Jewish Continuity

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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
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  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