Maureen Lipman backs Jewish News’ ‘Keep Talking’ campaign during isolation
Coronation Street actress famously starred as Jewish grandmother Beattie in the 1980s BT adverts, encouraging people to chat on the phone.
Maureen Lipman has backed a Jewish News campaign to encourage the community to keep talking when in isolation.
The Coronation Street actress famously starred as Jewish grandmother Beattie in the 1980s BT adverts.
And she’s now stressing the importance of keeping in contact with loved ones, neighbours and others as millions of over 70s and other vulnerable people prepare to self-isolate for 12 weeks. And while the original adverts were all about the humble landline, Jewish News’ ‘Keep Talking’ initiative encourages our readers to also make use of modern technologies such as video calling, Whatsapp and a plethora of other platforms to reduce loneliness.
Richard Ferrer and Justin Cohen, co-publisher of Jewish News, said (simultaneously!): “The importance of remaining close even when we are physically separated can’t be over-estimated. We are today issuing an invitation to any of our isolated readers to contact us if they would like to chat – whether about the current news dominating the world, our work at the newspaper or just a casual chat.
“Email us at editorial@thejngroup.com and both of us alongside other members of our team will be happy to talk. We’re also hgely appreciative that one of our community’s most celebrated figures – Maureen Lipman – has also agreed to make calls to some of our readers. We urge everyone to follow her lead by picking up the phone or switching on your computer and keep talking.”
The campaign is also being supported by organisations like JW3 and Jewish Care, whose CEO Daniel Carmel-Brown said: ““During these unprecedented times, it is absolutely vital that we look after each other as much as we can. If you know that someone is likely to be lonely or isolated, reach out to them, pick up the phone, use video calling where possible. We will be focussing our resources on those without any networks or support, and we need everyone who is able to, to do their part to ensure that the most vulnerable in the community are looked after.”
Thank you for helping to make Jewish News the leading source of news and opinion for the UK Jewish community. Today we're asking for your invaluable help to continue putting our community first in everything we do.
For as little as £5 a month you can help sustain the vital work we do in celebrating and standing up for Jewish life in Britain.
Jewish News holds our community together and keeps us connected. Like a synagogue, it’s where people turn to feel part of something bigger. It also proudly shows the rest of Britain the vibrancy and rich culture of modern Jewish life.
You can make a quick and easy one-off or monthly contribution of £5, £10, £20 or any other sum you’re comfortable with.
100% of your donation will help us continue celebrating our community, in all its dynamic diversity...
Engaging
Being a community platform means so much more than producing a newspaper and website. One of our proudest roles is media partnering with our invaluable charities to amplify the outstanding work they do to help us all.
Celebrating
There’s no shortage of oys in the world but Jewish News takes every opportunity to celebrate the joys too, through projects like Night of Heroes, 40 Under 40 and other compelling countdowns that make the community kvell with pride.
Pioneering
In the first collaboration between media outlets from different faiths, Jewish News worked with British Muslim TV and Church Times to produce a list of young activists leading the way on interfaith understanding.
Campaigning
Royal Mail issued a stamp honouring Holocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton after a Jewish News campaign attracted more than 100,000 backers. Jewish Newsalso produces special editions of the paper highlighting pressing issues including mental health and Holocaust remembrance.
Easy access
In an age when news is readily accessible, Jewish News provides high-quality content free online and offline, removing any financial barriers to connecting people.
Voice of our community to wider society
The Jewish News team regularly appears on TV, radio and on the pages of the national press to comment on stories about the Jewish community. Easy access to the paper on the streets of London also means Jewish News provides an invaluable window into the community for the country at large.
We hope you agree all this is worth preserving.
