Israel Religious Action Centre
www.irac.org
IRAC is the public and legal advocacy arm of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism. The Centre’s mission is to advance religious freedom and pluralism, tolerance, social justice and civil liberties in Israel, based on the belief that these values are intrinsic to and stem from a liberal understanding of Judaism.
Israeli Knesset
www.knesset.gov.il
JCC
www.jewishcommunitycentre.org.uk
The events and the eventual Centre are designed to reach right across the community, from the most Jewishly-involved and committed, to the least.
Jewish Book Council
www.jewishbookweek.com
The Jewish Book Council was established in 1947 by George Webber to promote the reading of books on all aspects of Jewish thought and culture. Jewish Book Week is the oldest literary festival in the UK.
Jewish Chronicle
www.thejc.com
The word’s oldest and most influential Jewish newspaper, the London-based Jewish Chronicle has a 164-year history of editorial independence. Its news and opinion pages reflect the entire spectrum of Jewish religious, social and political thought form left to right, Orthodox to secular while its arts and lifestyle coverage includes film, theatre, travel, cookery and youth & singles events.
Jewish Council for Racial Equality
www.jcore.org.uk
Jewish Council for Racial Equality (JCORE) was established in 1976. They are a "non-party" political organisation that receives the backing of religious and secular leaders throughout the community. They work within the Jewish community to raise awareness of racism and to encourage active involvement in building a cohesive and inclusive society.
Limmud
www.limmud.org
Limmud offers a unique blend of formal and informal education, drawing on the resources of all sections of the community. Their events and programmes extend throughout the year.
LJCC
www.ljcc.org.uk
The London Jewish Cultural Centre is the place to come for Jewish culture.
London School of Economics
www.lse.ac.uk
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a world-class centre for its concentration of teaching and research across the full range of the social, political and economic sciences. Founded in 1895 by Beatrice and Sidney Webb, LSE has an outstanding reputation for academic excellence.
Machsom Watch
www.machsomwatch.org
A voluntary group of Israeli women conducting daily observations at military checkpoints to monitor human rights abuses.
Pears Foundation
www.pearsfoundation.org.uk
The Pears Foundation is a major supporter of charitable causes across the UK and internationally, committing over £20 million in the last five years. The Pears Foundation funds both core and project costs of the New Israel Fund helping it to promote human and civil rights for all citizens of Israel as well as educating Jews in Britain about these issues.
SHATIL
www.shatil.org.il
The New Israel Fund's Empowerment and Training Centre for Social Change Organisations in Israel, was established in 1982 to respond to the need to strengthen civil society efforts and promote democracy, tolerance, and social justice in Israel. SHATIL is Israel’s leading capacity building centre for social change organisations and provides close to 1,000 non-profit organisations with consulting, training, coalition-building assistance and other services each year.
