On Tuesday 18 March, JLC Public Affairs Officer Joshua Cass and CEO Claudia Mendoza attended the launch of the 7 October Parliamentary Commission Report in the House of Lords. The Commission’s year-long investigation, chaired by Lord Roberts of Belgravia on behalf of the UK-Israel All Party Parliamentary Group, was supported by testimonies from victims’ families, academics, and military experts.

On Thursday, 6^th March 2025, the Jewish Leadership Council, alongside its leadership development division Lead, welcomed over 60 guests to its annual International Women’s Day conference focussing on this years’ theme of “Accelerating Action”. 

Our Director of Public Affairs Russell Langer, represented the Jewish community at a roundtable discussion with representatives from various faiths as part of Module 10 of the official UK Covid-19 Inquiry. In preparation for this discussion, the JLC met with Rabbis and staff from across the spectrum of Jewish life in Britain.

We were thrilled to partner with Meta Jews@ to bring 150 people working across the tech industry together at Meta's offices in London on Thursday 23 January. The tech scene is thriving with contributions from the Jewish community, and it was a pleasure to meet so many people at the forefront of innovation, as well as hear from three tech founders.

We welcome the North East Combined Authority’s decision to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism. At a time of increased antisemitism across the UK, the IHRA definition continues to be an important tool to identify anti-Jewish hatred.

Yesterday we met with Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch alongside the Board of Deputies of British Jews and Community Security Trust to discuss the key challenges and opportunities facing the Jewish community.

The JLC calls on the Met to use its powers to change route of PSC march to ensure the right to freedom to protest does not continue to infringe on the rights of the Jewish community.

The JLC is proud to bring back the iconic Chanukiah at the heart of London to mark this festival, as well as lighting up the landmark lastminute.com London Eye.

We were delighted to have so many of our members and key stakeholders together at our annual Members’ Parliamentary Tea, to thank them for the incredible work they do, alongside our vital allies in Parliament.

The brutal attacks on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam should awaken the West to the ongoing threat of Jew hatred

As part of our work magnifying and amplifying the voices of our members, we regularly meet with MPs, ministers, and other decisionmakers to ensure that the Jewish community's concerns and interests are heard at the highest levels.

Watch the highlights video from our memorial assembly on Sunday October 6th to commemorate the first anniversary of October 7th.

Watch our Chair, Keith Black's speech at our memorial assembly on Sunday October 6th to commemorate the first anniversary of October 7th.

On Sunday, October 6th, over 20,000 members of the UK Jewish community and allies, assembled at Hyde Park to commemorate the first anniversary of October 7th. Together, we showed our unity and resilience in the face of hate. We showed our support for the hostages still in Hamas captivity, and we showed that our hope lives on.

Since the terrible terrorist atrocities of October 7th, we have witnessed an unprecedented surge in anti-Jewish hatred both across the UK and around the world. We wrote to the Times, alongside the Board of Deputies and CST, supporting the call for an independent inquiry into the BBC’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.

The JLC's political engagement has continued at full speed over the past month, as we magnify and amplify the voice of the Jewish community to policymakers.

On Thursday 19th September, 25 communal Chairs and Trustees joined our Leadership Development division Lead for an online Trustee training opportunity, held in partnership with the Jewish Volunteering Network.

On Tuesday evening, 17^th September we were joined by 60 guests at JW3 for an event as part of our Leadership Pipeline initiative

Join us in Central London on Sunday, Oct 6th as we mark the one-year anniversary of the tragic events of Oct 7th.

Jewish Leadership Council responds to restriction of arms exports to Israel