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Screenshot: Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week
OPINION: Ashkenazi Jews are up to 4x more likely to suffer from IBD; so let’s talk about it
By Matty Fisher
Championing dialogue within communal spaces can help make Jewish community life better for those suffering from a form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Screenshot: Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week
November 27, 2024, 11:55 am
OPINION: Ashkenazi Jews are up to 4x more likely to suffer from IBD; so let’s talk about it
Championing dialogue within communal spaces can help make Jewish community life better for those suffering from a form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
By Matty Fisher
Camp Simcha Ladies Lunch guest speaker Dame Maureen Lipman.
November 11, 2024, 2:48 pm
Dame Maureen Lipman toasts Camp Simcha’s largest ever ladies’ lunch
Sell-out event raises £120k to support families with seriously ill children; announces extension of services to those over 18-years old
By Michelle Rosenberg
April 21, 2024, 6:30 pm
The puppets doing their bit for Jewish Charity
Impact's racy musical Avenue Q set to raise eyebrows and funds for Camp Simcha
By Brigit Grant
Pic: Chana
December 13, 2023, 2:22 pm
Charities keep the flames of hope alive all year round
Our community's charities are shining a bright light at Chanukah
By Louisa Walters
Supporters of Camp Simcha raised £2.85m during its 2023 appeal
July 27, 2023, 11:37 am
Camp Simcha new chair to build on predecessor’s ‘magnificent legacy’
Simon Johnson takes the helm at the Jewish charity which provides practical, therapeutic and emotional support services to families coping with serious childhood illnesses
By Michelle Rosenberg
Camp Simcha children receiving support at some of the charity’s summer activities.
May 3, 2023, 9:48 am
Camp Simcha launches new emergency service for children and families
UK charity will offer hospital transport and crisis meals to families of physical trauma victims and children suffering from serious short-term illnesses
By Michelle Rosennberg
Supporters of Camp Simcha raised £2.85m during its 2023 appeal
February 8, 2023, 9:47 am
Camp Simcha raise £2.8m in 36-hr fundraiser as Jewish community ‘steps up’
Boss of the UK-based charity, which helps poorly children and their families, says those it supports 'now need more from us'
By Jewish News Reporter
School meals
January 25, 2023, 3:05 pm
Mental health training for schools’ pastoral and safeguarding leads
Seminar in London aimed to inform and support those in schools with responsibility for children's mental wellbeing
By Jewish News Reporter
David Tennant, Elliott Levey and Sharon Small are showing us how to say 'Simcha' in a sneak peak of the @CampSimchaUK film which Jewish News will be showing in full next week.
January 19, 2023, 12:06 pm
David Tennant and Elliot Levey take up the ‘simcha’ challenge
A sneak peak of Camp Simcha's campaign
By Camp Simcha and Jewish News
Sean Young with his dad James atop Mt. Snowden raising money for Camp Simcha
November 7, 2022, 1:46 pm
Sean scales Snowdon in bar mitzvah year to raise £3k for Camp Simcha
Hampstead pupil and his dad reach the top of Wales's highest mountain for Jewish charity supporting sick children
By Jewish News Reporter
Mental health concerns have soared during lockdown. (Photo by Sydney Sims on Unsplash)
September 6, 2021, 12:27 pm
Charity supporting families of gravely ill children expands mental health provision
Camp Simcha made the announcement after a successful pilot scheme during the pandemic
Sammy with her uncle Andy who donated his organ
July 28, 2021, 1:04 pm
Uncle saves life of girl, 2, by donating kidney
Samantha Ayling, from Bury, is recovering at home after her uncle Andy volunteered to give his kidney to save her life.
By Josh Salisbury
Abi Jacobs, 13, released the cover to raise £50,000 for charities which have supported her with her cancer diagnosis
June 21, 2021, 5:57 pm
Teen facing rare cancer records song to raise money for charity
Abi Jacobs, 13, from Borehamwood, has recorded a cover of her favourite song to raise £50,000 for the charities who have helped her.
By Josh Salisbury
Jonathan Goldstein addresses the large crowd in Parliament Square at the #EnoughIsEnough demo Credit Marc Morris
February 26, 2021, 11:29 am
Jonathan Goldstein: The books that helped shape my life
In the latest one-to-one with Jewish people who are changing the world, Zaki Cooper talks to businessman and community leader Jonathan Goldstein about the books that inspire him.
By Zaki Cooper
Screenshot from Camp Simcha's fundraising campaign video
February 7, 2021, 7:26 pm
Fundraiser for seriously-ill children soars past £3.1m target in under 32 hours
Camp Simcha's campaign - one of the most extraordinary fundraising efforts in recent communal history - will help ensure vital services can continue amid the pandemic
By Sandy Rashty
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