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Rob and Jennifer Airley with Rabbi Schiff
February 6, 2024, 1:01 pm
Jewish Futures organisations collaborate on inspiring solidarity trips
GIFT, JRoots, and Aish group meet Kibbutz Be'eri massacre survivor Adi Efrat and 98-year-old Holocaust survivor Josef Lewkowicz
By Michelle Rosenberg
Pic: JRoots
November 27, 2023, 11:56 am
Photos of Hamas hostages placed on Auschwitz train tracks
JFS students on JRoots educational trip to Poland place pictures of remaining hostages outside concentration camp
By Michelle Rosenberg
Adi Efrat in north London on 10 November 2023. Pic: Michelle Rosenberg
November 22, 2023, 5:05 pm
OPINION: Our Jewish future depends on knowing the present
'Our generation must ensure the evil of 7th October 2023 shall be passed on as historical fact, not dumped to the pile of fake news', writes Rabbi Naftali Schiff
By Rabbi Naftali Schiff
Josef Lewkowicz, Holocaust Survivor and Nazi Hunter, in conversation with Rabbi Naftali Schiff, founder of JRoots at his book launch in BAFTA. Pic: Blake Ezra
April 25, 2023, 3:41 pm
Nazi hunter, 96, shares his extraordinary story at BAFTA
Surviving six concentration camps and the sole survivor from an extended family of 150, Josef Lewkowicz searched for Nazis in hiding
By Michelle Rosenberg
British Jews show support for Ukrainians in 2023
March 14, 2023, 9:12 am
Community call to action secures supplies for Ukraine Pesach appeal
Hampstead Garden Suburb shul partners with the social action organisation to provide 200+ strong volunteer-led collection hub
By Michelle Rosenberg
Holocaust survivors Manfred Goldberg and Zigi Shipper (right) attend an exhibition at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, of 'Seven Portraits: Surviving the Holocaust', which were commissioned by the Prince of Wales to pay tribute to Holocaust survivors. Picture date: Monday January 24, 2022.
January 23, 2023, 5:38 pm
Holocaust survivor Manfred Goldberg: Dear Zigi Shipper’s death marks end of an era
Manfred shared memories of beloved friend at event for 450 guests at Edinburgh Jewish Society - on the day Zigi passed away, aged 93.
By Michelle Rosenberg
The town of Kazimierz Dolny in eastern Poland
January 10, 2023, 2:29 pm
Essex shul plans a ‘first-of-its-kind’ Shabbat revival trip to eastern Poland
Loughton Synagogue members will hold a Shabbat service in a synagogue in Kazimierz Dolny not used since the 1940s
By Jewish News Reporter
January 28, 2021, 12:06 pm
120 over 80: Our oldest and wisest
From rabbis and volunteers to Shoah survivors and political figures, here is part three of our celebration of the Jewish community's original social influencers!
By Jewish News
Rabbi Schiff with Leslie Kleinman
September 26, 2019, 12:50 pm
Charity help for childless couples inspired by Shoah survivor’s story
JRoots raised the money in honour of Holocaust survivor Leslie Kleinman for his 90th birthday, after he told visitors to Auschwitz how he survived but his seven siblings did not.
By Jewish News Reporter
The group listens to the moving story of Leslie Kleinman, who lost seven siblings in the Holocaust
September 17, 2018, 4:40 pm
Holocaust stories inspire IVF fundraising campaign
Campaigners were motivated by the experiences of survivor Leslie Kleinman and Dr Gisella Perl
By Jenni Frazer
Solly Irving at a Chanukah candle-lighting ceremony with JRoots Executive Director and long-standing friend Rabbi Naftali Schiff
November 16, 2017, 2:14 pm
Family of Shoah survivor launch arts challenge for Poland trip participants
Relatives of Solly Irving, who died last month, are looking to 'inspire social change' with their initiative
By Jewish News Reporter
Leslie leads 100 students from Manchester King David and Yavneh schools out of Auschwitz
January 26, 2017, 4:19 pm
Breaking a 60-year silence to share story of survival
Leslie Kleinman has travelled thousands of miles across the UK to teach students about the horrors of the Holocaust.
By Jonathan Kalmus
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