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AJEX CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Contact: Mr Jacques Weisser
Shield House, Harmony Way, London NW4 2BZ
Tel: 020-8202 2323
E-mail: headoffice@ajex.org.uk Website: www.ajex.org.uk
Registered Charity No. 1082148
The AJEX Charitable Foundation is the only Jewish organization catering for the needs of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women and
their dependants. AJEX House specifically provides sheltered accommodation in self-contained flats. Cash grants are given to help
with extra expenses at Passover, New Year and Chanukah. Emergency or special grants are provided to those requiring health care or
mobility aids or help with household furnishings or repairs.
The number of serious cases increases each year, as veterans of the Second World War get older and Ex-National Service personnel
fall into a similar bracket.
AKIM
Contact: Anthony S Broza
22 Golf Close, Stanmore, Middx. HA7 2PP
Tel: 020-8954 2772
E-mail: info@akim.org.uk Website: www.akim.org.il
Registered Charity No. 241458
AKIM is the national charity providing services for over 30,000 Israeli children and adults with learning difficulties plus over 120,000
family members needing backup and support. AKIM protects the rights of people with learning difficulties, ensuring their equal rights
to education, housing and employment. AKIM provides day care centres for children and adults, around 50 residential homes, hostels
and apartments in the community, employment and job placement programmes. Regional branches throughout Israel are mostly run
by volunteers or parents of children with learning difficulties and they need our support now.
Please help us to ensure that those who might end up living on the edge of society can be included ….and reach their full potential.
ALL ABOARD SHOPS LIMITED
Contact: Executive Administrator, Carol Marks
Stella Lucas House, 105 High Street, Edgware HA8 7DB
Tel: 020-8381 1717
E-mail: info@allaboardshops.com Website: www.allaboardshops.com
Registered Charity No. 1125462
All Aboard operate charity shops in London and the Provinces for the benefit of UK-based charities. All Aboard welcome donations of
clothing, bric-à-brac, linen, household items & small pieces of furniture.
Estate Executors – please think about All Aboard when looking to dispose of clothing and household goods.
Shops located in the following areas:
Barnet, Borehamwood, East Finchley, Edgware, Finchley Central, Golders Green, Hendon, Manchester, Mill Hill, Paddington, Stamford
Hill, Streatham, Swiss Cottage, Temple Fortune and West Hampstead.
BEN URI GALLERY
Anna Canby Monk
108a Boundary Road, London NW8 ORH
Tel: 020-7604 3991
E-mail: info@benuri.org.uk Website: www.benuri.org.uk
Registered Charity No. 280389
THE ART MUSEUM FOR EVERYONE, bridging communities since 1915. This successful Jewish Museum of Art represents the community
in the National Art Museum arena. A unique Jewish Museum of Art that celebrates Britain’s Jewish artistic cultural heritage as part of
the mainstream national agenda. Ben Uri protects, acquires, educates and celebrates the artistic achievements of British and European
Jewish artists to the widest possible audiences at home and abroad. International exhibitions such as Whitechapel Boys Series;
Forced Journeys: Artists in Exile in Britain; Marc Chagall and his Circle; Simeon Solomon and the Pre-Raphaelites, and Jacob Kramer &
William Roberts. Award-winning educational programmes - plus guided tours, lectures, symposia, artists’ visits and a varied Friends’
programme for adults.
BIRTHDAY ANGELS
Contact: myisrael
c/o Redleaf Communications Ltd, 11-33 St Johns Street, London EC1M 4AA,
Tel: 020-3004 8994
Email: info@myisraelcharity.org Website: www.birthday-angels.org
Registered Charity No. 1121960 (myisrael)
Birthday Angels provides Israel’s neediest children with what every child needs: a birthday party to build their self-esteem and
improve their social standing among their peers.
Five thousand Israeli children have blown out the candles so far with a Birthday Angels Birthday Party, most of them for the first time!
We provide volunteers with beautiful do-it-yourself Party Kits full of games, decorations, prizes and music to make a fabulous party.
When you receive a Thank You card back from the lucky child, you will see for yourself how only £18 can put a million dollar smile on
the face of a child who needs to know how much you care.
To learn more about us, visit our website: www.birthday-angels.org. Make your tax-deductible donation at myisraelcharity.com
BOARD OF DEPUTIES
Contact: Mr Jon Benjamin, Chief Executive
6 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2LP
Tel: 020-7543 5400
E-mail: info@bod.org.uk Website: www.bod.org.uk
Registered Charity No. 1058107
The Board of Deputies protects, supports and defends the interests and religious rights and customs of British Jews and promotes
the development of the British Jewish community. For over 245 years the Board has taken part in all developments affecting the
political and civil rights of British Jews. It represents the views of the Community to Government and other public bodies on policy and
legislative matters affecting British Jews, and provides information about the Jewish community to the non-Jewish world.
The Board examines legislative proposals which may affect Jews. It collects statistical and demographic information and undertakes
research on and for the community. It maintains contact with Jewish communities around the world and promotes solidarity
with Israel.
BRITISH FRIENDS OF BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY
Contact: Arnon Katz, Chairman
111 Baker Street, London, W1U 6SG
Tel: 020-7486 7394
E-mail: shlomo@bfbiu.org Website: www.bfbiu.org
Registered Charity No. 314139
Bar-Ilan University was founded in 1955 on the tenets of our rich and valued Jewish heritage combined with a quest for academic
excellence and innovation. Our 30,000 students study in six faculties, including the world’s largest Jewish Studies Department
and Israel’s number one ranked Law Faculty. Bar-Ilan researchers are on the cutting edge of such vital areas as: nanotechnology,
engineering, cancer and brain research. Bar-Ilan has gained international recognition through such innovative programs as the
Lookstein Center for Jewish Education in the Diaspora, which is training teachers in the UK and across the globe; the BESA Center for
Strategic Affairs, and the Israel Prize-winning Responsa Project. BIU new Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee will upgrade the health
standard and help the area economically.
Bar-Ilan University - We’re Making Tomorrow Happen Today
BRITISH FRIENDS OF BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM
Contact: Laurence Stein, Development Director
6 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2LP
Tel/Fax: 020-7404 1437
Email: office@boystownjerusalem.co.uk Website: www.boystownjerusalem.org.uk
Registered Charity No. 1100332
Boys Town Jerusalem is one of Israel’s most successful and dynamic residential educational establishments for over 800 Jewish boys,
aged from 12 - 20. Most of these boys come from disadvantaged and/or poverty-stricken backgrounds in Israel or overseas. In Boys
Town’s beautiful eighteen-acre campus they live and learn together, acquiring an outstanding technical, academic and religious
education vital to Israel’s future.
It is at Boys Town that we instil upon the next generation the importance of our heritage and our traditions, thus enabling these
youngsters to develop to their full potential - Boys Town accepts students not for what they are now, but for what they can become -
our guarantee for the continuity of the Jewish people and its heritage.
BRITISH FRIENDS OF HAIFA UNIVERSITY
Contact: Tali Sayar, Director
26 Enford Street, London W1H 1DW
Tel/Fax: 020-7724 3777
E-mail: friends@haifa-univ.org.uk Website: www.haifa-univ.org.uk
Registered Charity No. 270733
The first and only comprehensive research university in northern Israel, playing a vital educational, cultural and social role in the area.
Eighteen thousand students create the most pluralistic student body in Israel who pursue BA, MA and PhD degrees in specialised and
interdisciplinary studies in the Faculties of Social Welfare and Health Sciences; Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Education; Sciences,
and the teaching of Sciences.
The University strives for academic excellence and actively integrates higher education with applied research and community outreach
to address regional challenges as well as universal social issues. Through its bright students, cutting-edge research and unique
programmes, the University is committed to making a real difference and creating a brighter reality for Israeli society.
BRITISH FRIENDS OF ISRAEL WAR DISABLED
Contact: Frank Weinberg
45 Ealing Road, Wembley, Middx. HA0 4BA
Tel: 020-8903 8746
E-mail: info@bfiwd.org Website: www.bfiwd.org
Registered Charity No. 269269
HELP REBUILD SHATTERED LIVES
British Friends of Israel War Disabled (BFIWD) is a non-political organization, established in 1974, dedicated to helping disabled Israeli
soldiers rebuild their lives. Tragically, Israel has over 50,000 registered war disabled. Each year BFIWD brings groups of injured soldiers
to communities in the UK as a vital part of their rehabilitation. The trip changes their lives, giving them hope for the future. Equipment
is also purchased for the ‘Bet Halochem’ rehabilitation centres in Israel. Funds are needed urgently to enable us to continue to care for
the disabled.
Contact us today and help Israel’s soldiers rebuild their shattered lives.
BRITISH FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM - WAHAT AL-SALAM (NSWaS) - OASIS OF PEACE
Contact: Mrs Benita Hide
Premier House, Station Road, Edgware HA8 7BJ
Tel: 020-8952 4717
E-mail: british.friends@nswas.org
Website: www.oasisofpeaceuk.org
Registered Charity No. 290062
Defying every conflict between Palestinians and Israel over more than 30 years, Jewish and Arab families of Israeli citizenship have
chosen to live at NSWaS and bring up their children there, benefiting from the bilingual, bicultural Primary School. The first of its kind
in Israel, children from outside the Village also attend. This unique community is home to the School for Peace. Noted globally as a
centre of excellence for conflict transformation, it offers a wide range of courses for young people and adults.
The residents of NSWaS and its educational institutions, which include the Pluralistic Spiritual Centre, promote peace through their
everyday work, and the never-ending thinking and re-thinking on how to achieve this.
BRITISH FRIENDS OF REUTH
Contact: Geraldine Fainer
P O Box 63350, London NW4 9FN
Tel: 020 8203 9457
Email: info@reuth.org.uk Website: www.reuth.org
Registered Charity No: 1126124
Reuth’s British friends have been active for over seven decades, assisting Reuth’s work in Israel in the field of healthcare and social
welfare. Reuth UK is the new generation – dedicated to further developing British support for Reuth, in line with the changing
needs of modern Israeli society. The Reuth Medical Center focuses on rehabilitation for long term and chronic care patients, and is the
only hospital of its kind in Tel Aviv. With the help of Reuth UK, we are able to provide Quality of Life Programmes, such as diversified
therapies and outings.
At Reuth we care for the mental and emotional wellbeing of over 1,000 patients and their families annually, with a strong focus on
innovative, advanced medical care.
BRITISH FRIENDS OF SHUVU
Contact: David Blachman, Chairman
17 Golders Court, Woodstock Road, London NW11 8QG
Tel: 020-8209 3010
Email: shuvuuk@aol.com Website: www.shuvu.org.il
Registered Charity Number: 1100984
Shuvu is an educational and welfare network spanning 68 schools and kindergartens in Israel. The network’s priority is to connect
Jewish students and their families with their roots by giving them a sense of pride in their Jewish heritage. It was initially set up to
help during mass immigration from Russia but now educates some 15,000 children and teenagers, many of whom are from secular,
native Israeli families. Shuvu has been phenomenally successful, pioneering an education and outreach revolution by providing
students with an excellent, high-level, secular and Jewish education.
Shuvu’s numerous programmes encompass counselling, financial and medical assistance for many disadvantaged families, and after
school and parent education programmes, which include shabbatonim and holiday sessions.
BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE ART MUSEUMS OF ISRAEL
Contact: Mrs. Michelle Hyman, Executive Director
WIZO House, Suite 3, 105 - 107 Gloucester Place, London W1U 6BY
Tel: 020-7935 3954
E-mail: bfami@btconnect.com Website: www.bfami.org
Registered Charity No. 313008
BFAMI is a dedicated charitable group committed to supporting the rich culture and history of Israel through active investment in
their art museums so that they can be enjoyed by all future generations. At its core is a network of serious and forward thinking art
enthusiasts who develop an ongoing programme of various events in order to realise the success of this ambitious project.
BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM
Contact: Nigel Salomon, Chief Executive
Supreme House,
300 Regents Park Road,
LONDON,
N3 2JX
Tel: 020-8349 5757
E-mail: friends@bfhu.org Website:www.bfhu.org
Registered Charity No. 209691
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is Israel’s first and foremost university, an acclaimed educational and research institution of
the highest calibre that has made an indelible impression both locally and internationally. It is regularly ranked in the world’s top
100. It has played a critical role in the development of the State of Israel and Jewish life, benefiting all citizens whilst reaching
out to cure, feed and heal the world. There isn’t a single sphere of activity that has not in some way benefited: science; medicine;
water-resourcing; plant, food and veterinary sciences; engineering and high tech; law; the arts, and Jewish studies.
Invest in Israel’s most important resource – its brainpower – with a donation or a legacy in your will.
BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION
Contact: Mr Kenneth Keller
23 Allum Lane, Elstree Herts. WD6 3NE
Tel: 020 8207 2627
Email: kennethk53@gmail.com Website: www.freeloan.org.il
Registered Charity No. 1009568
The Israel Free Loan Association (IFLA) is an Israeli non-profit organization, established in 1990, that has provided over 40,000
interest-free loans to needy families for housing, small businesses, education, food, rent, medical expenses and war victims. IFLA has
provided £68 million in loans since 1990. Repayments are constantly recycled into new loans. Overheads are less than 5% and defaults
are under 1%. Our loans make the difference in helping needy Israelis become proud self-supporting citizens, stay off welfare and out
of soup kitchens. This is self-help and tzedaka at its best.
Establish a perpetual named loan fund by giving a gift or bequest that will help forever!
BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTRE FOR THE BLIND
Contact: Anthony Krais JP, Chairman
BFIGDCB, P O Box 65521, London N3 9BW
Tel: 020-8349 0337
E-mail: befriendigdcb@gmail.com Website: www.israelguidedog.org.uk
Registered Charity No. 1027996
Created in 1991, the Israel Guide Dog Centre for the Blind was established to train and supply guide dogs to an increasing number of
blind Israelis who were unable to obtain a dog from an English-speaking centre abroad.
Hundreds of partnerships have now been created at our centre that is located not far from Rishon L’Zion at Beit Oved. Each partnership
costs some £15,000 for the life long care of the guide dog, training and aftercare.
A legacy or gift will help provide another pair of eyes to the growing number of blind persons who ‘look’ to us to help restore their
independence and dignity.
BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTRE
Contact: Mrs Anita Alexander-Passe, Director
Box JCG, 1 Opal Court, 120 Regents Park Road, London N3 3HY
Tel: 020-8371 1500
E-mail: alexanderpasse@tiscali.co.uk
Registered Charity No. 1028061
RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTRE in Haifa aspires to lead in all aspects of medical care on behalf of the two million population living
in Northern Israel. Paediatrics is a speciality as is research to increase knowledge of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of
childhood diseases.
An underground emergency hospital is under construction in case of terrorist attack. Respirators, trauma equipment etc. are required.
The hospital is just by the port area in Haifa and next to chemical factories, a focus of enemy attack in times of war.
Bequests are truly appreciated for all departments.
Donations always acknowledged. Plaques and commemorations available.
BRITISH FRIENDS OF TIFERET SHLOMO ORPHANAGE, JERUSALEM
Contact: Mr M Leitner, Secretary
16 Broom Lane, Salford M7 4RR
Tel: 0161-721 4418
Registered Charity No. 1009951
Tiferet Shlomo provides a safe and loving home for neglected, orphaned and homeless children who originate from all over the world.
Life on the streets leaves many disadvantaged youngsters open to juvenile delinquency and crime. TIFERET SHLOMO was established
to help these youngsters by providing them with comfortable accommodation, as well as religious, secular and vocational education
in a stable and happy environment. £95 will support a child for a month at the orphanage.
Your donation now, or a bequest in your will, will help to give another Jewish child the chance to begin again with real hope for
the future.
Contact us now for a leaflet or more information about how you can help.
BRITISH FRIENDS OF TIKVA ODESSA
Contact: Rebecca Nahon
46 Vivian Avenue, London NW4 3XP
Tel: 020-8958 6911
E-mail: Rebecca.Tikva@gmail.com Website: www.tikvaodessa.org
Registered Charity No. 1111996
Tikva’s core mission is to care for the homeless, abandoned and abused Jewish children of Odessa, Ukraine. Tikva provides a loving
home, essential social services, a quality education, while revitalising the growing Jewish community of Odessa, and provides an
opportunity for a brighter future through immigration to Israel. The lives of more than 3,000 men, women, and children have changed
significantly through programmes including the Tikva Boys’ and Girls’ Homes, which cares for 160 children aged six to sixteen, an
Infants’ Home for 40 children, a university dormitory catering for 110 students, a Day Care Centre for 125 children and primary and
secondary schools, teaching over 750 Jewish children from Tikva’s homes and the Odessa region.
BRITISH ORT
Contact: Dr. Noga Zivan, Director of Fundraising
126 Albert Street, London NW1 7NE
Tel: 020-7446 8520
E-mail: info@britishort.org Website: www.britishort.org
Registered Charity No. 1105254
British ORT, part of the World ORT network, is a vocational education charity supporting vulnerable communities around the world.
For 130 years, ORT has been training people in the skills they need to get a job and so support themselves, their families and their communities.
Currently operating in 56 countries, ORT works in the UK through the Jewish Mentoring Project, ORT-JUMP, in the Former Soviet Union,
and across the Jewish world. ORT also works in developing and third world countries, using Jewish skills and expertise to engage in
Tikkun Olam and to act as an ambassador for Israel and the Jewish people.
BRITISH SUPPORTERS OF EPHRAT
Contact: Mr. A.J. Neuwirth
30 St. Georges Road, London NW11 0LR
Tel: 020-8458 2241
Email: info@ephrat.org.uk Website: www.efrat.info
Registered Charity No. 1100736
Efrat is the world’s greatest life-saving organization. Efrat assists pregnant women who, due to their severe financial straits, see
abortion as their only option. Efrat offers these women information, financial and emotional support enabling them to make the
choice that is right for them. Efrat believes that no life should be lost because of money. In the last year alone, we saved around
4,013 precious babies.
Efrat is not involved in the pro-life/pro-choice debate. We do not believe in demonstrations. We are here to provide options and
information. We are here to help women who want and need our help. The women who turn to us are desperate to save their babies,
but feel trapped by their dire economic situation.
BRITISH TECHNION SOCIETY
Contact: Tony Bernstein, Executive Director
62 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 3JF
Tel: 020-7495 6824
E-mail: bts62@britishtechnionsociety.org Website: www.britishtechnionsociety.org
Registered Charity No. 1092207
Company Reg. No. 044112830
The British Technion Society (BTS) supports the Technion, Israel’s leading scientific and technological university. Israel’s hi-tech
prominence is largely due to the Technion, home to Israel’s first Nobel Prize winners for science and 13,500 students. Known as Israel’s
MIT, the Technion is helping to change our lives and is Israel’s greatest asset. The unique integration of the Technion with a medical
school, powerful engineering and excellence in pure science is lighting the way in emerging new multidisciplinary fields of life
sciences, engineering, nanotechnology and science.
BTS offers a programme of events, seminars and networking sessions with Israel’s foremost scientific, education and business leaders,
along with a variety of charitable giving opportunities. It offers opportunities to participate in the university’s remarkable achievements.
CAMP SIMCHA
Contact: Neville Goldschneider
The House, 12 Queens Road, London. NW4 2TH
Tel: 020-8202 9297
E-mail: office@campsimcha.org.uk Website: www.campsimcha.org.uk
Registered Charity No. 1044685
Founded in 1995, Camp Simcha exists to improve the quality of life for Jewish children in the UK with cancer and other lifethreatening
illnesses. Family liaison officers provide practical and emotional support to parents and an army of volunteers provides
powerful positive experiences to children, including siblings. These experiences have the power to transform quality of life. They
include young volunteers, parties and outings, special tailor-made treats, family retreats, a summer day scheme and the opportunity
to attend the world famous Camp Simcha in the Catskill Mountains, with full medical support. Camp Simcha provides all services free
of charge to families from across the spectrum of Jewish observance and affiliation. The charity is entirely dependant on voluntary
contributions.
CHAI CANCER CARE
Contact: Elaine Kerr, Chief Executive
144-146 Great North Way, London NW4 1EH
Tel: 020-8202 2211
Helpline: Freephone 0808-808 4567
E-mail: info@chaicancercare.org Website: ww.chaicancercare.org/jcg
Registered Charity No.1078956
Chai Cancer Care is the Jewish Community’s cancer support organisation, providing a range of services including counselling,
therapies, complementary therapies, helpline, a comprehensive programme of social and physical activities, advocacy and advice as
well as expert lectures.
Services are available to patients, their family and friends. Based at its Centre in Hendon, services are also available in Redbridge,
Southend, South London, Greater Manchester, Hackney and Glasgow and in people’s homes.
Freephone Helpline: 0808 808 4567.
Chai Cancer Care is an independent organisation serving the entire Jewish community and is reliant on voluntary contributions.
CHANA
Contact: Carolyn Cohen
23 Ravenshurst Avenue, London NW4 4EE
Tel: 020 8203 8455
Email: info@chana.org.uk
Registered Charity No: 1070196
One in six couples experience infertility: with Chana Charitable Trust, they are not alone. The pain of not having one’s own family is
particularly acute in the Jewish community where the family is so central. Chana has helped hundreds of couples to better understand
and deal with challenges of infertility and it has supported them every step of the way.
Chana provides specialist medical support and information, individual and couple counselling, a confidential Helpline and events
highlighting medical information.
The organisation is backed by an expert Medical Advisory Panel, sensitive to the needs of the Jewish community.
CHIZUK
Contact: Jeffery Blumenfeld OBE, Co-ordinator
91 - 93 Stamford Hill, London N16 5TP
Tel: 020-8800 7494
E-mail: info@chizuk.org.uk
Registered Charity No. 1055646
Chizuk’s aim is to help people - and their families - in the Orthodox Jewish Community who have mental health problems; reducing
their sense of isolation, building confidence and encouraging them to take their place in society. Chizuk also offers help and support to
those experiencing life crises. Our services include drop-in groups, drama and art therapy, family support, befriending, organising carers,
hospital visits, educational seminars, advocacy and public events - where speakers offer their views on aspects of mental health.
As the only mental health organization that specialises in providing a religiously and culturally sensitive environment for its Orthodox
Jewish users, Chizuk’s function is also educational, in that it helps to combat stigma by changing the way that mental health is viewed
in the community.
COSGROVE CARE
Contact: Walter Hecht, Chief Executive
Walton Community Care Centre, May Terrace, Giffnock, Glasgow G46 6LD
Tel: 0141-620 2500
E-mail: care@cosgrove.co.uk
Registered Charity No: SC013208
Winner of the National Charity Awards 2001 for Management Excellence, Cosgrove Care was founded in 1963 to help adults with
learning difficulties in the Jewish community in Scotland. Cosgrove has grown considerably since then and now supports upwards of
120 individuals of all ages and their families in a range of programmes such as residential and supported living services, outreach and
respite services and supported employment. During 2008 Cosgrove’s Child Services Department attained Autism Accreditation for its
excellence in delivery of services to children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Cosgrove relies on voluntary contributions in addition to its public sector contracts in order to provide its service users with the best
possible personalised services to enable them to enhance their lives, achieve their potential and experience what most of us take
for granted.
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