Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain Blog

From Jewish Renaissance: BLACK BRITISH JEWISH LIVES "In an attempt to tackle the wide-spread assumption that all Jews are essentially white and European, we're launching our virtual seven-part series with Lyons Learning this Sunday 13 June. For the first discussion we welcome Marie van der Zyl, president of the Board of Deputies, and journalist Stephen Bush to talk on the topic of Black British Jewish Lives: The Bush Report . Marie is also an accomplished employment lawyer, played a crucial role in the fight against antisemitism in the Labour Party and was voted '40th most influential Jew' by The Jerusalem Post in 2018, the same year she was appointed president of the Board. Stephen led the Board’s 10-month investigation on racial inclusivity in the Jewish community. "I hope my report will enhance communal life for black Jews, Jews of colour and Sephardi, Mizrahi and Yemenite Jews," he said of his findings. Find out more on Sunday night when the pa...