General Zionist Organisation of Great Britain
The General Zionists were the forerunners of todays supporters of Likud in the UK. According to the WZO the Confederation of Zionists is a 'modern day equivalent' of the General Zionist movement.[1]
These groups have been factional and vied over the names they would use.
One faction (the directors of which are David Berens, Robert Fraser, Martin Rankoff and Solomon Unsdorfer) has been known by the following names:
- Likud-Herut UK Ltd Company number 11008030 Since 27 October 2020
- Likud UK 01 Jul 2020 - 27 Oct 2020
- Likud-Herut Ltd 11 Oct 2017 - 01 Jul 2020
The other faction registered the company Herut UK in 2020 (Directors Damon Lenszner and Harry Saul Markham) after a 'relaunch' in 2018 at which Markham spoke along with David Collier, Mandy Blumenthal and her husband Mark Lewis.[2]
People
Circa 1981
President Michael Fidler | Chair A Stanton | Hon Secretary Y M Stanton[3]
Circa 1982
President Michael Fidler | Chair A Stanton | Hon Secretary Y M Stanton[4]
Circa 1983
President Michael Fidler | Chair A Stanton | Hon Secretary Y M Stanton[5]
Circa 1989
President Michael Fidler | Chair A Stanton | Treasurer J Chart | Hon Secretary Y M Stanton[6]
Circa 1992
President Fredman Ashe Lincoln | Chair A Stanton | Treasurer J Chart | Hon Secretary Y M Stanton[7]
Brief biographies
- Michael Fidler (Full Name: Michael M. Fidler) Who he was: A prominent British Conservative Party politician and a major leader in the British Jewish community.
- Key Roles: He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bury and Radcliffe from 1970 to 1974. He was the President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews from 1967 to 1973 and founded the influential political lobbying group, the Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) in 1974.
- Fredman Ashe Lincoln (Full Name: Captain Fredman Ashe Lincoln, QC) Who he was: A highly distinguished senior English lawyer (Queen's Counsel), naval intelligence officer, and communal leader.
- Key Roles: During World War II, he served as a Royal Navy mine warfare expert and commando. He was so well-known for his anti-Nazi and Jewish communal work that his name was found on the Gestapo's secret 1940 "Black Book" invasion arrest list. Post-war, he served on the Bar Council, the World Jewish Congress, and was the national chairman of the Association of Jewish ex-Service Men and Women (AJEX).
- A. Stanton & Y. M. Stanton (Full Names: Abraham Stanton and Yvonne M. Stanton) Who they were: Active, dedicated grass-roots organizers and administrators within British Zionism.
- Key Roles: Operating primarily out of London, Abraham Stanton served as the long-standing Chairman of the organisation throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. His wife, Yvonne M. Stanton, served alongside him as the Honorary Secretary, managing the group's administrative duties, correspondence, and annual listings for The Jewish Year Book.
- J. Chart (Full Name: Jack Chart) Who he was: A communal administrator and financial manager.
- Key Roles: He stepped into the leadership infrastructure during the late 1980s to serve as the Treasurer, taking responsibility for managing the organization's accounts, membership dues, and financial reporting during the transition periods between the presidencies of Michael Fidler and Fredman Ashe Lincoln.
Notes
- ↑ WZO World Confederation.
- ↑ Jenni Frazer More than 70 attend re-launch of UK Zionist group Jewish News, February 19, 2018.
- ↑ Michael Wallach (Ed.) The Jewish Year Book, 1981, London: Jewish Chronicle Publications, 1981, p. 59.
- ↑ Michael Wallach (Ed.) The Jewish Year Book, 1982, London: Jewish Chronicle Publications, 1982, p. 59.
- ↑ Michael Wallach (Ed.) The Jewish Year Book, 1983, London: Jewish Chronicle Publications, 1983, p. 59.
- ↑ Roger Japhet (Ed.) The Jewish Year Book, 1989, London: Jewish Chronicle Publications, 1989, p. 61.
- ↑ Stephen Massil (Ed.) The Jewish Year Book, 1992, London: Jewish Chronicle Publications, 1992, p. 65.