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UJS declares itself ‘proud to be an incubator for future leaders of the Jewish community and beyond, including [[Alan Senitt z']]l, Israel Lobbyist for [[BICOM]]’.<ref name="hist"/> Other notable former UJS members include [[Luciana Berger]], former MP for Liverpool Wavertree, who played an instrumental role in the Labour Party’s ‘anti-Semitism crisis’. | UJS declares itself ‘proud to be an incubator for future leaders of the Jewish community and beyond, including [[Alan Senitt z']]l, Israel Lobbyist for [[BICOM]]’.<ref name="hist"/> Other notable former UJS members include [[Luciana Berger]], former MP for Liverpool Wavertree, who played an instrumental role in the Labour Party’s ‘anti-Semitism crisis’. | ||
− | The parent organisation of UJS is the [[B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation]], a company with charitable status.<ref>Companies House [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09658270/persons-with-significant-control B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation: Persons with significant control]</ref> B’nai B’rith [Children of the Covenant] describes itself as an ‘international Jewish organization committed to the security and continuity of the Jewish people and the State of Israel’.<ref>[[B'nai B'rith International]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20050208201935/http://bnaibrith.org/general/history/aboutBBI.cfm About BBI].</ref> [[B'nai B'rith International]] is also a formal member of the [[Zionist movement]] as an affiliate of the [[WZO]].<ref name="Ziorg"/> [[Hannah Rose]], trustee of B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation, served on the executive of the WUJS (member of the [[World Zionist Organization]]) when she was president of UJS.<ref>WUJS [https://wujs.org.il/about/leadership/the-executive/ The Executive].</ref> | + | The parent organisation of UJS is the [[B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation]], a company with charitable status.<ref>Companies House [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09658270/persons-with-significant-control B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation: Persons with significant control]</ref> B’nai B’rith [Children of the Covenant] describes itself as an ‘international Jewish organization committed to the security and continuity of the Jewish people and the State of Israel’.<ref>[[B'nai B'rith International]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20050208201935/http://bnaibrith.org/general/history/aboutBBI.cfm About BBI].</ref> [[B'nai B'rith International]] is also a formal member of the [[Zionist movement]] as an affiliate of the [[WZO]].<ref name="Ziorg"/> [[Hannah Rose]], trustee of B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation, served on the executive of the WUJS (member of the [[World Zionist Organization]]) when she was president of UJS.<ref>WUJS [https://web.archive.org/web/20200920141300/https://wujs.org.il/about/leadership/the-executive/ The Executive]. Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 20 September 2020.</ref> |
In 2017, a six-month undercover investigation for Al Jazeera revealed that UJS was in receipt of money from the Israeli Embassy in London and that the union served as a recruiting ground for pro-Israel activists.<ref>Asa Winstanley [https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-winstanley/israeli-government-cash-uks-union-jewish-students-exposed Israeli government cash to UK’s Union of Jewish Students exposed] Electronic Intifada. 12 January 2017.</ref> | In 2017, a six-month undercover investigation for Al Jazeera revealed that UJS was in receipt of money from the Israeli Embassy in London and that the union served as a recruiting ground for pro-Israel activists.<ref>Asa Winstanley [https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-winstanley/israeli-government-cash-uks-union-jewish-students-exposed Israeli government cash to UK’s Union of Jewish Students exposed] Electronic Intifada. 12 January 2017.</ref> | ||
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! Title !! Name !! Years in office !! University | ! Title !! Name !! Years in office !! University | ||
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+ | | President || [[Sami Berkoff]] || 2024-2025 || [[Durham University]]|| | ||
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+ | | President || [[Edward Isaacs]] || 2023-2024 || [[Bristol University]] | ||
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+ | | President || [[Joel Rosen]] || 2022-2023 || [[University of Cambridge]] | ||
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| President || [[Nina Freedman]] || 2021-2022 || [[Bristol University]] | | President || [[Nina Freedman]] || 2021-2022 || [[Bristol University]] | ||
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− | | President || [[James Harris]] || 2020-2021 || [[Birmingham | + | | President || [[James Harris]] || 2020-2021 || [[University of Birmingham]] |
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− | | President || [[Esther Offenberg]] || 2019-2020 || [[Birmingham | + | | President || [[Esther Offenberg]] || 2019-2020 || [[University of Birmingham]] |
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| President || [[Hannah Rose]] || 2018-2019 || [[Bristol University]] | | President || [[Hannah Rose]] || 2018-2019 || [[Bristol University]] | ||
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| President || [[Josh Seitler]] || 2016-2017 || [[London School of Economics]] | | President || [[Josh Seitler]] || 2016-2017 || [[London School of Economics]] | ||
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− | | President || [[Hannah Brady]] || 2015-2016 || Kings College, London (BA); University College, London (MA) | + | | President || [[Hannah Brady]] || 2015-2016 || [[Kings College, London]] (BA); [[University College, London]] (MA) |
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| President || [[Ella Rose]] || 2014-2015 || [[University of Nottingham]] | | President || [[Ella Rose]] || 2014-2015 || [[University of Nottingham]] | ||
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| Chairperson || [[Wallace Rosenberg]] || 2005-2006 || [[University of Manchester]] | | Chairperson || [[Wallace Rosenberg]] || 2005-2006 || [[University of Manchester]] | ||
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− | | Chairperson || Dan Sacker || 2004-2005 || [[University of Manchester]] | + | | Chairperson || [[Dan Sacker]] || 2004-2005 || [[University of Manchester]] |
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− | | Chairperson || Mark Ross || 2003-2004 || Queen Mary, University of London | + | | Chairperson || [[Mark Ross]] || 2003-2004 || [[Queen Mary, University of London]] |
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| Chairperson || [[Alan Senitt]] || 2001-2003 || [[University of Birmingham]] | | Chairperson || [[Alan Senitt]] || 2001-2003 || [[University of Birmingham]] | ||
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− | | Chairperson || Ashley Hirst || 2000-2001 || [[University of Manchester]] | + | | Chairperson || [[Ashley Hirst]] || 2000-2001 || [[University of Manchester]] |
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− | | Chairperson || Ruth Bookatz || 1999-2000 || [[University of Manchester]] | + | | Chairperson || [[Ruth Bookatz]] || 1999-2000 || [[University of Manchester]] |
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− | | Chairperson || Adam Dawson || 1998-1999 || [[University of Leeds]] | + | | Chairperson || [[Adam Dawson]] || 1998-1999 || [[University of Leeds]] |
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− | | Chairperson || Danny Newman || 1997-1998 || [[University of Oxford]] | + | | Chairperson || [[Danny Newman]] || 1997-1998 || [[University of Oxford]] |
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− | | Chairperson || Susie Simmons || 1996-1997 || [[Manchester Metropolitan University]] | + | | Chairperson || [[Susie Simmons]] || 1996-1997 || [[Manchester Metropolitan University]] |
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− | | Chairperson || Nick Cosgrove || 1995-1996 || [[University of Hull]] | + | | Chairperson || [[Nick Cosgrove]] || 1995-1996 || [[University of Hull]] |
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− | | Chairperson || David Kaplan || 1994-1995 || [[University of Glasgow]] | + | | Chairperson || [[David Kaplan]] || 1994-1995 || [[University of Glasgow]] |
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− | | Chairperson || Tony Danker || 1993-1994 || [[University of Manchester]] | + | | Chairperson || [[Tony Danker]] || 1993-1994 || [[University of Manchester]] |
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− | | Chairperson || Robert Sumroy || 1992-1993 || [[University of Cambridge]] | + | | Chairperson || [[Robert Sumroy]] || 1992-1993 || [[University of Cambridge]] |
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− | | Chairperson || Ian Myers || 1991-1992 || [[Manchester Polytechnic]] | + | | Chairperson || [[Ian Myers]] || 1991-1992 || [[Manchester Polytechnic]] |
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− | | Chairperson || [[Howard Silverman]] || 1990-1991 || Keele University | + | | Chairperson || [[Howard Silverman]] || 1990-1991 || [[Keele University]] |
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− | | Chairperson || [[Jonathan Mendelsohn (lobbyist)|Jonny Mendelsohn]] || 1989-1990 || University of Leeds | + | | Chairperson || [[Jonathan Mendelsohn (lobbyist)|Jonny Mendelsohn]] || 1989-1990 || [[University of Leeds]] |
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− | | Chairperson || Stephen Kurer || 1988-1989 || University College London | + | | Chairperson || [[Stephen Kurer]] || 1988-1989 || [[University College London]] |
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− | | Chairperson || Paul Frosh || 1987-1988 || University of Cambridge | + | | Chairperson || [[Paul Frosh]] || 1987-1988 || [[University of Cambridge]] |
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− | | Chairperson || Ashley Harshak || 1986-1987 || University of Newcastle upon Tyne | + | | Chairperson || [[Ashley Harshak]] || 1986-1987 || [[University of Newcastle upon Tyne]] |
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− | | Chairperson || Adrian Cohen || 1985-1986 || London School of Economics | + | | Chairperson || [[Adrian Cohen]] || 1985-1986 || [[London School of Economics]] |
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− | | Chairperson || [[Simon Myerson]] || 1984-1985 || University of Cambridge | + | | Chairperson || [[Simon Myerson]] || 1984-1985 || [[University of Cambridge]] |
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− | | Chairperson || [[Matthew Kalman]] || 1983-1984 || University of Cambridge | + | | Chairperson || [[Matthew Kalman]] || 1983-1984 || [[University of Cambridge]] |
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− | | Chairman || [[Sam Clarke]] || 1982-1983 || University of Sheffield | + | | Chairman || [[Sam Clarke]] || 1982-1983 || [[University of Sheffield]] |
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| Chairman || [[Sam Jacobs]] || 1981-1982 || ? | | Chairman || [[Sam Jacobs]] || 1981-1982 || ? | ||
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| Chairman || [[Danny Joseph]] || 1980-1981 || University of Leeds | | Chairman || [[Danny Joseph]] || 1980-1981 || University of Leeds | ||
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− | | Chairman || Rowel Genn || 1979-1980 || Queens University, Belfast | + | | Chairman || [[Rowel Genn]] || 1979-1980 || Queens University, Belfast |
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| Chairman || [[David Waxman]] || 1978-1979 || ? | | Chairman || [[David Waxman]] || 1978-1979 || ? | ||
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| Chairman || [[Moshe Forman]] || 1977-1978 || ? | | Chairman || [[Moshe Forman]] || 1977-1978 || ? | ||
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− | | Chairman || [[Simon Caplan]] || 1976-1977 || University of Oxford | + | | Chairman || [[Simon Caplan]] || 1976-1977 || [[University of Oxford]] |
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− | | Chairman || [[Mark Dines]] || 1975-1976 || University of Manchester | + | | Chairman || [[Mark Dines]] || 1975-1976 || [[University of Manchester]] |
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| Interim Co-Chairman || [[Melvyn Kay]] || 1974-1975 || ? | | Interim Co-Chairman || [[Melvyn Kay]] || 1974-1975 || ? | ||
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| Interim Co-Chairman || Andrew Jacobs || 1974-1975 || ? | | Interim Co-Chairman || Andrew Jacobs || 1974-1975 || ? | ||
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− | | Chairman || [[Phil Shilco]] || 1974 || King's College, London | + | | Chairman || [[Phil Shilco]] || 1974 || [[King's College, London]] |
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− | | Chairman || Alan Freeman || 1973-1974 || School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) | + | | Chairman || [[Alan Freeman]] || 1973-1974 || School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) |
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| Chairman || [[David Bloch]] || 1972-1973 || University College London | | Chairman || [[David Bloch]] || 1972-1973 || University College London | ||
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− | | Chairman || Rosalind Nysenbaum || 1971-1972 || Queen Mary, University of London | + | | Chairman || [[Rosalind Nysenbaum]] || 1971-1972 || Queen Mary, University of London |
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− | | Chairman || Arnold Wagner OBE<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-chair-of-the-pension-protection-fund-announced New Chair of the Pension Protection Fund announced]</ref> || 1970-1971 || Middlesex University | + | | Chairman || [[Arnold Wagner]] OBE<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-chair-of-the-pension-protection-fund-announced New Chair of the Pension Protection Fund announced]</ref> || 1970-1971 || Middlesex University |
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| Chairman || [[David Rosenberg]] || 1969-1970 || University of Glasgow | | Chairman || [[David Rosenberg]] || 1969-1970 || University of Glasgow | ||
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| Chairman || *[[Chaim Herzog]]<ref>https://www.thejc.com/comment/opinion/ujs-celebrates-its-centenary-today-and-we-feel-blessed-1.485864 {{Bare URL inline|date=November 2021}}</ref> || 1941-1942 || University College, London | | Chairman || *[[Chaim Herzog]]<ref>https://www.thejc.com/comment/opinion/ujs-celebrates-its-centenary-today-and-we-feel-blessed-1.485864 {{Bare URL inline|date=November 2021}}</ref> || 1941-1942 || University College, London | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:11, 28 December 2023
The Union of Jewish Students (UJS) grew out of the Inter University Jewish Federation (IUJF), founded in 1919. IUJF was represented on the Zionist Federation, an umbrella organisation for the Zionist movement in the UK, and a constituent member of the World Zionist Organisation based in Israel, one of the four core bodies of the Zionist movement making up the quasi-statal National Institutions. The Zionist movement seeks to consolidate the State of Israel and to encourage people to settle there.
In 1973, IUJF was renamed the Union of Jewish Students. During the latter part of the decade, UJS ‘emerged as a leading force in the fight against those who attempt to demonise and delegitimise the State of Israel’.[1] UJS is a member of the World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS),[2] which is in turn a member of the World Zionist Organisation.[3] WUJS counts among its past presidents David Ben Gurion, the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel.
Two objects in the UJS constitution make reference to Israel:
- 2.1.1. Creating meaningful Jewish campus experiences and inspiring Jewish students to make an enduring commitment to their Jewish identity, Israel, and the community.
- 2.1.5. Promoting tolerance and understanding between its Members, and encouraging an awareness of the problems of all racial and religious discord and tension, both at home and abroad, acting in accordance with the Union’s core values of cross-communalism, peer leadership, representation and engagement with Israel. [4]
UJS declares itself ‘proud to be an incubator for future leaders of the Jewish community and beyond, including Alan Senitt z'l, Israel Lobbyist for BICOM’.[1] Other notable former UJS members include Luciana Berger, former MP for Liverpool Wavertree, who played an instrumental role in the Labour Party’s ‘anti-Semitism crisis’.
The parent organisation of UJS is the B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation, a company with charitable status.[5] B’nai B’rith [Children of the Covenant] describes itself as an ‘international Jewish organization committed to the security and continuity of the Jewish people and the State of Israel’.[6] B'nai B'rith International is also a formal member of the Zionist movement as an affiliate of the WZO.[3] Hannah Rose, trustee of B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation, served on the executive of the WUJS (member of the World Zionist Organization) when she was president of UJS.[7]
In 2017, a six-month undercover investigation for Al Jazeera revealed that UJS was in receipt of money from the Israeli Embassy in London and that the union served as a recruiting ground for pro-Israel activists.[8]
UJS hosts the annual Israel Student Awards, which ‘celebrate the work of students on campus in engaging with Israel over the past year’. The most recent iteration of the awards to be convened in physical space was attended by the Israeli Ambassador to the UK, Mark Regev.[9]
The UJS is the parent body for the Jewish Societies established on many university campuses across the UK. Jewish Societies (JSocs) on campuses across the UK are reportedly ‘led by a democratically elected committee of dedicated Jewish students who receive guidance, support and resources from UJS’.[10] The implication of this is that all Jewish societes affiliated to the UJS, and UJS itself, are a formal part of the Zionist Movement
People
Organisational entities
B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation
Affiliations
- World Union of Jewish Students - member. The WUJS is an affiliated body of the World Zionist Organisation and thus both it and its members are a formal part of the Zionist Movement.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 UJS History and impact.
- ↑ WUJS Members
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 WZO Affiliated Zionist Organisations.
- ↑ UJS Constitution, 2020
- ↑ Companies House B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation: Persons with significant control
- ↑ B'nai B'rith International About BBI.
- ↑ WUJS The Executive. Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 20 September 2020.
- ↑ Asa Winstanley Israeli government cash to UK’s Union of Jewish Students exposed Electronic Intifada. 12 January 2017.
- ↑ UJS Israel Student Awards 2019.
- ↑ UJS J socs
- ↑ New Chair of the Pension Protection Fund announced
- ↑ https://www.thejc.com/comment/opinion/ujs-celebrates-its-centenary-today-and-we-feel-blessed-1.485864 Template:Bare URL inline