Jewish Year Bk
ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Mitchell Vallentine & Company, The Jewish Year Book provides a comprehensive directory ong>ofong> the communal institutions and organisations that make up the fabric ong>ofong> British Jewish society. It is a guide to the structures and networks ong>ofong> the religious, social, educational, cultural and welfare organisations ong>ofong> the Jewish community across the British Isles and reports the ever-changing pattern ong>ofong> websites, now such a pervasive feature ong>ofong> communal management and presentation. It also ong>ofong>fers an extensive guide to the primary organisations ong>ofong> the Jewish communities ong>ofong> the world and a substantial survey ong>ofong> Israel and its organisations that have associations with British Jewry, including a comprehensive list ong>ofong> Israel s overseas embassies and missions. It sets out the basic facts ong>ofong> the history ong>ofong> Jewish settlement in Britain and an up-to-date statement ong>ofong> UK legislation specifically concerned with the place ong>ofong> the Jews and Jewish identity in Britain. Updated annually, edited to provide the latest up-to-date information, it includes contact details for Jewish institutions, local and international organisations, details on leading Jewish personalities, obituaries and major events as well as principal festivals and fasts. There is also a detailed calendar, including the Jewish calendar for thirty years and evening twilight regional variations. The Jewish Year Book includes the following essays: "On Israel's Scientific Achievements " by Prong>ofong>essor Yitzchak Apeloig, President ong>ofong> the Technion "On the Tel Aviv Centenary " by Prong>ofong>essor Colin Shindler, SOAS "On 'Mendelssohn and Jewishness'" by Dr. David Conway "On the Career ong>ofong> Ruth Winston-Fox, MBE ()" by Willow Winston and Stephen Massil