Playlist
Does Radical Social Justice
Ideology Fuel Antisemitism?
With David Bernstein
NJA Zoom Speaker Event
Wednesday, 16th August 2023 7pm
David Bernstein is a a passionate advocate of the free expression of ideas and the State of Israel. He is the founder of the Jewish Institute for Liberal Values (JILV) and the author of ‘Woke Antisemitism: How a Progressive Ideology Harms Jews’. David is a prolific speaker, podcaster and writer, having written hundreds of opinion pieces in the Jewish and general press.
Join the NJA where David will discuss the link between radical social justice ideology and the promotion of both antisemitism and anti-Zionism, explaining how extreme beliefs within the ideology can contribute to negative attitudes towards Jewish communities and the state of Israel.
Truth vs Perception of the Israel Police: Bridging the Gap
With Dean Elsdunne, International Spokesperson for Israel Police
NJA Zoom Speaker Event
Tuesday, 5th September 2023 @7pm
Join the NJA for this exclusive Zoom event with Dean Elsdunne, International Spokesperson for Israel Police.
Previously serving as a Lone Soldier in an elite undercover unit of the Israel Border Police, Dean now passionately relays the mission of the Israel Police to the global media, striving to bridge the gap between truth and perception by shedding light on the tireless dedication of Israel’s law enforcement in protecting civilians from crime and terror.
The Labour Party and the Jewish Community
Online Zoom Event
Tuesday, 19th September 2023 7pm
Join the NJA for this exclusive Zoom event with Christian Wakeford, MP for Manchester’s Bury South since 2019 and who, in 2022, crossed the floor to the Labour Party.
Christian has remained a stalwart voice of support for the Jewish community & most recently spoke out in Parliament against the musician Roger Waters’ antisemitic performances at his recent concerts in Europe and across the UK.
YNJA / Young NJA Event
Bagels & Broigus
In-Person Event
Thursday, 12th October 2023
Join YNJA to debate or spectate the evening’s motions (listed below) while getting to know other young British Jews over some food and drink.
Motions:
1. This House Believes being Jewish is no longer a reason not to vote for Labour
2. This House prefers Yom Kippur to Purim
Registration is FREE and open to all Jewish people between the ages of 16 and 30 years.
The Conservative Party – the Jewish Community and relations between UK and Israel
In-Person Speaker Event
Wednesday 28th June 2023 7pm
Central London venue
With special guest Lee Anderson MP,
Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party
Peace, Politics and Plutonium: An Insider's Look at the Fight for Israel on the Military and Media Battlefields
In-Person Event
THURSDAY, 22nd June @ 8pm
London NW8 Location
Gil Hoffman is the executive director of HonestReporting.com. Previously, he served as chief political correspondent and analyst for The Jerusalem Post for nearly 25 years.
Well-connected to Israeli and Palestinian leaders, he has interviewed every major figure across the Israeli political spectrum, has been interviewed by top media on six continents and is a regular analyst on CNN, Al-Jazeera and other news outlets.
Fighting Online Antisemitism
A Hybrid Event:
In-Person (closed) Online via Zoom
Thursday, 1st June | 7:00pm-8:30pm
As the scourge of online antisemitism continues, join the National Jewish Assembly to hear from Tomer Aldubi, the founder and executive director of Fighting Online Antisemitism (FOA), an important and effective Israeli NGO tackling online antisemitism across the full gamut of platforms in both Israel and overseas. Tomer previously served as a Jewish Agency Representative in NY, USA and as the head of “Israeli Students Combating Antisemitism”, an Israeli students’ program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Union of Israeli Students
Jerusalem: Our Eternal Capital
Online Event
Thursday, 18th May
7:00pm-8:30pm
In celebration of Jerusalem Day / Yom Yerushalayim, join the National Jewish Assembly for this exclusive online event with Avi Mayer, Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post, the most-read English-language newspaper in Israel and the leading news outlet in the Jewish world, who will be in conversation with Jonny Gould, journalist, broadcaster and entrepreneur, and the man behind the hugely successful podcast, “The Jewish State”.
Safeguarding The Jewish Community
Zoom Speaker Event
With Ashley Perry – External Government Advisor at Israel Government, Yossi Saunders – Founder and editor of Jewish Weekly, and Alan Mendoza – Executive Director of the Henry Jackson Society
Zoom Speaker Event
With Lt Col Richard Hecht – IDF International Spokesperson, Fiyaz Mughal OBE – Founder of Faith Matters and Trustee of Muslims Against Antisemitism, and Lyn Julius – Journalist and co-founder of Harif
NJA Chanukah Tea Party at House of Lords
3:30pm - 5pm
House of Lords
Kindly hosted by Baroness Deech of Cumnor
To register please email office@nja.org.uk
FREE for NJA members
£15 for non-members (includes 6 months membership)
NJA Zoom Speaker Event:
The Challenges Facing Israel's New Government
FREE Online Event
Former Israeli Ambassador to the UK and current Chair of the Abba Eban Institute for Diplomacy at Reichman University
An evening with Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem
7:30pm
NW11 Location
Fleur grew up in Gibraltar and studied law at Kings College, London University. She qualified as a barrister in Middle Temple in 1997 and practiced in London before immigrating to Israel in 2001. In May 2016 Fleur became a City Councilor in Jerusalem and in February 2017 the leader of the Opposition. In November 2018 Fleur was re-elected to the Jerusalem Municipal Council and was appointed Deputy Mayor for foreign relations economic development and tourism. Fleur is currently the only British politician in Israel and is involved in the advancement of women's rights and marginalized populations groups in the city, in economic development and the fight for a pluralistic Jerusalem. Fleur is also the Co-Founder of the UAE-Israel Business Council.
Launch Event for Young NJA
16 – 30 Age Group
Zoom Meeting
7:30pm
With special guest speaker Ziv Zelinger, Central Shaliach at the Jewish Agency.
Zoom Debate: “Should a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre be built in Victoria Tower Gardens, near Parliament?”
2.30pm
Zoom Speaker Event
7.30pm
- 7.30pm - Natasha Hausdorff from UK Lawyers for Israel, will be discussing Israel and international law
- 8.05pm - Rabbi Menachem Margolin, chairman of the European Jewish Association, of which the NJA is its British affiliate, talking about the championing of Jewish life in Europe and its work with European governments
- 8.45pm - Efrat Perri, Director of Public Diplomacy at the Israeli Embassy in the UK, will discuss current affairs in Israel and the Israel-UK relationship
Each guest will speak for approximately 20 minutes followed by a Q & A session. As this event is on Zoom, you are welcome to attend for all or part of the event.
Hybrid Meeting: Media Bias Against Israel with Adam Levick from CAMERA.
4:00pm
The event was held in Kensington, London and also via Zoom.
Zoom Speaker Event
7:30pm
Lt. Col (res) Avital Leibovitch – Director of the Israel Office of the AJC and former IDF Spokesperson;
Rt Hon. Stephen Crabb MP – Chairman of Conservative Friends of Israel;
Fiona Sharpe – Spokesperson for Labour Against Antisemitism
NJA Zoom Event
7:30pm
- 7.30pm - Welcome by our chairman, Gary Mond
Update about NJA Progress - 7.45 pm - 8:30pm Baroness Ruth Deech
The planned Holocaust Memorial and the future of Holocaust education. - 8:30pm - 9:15pm former MK Dov Lipman
The current state of Israeli politics and the work of Yad L’Olim. - 9:15pm - 10:00pm Dr Matthew Offord
Government plans to fight antisemitism.
Briefing by Anne Herzberg
NGO Monitor
7:30PM