Elkan Levy – författare

Rabbi Jacobs, with sixty years' experience of pulpit work to his credit, provides a number of homilies for each weekly portion of the modern sermon and for the chapters of Ethics of the Fathers. The text for the modern sermon is usually the sidra, the weekly portion, or, in the summer months the Talmudic book known universally as Ethics of the Fathers. Among the sermonic themes are contemporary problems, the religious and ethical needs of the individual, and, of course, the impact of the Holocaust and the State of Israel.

In February 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy launched an anti-communist that lasted for more than four years. His attempts to unmask communists in the American administration and governmental agencies gave rise to actions that infringed on democratic procedure and civil liberties. As the Cold War grew, fear of communism at home and abroad meant that minorities were particularly under threat, as tensions and frustrations were channelled towards the handiest scapegoats. American Jewish organizations, who were having to come to terms with the Holocaust in Europe, were forced to contend with the real possibility of a serious anti-Semitic outburst at home. Jewish presence in the American Communist Party was conspicuous; although the overwhelming majority of Jewish Americans did not sympathise with its politics, there was concern that anti-communism would develop into anti-Semitism. McCarthy's anti-communist campaign endangered the very civil liberties that protected minorities, but criticism of McCarthy and his actions could be interpreted as support for communism. In order to convey the message that Jews were patriotic Americans concerned about both national security and civil liberties, Jewish organizations chose to present a united front, whilst also cooperating with non-sectarian American bodies. By doing so they professed an alternative anti-communism to the hardline McCarthy. This book sheds new light on McCarthy's attitudes to the Jews, to the Jewish organizations and to the Jewish individuals identified with communism.

What do you want to know about the Jewish community in Britain? For 115 years, the answers have been found in The Jewish Year Book: the institutions, the organizations, the charities, contact details, and a who's who of personalities. Also included are: dates that matter in the Jewish calendar, award winners, anniversaries and obituaries, an overview of the position of Jews in countries outside Britain, what is happening in Israel, the times in 2011 for festivals and Sabbaths all over the country, along with a 30-year Jewish calendar. Plus a series of articles which look back over the year gone by and the centuries gone by, with: Sir Trevor Chinn on what Jewish charitable donations have achieved in Israel * Rabbi Abraham Levy on a review of where the Jewish community stands today, with particular reference to the Sephardi community in Great Britain * Vivian Wineman on the multi-cultural work of the Board of Deputies * Mark Gardner on the Community Security Trust and the history of Jewish self-defense * Marlena Schmool on the 2011 Census of England and Wales. The Jewish Year Book has always been meticulous in its research and widespread in its coverage. When you want to know the answer on anything to do with the Jewish community, your best chance is to find it in the Jewish Year Book.

What do you want to know about the Jewish community in Britain? For 115 years the answers have been found in The Jewish Year Book: the institutions, the organizations, the charities with their contact details, and a who's who of the personalities. Also provided are: the dates that matter in the Jewish calendar, the award winners, the anniversaries, and the obituaries, along with an overview of the position of Jews in countries outside Britain, what is happening in Israel, and the times in 2010 for festivals and Sabbaths all over the country, along with a 30 year Jewish calendar. Plus a series of articles which look back over the year gone by and the centuries gone by: The Board of Deputies at 250 * The Communities That Nobody Knows About * The Jews In The British Armed Forces * Yom Hashoah - 27th Nissan: The Annual Jewish Remembrance Day for Victims of The Holocaust * The Chareidim * The Jew's College Library: 1860-2010 * The Edgware & District Reform Synagogue at 75. The Jewish Year Book has always been meticulous in its research and widespread in its coverage. When you want to know the answer on anything to do with the Jewish community, your best chance is to find it in the Jewish Year Book.

For over 115 years, readers have been referring to the Jewish Year Book for information regarding Britain's Jewish community - the institutions, the organizations, the charities, contact details, and a who's who of personalities. The Jewish Year Book 2012 also provides details on: dates that matter in the Jewish calendar, award winners, anniversaries, obituaries, an overview of the position of Jews in countries outside Britain, happenings in Israel, the 2012 festivals and Sabbaths all over the country, and a 30-year Jewish calendar. Included in this volume are a series of articles which look back over the year gone by and the centuries gone by, with: Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks on the progress of the community over recent years * Derek Taylor on Shechitah * Clive Lawton on Limmud * Peter Lee on the 250th anniversary of the Plymouth Synagogue * Cecil Bloom on Jewish libraries in Leeds * a 75th-anniversary article on the opening of Thompsons Lane synagogue in Cambridge * a 75th-anniversary article on the Council of Christians and Jews.

For over 115 years, readers have been referring to The Jewish Year Book for information regarding Britain's Jewish community - the institutions, the organizations, the charities, contact details, and a who's who of personalities. The Jewish Year Book 2013 also provides details on: dates that matter in the Jewish calendar, award winners, anniversaries, obituaries, an overview of the position of Jews in countries outside Britain, happenings in Israel, the 2013 festivals and Sabbaths all over the country, and a 30-year Jewish calendar. The Jewish Year Book has always been meticulous in its research and widespread in its coverage. Also included in this volume are a series of articles which look back over the year gone by and the centuries gone by, including: the centenary of the appointment of Chief Rabbi Hertz * Jewish youth groups * the French Jewish community in London * the Jewish Leadership Council * Jewish chaplaincy.

For over 115 years, readers have been referring to The Jewish Year Book for information regarding Britain's Jewish community - the institutions, the organizations, the charities, contact details, and a who's who of personalities. The Jewish Year Book 2015 also provides details on: dates that matter in the Jewish calendar, award winners, anniversaries, obituaries, an overview of the position of Jews in countries outside Britain, happenings in Israel, the 2015 festivals and Sabbaths all over the country, and a 30-year Jewish calendar. The Jewish Year Book has always been meticulous in its research and widespread in its coverage. Also included in this volume are a series of articles which look back over the year gone by and the centuries gone by, including: the position of women in synagogues according to the din * British/Israeli trade * the 25th anniversary of Jewish care * the vital support of Jewish chaplains to the forces * the German Jewish community today * the 140th anniversary of the Belfast community * the position of Jewish students at universities in the UK. [Subject: Jewish Studies, Religious Studies, History, Reference]