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Friday 17 May 2013
Ruth Weyl, 1924 - 2013
A tribute to Ruth Weyl, a gracious lady who inspired and served Hillingdon CCJ for many years, reproduced here with kind permission of the author, Dr Deborah Weissman, ICCJ President:

I am sorry to have to share bad news with the family of the ICCJ–our beloved friend and colleague, Ruth Weyl, has died at the age of 89. She passed away on Sunday, May 12th (the 3rd of Sivan in the Jewish calendar.)

In the words of her daughter, Celia:

The past month did not correspond to her wishes and she fought valiantly to regain her health, but declined gradually over the past ten days, despite the doctors' efforts.

Her daughters and grand-daughters were round her the last week though I'm not sure that even the five of us together could have the same energy as this lady generally showed.

This will be a great personal loss to me. I have known Ruth for just under seven years, and she was old enough to be my mother, yet we became good friends and confidantes. She often called me and she e-mailed me frequently, sharing articles or other items of mutual interest.

But generally, the ICCJ has lost its organizational memory and our living link to Seelisberg. Over the years, Ruth held many positions within the CCJ, the Three Faiths Forum and the ICCJ and, most recently, served as Consultant to our International Executive Board. Despite her illness, she even participated in our February Board meeting in London which led to the publication of our document, “As long as you believe…” With Ruth’s fluency in English, French and German (as well as Hebrew), she helped link up people from many of our different member organizations. It is hard to believe that she will not be joining us in Aix. Despite her age, she was one of the youngest and most energetic participants in our activities, by far the most successful of us when it came to communicating with youth and young adults.

Ruth was born in Berlin. Writing about her parents, she said: “… it is due to the wonderful family life I had that I learnt to deal with the less agreeable things in life with a sense of humour and trust. In that sense they also taught me to be firmly grounded in what and who I was, and at the same time open to no matter what life, encounters with others, etc. may have in store.” From 1938 to 1958 she lived in Jerusalem and then moved to London, where she lived out the rest of her life. Her family is spread out in several different countries, and she took great pride in her children, grand-children and great-grandchildren.

A life-long Liberal Jew, Ruth was active in Jewish causes as well as inter-religious dialogue and the struggle for justice and peace. She was honored on a number of occasions for her work, including by the ICCJ, with its Interfaith Gold Medallion, and the German government. I will conclude with some lines she wrote to me after our meeting in London: “For me, personally, Israel is not so much a culmination of religious longing, as an affirmation of independent freedom and the founding declaration to which we listened on a battered old radio in the then endangered Jerusalem, a promise of the best human endeavor to create a just society. My reference to looking beyond our present confines really meant looking beyond Israel, looking at the issue increasingly relevant in numerous countries to which we care to spread our model of dialogue and encounter.”

We extend our deepest condolences to Ruth’s family and to all who were fortunate enough to have known her. May her memory be blessed and may we all live up to her hopes and aspirations for us as the ICCJ and as her friends.

• From: Ruth Weyl passed away (News Flashes, ICCJ)

See also:

• Ruth Weyl 1924 - 2013 (News, CCJ UK)

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Thursday 18 April 2013
The Place of Jerusalem in Christianity

Led by:
Dr Joy Barrow
Interfaith Relations Officer, The Methodist Church in Great Britain

• Held at Kol Chai Synagogue, 434 Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, Pinner, Middx HA5 4RG (Synagogue car park and free on-street parking)
• Download A4 Colour Poster (pdf, 127kb)

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Wednesday 13 March 2013
Rabbi Andrew Goldstein nominated for Local Hero Award

Congratulations to our Branch President, Rabbi Andrew Goldstein of Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue, who has become the first nominee for 2013 in the Uxbridge Gazette's Local Heroes award scheme.

Rabbi Goldstein was nominated by David Simmons, a Pinner resident, in the Community Champion category. His nomination reads:

For more than 40 years, Rabbi Goldstein has not only inspired generations of Jews but, through his involvement with the Council of Christians and Jews, has made a major contribution to the better understanding of different religious groups, including Muslims and Hindus.

• Download or view scanned page via NPLS (pdf, 483kb)
• Read the full story in the Uxbridge Gazette online edition

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Thursday 14 March 2013
Islamic Jesus

Explained and discussed by:
Sheikh Dr Muhammad Al-Hussaini
Research Fellow in Islamic Studies, Leo Baeck College

» Jesus through Muslim eyes
» The Jesus of the Qur'an
» Jesus a Prophet of Islam
» What do Muslims believe about Jesus?

• Held at Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue, Oaklands Gate, Northwood HA6 3AA (ample free parking in Green Lane public car park)
• Download A4 Colour Poster (pdf)

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Thursday 21 February 2013
The Limits of Religious Rights

Explained and considered by:
Rabbi Dr Andrew Goldstein and Revd Nigel Cowgill
with topics including...
» Hijab
» Jewish & Islamic Circumcision
» Kosher Meat / Halal Meat
» Religious Jewellery

• Held at Ruislip Methodist Church, Ickenham Road, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 7BZ
• Download A4 Colour Poster (pdf, 201kb)

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Wednesday 16 January 2013
The Council of Christians and Jews will be commemorating
Holocaust Memorial Day
by supporting the
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust's 2013 theme
Communities Together: Build a Bridge

With presentations & discussion about the current UK National & Local refugee situation:
Fazil Kawani, Executive Director of Integration, The Refugee Council
Sarah Crowther, REAP (Refugees in Effective and Active Partnership)

• Held at Northwood United Synagogue, 21 - 23 Murray Rd, Northwood, Middx HA6 2YP
• Download A4 Colour Poster (pdf, 193kb)

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