Tag Archives: Events

B’nai B’rith supported the 85th annual AJEX parade

Report by Jeremy Havardi A number of members represented B’nai B’rith at the 85th annual AJEX parade in central London. The Chief Rabbi led prayers at the Cenotaph and a number of wreaths were laid by visiting dignitaries. Read more » »

BBUK with LBIA is dismayed by the ruling of the European Court of Justice on Tuesday

BBUK with LBIA is dismayed by the ruling of the European Court of Justice on Tuesday Report Jeremy Havardi B’nai B’rith, together with its advocacy arm, the London Bureau, is dismayed by the ruling of the European Court of Justice on Tuesday that Read more » »

BBUK with LBIA strongly condemns the indiscriminate rocket attacks

Report Jeremy Havardi B’nai B’rith, together with its advocacy arm, The London Bureau, strongly condemns the indiscriminate rocket attacks launched by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) against the citizens of Israel in the last 24 hours. Read more » »

Jeremy Havardi represented B’nai B’rith UK at a celebration of International Freedom of religion

01/11/2019| Announcements, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBLBIA, BBLBIA News, BBUK, Events, Jewish Interest| Report by Jeremy Havardi On Monday, Jeremy Havardi represented B’nai B’rith UK at a celebration of International Freedom of religion or belief day at the US embassy. Read more » »

BBYP Friday Night Dinner with Ner Yisrael Synagogue Sells Out!

B’nai B’rith UK Young Professionals (BBYP) held its second annual joint Friday night dinner with Ner Yisrael Synagogue, on Friday 2nd August for young professionals in their 30s and 40s. This was the fourth joint BBYP Friday night dinner in the area, including previous dinners at Hendon United Synagogue in December. Read more » »

Professor Colin Shindler spoke on the historical rise of the Israeli right

25/07/2019| Advocacy, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBLBIA, BBLBIA News, BBUK, Events, Israel, Jewish Interest, Lecture| Report by Jeremy Havardi On 24th July B’nai B’rith UK’s Bureau of International Affairs, in conjunction with Pinner synagogue, hosted Professor Colin Shindler at Pinner synagogue. Read more » »

BBLBIA attend Latvian Embassy annual lecture

The Latvian Embassy held its annual Isaiah Berlin lecture on 4 July 2019. Tony Swabe attended. The speaker was the Australian High Commissioner who had found Isaiah Berlin’s ideas valuable as a guide to his career in politics. There was an interesting discussion on liberal democracy which was contributed to by the Israeli Ambassador. Read more » »

Another very successful Interlodge Quiz

Once again the 2019 Interlodge Quiz was a huge success. Maxine Cohen who worked so hard organising the event, was delighted that almost £900 was raised for BBUK’s core charities. The proceeds from the evening will be shared between the Qiryat Gat ‘Feed a Hungry Family’ project in Israel and the ‘Medical Aid’ programme in Kiev. Read more » »

BBYP gets ancient wisdom at the Acropolis

Report by Valerie Tesler A small group of B’nai B’rith Young Professionals (BBYP), together with B’nai B’rith Europe (BBE), from the UK and Europe enjoyed a weekend of culture, history and sightseeing in Athens (from 17th May until Sunday 19th). Read more » »

BBUK’s very successful Ukraine Trip

Report by Alan Miller BBUK visit to Ukraine 9th – 19th May 2019 A welcome to Ukraine from Sholom Aleichem After many years of supporting charitable projects in Ukraine, 21 members of BBUK set off to see the projects for themselves and to try to learn Read more » »