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 '''[[Arzenu UK]]''' is the United Kingdom branch of [[ARZENU]] (the International Federation of Reform and Progressive Religious Zionists). It was formerly known as [[ProZion]] (also styled [[Pro-Zion]]) and alternatively as the [[Progressive Religious Zionists]]. It is the political representative of Progressive, Reform and Liberal Jews in British Zionist institutions and at the [[World Zionist Congress]].<ref name="delegates">Simon Rocker, [https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/uk-zionist-groups-agree-on-congress-delegation-after-heavy-wrangling-1.502264 UK Zionist groups agree on congress delegation after heavy wrangling] ''Jewish Chronicle'', 5 August 2020.</ref> Those communities have been organised through [[Reform Judaism (United Kingdom)|Reform Judaism]] and [[Liberal Judaism]], both part of the [[World Union for Progressive Judaism]], a constituent of the [[World Zionist Organization]]; the two movements merged in 2025 as the [[Movement for Progressive Judaism]].<ref name="Guardian2025">Harriet Sherwood, [https://theguardian.com/world/2025/may/28/progressive-judaism-critics-israel-liberal-reform-traditions Progressive Judaism co-leaders pledge to welcome critics of Israel] ''The Guardian'', 28 May 2025.</ref>

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 [[World Zionist Organization]]
 [[Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland]]
-[[Movement for Progressive Judaism]]
+*[[Movement for Progressive Judaism]]
-[[Reform Judaism (United Kingdom)]]
+*[[Movement for Reform Judaism]]
 [[Liberal Judaism]]
 [[Netzer Olami]]

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-The United Kingdom is allocated 19 of the Congress's hundreds of seats. Slate bargaining and, in some cycles, court rulings have determined how those seats are shared.
+[[Arzenu UK]] promoted the 2025 contest on its website as a "Joint list of Liberal, Masorti and Reform Judaism". Oaks Lane Reform Synagogue reported that Rabbi [[Charley Baginsky]], [[Paulo Kulikovsky]] (chief operating officer of [[Leo Baeck College]]) and Rabbi [[Lea Mühlstein]] sat as UK Progressive delegates at the 39th Congress, with Rabbi [[Jordan Helfman]] and [[Rebecca Singerman-Knight]] of [[Kingston Liberal Synagogue]] as observers or alternates.Oaks Lane Reform Synagogue, [https://swesrs.org.uk/world-zionist-congress-report-2/ World Zionist Congress Report] ''swesrs.org.uk'', 5 November 2025. The [[WZO]] published delegate roll includes [[Charlotte Baginsky]] and [[Deborah Blausten]] for the United Kingdom and Ireland under the [[ARZENU]] grouping.[[World Zionist Organization]], [https://www.wzo.org.il/sub/39th-zionist-congress/delegates/en Delegates] ''wzo.org.il'', 39th Zionist Congress, accessed 10 September 2026.
 == Zionist Federation and other UK roles ==
 After the January 2021 biennial of the [[Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland]], [[Arzenu UK]] congratulated members elected to ZF positions and said 22 of 26 elected National Council seats were then held by representatives of Progressive Zionist organisations.

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 | 2025 || Open election; 10,651 votes; cap of five mandates per slate || "Our Israel" (joint list of Liberal, Masorti and Reform Judaism) 5 mandates on 2,088 votes. Other seats: [[Eretz HaKodesh]] 5; [[Shas Olami]] UK 3; Jewish Labour–[[Meretz]] 3; Orthodox Israel Coalition ([[Mizrachi UK]]) 3<ref name="ZFresults">UK Area Election Committee, [https://www.zionist-federation.uk/post/uk-world-zionist-congress-election-results UK World Zionist Congress Election Results] ''Zionist Federation'', 31 July 2025.</ref><ref name="JC2025res">[https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/uk-wzc-election-results-ddxcg4su Zionist centre of UK diaspora collapses in historic WZC election results] ''Jewish Chronicle'', 31 July 2025.</ref>
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 | 2025 || Open election; 10,651 votes; cap of five mandates per slate || "Our Israel" (joint list of Liberal, Masorti and Reform Judaism) 5 mandates on 2,088 votes. Other seats: [[Eretz HaKodesh]] 5; [[Shas Olami]] UK 3; Jewish Labour–[[Meretz]] 3; Orthodox Israel Coalition ([[Mizrachi UK]]) 3<ref name="ZFresults">UK Area Election Committee, [https://www.zionist-federation.uk/post/uk-world-zionist-congress-election-results UK World Zionist Congress Election Results] ''Zionist Federation'', 31 July 2025.</ref><ref name="JC2025res">[https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/uk-wzc-election-results-ddxcg4su Zionist centre of UK diaspora collapses in historic WZC election results] ''Jewish Chronicle'', 31 July 2025.</ref>
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 == History ==

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−	[[Arzenu UK]] is the UK branch of [[Arzenu]] based in Israel. It was formerly known as [[ProZion]] (and alternatively as the [[Progressive Religious Zionists]]) and is the political representative of the Progressive, Reform and Liberal Jewish community as represented by the organisations [[Reform Judaism]] and [[Liberal Judaism]], both of which are part of the [[World Union for Progressive Judaism]] a constituent of the [[World Zionist Organization]].	+	[[Arzenu UK]] is the UK branch of [[Arzenu - International Federation of Reform and Progressive Religious Zionists]] based in Israel. It was formerly known as [[ProZion]] (and alternatively as the [[Progressive Religious Zionists]]) and is the political representative of the Progressive, Reform and Liberal Jewish community as represented by the organisations [[Reform Judaism]] and [[Liberal Judaism]], both of which are part of the [[World Union for Progressive Judaism]] a constituent of the [[World Zionist Organization]].

	In 2020 [[ProZion]] was allocated four of the 19 UK delegate places (out of a total of 525) for the World Zionist Congress in Israel.<ref name="delegates">Simon Rocker [https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/uk-zionist-groups-agree-on-congress-delegation-after-heavy-wrangling-1.502264 UK Zionist groups agree on congress delegation after heavy wrangling] ''Jewish Chronicle'', 5 August 2020.</ref>		In 2020 [[ProZion]] was allocated four of the 19 UK delegate places (out of a total of 525) for the World Zionist Congress in Israel.<ref name="delegates">Simon Rocker [https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/uk-zionist-groups-agree-on-congress-delegation-after-heavy-wrangling-1.502264 UK Zionist groups agree on congress delegation after heavy wrangling] ''Jewish Chronicle'', 5 August 2020.</ref>

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−	[[Arzenu UK]] is the UK branch of [[Arzenu]] based in Israel. It was formerly known as [[ProZion]] (and alternatively as the [[Progressive Religious Zionists]]) and is the political representative of the Progressive Reform and Liberal Jewish community as represented by the organisations [[Reform Judaism]] and [[Liberal Judaism]], both of which are part of the [[World Union for Progressive Judaism]] a constituent of the [[World Zionist Organization]].	+	[[Arzenu UK]] is the UK branch of [[Arzenu]] based in Israel. It was formerly known as [[ProZion]] (and alternatively as the [[Progressive Religious Zionists]]) and is the political representative of the Progressive, Reform and Liberal Jewish community as represented by the organisations [[Reform Judaism]] and [[Liberal Judaism]], both of which are part of the [[World Union for Progressive Judaism]] a constituent of the [[World Zionist Organization]].

	In 2020 [[ProZion]] was allocated four of the 19 UK delegate places (out of a total of 525) for the World Zionist Congress in Israel.<ref name="delegates">Simon Rocker [https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/uk-zionist-groups-agree-on-congress-delegation-after-heavy-wrangling-1.502264 UK Zionist groups agree on congress delegation after heavy wrangling] ''Jewish Chronicle'', 5 August 2020.</ref>		In 2020 [[ProZion]] was allocated four of the 19 UK delegate places (out of a total of 525) for the World Zionist Congress in Israel.<ref name="delegates">Simon Rocker [https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/uk-zionist-groups-agree-on-congress-delegation-after-heavy-wrangling-1.502264 UK Zionist groups agree on congress delegation after heavy wrangling] ''Jewish Chronicle'', 5 August 2020.</ref>

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 [[Arzenu UK]] is the UK branch of [[Arzenu]] based in Israel.  It was formerly known as [[ProZion]] (and alternatively as the [[Progressive Religious Zionists]]) and is the political representative of the Progressive Reform and Liberal Jewish community as represented by the organisations [[Reform Judaism]] and [[Liberal Judaism]], both of which are part of the [[World Union for Progressive Judaism]] a constituent of the [[World Zionist Organization]].
-In 2020 [[ProZion]] was allocated four of the 19 UK delegate places (out of a total of 525)for the World Zionist Congress in Israel.<ref name="delegates">Simon Rocker [https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/uk-zionist-groups-agree-on-congress-delegation-after-heavy-wrangling-1.502264 UK Zionist groups agree on congress delegation after heavy wrangling] ''Jewish Chronicle'', 5 August 2020.</ref>
+In 2020 [[ProZion]] was allocated four of the 19 UK delegate places (out of a total of 525) for the World Zionist Congress in Israel.<ref name="delegates">Simon Rocker [https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/uk-zionist-groups-agree-on-congress-delegation-after-heavy-wrangling-1.502264 UK Zionist groups agree on congress delegation after heavy wrangling] ''Jewish Chronicle'', 5 August 2020.</ref>
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