Jewish Continuity
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.
| 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
- ↑ Jewish Continuity Charity Commission
- ↑ History of UJIA, UJIA, archived on 13 December 2021 at https://archive.ph/wip/tJOiI
- ↑ 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 namedGrahamThesis - ↑ Clive A. Lawton, Great Britain Tackles 'Jewish Continuity' Avar Ve'Atid, December 1995, Volume 2, Issue 2, pp. 18-23.
- ↑ Jewish Continuity Companies House - Accounts 2019
- ↑ Companies House, Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2010
- ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2011
- ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2012
- ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2013
- ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2014
- ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2015
- ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2016
- ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2017
- ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2018
- ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2019
- ↑ Companies House Accounts of Jewish Continuity 2020
- ↑ Jewish Continuity Companies House