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Jewish Continuity is a registered charity (no. 1024140) <ref> Jewish Continuity [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1024140 Charity Commission] </ref> and incorporated company (no.02836858) in the UK. The organisation was incorporated on 16 July 1993.  In 1998, the UJIA was formed "following the merger of JIA and Jewish Continuity." <ref> History of UJIA, UJIA, archived on 13 December 2021 at https://archive.ph/wip/tJOiI </ref> Jewish Continuity has continued as a separated registered entity.  
 
Jewish Continuity is a registered charity (no. 1024140) <ref> Jewish Continuity [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1024140 Charity Commission] </ref> and incorporated company (no.02836858) in the UK. The organisation was incorporated on 16 July 1993.  In 1998, the UJIA was formed "following the merger of JIA and Jewish Continuity." <ref> History of UJIA, UJIA, archived on 13 December 2021 at https://archive.ph/wip/tJOiI </ref> Jewish Continuity has continued as a separated registered entity.  
 
==People==
 
==People==
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Jewish Continuity involved key communal leaders, educators, and philanthropists. Below is a table of principal associates with brief biographies.
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| [[Jonathan Sacks]] || Founder and Thought Leader || Chief Rabbi (1991-2013); initiated 'decade of renewal'; authored pamphlets and "Will We Have Jewish Grandchildren?" (1994); emphasized education for continuity; reduced involvement post-merger.<ref name="GrahamThesis" />
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| [[Clive Lawton]] || Chief Executive || Appointed 1993; drove experimental approach; produced strategic plan; focused on innovation and youth; Orthodox educator criticized for management; removed pre-merger.<ref name="GrahamThesis" /><ref name="Lawton1995">Clive A. Lawton, [https://archive.jpr.org.uk/object-uk127 Great Britain Tackles 'Jewish Continuity'] ''Avar Ve'Atid'', December 1995, Volume 2, Issue 2, pp. 18-23.</ref>
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| [[Michael Sinclair]] || Lay Chair || Chaired Sounding Board (1992); 'change agent'; aimed for 75% Jewish children in education; resisted non-Orthodox funding; joined UJIA Board; entrepreneur described as abrasive innovator.<ref name="GrahamThesis" />
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| [[Jonathan Kestenbaum]] || Director, Office of Chief Rabbi || Conceptualized plans (1993 paper); led UJIA operations post-merger; modern Orthodox; brought professionalism.<ref name="GrahamThesis" />
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| [[Seymour Fox]] || Consultant || Director, Mandel School; influenced planning; assessed performance (1995); expertise in continuity and education.<ref name="GrahamThesis" />
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| [[Leslie Wagner]] || Reviewer and JCAB Chair || Chaired Worms Report; led Wagner Review (1995-1996); chaired JCAB (1994); vice-chancellor Leeds Metropolitan University; advocated consultation.<ref name="GrahamThesis" />
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| [[Brian Kerner]] || JIA Chair; UJIA Chair || Pushed merger (1996); first UJIA Chair; diplomat focused on unity.<ref name="GrahamThesis" />
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| [[Trevor Chinn]] || JIA Chair || Negotiated partnership and merger; Zionist advocate for Diaspora-Israel education.<ref name="GrahamThesis" />
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| [[Syma Weinberg]] || Senior Professional || From JEDT to OCR; framed goals.<ref name="GrahamThesis" />
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| [[Fred S. Worms]] || Chair, Worms Report || Advocated union for Diaspora education supporting 'Israel'.<ref name="GrahamThesis" />
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| [[Immanuel Jakobovits]] || Predecessor Chief Rabbi || Launched 'Let my people know' (1971); established JEDT.<ref name="GrahamThesis" />
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| [[Jonny Ariel]] || Head, UJIA Jewish Renewal || Developed programmes post-merger; content educator.<ref name="GrahamThesis" />
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| [[Harry Solomon]] || Negotiator || Described merger as 'marriage of convenience'.<ref name="GrahamThesis" />
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| [[Howard Stanton]] || Treasurer || Noted merger as 'elegant way out'.<ref name="GrahamThesis" />
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==Finances==
 
==Finances==

Revision as of 17:15, 13 February 2026

Jewish Continuity is a registered charity (no. 1024140) [1] and incorporated company (no.02836858) in the UK. The organisation was incorporated on 16 July 1993. In 1998, the UJIA was formed "following the merger of JIA and Jewish Continuity." [2] Jewish Continuity has continued as a separated registered entity.

People

Jewish Continuity involved key communal leaders, educators, and philanthropists. Below is a table of principal associates with brief biographies.


Associated Individuals
Name Role Brief Biography
Jonathan Sacks Founder and Thought Leader Chief Rabbi (1991-2013); initiated 'decade of renewal'; authored pamphlets and "Will We Have Jewish Grandchildren?" (1994); emphasized education for continuity; reduced involvement post-merger.[3]
Clive Lawton Chief Executive Appointed 1993; drove experimental approach; produced strategic plan; focused on innovation and youth; Orthodox educator criticized for management; removed pre-merger.[3][4]
Michael Sinclair Lay Chair Chaired Sounding Board (1992); 'change agent'; aimed for 75% Jewish children in education; resisted non-Orthodox funding; joined UJIA Board; entrepreneur described as abrasive innovator.[3]
Jonathan Kestenbaum Director, Office of Chief Rabbi Conceptualized plans (1993 paper); led UJIA operations post-merger; modern Orthodox; brought professionalism.[3]
Seymour Fox Consultant Director, Mandel School; influenced planning; assessed performance (1995); expertise in continuity and education.[3]
Leslie Wagner Reviewer and JCAB Chair Chaired Worms Report; led Wagner Review (1995-1996); chaired JCAB (1994); vice-chancellor Leeds Metropolitan University; advocated consultation.[3]
Brian Kerner JIA Chair; UJIA Chair Pushed merger (1996); first UJIA Chair; diplomat focused on unity.[3]
Trevor Chinn JIA Chair Negotiated partnership and merger; Zionist advocate for Diaspora-Israel education.[3]
Syma Weinberg Senior Professional From JEDT to OCR; framed goals.[3]
Fred S. Worms Chair, Worms Report Advocated union for Diaspora education supporting 'Israel'.[3]
Immanuel Jakobovits Predecessor Chief Rabbi Launched 'Let my people know' (1971); established JEDT.[3]
Jonny Ariel Head, UJIA Jewish Renewal Developed programmes post-merger; content educator.[3]
Harry Solomon Negotiator Described merger as 'marriage of convenience'.[3]
Howard Stanton Treasurer Noted merger as 'elegant way out'.[3]

Finances

Any grants that Jewish Continuity makes "comprise payments to educational programmes aimed at enlivening and enriching Jewish life and contributing to the continuation of the Jewish faith.” [5]

Year Income (£) Donations/Grants (£)
2010 [6] 1 0
2011 [7] 2 0
2012 [8] 1 0
2013 [9] 2 0
2014 [10] 1 0
2015 [11] 2 0
2016 [12] 1 0
2017 [13] 5000 0
2018 [14] 13 0
2019 [15] 16 0
2020 [16] 4 0

Contact

Registered at 1 Torriano Mews, London, England, NW5 2RZ - the same address as the United Jewish Israel Appeal.

Previous addresses have included: [17]

  • November 2015 - Present: 1 Torriano Mews, London, England, NW5 2RZ
  • July 2009 - November 2015: 37 Kentish Town Road, London, NW1 8NX
  • November 1997 - July 2009: Balfour House, 741 High Road, London, N12 0BQ
  • November 1993 - November 1997: 201 Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 4QG
  • July 1993 - November 1993: 26 Dawson Place, London, W24TJ

See also

United Jewish Israel Appeal Jonathan Sacks Joint Israel Appeal


External links

Notes

  1. ↑ Jewish Continuity Charity Commission
  2. ↑ History of UJIA, UJIA, archived on 13 December 2021 at https://archive.ph/wip/tJOiI
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named GrahamThesis
  4. ↑ Clive A. Lawton, Great Britain Tackles 'Jewish Continuity' Avar Ve'Atid, December 1995, Volume 2, Issue 2, pp. 18-23.
  5. ↑ Jewish Continuity Companies House - Accounts 2019
  6. ↑ Companies House, Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2010
  7. ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2011
  8. ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2012
  9. ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2013
  10. ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2014
  11. ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2015
  12. ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2016
  13. ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2017
  14. ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2018
  15. ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2019
  16. ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2020
  17. ↑ Jewish Continuity Companies House
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