Dec 06 2023
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BBUK at last Sunday’s AJEX Remembrance Parade
Last Sunday, B’nai B’rith UK took part in the annual AJEX (Association of Jewish Ex Servicemen) Remembrance Parade and Ceremony. It was a poignant, dignified and memorable occasion with solemn tributes to the Jewish members of the British armed forces[...]
read moreHeritage Days Virtual Panel Discussion on 26 November: “Music and Memory”
Join us for a fascinating joint Zoom panel event on how music can uncover hidden memories and more!Chaired by the renowned composer and conductor, Malcolm Singer, the panellists will discuss how music can evoke memories from the past and the[...]
read moreBBUK EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR ISRAEL – UPDATE, 31 October 2023
Dear Members and Friends, May I firstly thank all of you who have so generously made donations to this Appeal which has so far raised over £7,700. I said that I would send round an update regarding the work being undertaken in Qiryat Gat as[...]
read moreB’nai B’rith UK laments the loss of innocent life following the rocket strike that affected the Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital in Gaza yesterday
B’nai B’rith UK laments the loss of innocent life following the rocket strike that affected the Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital in Gaza yesterday. We share the Prime Minister’s view that ‘any loss of innocent life is a dreadful tragedy’ and hope that those[...]
read moreBureau of International Affairs held a meeting in conjunction with the Spanish Embassy
Jeremy Havardi, Director of the Bureau, reports: On Wednesday 20th September, Michael Alpert, Professor emeritus at the University of Westminster and a leading expert in modern Spanish history, gave a talk to BBUK members at the Instituto Cervantes on ‘Secret[...]
read moreForeign Office refuses BBUK request for documents concerning UK aid to Palestinian Authority
Bureau of International Affairs Director Jeremy Havardi and We Believe in Israel Director Luke Akehurst are featured in yesterday’s Jewish News report that The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has refused to disclose and publish documents concerning how British aid[...]
read moreAnnual Report for 2022
BBUK’s Annual Report for 2022 has just been published. Contents include: President’s report Core Activity reports Reports from the Lodges [...]
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