Boris Johnson to meet Jewish Voters

Boris Johnson is set to meet Jewish voters in his bid to be re-elected Mayor of London. Hosted by the London Jewish Forum, the Breakfast meeting will be an opportunity for Boris to engage with Jewish Londoners on the many …

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Ken Livingstone to Meet Jewish Voters

The Labour Party Candidate for Mayor of London Ken Livingstone will meet with Jewish voters to discuss their concerns ahead of the May 3rd Mayoral and Assembly elections. The lunchtime event, hosted by the London Jewish Forum will take place …

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Liberal Democrat Candidate for Mayor Brian Paddick to meet Jewish Voters

*PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE* Brian Paddick, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London will meet with Jewish voters on the 20th of April to talk about the issues that affect the Jewish Community in London. The Breakfast …

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Apr
04

Boris Johnson to meet Jewish Voters

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Boris Johnson is set to meet Jewish voters in his bid to be re-elected Mayor of London.

Hosted by the London Jewish Forum, the Breakfast meeting will be an opportunity for Boris to engage with Jewish Londoners on the many issues that affect the capital’s community.

The Forum will take place on the 17th of April at 7:45am in Golders Green. Participants can register to attend on the LJF Website.

In time for the elections, LJF has launched the ‘London Jewish Manifesto’, documenting many of the key concerns the Community faces, and has called on all candidates to outline how they will work to solve the issues the Manifesto identifies.

Peter Mason, LJF’s Director said “Jewish Londoners have a big and important decision to make on May 3rd. They will be deciding between competing visions for our city, and deciding which candidate they feel is best able to lead our city. It is important that we have the opportunity to engage with the candidates, so we’re pleased that Mayor Johnson will share his vision with us personally”

The London Jewish Forum is also hosting Labour Party Candidate Ken Livingstone and Liberal Democrat Candidate Brian Paddick later this month.

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Apr
04

Ken Livingstone to Meet Jewish Voters

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The Labour Party Candidate for Mayor of London Ken Livingstone will meet with Jewish voters to discuss their concerns ahead of the May 3rd Mayoral and Assembly elections.

The lunchtime event, hosted by the London Jewish Forum will take place in a central London venue on the 24th of April.

Ken Livingstone said, “I’m looking forward to this opportunity to meet the London Jewish Forum. I am committed to doing everything I can to support their vital work in the capital.”

Peter Mason, Director of LJF said “We are very keen to engage with the Mayoral and Assembly candidates on the issues we’ve brought up in our Manifesto for Jewish London. There are some big challenges we as a Community will face over the coming four years, and we want to hear what each of the candidates have to say about them. We’re pleased that Ken’s taken up that offer.”

Participants can register to attend the Forum via the LJF website.

The London Jewish Forum is also hosting Conservative Party Candidate Boris Johnson and Liberal Democrat Candidate Brian Paddick later this month.

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Mar
30

Siobhan Benita to tour Jewish Care

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The London Jewish Forum is pleased to host Independent candidate for Mayor of London Siobhan Benita at Jewish Care on the 4th of April.

Siobhan will take a tour of Jewish Care’s state of the art Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Campus, meeting with residents and community centre users.

This will be followed by a roundtable meeting hosted by LJF with senior community lay leaders, professionals and the press to discuss the soon to be launched “London Jewish Manifesto” which brings together the key issues facing London’s Jewish Community.

LJF’s Director, Peter Mason said “We’re very keen to engage with the candidates for Mayor to discuss their vision for London, and how its Jewish community can play a role.

Be it the lack of affordable family housing, the crisis in care funding or tackling discrimination, there are some big issues our Community faces, and we need our elected officials to understand and take action on them.”

For more information, please contact LJF at info@londonjewishforum.org.uk

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Mar
20

Liberal Democrat Candidate for Mayor Brian Paddick to meet Jewish Voters

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*PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE*

Brian Paddick, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London will meet with Jewish voters on the 20th of April to talk about the issues that affect the Jewish Community in London.

The Breakfast Forum will be hosted by the London Jewish Forum and members of the community can register to attend through our website.

The London Jewish Forum is the Jewish Community’s advocate in the nation’s capital, and works to identify the changes the community wants to see in London, lobbying and campaigning at City Hall and Town Halls to achieve them.

Peter Mason, Director of the London Jewish Forum said “We’re delighted that Brian will take time out of his busy campaign schedule to meet with Jewish Londoners to hear their concerns for our city. Whether it is the crisis in housing and the lack of family homes, an ageing population, the provision of primary education for Jewish children or the importance of harmonious community relations, there are some big issues we face as a Community in London, and we are really eager to hear each of the candidates take on them”

LJF will later this month launch their “London Jewish Manifesto” which highlights many of the challenges the Greater London Authority and London Boroughs have power to tackle.

You can register to attend the event by visiting our website here. We’ve a limited number of spaces, so if the event is oversubscribed, we’ll decide participants by drawing of lots.

The event will be held in Golders Green on the 2oth of April at 7:45am. We’ll announce the venue to participants once the drawing of lots has taken place. A light breakfast will be provided for participants.

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Dec
27

2012 LONDON ELECTION CANDIDATES DEBATE AT JEWISH FESTIVAL

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The London Jewish Forum will host the first public debate of the 2012 London Elections at the annual Jewish cultural and educational gathering, Limmud.

Brian Paddick, Liberal Democrat candidate for the Mayor of London, Conservative Andrew Boff AM, Labour Assembly Member Val Shawcross, and Green Party Candidate A.M. Poppy will debate London’s future on the 28th of December in front of a public audience made up of Jewish Londoners, Rabbis, Journalists, Academics and Community leadership.

Adrian Cohen, LJF Chair said “We are delighted to be hosting the candidates for an open and robust conversation around the kind of London each party wants to build, and the roll of London’s Jewish community.

Whether it is the chronic shortage of affordable family housing, an ageing population, the provision of primary education for Jewish children or the importance of harmonious community relations, this is a good opportunity for the community to see where the political parties stand on our issues.”

Peter Mason, Director of LJF said “Our hope is that this will be the first of many meaningful opportunities for the Jewish community to engage directly, face to face, with the politicians who make decisions affecting our lives. The election will be a defining point for London’s future, where voters will get to decide between different visions for our city, and LJF will be fighting for community issues every step of the way”.

LJF will launch later next year a Jewish Manifesto for London, highlighting the key pubic policy challenges facing Jewish Londoners.

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Dec
06

MAYOR TO CELEBRATE CHANUKAH IN THE SQUARE

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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson will be the guest of honour at the official Menorah lighting in Trafalgar Square to celebrate Chanukah, the Jewish festival of lights.

The annual event will take place on the 20th of December at 6pm, marking the 1st night of the eight day festival. Londoners and visitors of all religious and cultures are invited to gather to celebrate with traditional festival foods and music in the iconic setting of Trafalgar Square.

Adrian Cohen, Chair of the London Jewish Forum said “The Trafalgar Square Menorah is now renowned worldwide in its uniqueness, and allows Londoners to gather each year in order to publically celebrate religious freedom, tolerance, and overcoming oppression, the values which Chanukah embodies for Jewish people. We are delighted that London’s Mayor will join us celebrating these values too.”

Jeremy Newmark, Chief Executive of the Jewish Leadership Council said: “The Chanukah Menorah is a symbol of religious freedom survival and hope. We are pleased that Boris has continued what is now an annual tradition of promoting these values in such a meaningful way. We are pleased to be supporting this event.”

Peter Mason, Director of the London Jewish Forum said “Chanukah in the Square has been a day long looked forward to in the annual civic calendar in London. We’re delighted that once again this year the community can gather along with our friends, neighbours in a public display of unity and seasonal goodwill.”

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Dec
06

LJF WELCOME NEW DIRECTOR

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The London Jewish Forum has appointed Peter Mason as its new Director.
Mason joins the LJF from the office of Liz Kendall MP where he headed the office for the
shadow health minister. He is a former campaigns officer for the UJS and took up his post in
September.
Adrian Cohen, Chair of LJF said “We are delighted to be bringing Peter on board at this
important point in time for London and its Jewish community. Peter will ensure that the
London Jewish community will have it’s voice heard and play a key role in the crucial
coming months and years“.
Commenting on his appointment, Peter said “The coming year is an important one. We have
the Mayoral and London Assembly elections in May when it is vital that the voices of Jewish
Londoners are heard. We will be working to ensure that the candidates take on board the
community’s issues.”

Peter, who has now taken up his post can be contacted at peter@londonjewishforum.org.uk

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