London philanthropists open clinic for Israeli children with severe disabilities
Gillian and Irving Carter attend opening of their Sylvia Carter Medical Centre at Aleh Moriah
London-based philanthropists Gillian and Irving Carter were at the official opening of their Sylvia Carter Medical Clinic, a treatment centre for Israeli children with severe, complex disabilities.
The clinic, a fully-accessible treatment centre, was dedicated in memory of Irving’s late mother, Sylvia, through their charitable trust, The Locker Foundation, of which the Carter’s have sponsored a number of important ALEH projects over the years, the latest of which, being the unveiling of their newest project at ALEH Moriah.
ALEH is Israel’s leading network of care for children with severe complex disabilities, as well as being an international advocate for disability inclusion.
The event was attended by numerous distinguished individuals, including Mayor of Gedera Mr. Yoel Gamliel, ALEH Director General Rabbi Yehuda Marmorstein, Major General (Res.) Doron Almog, Founder and Chairman of the ALEH Negev-Nahalat Eran rehabilitative village in southern Israel.
MC’d by Alex Daulby, from Manchester, whose daughter is a resident at ALEH Moriah, Rabbi Yonatan Lipschitz moved attendees to tears explaining how he and his wife left their lives in South Africa to provide their daughters – who has severe disabilities – the tools and opportunity to live happy and fulfilled lives at ALEH.
The highlight of the evening was when residents of ALEH Moriah illustrated ALEH’s vision of finding the ability within the disability, giving the attendees a special musical performance and demonstration of their skills in the creative arts.
The Clinic is staffed by doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals to provide a wide variety of accessible treatments to residents on a daily basis.
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.
