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Chabad in Birmingham and the West Midlands

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Chabad in Birmingham and the West Midlands

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 ! Name !! Role !! Appointment Date !! Resignation Date
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-| [[Rabbi Yosef Yitzchack Cheruff]] || Secretary || 20 June 2012 ||
+| Rabbi [[Yosef Yitzchack Cheruff]] || Secretary || 20 June 2012 ||
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-| [[Rabbi Yeremi Antony James Angyalfi]] || Director || 20 June 2012 ||
+| Rabbi [[Yeremi Antony James Angyalfi]] || Director || 20 June 2012 ||
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-| [[Rabbi Elimelech Dovber Brackman]] || Director || 20 June 2012 ||
+| Rabbi [[Elimelech Dovber Brackman]] || Director || 20 June 2012 ||
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-| [[Rabbi Yosef Yitzchack Cheruff]] || Director || 20 June 2012 ||
+| Rabbi [[Yosef Yitzchack Cheruff]] || Director || 20 June 2012 ||
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-| [[Rabbi Paul Pesach Efune]] || Director || 20 June 2012 ||
+| Rabbi [[Paul Pesach Efune]] || Director || 20 June 2012 ||
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-| [[Rabbi Jonathan Chavim Golomb]] || Director || 20 June 2012 ||
+| Rabbi [[Jonathan Chavim Golomb]] || Director || 20 June 2012 ||
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 No major public controversies specific to the Birmingham Chabad centres have been widely documented in available sources. Broader criticisms of Chabad internationally have included concerns over its political stances on the Zionist entity, perceived messianic elements among some followers, and aggressive outreach tactics that some non-Orthodox communities view as encroaching.<ref name="YoffieCrit">Eric Yoffie, [https://ericyoffie.com/chabad Chabad's dangerous message of love without commitment] ''Eric Yoffie Blog'', April 21, 2013.</ref> In the UK context, Chabad's activities have occasionally intersected with communal debates on Zionism and antisemitism, particularly in student settings where support for the settler colony can provoke backlash, but the Midlands branches have maintained a low-profile operational style focused on communal service rather than overt political confrontation.<ref name="RecorderHist">Birmingham Jewish Recorder, [https://recorder.org.uk/history-of-jewish-birmingham-and-west-midlands History of Jewish Birmingham and West Midlands] ''Birmingham Jewish Recorder'', accessed February 9, 2026.</ref>

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	=== [[Chabad]] in Birmingham and the West Midlands ===		=== [[Chabad]] in Birmingham and the West Midlands ===

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 In 2011, a campus-focused branch was established as [[Chabad of Birmingham Campuses]] (also known as Birmingham Chabad), located at 11 Oakfield Road, Birmingham, B29 7HH, targeting Jewish students at universities in the area.<ref name="JCRLub" /> This entity, registered as CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BIRMINGHAM CAMPUSES LIMITED, provides Shabbat dinners, holiday events, and support services, often incorporating pro-Zionist messaging in student programming amid rising campus tensions over the Zionist colony's policies.<ref name="CompanyHouse">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08113141 CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BIRMINGHAM CAMPUSES LIMITED] ''Companies House'', accessed February 9, 2026.</ref>
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 ==See also==
 *[[Chabad Lubavitch of Birmingham Campuses Limited]], part of [[Chabad on Campus]].
 ==Notes==
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 [[Lubavitch in the Midlands]] (formerly [[Birmingham Lubavitch Centre]] and [[Birmingham Lubavitch Foundation]]) is the Birmingham branch of [[Chabad-Lubavitch UK]] part of the global [[Chabad-Lubavitch]] movement.
+==Resources==
 *https://jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/Community/B04-lubavitch/index.htm
 ==See also==

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−	[[Lubavitch in the Midlands]] (formerly [[Birmingham Lubavitch Centre]] and [[Birmingham Lubavitch Foundation]]) is the Birmingham branch of [[Chabad-~~Lubavitsh~~ UK]] part of the global [[Chabad-Lubavitch]] movement.	+	[[Lubavitch in the Midlands]] (formerly [[Birmingham Lubavitch Centre]] and [[Birmingham Lubavitch Foundation]]) is the Birmingham branch of [[Chabad-Lubavitch UK]] part of the global [[Chabad-Lubavitch]] movement.

	*https://jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/Community/B04-lubavitch/index.htm		*https://jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/Community/B04-lubavitch/index.htm