Jewish Leadership Council

Jewish Leadership Council
AbbreviationJLC
Formation2003
Registration no.1115343
PurposeJewish charity which brings together the major British Jewish organisations to work for the good of the British Jewish community.
HeadquartersShield House,
6 Harmony Way,
Hendon, London
NW4 2BZ
Region served
United Kingdom
Chairman
Keith Black
Chief executive
Claudia Mendoza and Michelle Janes (jointly)
Budget£2,905,344 (2013)[1]
WebsiteThe JLC

The Jewish Leadership Council (previously known as the Jewish Community Leadership Council) is an organisation in the United Kingdom, founded in 2003, whose declared aim is to forward the interests of the organised Jewish community in Britain. The council was founded by its first chairman, then president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, Henry Grunwald, and a number of other senior UK Jewish leaders. The council acts as an umbrella group for various Jewish community organizations, charities, Zionist and pro-Israel advocacy groups.[2]

The JLC represents the largest Jewish organisations in the UK, including synagogues, care organisations, education charities, regional Representative Councils and the Board of Deputies of British Jews.

From supporting the long-term aims of the community through data-led research to connecting members to each other, government and public institutions relevant to their work, the JLC works to build and maintain a thriving UK Jewish community. It works across the community regardless of religious, cultural, political affiliations or beliefs.[3]

Leadership and management

Chair

In January 2022, Keith Black, CEO of the Regatta Group, became chair.[4] Before this, the position was held by Jonathan Goldstein from May 2017 until January 2022.[5] From 2009 to 2017 Mick Davis, chairman of the United Jewish Israel Appeal, was in the role. He was the first chairman of the council's executive committee.[6]

CEO

Claudia Mendoza and Michelle Janes were appointed joint chief executives in 2020.[7] They took over from Simon Johnson, a former Football Association executive, who held the CEO position from 2013 to 2020. Before this, Jeremy Newmark (former spokesperson for the Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks) held the CEO position from January 2006 until 2013.[8] Under Newmark, the organisation increased its expenditure from £192,000 in 2007 to £2,782,000 in 2013.[9]

Membership

The JLC brings together the most senior lay leaders of the major institutions in each sector of UK Jewish life. Membership includes the chairs and presidents of synagogue movements, leaders of the main charities, welfare organisations and representative bodies as well as a group of vice-presidents comprising a number of Jewish VIPs and individual leaders such as Lord Levy,[10] Sir Ronald Cohen,[11] Lord Woolf, Lord Fink, Sir Trevor Chinn, Leo Noe and former board president and politician Lord Janner of Braunstone.[12]

The Jewish Leadership Council's member organisations are the major institutions of UK Jewish life. Together, they touch on every aspect of Jewish life, from synagogues to social care organisations, political bodies to youth movements, community centres and charities. The JLC believes that bringing these different perspectives together helps joined-up and coherent thinking about the Jewish community.[13]

The JLC's current[when?] constituent members are:[13]

Connecting and co-ordinating the Jewish community

Cross-community collaboration

The JLC connects and co-ordinates member organisations, be this through the JLC CEO Forum and Council Meetings or cross-communal fora such as the HR Forum and a new[when?] Fundraising Forum.

The JLC sees itself as an integral part of the support network to members. JLC is a central point of expertise member charities and organisations can refer to, helping them to locate resources and find others who can help resolve issues. It also has the ability to co-ordinate members in line with their values and purpose A recent example of this type of work undertaken by the JLC is the establishment of the Jewish Community Refugee Task Force in March 2022 with the Board of Deputies of British Jews to ensure that the Jewish community could provide a co-ordinated, needs-led and effective response to the refugee crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Nationwide advocacy

The JLC supports the London Jewish Forum and Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region through a close working relationship and staffing of these organisations.

Jewish youth movements

The JLC created Reshet in response to joint research with UJIA on the informal (out of school) provisions available for young people in the UK Jewish community. Originally starting as a network that brings together the many Jewish youth movements, today Reshet also act as the primary provider of safeguarding expertise and training in the Jewish community. It has led the central community response to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) and provided training for communal bodies in safeguarding.

Supporting Jewish schools

PaJeS, now a JLC member, helps plan strategically for the continued provision of sufficient Jewish school places and works to maintain the schools' continued excellence.[14]

Other

Israel

In December 2006, the Jewish Leadership Council and the Board of Deputies of British Jews formed the Fair Play Campaign Group, a pro-Israel advocacy organization. The Fair Play Campaign co-ordinates activity against anti-Israel boycotts and other anti-Zionist campaigns.[15]

In December 2009, the Council sought and published a legal opinion from Lord Pannick advocating a change in UK law to prevent the issuing of arrest warrants against Israeli leaders without prior consent of the Attorney General.

In June 2011, together with BICOM and the Board of Deputies, Council Chair Vivian Wineman, Chair of Trustees Mick Davis and CEO Jeremy Newmark, met Foreign Secretary William Hague to discuss developments in the Middle East.[16]

Criticism

The Jewish Leadership Council has previously been criticised as self-appointed and unaccountable. Deputies have in the past noted that, while Board honorary officers are accountable to deputies, who themselves are accountable to their constituencies, the JLC had no such governance structure.[17]

In February 2018, The Jewish Chronicle published an internal audit report into the conduct of Jeremy Newmark, while he was CEO of the council between 2006 and 2013, that alleged that he deceived the council out of "tens of thousands of pounds". The Jewish Chronicle claimed the council had covered up the former CEO's alleged behaviour, and accepted a resignation on the grounds of ill health. Newmark denied any wrongdoing, though he resigned as Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement two days later.[18] The Charity Commission stated it had not been informed of these allegations of financial impropriety in 2013 which raised serious potential regulatory concerns which it was assessing.[19] In March 2018, a three-member panel, with Charity Commission approval, began investigating the allegations.[20] In February 2019, a police investigation was also opened.[21] The panel later said that it could not quantify any missing funds due to the absence of key documents and records. The police closed their investigation in March 2019.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Charity overview".
  2. ^ "Constituent Members". The Jewish Leadership Council. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. ^ "About Us". Jewish Leadership Council. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Keith Black elected as JLC Chair". The Jewish Leadership Council.
  5. ^ "Jonathan Goldstein approved as head of JLC". The Jewish Leadership Council. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Sir Mick Davis to stand down as JLC Chair". The Jewish Leadership Council. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  7. ^ Frot, Mathilde (17 September 2020). "Two desks, two leaders, one top communal job". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. ^ "New role for chief man". Something Jewish. 2 December 2005. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  9. ^ Rocker, Simon (8 February 2018). "Jeremy Newmark: A man of power and ambition". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  10. ^ Clark, Stefan. "Lord Levy, President of Jewish Care, JFS and JLGB on JLGB Virtual". JLGB. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  11. ^ "THE JEWISH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Lord Janner of Braunstone". UK Parliament.
  13. ^ a b "Members". The Jewish Leadership Council. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  14. ^ "The Future of Jewish Schools" (PDF). The Jewish Leadership Council. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
    - "New educational role". Something Jewish. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
    - "News - National". Totally Jewish. 2 March 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
    - "Find a Jewish School".
  15. ^ "Dons to consider Israeli boycott". BBC News. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Foreign Secretary meets leaders of the Jewish Community". H M Government. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
    - "President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews". Flickr. 15 June 2011.
    - "Clegg ups rhetoric on settlements to Abbas's delight". The Jewish Chronicle. 19 January 2012.
  17. ^ Millis, Joe (8 January 2019). "Jewish Leadership Council seeking 'unified communal structure'". Jewish News. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
    - "JNF UK resigns from Jewish Leadership Council". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
    - "JNF Chief attacks JLC: New community leaders are 'much needed'". Jewish News. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  18. ^ Harpin, Lee (8 February 2018). "Revealed: JLC audit reports Jeremy Newmark deceived it out of thousands of pounds". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
    - Brown, David (10 February 2018). "Labour activist Jeremy Newmark resigns in row over charity expenses". The Times. London. Retrieved 12 February 2018. (subscription required)
  19. ^ Cooney, Rebecca (9 February 2018). "Regulator assesses allegations against ex-chief of Jewish Leadership Council". Third Sector. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  20. ^ "Charity Commission backs JLC investigation over Jeremy Newmark". Jewish News. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Police investigating ex-JLC CEO Jeremy Newmark over alleged fraud after independent review". The Jewish Chronicle. 13 February 2019.
  22. ^ Harpin, Lee (28 March 2019). "Jeremy Newmark protests his innocence after police drop investigation". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

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