who coordinates the charitys Emunah on eBay shop.
His second marathon to
support Emunahs work with
at risk children in Israel,
British Emunah Director Deborah Nathan said: Once
again Marc Jackson has gone
the extra mile for Emunah and

we are most grateful. Anyone
who would like to take on a
challenge for Emunah should
call 020 8203 6066 or email
deborah@emunah.org.uk
GYMNAST ALEX Shatilov has qualified for his third consecutive

Olympic Games.
The 29-year-old became the 29th
Israeli to qualify for Rio after finishing tenth in the All-Around competition in the Olympic Test Event. He
said: I want to go as far as possible
in Rio, I live and work for this. I will
try and strengthen my floor exercise
until Rio and I hope to do my best.
Wrestler Ilana Kratyshs hopes of

becoming the 30th Israeli to qualify
for the Games were dashed after
she suffered defeat in the first round
of the European Qualification Tournament. She will though have two
further opportunities to reach Rio.
Elsewhere, Israels top badminton player Misha Zilberman is
set to qualify for what will be his second Games.
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Maccabi GB
Southern
Football
League
MGBSFL
GOALSCORERS
39 27 34
Redbridge A
15 10 3
55 26 33
Oakwood A
14 9
32 20 30
Dif Pts
Hendon A
15 7
43 22 24
Harmen
14 6
35 4
FC Team A
16 6
34 -11 19
London Lions A 16 5
21 -20 17
Camden Park
16 3
11 17 -29 11
Blizzard Storm
16 1
15 13 -39
CHARLIE COHEN (LONDON LIONS B)

Picked the ball up on the edge of the
box, jinxed past a few challenges before
arrowing a shot into the far corner of the
net
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THE WEEK
ELLIOTT COULTON (REAL SOSOBAD)
Faced with the Oakwood striker bearing
down on him on a one-on-one, kept his
nerve and upright to earn side a
point
ONE
Brixton Old Boys 1 Brady Maccabi 1
FC Team B 6 Faithfold B 1
Oakwood B 0 Real Sosobad 0
P
THE WEEK
W D
Dif Pts
Woodford
18 11 6
42 17 39
SPEC FC
20 12 2
49 14 38
Brady Maccabi 19 8
58 16 31
FC Team B
16 9
65 34 30
Oakwood B
18 8
41 8
29
Redbridge B
19 6
44 -3
22
Los Blancos
20 5
43 -13 22
Real Sosobad
19 5
NL Raiders B
20 5
10 36 -15 20
Brixton Old Boys 17 5
10 29 -24 17
Faithfold B
20 4
44 -5
JASON STEIN (OAKWOOD B)

Hes beginning to carve himself out a
reputation of being the Jewish Diego
Costa
FIXTURES:
Sunday 1 May:
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Premier Division:
Harmen vs North London Raiders A
Division One:
Brixton Old Boys vs Oakwood B
Oakwood B vs FC Team B
Division Two:
Faithfold C vs Temple Fortune
FC Team C vs North London Raiders C
Real Hendon vs Boca Jewniors
TWO
Boca Jewniors 0 Athletic Bilbaum 5
Hendon B 1 Catford & Bromley 2
NL Raiders C 0 London Lions B 4
Temple Fortune P Scrabble P
P W D L F Dif
Scrable
21 19 0 2 87 61
London Lions B 20 16 2 2 79 59
Athletic Bilbaum 22 10 3 9 69 23
NL Raiders C
18 10 2 6 45 12
Real Hendon
20 9 2 9 49 4
L'Equipe
21 9 2 10 55 -1
Hendon B
20 8 4 8 40 -1
Catford & Bromley 21 6 6 9 32 -9
FC Team C
20 6 5 9 34 -21
Faithfold C
19 5 5 9 36 -1
Temple Fortune 18 2 3 13 21 -66
Boca Jewniors 20 2 2 16 12 -60
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Pts
57
50
33
32
29
29
28
24
23
20
9
8
16 Goals:
Jon Breger (FC Team B)
Elliot Espinoza (Scrabble)
15 Goals:
Danny Sherman (Scrabble)
14 Goals:
Jacob Richer Kleinman (Oakwood B)
13 Goals:
David Woolman (Oakwood A)
Zack Neiman (SPEC)
Managers of the week: Jonathan Green & Rob Richman (Raiders A)
Was a colossus at right-back,

involved in both Raiders goals and
defended expertly throughout
NL RAIDERS
A
Worked tirelessly in the middle of

the park for Brixton as they held
promotion-seeking Brady
BRIXTON
OLD BOYS
Not his preferred position, but

played it expertly, was a threat
further forward
NL RAIDERS
A
CATFORD
& BROMLEY
45 28 7
Dif Pt
105 53 94
10 91 49 91
W D
Standon & Puck 24 21 0
76 55 63
Dif Pts
Hadley Wood
29 18 5
98 42 59
Letchworth
29 18 4
80 28 58
Belstone
24 16 3
76 30 51
East Thurrock Utd 45 26 12 7
106 54 90
London Lions
28 15 5
85 41 50
Tonbridge Angels45 24 12 9
90 41 84
Bovingdon
26 14 6
62 23 48
Sandridge Rovers 27 14 3
10 49 18 45
Dulwich Hamlet 45 23 12 10 92 36 81
Cuffley
27 11 8
46 -8
41
Enfield Town
45 24 7
Sarratt
26 11 4
11 53 -4
37
Kingstonian
45 21 10 14 77 16 73
Ware Sports
29 10 7
12 55 -13 37
Bushey Sports
28 10 6
12 50 -1
36
Leiston
45 19 12 14 69 12 69
12 47 -6
33
Billericay Town
45 17 17 11 72 19 68
Leatherhead
45 18 7
14 74 27 79
20 65 -14 61
Buntingford Town 27 9
Wormley Rovers 32 8
18 57 -40 30
Evergreen
29 7
14 40 -28 29
Chipperfield
27 8
15 51 -23 28
Hinton
27 5
17 33 -33 20
Hatfield Social
27 5
20 40 -41 17
Old Parmiterians 24 2
18 25 -40 10
45 17 10 18 60 -16 61
Wingate & Fin
45 17 9
19 66 0
60
Merstham
45 17 8
20 71 -8
59
Canvey Island
45 17 8
20 67 -20 59
Grays Athletic
45 15 12 18 61 -9
11 Goals:
Mark Smith (LEquipe)
Chaim Gothold (Real Hendon)
RA Noe (Real Hendon)
Harrison Midda (Woodford Wanderers)
Staines Town
45 15 9
21 51 -21 54
Harrow Borough 45 15 8
22 64 -14 53
Farnborough
45 15 5
25 62 -26 50
10 Goals:
Jacob Brunner (Athletic Bilbaum)
Jamie Sinai (Catford & Bromley)
Lorian Madanes (FC Team B)
Daniel Fattal (Maccabi London Lions B)
Will Ufland (NL Raiders C)
Sam Sollosi (Redbridge A)
Hendon
44 12 13 19 67 -14 49
9 Goals:
Dan Gordon (Faithfold C)
Adam Rones (FC Team A)
Andy Sheena (FC Team B)
Jordan Marks (NL Raiders A)
Josh Orgel (Redbridge A/B)
Lewes
45 6
15 24 47 -39 33
North Greenford 9
21 -10 10
VCD Athletic
45 7
10 28 42 -59 31
Latymer Old Boys 11 2
22 -27
Bushey Sports Club0
11 0
12 Goals:
Ben Bell (Athletic Bilbaum)
James Gershfield (Harmen)
Andy Smith (LEquipe)
Jono Gaon (Los Blancos)
Gav Noe (Real Hendon)
David Fialka (Redbridge A/B)
Needham Market 45 12 12 21 49 -26 48

Brentwood Town 45 10 10 25 51 -26 40
W D
Dif Pts
40 29 28
London Maccabi 10 9
Garston Vets
25 13 28
Winchmore Hill
10 9
23 7
28
Rickmansworth 10 6
16 1
20
Sgate Old Boys 11 5
14 -10 18
P
17
16
18
16
17
16
18
W
12
10
10
6
6
4
1
D
2
3
2
2
2
4
5
L
3
3
6
8
9
8
12
F
85
56
53
32
34
33
24
Dif
50
22
7
-13
-11
-11
-44
Henry Swerner Masters League Cup:

Adam Stolerman (Chigwell)
MANAGEMENT DIV 2
St Johns Wood Tigers 2 EDRS Stonegrove 1
P
London Lions
14
EDRS Stonegrove 14
Glenthorne
14
St John's Wood 14
Marshside
14
Temple Fortune 14
Brady B
14
Hendon Harriers 14
W
14
9
8
7
5
2
2
1
D
0
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
L
0
3
4
4
7
9
10
11
F
66
33
33
30
29
16
24
21
Dif
60
10
7
10
-8
-29
-19
-31
P W D L F Dif
Hapoel Beer Sheva 31 22 7 2 56 36
Maccabi Tel-Aviv 31 22 6 3 67 44
Beitar Jerusalem 31 17 6 8 44 16
Bnei Sakhnin
31 12 7 12 41 6
Maccabi Haifa
31 10 11 10 39 4
Hapoel Ra'anana 31 11 7 13 34 -4
Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv 30 12 6 12 33 -5
Mac Petach-Tikva 30 11 6 13 29 -4
Hapoel Tel-Aviv
30 9 10 11 23 -9
Hapoel Kfar-Saba 30 8 9 13 20 -15
Hap Kiryat Shmona 30 7 11 12 28 -7
Hapoel Haifa
30 7 11 12 33 -9
Hapoel Akko
30 9 5 16 25 -19
Maccabi Netanya 30 1 8 21 12 -34
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U14:
Josh Field 4, 3 (Maccabi London Lions
Blue)
U13:
Lucas Schreiber 4 (Maccabi London
Lions White)
U12 Purple Division:
Saul Norton (HMH Fire)
RESULTS TABLES REPORTS

PHOTO GALLERIES VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
TROPHY FINAL:
Hendon A VS NL Raiders A
Sunday, 8 May, KO 10.00am
Wingate & Finchley FC
Elliott Coulton
Player of
the week:
Charlie
Cohen
JN
Yos Brownson
Zac Rose
JN
JN
Gideon Moss
JN
JN
James Doffman
Yarden Sharon
JN
JN
Jamie Sinai
Rafi Bloom
JN
JN
JN
Charlie Cohen
JN
Pts
42
29
26
24
17
9
8
5
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MGB(S)FL MASTERS
WINGATE LONDON LIONS
Watford Friendly League U15 Division :

Louis Perl (Maccabi London Lions
White)
Pts
38
33
32
20
20
16
8
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2015/2016
SEASON
HEROES
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Josh Morris
London Lions 6 Latymer 0

P
Chigwell
NL Raiders
Brady A
HMH
Scrabble
Waldaf Town
Faithfold
LIGAT
HAAL
GARSTON
Burgess Hill Town 44 12 13 19 57 -15 49
8 Goals:
Ed Green (Athletic Bilbaum)
Benni Sluckis (Hendon United B)
Nick Landesberg (London Lions B)
Josh Green (NL Raiders B)
Brad Wine (Oakwood A)
Jonathan Peters (Scrabble)
Josh Pistol
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Watch Maccabi
London Lions B
clinch promotion
from Division Two:
NL Raiders C vs
London Lions B
BRIXTON
OLD BOYS
Met Police
Team of the wee

k
Displayed top hold-up play

showing why hes the best in the
division and got a deserved goal
Bognor Regis
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS:
Normally a forward, but with two

centre-backs unavailable, played
superbly at the heart of defence
W D
Hampton & Rich 45 28 10 7
18 Goals:
Richard Salmon (FC Team B)
Josh Bloom (Maccabi London Lions B)
THE WEEK
W D
21 Goals:
Dovi Fehler (Hendon United A)
North London Raiders A 2 Oakwood A 1
London Lions 5 Cuffley 0

Sandridge Rovers 3 London Lions 1
Wingate & Finchley 2 VCD Athletic 0
22 Goals:
Daniel Garfinkle (Redbridge A/B)
CUP FINAL
12 11 1
Henry Swerner League Cup, sponsored by

Brides by Losners:
Semi-Final: Chigwell 10 Waldaf Town 1
24 Goals:
Zak McLeod (Scrabble)
fte
results & rnoon for
reports
NL Raiders A
MANAGEMENT DIV 1
30 Goals:
Reiss Mogilner (Brady Maccabi)
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HERTFORDSHIRE
SENIOR
RYMAN
LEAGUE
REAL
SOSOBAD
Another complete goalkeeping

performance, was dominant, vocal
and organised back four superbly
LONDON
LIONS B
Won every battle in the air and on

the floor. Gave nothing away all
game
FC TEAM
B
Outstanding at the back for Team,

as they won in style to maintain their
slim title hopes
CATFORD &
BROMLEY
Came on at half-time for the Cats

and ran the show as team came
from behind to beat Hendon
LONDON
LIONS B
Tore the Raiders defense apart at

times, and topped off performance
with a terrific goal
OAKWOOD
B
Led the line well, is beginning to

carve himself out a reputation as
the Jewish Diego Costa
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Pts
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43
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RAIDERS OF THE
LOST OAK!
Treble hunters topple Oakwood
to win Cyril Anekstein Cup
BY ANDREW
SHERWOOD
NORTH LONDON Raiders
A kept alive their hopes of
winning a league and cup
treble after beating Oakwood in Sundays Cyril
Anekstein Cup Final.
Goals from Ricky Engleman
and David Dinkin saw them to
a 2-1 win at Wingate. They now
need one more victory to retain
the Premier Division title and

face Hendon the only team to
have won a Jewish football treble in 2014 in next months
Peter Morrison Trophy final.
But not wishing to get carried away with what they can
achieve, joint-manager Rob
Richman said: For us, part
one is done. Our next aim is
to gain the three points
needed to retain the league
title, which we're aiming to do
at the earliest opportunity.
Delighted with Sundays

win, he said: Were absolutely elated to have retained the cup. It wasn't the
greatest cup final, but in the
end we just had that bit of
quality to get us over the line.
I think we probably shaded
the first half, they were much
the stronger in the second until
cramp caught up with their
players in the final 15 minutes.
Theyre a great side and it was
a one hell of a tough game.
Oakwood joint-manager Ric

Blank didnt believe his side
deserve to be on the losing
side. He said: There was nothing between the two sides, but
ultimately we ran out of steam.
I said to the boys before the
game, deserve has nothing to
do with it. Its football. The winning goal came from a clear offside that only the linesman
failed to spot, which ultimately
was the difference between a
possible victory and a defeat.
Lions kicked out of Peter Morrison trophy

MACCABI LONDON Lions A have been
thrown out of this years Peter Morrison
Trophy final after they admitted fielding
an ineligible player in their semi-cup
final win over North London
Raiders A.
Lions beat the Raiders 5-4,
though fielded a player who featured in an earlier round for Maccabi London Lions B.
Competition organisers released
a statement saying: The National Football Committee
heard an appeal from
Maccabi London Lions
A. Under rule 8(d), they
admitted playing an in-
eligible player in their game against

North London Raiders A on 6th April
2016 and the decision of the disciplinary
hearing committee was to award
the game to North London
Raiders A under rule 8(o).
The committee found there
were no exceptional circumstances to enable the game to
be replayed.
Lions manager Andy Landesberg (pictured) told the
clubs website: It is obviously very disappointing, but its no ones
fault but mine as we
were playing to the
usual rules set by the MGBSFL rather

than the ones specific to this competition, so it was a genuine error.
We were at least able to advise the
Committee ourselves and it was important that we acted with honesty and in
good faith throughout. We received
praise for this at the hearing, despite
not being able to remain in the competition.
Handing Raiders the opportunity to
secure their first ever league and cup
treble, joint-manager Rob Richman said:
Its sad that what has happened has
slightly overshadowed what was an absolutely enthralling game which was a
superb advert for Jewish football.
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