Arkush discusses unregulated Jewish schools on Newnight Board President Jonathan Arkush has told Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark that he «does not condone» unregulated Charedi schools breaking the law.
During his appearance on the programme last Thursday, Jonathan said that «the national curriculum should prepare children for life in the outside world. The great majority of Charedi schools are high performing schools. This is a very small narrow fringe of schools.»
He added that the Board had done much of work with educators in this sector: «We’ve been into many Charedi schools and talked to them about difficult subjects which they haven’t yet worked out how to convey to the children. It has to be a sensitive discussion to bring these schools forward rather than drive them underground.»
Watch the programme here (at 16 minutes 20)..
Meanwhile, at the weekend Jonathan wrote an article for the Daily Telegraph about the steps Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn needs to take to counter antisemitism in the party. He wrote: «If the leader fails to lead, how can he – or we in the Jewish community – expect others to follow?»
Read the full article here.
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Responses pouring in following launch of Jewish Manifestos
More than 50 candidates for elections to the Scottish Parliament and Wales and Northern Ireland assemblies have offered their support to the Board’s Jewish Manifesto since the launch of the documents last week.
Of the responses, 26 have come from Scotland, 15 from Wales and 13 from Northern Ireland.
The first ever Jewish manifestos for candidates in these elections were launched last week in association with affiliate bodies in the devolved nations. Copies have been sent to all the candidates contesting the elections. The project builds on the successful manifestos produced for the 2015 General Election and the 2014 EU elections.
This landmark initiative was the result of partnerships between the Board of Deputies, the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (SCoJeC), the Glasgow Jewish Representative Council, the South Wales Jewish Representative Council and the Belfast Jewish Community.
The advocacy campaign will be supported by the hashtag #TenCommitments on social media, as well as hustings events and direct political engagement.
To view the manifestos, click here.
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