Community News Roundup!
If you have a community news story that you want to send to us, email your story to community@thejngroup.com
Summer party fit for princesses
More than 1,500 people enjoyed a day out in the sunshine at The PAH Family Fun Day at Jewish Care’s Princess Alexandra home in Stanmore. Organised by the home’s special events committee, the event raised £20,000 which will help buy vital equipment to enable residents to enjoy meaningful and varied activities.
Triathletes help to raise funds
Four triathlete stars from Kol Chai, together with more than 20 cake-bakers and sellers raised around £700 for the Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre (LJMC) when they took part in the Jetstream Triathlon at Merchant Taylors’ School. Led by Ruth Lewy, members of the Hatch End Reform Community also acted as race marshals. The LJMC’s Fiona Hussey said: “It was tremendous of so many Kol Chai members to give up their time and provide such great support.”
Tee-mendous golfing day
A sell-out group of 90 keen golfers met bright and early at Hartsbourne Country Club in Bushey Heath for a morning of friendly competition as they took part in the 10th Asher Teper Memorial Golf Day (ATMGD). Organised by the Hebrew Order of David Charitable Trust (HOD), the morning raised nearly £25,000 towards HOD Charitable Trust, MANNA Meir Panim, Jewish Child’s Day and Cure Cancer UCL.
Event organiser Jeff Maze said: “The ATMGD, thanks to Medivet’s continuous sponsorship, is now regarded as one of the premier golf days on the Charity Golf Day circuit. The event was played in the correct spirit, but the real winners were the respective charities whose combined efforts with the ATMGD committee contributed to a memorable and thoroughly enjoyable day.”
Norwood’s grand day out
Norwood got into the festival spirit last Friday, celebrating Learning Disability Week (15-21 June) at Redbridge Council’s annual event in Wansted. The fair was held in the grounds of Eton Manor Rugby Club, with live music, stalls, arts and crafts, a photo booth and vintage-themed café. Norwood staff members and people supported by the charity manned a stall showcasing its services for adults and enjoyed the live music and sun. Diane Hockley, who lives in Norwood supported living accommodation, said: “It was nice weather and I enjoyed it. There were lots of people there.”
Rimon raises £44k over dinner
Rimon Jewish Primary School held an inaugural fundraising dinner to celebrate their many successes over the years. Held at Golders Green Synagogue, the evening raised £44,000 for the school and will enable Rimon to fund all of its named fundraising objectives.
Rabbi Dr Harvey Belovski, Rimon’s principal and the Golders Green Synagogue Rav said: “We’re delighted that Rimon’s inaugural fundraising dinner was such a success and look forward to celebrating many great milestones together.”
Week in Pictures:
Members of Kenton Synagogue enjoyed an ‘Evening with Lord Levy’ as the Peer helped -get the community’s eruv campaign off to a great start
More than 80 guests of Nightingale House raised around £3,300 at a tea dance for the Playlist for Life Project.
Riders for Langdon, the specialist learning disabilities charity, raised more than £80,000 during its sixth, and toughest, annual international cycle challenge yet.
Around 250 children enjoyed a week of circus fun at Jewish Care’s Redbridge JCC.
The Central Synagogue opened its doors to 250 people for a concert presented in conjunction with University Jewish Chaplaincy in memory of Billy Sharron. The Three Cantors, Steven Leas, Avromi Freilich and Robert Brody sung alongside the Lumos Quartet.
Thank you for helping to make Jewish News the leading source of news and opinion for the UK Jewish community. Today we're asking for your invaluable help to continue putting our community first in everything we do.
For as little as £5 a month you can help sustain the vital work we do in celebrating and standing up for Jewish life in Britain.
Jewish News holds our community together and keeps us connected. Like a synagogue, it’s where people turn to feel part of something bigger. It also proudly shows the rest of Britain the vibrancy and rich culture of modern Jewish life.
You can make a quick and easy one-off or monthly contribution of £5, £10, £20 or any other sum you’re comfortable with.
100% of your donation will help us continue celebrating our community, in all its dynamic diversity...
Engaging
Being a community platform means so much more than producing a newspaper and website. One of our proudest roles is media partnering with our invaluable charities to amplify the outstanding work they do to help us all.
Celebrating
There’s no shortage of oys in the world but Jewish News takes every opportunity to celebrate the joys too, through projects like Night of Heroes, 40 Under 40 and other compelling countdowns that make the community kvell with pride.
Pioneering
In the first collaboration between media outlets from different faiths, Jewish News worked with British Muslim TV and Church Times to produce a list of young activists leading the way on interfaith understanding.
Campaigning
Royal Mail issued a stamp honouring Holocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton after a Jewish News campaign attracted more than 100,000 backers. Jewish Newsalso produces special editions of the paper highlighting pressing issues including mental health and Holocaust remembrance.
Easy access
In an age when news is readily accessible, Jewish News provides high-quality content free online and offline, removing any financial barriers to connecting people.
Voice of our community to wider society
The Jewish News team regularly appears on TV, radio and on the pages of the national press to comment on stories about the Jewish community. Easy access to the paper on the streets of London also means Jewish News provides an invaluable window into the community for the country at large.
We hope you agree all this is worth preserving.
