Chabad Israeli Centre Golders Green
The Chabad Israeli Centre in Golders Green, north-west London, is a Chabad-Lubavitch centre serving Israelis living in London. Its rabbi is Shneor Glitsenstein. It is a registered charity (no. 1141046) and a company limited by guarantee (no. 07472704), which was called Dignity Organisation from 2012 to 2020.[1][2] In November 2021 it organised the Chanukah party bus involved in the Oxford Street Chanukah bus incident.[3][4]
Charity and company
The company was incorporated on 17 December 2010 as The Israeli Community of London - Chabad Lubavitch. It was renamed Dignity Organisation on 17 May 2012, and took its current name, Chabad Israeli Centre, on 22 July 2020. It is a private company limited by guarantee without share capital, exempt from using "Limited", and its nature of business is given as "Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified". Its registered office moved on 10 March 2026 from Building C, 1055 Finchley Road, NW11 7ES, to New Burlington House, 1075 Finchley Road, London NW11 0PU. Its latest accounts were made up to 31 December 2025.[1][5]
The charity register gives its address as the Israeli Centre, 1035 Finchley Road, London NW11 7ES. For the year to 31 December 2025 it reported income of £332,911 and spending of £382,470. Its objects are "the advancement and furtherance of the Jewish religion and Jewish religious education and the alleviation of poverty among the Jewish community throughout the world". It describes its activities as "communal prayer services and celebration of festivals and other festive occasions together with classes and publications aimed at educating Jewish people about their religion, as well as provision of basic religious articles and grants for needy people".[2]
Directors
According to Companies House:[6]
- Current
- Shneor Zalman Glitsenstein – director since 17 December 2010
- David Shur – director since 1 January 2020
- Former
- Chana Glitsenstein – director, 17 December 2010 to 1 January 2020
- Rivkah Baitz – director, 9 February 2011 to 1 January 2020
- Rabbi Shalom Osdoba – director, 1 January 2020 to 17 May 2022
- Graham Michael Cowan – director for one day, 17 December 2010
Oxford Street, 2021
According to Glitsenstein's statement, "approximately 40 young Jewish Britons joined Chabad to mark the second light of Chanukah aboard an open-air party bus". He said the bus "contained no references to Israel", that he was "present the whole time" and "heard no 'slurs'", and that he had spoken to "the young woman who took the footage". The statement noted that "some 20,000 people will have attended more than 200 public menorah lightings" in the UK that Chanukah.[3] The Jewish Chronicle reported that the rabbi said the scene reminded him "of Gaza".[7] The Board of Deputies of British Jews hosted his statement on its own website and used it in its campaign against the BBC.[3]
Contact
- Registered office: New Burlington House, 1075 Finchley Road, London NW11 0PU[1]
- Charity address: Israeli Centre, 1035 Finchley Road, London NW11 7ES[2]
- Website: https://www.chabadisraelicentre.co.uk/
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Companies House, "Chabad Israeli Centre, company number 07472704", accessed 6 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities, "Chabad Israeli Centre", charity number 1141046 (register data retrieved 19 October 2026; the online register page returned an error on 6 November 2026).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chabad Israeli Centre, statement on the Oxford Street incident, hosted by the Board of Deputies of British Jews, January 2022.
- ↑ Report on the Chabad statement, Jerusalem Post, 2022.
- ↑ Companies House, "Chabad Israeli Centre: filing history", accessed 6 November 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, "Chabad Israeli Centre: officers", accessed 6 November 2026.
- ↑ Felix Pope, "Chanukah bus tour attacked by yobs shouting anti-Israel slogans", The Jewish Chronicle, 1 December 2021.