Outgoing United Synagogue boss gets Chief Rabbi’s award as an ‘unsung hero’
Dr Steven Wilson named as second recipient of the award - but ceremony cancelled after coinciding with Queen's funeral
The outgoing chief executive of the United Synagogue has become only the second recipient of the Chief Rabbi’s Award, which honours “unsung heroes” of Britain’s Jewish community.
Dr Steven Wilson, who steps down next year, follows in the footsteps of the award’s first recipient, Prof. David Katz in 2019, who was heralded as a “key advocate on medical issues” such as organ donation, circumcision, and genetic screening.
Brought up in Wembley, Wilson is a former governor at Mathilda‐Marks Kennedy Jewish Primary School who joined the US in October 2014 with a view to supporting community growth, developing rabbinic careers, and engaging young people in the US.
He was due to have been presented with the award at a celebratory dinner, which usually takes place as part of the Chief Rabbi’s Conference for Rabbis, but following news of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen the dinner was cancelled.
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