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Canvey Island Charedi community
A scene from the Promised Island, the BBC documentary looking t the newly-established Charedi community of Canvey Island. Image credit: BBC/Spring Films/Laurie Sparham
April 20, 2021, 10:44 am
Canvey Island Charedi community leaders criticised over shul garden plan
Concerned local residents say traffic, parking, noise and the operating hours of the synagogue could be problematic
By Lee Harpin
A scene from the Promised Island, the BBC documentary looking t the newly-established Charedi community of Canvey Island. Image credit: BBC/Spring Films/Laurie Sparham
January 13, 2021, 2:44 pm
Canvey Island Jewish leader suggests most members of community have had Covid
Joel Friedman said 'there’s literally only one or two who haven’t' contracted Covid-19, as the local area become one of the UK's virus hotspots
By Jewish News Reporter
A scene from the Promised Island, the BBC documentary looking t the newly-established Charedi community of Canvey Island. Image credit: BBC/Spring Films/Laurie Sparham
October 18, 2019, 1:28 pm
Orthodox man in Canvey Island harassed, threatened and mocked by yobs
 Four young men began harassing the man as he was paying his cleaner outside her home, before a non-Jewish local chased off the offenders
By JTA
A scene from the Promised Island, the BBC documentary looking t the newly-established Charedi community of Canvey Island. Image credit: BBC/Spring Films/Laurie Sparham
February 12, 2019, 3:56 pm
Canvey Island Charedi community expands tenfold in 2.5 years
Small Orthodox congregation of 60 families plans to open new office after increasing in size since establishing a presence
By Jewish News Reporter
Stamford Hill
March 13, 2018, 9:54 am
United Synagogue appoints Hackney official to engage Stamford Hill
New push for Modern Orthodox living in London's most strictly-Orthodox community
By Jewish News Reporter
Representatives of the Jewish community of Canvey island invited to a mayor's reception at Castle Point council where they were presented with the Seal of the Council. (September 2016)
August 7, 2017, 12:47 pm
Jews of Canvey Island to be subject of new BBC documentary
Programme to offer insight into lives of Strictly-Orthodox community who relocated from Hackney to the Thames estuary
By Jewish News Reporter
Representatives of the Jewish community of Canvey island invited to a mayor's reception at Castle Point council where they were presented with the Seal of the Council. (September 2016). Joel Friedman is in the centre.
September 19, 2016, 11:01 am
Canvey Island Charedi community welcomed to area
The fledgling community from Stamford Hill was presented with the Seal of the Council to mark its arrival in Canvey Island
By Stephen Oryszczuk
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