Difference between revisions of "Jewish Aid Committee of Britain"
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| + | :By the time the 1970s came around, the far right was still very much a danger but the broader political context for anti-fascism had changed. Meanwhile the Jewish community faced a growing threat of terrorism connected to the Middle East that required a different approach to communal security. [[Gerald Ronson]] takes up the story in his memoir: | ||
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| + | ::“I became chief fund-raiser for the [[62 Group]] – we needed money not just to run the organisation but to pay fines – so I had some say about how it was run and what we should be doing. By now, however, I was beginning to think that being hooligans to fight hooligans wasn’t the smartest way we could fight the enemy. I knew I was dealing with a bunch of loonies, but I was thinking that we needed to beat the enemy by being more sophisticated than them. That meant setting up a new organisation. It had to be more than 200 well-meaning tough boys behaving in an undisciplined fashion. It had to look for long-term solutions and I felt that the greater Jewish community in Britain should fund it.” | ||
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| + | :This led to the formation of various groups to organise and fund this work, including the [[Jewish Aid Committee Of Britain]] (JACOB); the [[Group Relations Educational Trust]] (GRET); the [[Community Security Organisation]] of the [[Board of Deputies]]; and, finally, the [[Community Security Trust]]. [[The Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women]] (AJEX) played a vital role for many years.<ref>https://cst.org.uk/news/blog/2021/09/30/ridley-road-the-62-group-and-cst</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[43 Group]] | [[62 Group]] | [[Group Relations Educational Trust]] | [[Community Security Organisation]] | [[Community Security Trust]] | *[[43 Group]] | [[62 Group]] | [[Group Relations Educational Trust]] | [[Community Security Organisation]] | [[Community Security Trust]] | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 23 February 2023
The CST gives the following account:
- By the time the 1970s came around, the far right was still very much a danger but the broader political context for anti-fascism had changed. Meanwhile the Jewish community faced a growing threat of terrorism connected to the Middle East that required a different approach to communal security. Gerald Ronson takes up the story in his memoir:
- “I became chief fund-raiser for the 62 Group – we needed money not just to run the organisation but to pay fines – so I had some say about how it was run and what we should be doing. By now, however, I was beginning to think that being hooligans to fight hooligans wasn’t the smartest way we could fight the enemy. I knew I was dealing with a bunch of loonies, but I was thinking that we needed to beat the enemy by being more sophisticated than them. That meant setting up a new organisation. It had to be more than 200 well-meaning tough boys behaving in an undisciplined fashion. It had to look for long-term solutions and I felt that the greater Jewish community in Britain should fund it.”
- This led to the formation of various groups to organise and fund this work, including the Jewish Aid Committee Of Britain (JACOB); the Group Relations Educational Trust (GRET); the Community Security Organisation of the Board of Deputies; and, finally, the Community Security Trust. The Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women (AJEX) played a vital role for many years.[1]
See also
- 43 Group | 62 Group | Group Relations Educational Trust | Community Security Organisation | Community Security Trust
