In the News

2025

We European Jews must not be duped by the anti-immigrant, racist far right Haaretz, 20 February 2025 As Jews, it is our responsibility to welcome the stranger The Jewish Chronicle, 20 February 2025 OPINION: How can the Jewish community help move refugees from ‘strangers’ to neighbours? Jewish News, 19 February 2025 OPINION: Trump’s new America threatens the most vulnerable in our societies Jewish News, 29 January 2025

2024

Board president joins calls for community to be alive to threat posed by right-wing populism Jewish News, 24 December 2024 ‘Don’t fall into the honeytrap of right-wing populism’ community warned The Jewish Chronicle, 24 December 2024 Winter appeal: More charities back our call to allow asylum seekers to work following 'move-on' win The Evening Standard, 10 December 2024 Refugee charity approved for membership of Board of Deputies The Jewish Chronicle, 28 November 2024 OPINION: Why we must confront the rhetoric driving this anti-refugee trend Jewish News, 14 November 2024 OPINION: We have seen the community in the UK at its best since 7 October Jewish News, 8 October 2024 The power of words: young people write messages of support to refugees The Jewish Chronicle, 15 August 2024 'Hatred and violence staining our nation' Jewish News, 8 August 2024 Chief Rabbi and Board of Deputies condemn violence outside Southport mosque The Jewish Chronicle, 31 July 2024 Board releases its Jewish Manifesto ahead of general election Jewish News, 20 June 2024 Communal asylum charity chief urges politicians to stop using immigration to fuel hate Jewish News, 11 June 2024 We cannot stand by while refugees suffer, says charity The Jewish Chronicle, 11 June 2024 OPINION: Can we still hear each other after 7/10 and all that’s happened since? Jewish News, 4 April 2024 Refugee charity names new chair Jewish News, 14 March 2024 We must look outwards to protect our identity Jewish News, 13 March 2024 Child asylum seekers: Call for inquiry after 'disturbing' report BBC, 4 March 2024 We must end the callous disregard for child refugees The Guardian, 4 March 2024 Calls for inquiry after refugee children made to guess who got foster care in ‘game’ The Guardian, 4 March 2024 OPINION: From Galloway to Anderson, we must keep extremists of all stripes out Jewish News, 1 March 2024 David Mason on Crosstalk Talk TV, 15 February 2024 David Mason on Aasmah Mir's show Times Radio, 15 February 2024 Furious row as Tories seize on Sadiq Khan's verbal slip during interview where he said Labour 'stands for anti-Semitism' The Daily Mail, 15 February 2024 Why synagogues are being asked to mark Refugee Shabbat this weekend The Jewish Chronicle, 1 February 2024

2023

‘I get daily calls from refugees in Israel wanting to fight for the IDF against Hamas’ Jewish News, 27 December 2023 Limmud 2023 asks ‘Do Jews have a future in UK?’ Jewish News, 26 December 2023 David Mason on Salma El-Wardany's show BBC Radio London, 7 December 2023 Together for Humanity vigil held outside Downing Street Jewish News, 4 December 2023 Welby: ‘Time to clean our own doorstep of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia’ Church Times, 4 December 2023 Hamas killed Inon's parents. His 'revenge' would be peace The Times, 4 December 2023 Anti-hate vigil bids to protect UK communities Daily Express, 4 December 2023 David Mason on Sandy Warr's show LBC, 3 December 2023 OPINION: Jewish experience is complicated The Jewish News 9 November 2023 Anti-Semitism: The rise in persecution of Jewish populations around the world since the Israel-Gaza conflict began The Scotsman 5 November 2023 Comment from David Mason Daily Express 30 October 2023 Faith leaders say Britons should champion unity amid Middle East conflict Eastern Eye 26 October 2023 Britain’s imams denounce deaths of innocent victims The Times 19 October 2023 Challenging prejudice in the UK as war rages in the Middle East Eastern Eye 17 October 2023 David Mason on David Lammy's show LBC, 15 October 2023 Suella Braverman criticised by communal leaders over ‘divisive’ migration speech Jewish News 26 September 2023 Opinion: A need for more than spiritual asylum Jewish News 14 September 2023 Afghan Institute honors IsraAID and Jewish NGOs for aiding refugees The Jerusalem Post 29 June 2023 Jog on! 6,500 people raise thousands for good causes at Maccabi GB Fun Run Jewish News 27 June 2023 Time for us to raise our voices for the oppressed stranger Jewish News 21 April 2023 We need a Jewish voice to support the less fortunate The Jewish Chronicle 11 April 2023 BBC’s Yalda Hakim thanks Jewish community for refugee support Jewish News 29 March 2023

2022

Suella Braverman’s incendiary rhetoric is truly shameful The Guardian 3 November 2022 Rabbi says Braverman’s migrant ‘invasion’ comments ‘make me feel pained as a Jew’ Jewish News 1 November 2022 Abandon Rwanda policy, JCORE urges new PM Jewish News 8 September 2022 Wokeism isn't antisemitism Jewish News 8 September 2022 Call to abandon Rwanda policy The Times 7 September 2022 Where does new British PM Liz Truss stand on ties with Israel and UK Jewry? The Times of Israel 5 September 2022 Backlash on Truss remarks Jewish News 18 August 2022​ Afghan Refugees The Times 15 August 2022 Truss sets out plan to ‘protect British Jewry’ with attack on ‘woke civil service’ Jewish News 12 August 2022 Lord Harrington: It is ‘our destiny’ as Jews to help those fleeing persecution Jewish News 15 June 2022 Refugee support charities join forces to maximise impact The Jewish Chronicle 15 June 2022 UK and US charities supporting refugees and asylum seekers to join forces Jewish News 13 June 2022 Jewish leaders condemn Rwanda asylum plan Jewish News 19 April 2022 Government plans to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda denounced by faith leaders Church Times 19 April 2022 Plans to offshore asylum seekers to Rwanda are cruel and disturbing The Guardian 15 April 2022 Concerns about the Homes for Ukraine scheme we can’t ignore Jewish News 23 March 2022 Community members condemn government’s treatment of Ukrainian refugees Jewish News 9 March 2022 There is no excuse for woeful UK response to Ukraine’s refugee crisis The Guardian 9 March 2022 Government must take lead in supporting people of Ukraine – joint call from 50 charities The Times 25 February 2022​ Jewish groups call for expulsion of far-right Israeli MK visiting Britain The Algemeiner 10 February 2022​ The continued importance of Holocaust Memorial Day Race on the Agenda 24 January 2022

2021

How Lord's became a place of comfort and hope for Afghan refugees The Cricketer 29 December 2021 28 rabbis express ‘deep concern and dismay’ to Priti Patel over asylum bill Jewish News 7 December 2021 Urgent campaign to support safe passage for Afghans launched Jewish News 25 August 2021 British Jewry Mobilizes Humanitarian Aid, Donations for Afghan Refugees Through Synagogues, Businesses The Algemeiner 24 August 2021 Jewish group urges government to come up with refugee plan for Afghanistan Jewish Chronicle 16 August 2021​ Social justice Progressively Jewish, Podcast 12 August 2021 For many refugees, Illegal routes are the only option Jewish News 12 August 2021 The great divide Jewish News 12 August 2021 Deputies reject application from racial equality council to join Board Jewish Chronicle 27 July 2021 JCORE and Manchester Zionist group fail in bids to get on Board of Deputies Jewish News 27 July 2021 Jewish groups call out racist abuse of Black England players Jewish Chronicle 12 July 2021 Faith groups protest government 'inhumane' immigration plan Independent Catholic News 10 May 2021 Board president on race report: ‘Still clearly much work to be done’ Jewish News 22 April 2021 Those seeking asylum deserve so much better than this government The Guardian letters 28 March 2021​ Lord Dubs leads criticism of Priti Patel’s overhaul of asylum system Jewish News 25 March 2021 Jewish cabaret group partners with BLM in anti-racism video Jewish News 24 January 2021 “You’ve Got a Friend – Hai Un Amico”, la canzone in 22 lingue in solidarietà del movimento Black Lives Matter La Stampa 19 January 2021 VIDEO: Singers Collaborate For 'You've Got a Friend' in 22 Languages in Solidarity With Black Lives Matter Broadway World 12 January 2021

2020​

Roald Dahl’s family urged to engage with community after antisemitism apology Jewish News 8 December 2020 Jewish group calls for action after UK found to have broken law over Windrush Jewish News 26 November 2020 Jewish equality group explores impact of pandemic on asylum system Jewish News 17 November 2020 28 Tories wrote about an Anti-Semitic trope and no one seemed to notice Vice 13 November 2020 Jewish caterer answers Marcus Rashford’s call, providing 300 free school meals Jewish News 28 October 2020 Jewish groups ‘disappointed’ over removal of protection for child refugees Jewish News 20 October 2020 East Finchley child refugee campaigner urges government to protect family reunion Ham&High 19 October 2020 25 rabbis write to Priti Patel protesting ‘deeply unethical’ asylum policies Jewish News 14 October 2020 Patel’s asylum plans lack sense and compassion Guardian letters 12 October 2020 150 MPs and peers back Jewish News Uyghur campaign Jewish News 1 October 2020 Interfaith charity marks succot with quilt of 700 squares made by refugees Jewish News 1 October 2020 Letter supporting BAME groups signed by 50 communal organisations, 130 people Jewish News 30 September 2020 British Jews show solidarity with Black, Asian communities in UK Jerusalem Post 24 September 2020​ Board anger over ‘pejorative language’ towards refugees Jewish News 17 August 2020 Ten simple and much-needed steps for British Jews to help combat racism Jewish News 22 July 2020 13 tonnes of hair taken from China’s Uyghur Muslims has ‘Nazi resonance’ Jewish News 16 July 2020 Black lives matter everywhere Jewish Chronicle 8 June 2020 Fighting racism calls for action, not empty words Guardian letters 8 June 2020 Leading Black activist: ‘We need you to say, your struggle is our struggle’ Jewish News 8 June 2020 Lammy: black and Jewish people share historic pain - we must fight racism together Jewish Chronicle 8 June 2020 UK Jewish groups urge members to ‘play their part’ to help black communities Jewish News 3 June 2020  Why are BAME communities disproportionately hit by Covid-19? Jewish News 8 May 2020 ​Jewish group backs inquiry into ‘disproportionate impact’ of virus on minorities Jewish News 4 May 2020 11 positive stories from migration charities making a difference during Covid-19 IMIX Website 1 May 2020 ‘I found a political home in the UK’ IMIX Website 1st April 2020 International Women’s Day: celebrating two remarkable social justice pioneers IMIX Website 6 March 2020 Journey to the Greece of my grandparents Jewish News 5 March 2020 New immigration policy provokes fears over community social care and security Jewish News 19 February 2020 Windrush Ignored Jewish Chronicle letters 14 February 2020 The refugee experience remains inextricably linked to Jewish identity Jewish Chronicle 22 January 2020 Lord Alf Dubs joins Jewish campaigners in refugee demonstration Jewish News 21 January 2020 By adoption victimhood we betray our self-image Jewish News 16 January 2020 Don't abandon young refugees Jewish Chronicle letters 3 January 2020

2019

The British government must not abandon these child refugees Guardian letters 24 December 2019 Let's take our values to the ballot box Jewish Chronicle 6 December 2019 If I were Prime Minister Jewish News 5  December 2019 JCORE's Rosh Hashonoh message received cross-communal support Jewish Tribune 25 September 2019 JCORE petitions on social justice Jewish News 26 September 2019 UK Jewish communal fury at Trump’s ‘racism’ Jewish News 17th July 2019 MP calls for Jewish and Black communities to work together Jewish Tribune 3rd July 2019 Jewish group urges government to resettle more refugee children and young people Jewish News 20 June 2019 Jewish leaders welcome call for faiths to support each other in racism fight Jewish News 27 March 2019 Jewish human rights groups back Tory Islamophobia probe Jewish News 7 March 2019 With the case of Shamima Begum, our emotions must be separate from the law Jewish News 21 February 2019 Not right on Far right Jewish Chronicle letters 1 February 2019

2018

We should be supporting efforts to agree a definition of Islamophobia Jewish Chronicle 18 December 2018 Jewish communities will not be 'cowed' from from helping refugees after Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle 31 October 2018 We have formed a new group of black, Asian, Muslim and Jewish people to tackle racism within politics Independent letters 15 September 2018 Jeremy Corbyn, Labour and the IHRA definition of antisemitism Guardian letters 6 September 2018 Rabbi condemned for saying Islam 'has no place in Britain' Jewish Chronicle 4 September 2018​ Communal bodies urge UKIP to adopt IHRA code as senior figures in party block move Jewish Chronicle 31 August 2018 Boris Johnson’s burka remarks are not about free speech, but hate. Jewish News 9 August 2018 ​Boris Johnson’s ‘totally disgraceful’ burka remarks condemned by community. Jewish News 7 August 2018 Rabbi warns against 'sympathy for extreme right' and accuses of Boris Johnson 'racism with a smile'. Jewish Chronicle 7 August 2018 June Jacobs obituary The Guardian 3 August 2018 June Jacobs, leading campaigner for peace and human rights, dies at 88. Jewish Chronicle 23 July 2018 Jewish bloc in Stop Trump protests through London ‘transcends community lines’  Jewish News 13 July 2018 Jewish groups welcome UK’s commitment to human rights convention Jewish News 12 July 2018 Friends deliver knockout donation for Jewish befriending service Jewish News 11 July 2018 Our community must learn how to disagree Jewish Chronicle 4 July 2018 How the Jewish community is helping refugees integrate in Britain Jewish Chronicle 22 June 2018 UK’s migrant policy has been clumsy and callous Guardian letters 3 May 2018 (second letter down) Young Jews and Muslims collect over £500 for refugees sleeping rough Jewish News 2 May 2018 We must speak out over Windrush Jewish Chronicle 25 April 2018 The MP and the Windrush migrants' plight The Times letters 17 April 2018 (letter jointly organised by JCORE) ‘Punish a Muslim Day’ letters condemned by Jewish groups Jewish News 14 March 2018 Jewish human rights group urges support for refugee family reunions Jewish News 8 March 2018 Jewish human rights group meets Golders Green Islamic centre team Jewish News 2 Feb 2018 Rabbis call on Israel not to deport African asylum-seekers Jewish Chronicle 30 Jan 2018

A selection of earlier articles:

This is our chance to change the narrative Jewish Chronicle  1 Sep 2017 The Jewish vote? It's more complicated than that. Jewish Chronicle 21 June 2017 Forty years of fighting for refugees Jewish Chronicle 19 May 2017 Desperation in the Grande-Synthe refugee camp in Dunkirk Jewish Chronicle 6 Apr 2017 Volunteers and refugees 'have so much in common Jewish Chronicle 21 July 2016​ The world must work together to help solve the refugee crisis Guardian Letters 28 Jan 2016