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Welcome for tougher guidelines on online hate

Board of Deputies Chief Executive Gillian Merron has welcomed new, tougher Crown Prosecution Service guidelines on online hate.

Condemnation for Barcelona attack

Board of Deputies Senior Vice President Richard Verber has reacted to a van ramming attack on pedestrians in the Spanish thoroughfare of Las Ramblas

Board of Deputies expresses solidarity with Americans against far right

The Board of Deputies stands in solidarity with American Jewish organisations and others taking a stand against the racist “Unite the Right” march in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Board of Deputies anger over Scottish council’s links with group sharing offensive material

Board of Deputies Vice President Marie van der Zyl has expressed anger and disgust that a Scottish Council will continue to fund, support and publicise a pro-Palestinian group whose leaders have publicly posted and shared antisemitic material.

Board of Deputies condemns antisemitic column

Board of Deputies President Jonathan Arkush has reacted to a column by Kevin Myers in the Irish edition of The Sunday Times highlighting Jewish presenters Claudia Winkleman and Vanessa Feltz.

Jonathan Arkush reacts to record antisemitism figures

Board of Deputies President Jonathan Arkush has reacted to a report by the Community Security Trust showing a record number of antisemitic hate incidents in the UK.

Board of Deputies condemns ‘depraved’ murders

Board of Deputies President Jonathan Arkush has reacted to the brutal terrorist murders of three Israelis on Friday night.

New report finds a record number of synagogues in the UK but a decline in membership

There is a record number of synagogues in the United Kingdom today, according to a newly published survey, but synagogue membership numbers have continued to decline.

Ruth Davidson to be guest of honour at Board of Deputies President’s Dinner

The Board of Deputies has announced that the guest of honour at the 2017 President’s Dinner, on Monday September 11, will be Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party Ruth Davidson.

A journey through Jewish life

The Board of Deputies is looking for communities who are willing to host our Jewish Living Experience exhibition. The mobile travelling exhibition is aimed primarily at school groups and enables visitors to to gain an insight into Judaism as a living faith.