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JVN Volunteers of the Year 2023 from across 46 charities
December 18, 2023, 4:48 pm
Hundreds expected at JVN’s 2024 volunteering awards
Jewish News media partner for the community's biggest annual celebration of volunteers with categories including Volunteer of the Year, Volunteer Team of the Year, Young Volunteer of the Year, and Lifetime Achievement.
By Michelle Rosenberg
Howard Lewis. Pic: Tegan McCann Photography
March 28, 2023, 1:36 pm
Sefer Torah in memory of community champion welcomed home
Some 300 guests celebrate the life of community stalwart Leonie Lewis as she is honoured with a new scroll.
By Michelle Rosenberg
JVN Volunteers of the Year 2023 from across 46 charities
January 16, 2023, 4:24 pm
Heartfelt tributes to community champion Leonie Lewis at JVN awards in her honour
More than 90 heroes from 46 charities were honoured at the Jewish Volunteering Network Awards on Sunday.
By Michelle Rosenberg
Tributes flooded in from across the community and beyond for ‘inspirational’ Leonie Lewis following her sudden death in April 2022.
January 6, 2023, 1:50 pm
Fundraising campaign for beloved community champion smashes target
Campaign to honour the work of late community stalwart Leonie Lewis has surpassed £36,000 target.
By Michelle Rosenberg
December 29, 2022, 2:10 pm
Irreplaceable: those we mourned in 2022
Community giants, precious Holocaust survivors and iconic entertainers were among those we lost in 2022.
By Michelle Rosenberg
Tributes flooded in from across the community and beyond for ‘inspirational’ Leonie Lewis following her sudden death in April 2022.
May 5, 2022, 11:08 am
VOICE OF THE JN: A life dedicated to our community
This week's Jewish News editorial pays tribute to Leonie Lewis, a woman who had a "unique ability to spread kindness", following her sudden death last week.
Tributes flooded in from across the community and beyond for ‘inspirational’ Leonie Lewis following her sudden death in April 2022.
April 29, 2022, 12:44 pm
Chief Rabbi leads tributes to inspirational community champion Leonie Lewis
The Faith Forum for London, the organisation for whom she remained a trustee and council member until her death on Friday, said she had a "unique ability to spread kindness".
Interfaith leaders at the Markaz El Tathgheef El Eslami Islamic centre in Golders Green, promoting vaccinations
May 6, 2021, 10:24 am
Hundreds get coronavirus jabs at interfaith vaccination drives
Golders Green’s Islamic centre hosts event for over 45s, while Jewish doctor in Kilburn opens up her surgery to help debunk myths around the vaccine
Our winners and shortlisted educators celebrate at the conclusion of last year's awards! (Credit: Marc Morris)
February 7, 2020, 11:20 am
Class is permanent for our top teachers
Ahead of next week’s fifth annual Jewish School Awards, we profile educators who go 'beyond the classroom' to support young pupils
By Jewish News
October 6, 2019, 4:09 pm
Faith leaders meet to promote inclusivity amid ‘rising legitimisation of hate’
'Faith is too significant to ignore, if we are to build prosperous and inclusive cities', said Leonie Lewis, who leads the Cities Faith and Community Forum Seminar project
Showing their class: Winners at this year’s Jewish Schools Awards, held at JW3
September 26, 2019, 10:49 am
Nominate now for the Jewish Schools Awards 2020!
For the fifth year running, Jewish News and the Partnerships for Jewish Schools ask the community to recognise exceptional educators!
By Jewish News Reporter
Jewish Schools Awards finalists! (Marc Morris Photography)
February 12, 2019, 10:41 am
The class of 2019! Top teachers honoured at Jewish Schools Awards
Eight awards handed to the community's best educators at glitzy JW3 ceremony held by Jewish News and Partnerships for Jewish Schools
By Jewish News Reporter
Leonie Lewis, outgoing director of JVN
January 26, 2019, 4:30 pm
OPINION: Retiring after twelve years on the front line of Jewish volunteering
Leonie Lewis reflects on the future of JVN as she steps down after more than a decade at the helm
By Leonie Lewis
Leonie Lewis, outgoing director of JVN
October 2, 2018, 9:40 am
Head of Jewish Volunteering Network to step down after 10 years at the helm
Leonie Lewis to stand down from the community charity after a decade at the helm, in which she transformed it into a national organisation with strong interfaith links
Mordaunt Cohen pictured with Prime Minister Theresa May
December 29, 2017, 10:31 pm
New Year’s Honours List: Holocaust survivors, war veteran and AJR chair recognised
Recognition goes to members of the community for work in Shoah education, interfaith, local politics and volunteering
By Jewish News Reporter
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