09.08.2013                      03.Elul.5773

Jüdische Welt:

British Jews to run parliamentary cross-party group on community issues

The new initiative is meant to offer a framework for a deeper relationship between British Jews and parliament.

The representative board of Jewish communities in Britain has announced the creation of a parliamentary, cross-party group on Jewish issues. The group is scheduled to begin working in September and will be open to lawmakers from all parties, the Board of Deputies of British Jews said in a statement published Wednesday on its website. The Board will help run the group and serve as its secretariat, according to the statement….