Tag Archives: judaism

March of the Living 2019

Just arrived back from an intense and thought-provoking visit to Poland as part of March of the Living. We visited sites linked to the 1000 years of Jewish Polish history, and sites of mass death and destruction. At Judaism for Schools we aim to teach and celebrate diversity and co[…] Read More →

Ramadan Mubaraq

To all our friends at Wightman Road Mosque – where I celebrated Iftar last week with many members of the Haringey multi faith group – thank you Bibi and all the sisters and brothers for making us feel so welcome!

Our Lady of Compassion Visit

Have just spent 2 lovely days on Merseyside working with the pupils at Our Lady of Compassion in Formby. Judaism for Schools was given a real Northern welcome – and it was great to work with the whole school, from Nursery up to Year 6! In the build- up to[…] Read More →

Mitzvah Day

Ruth’s interfaith project, run by the women of Muswell Hill Synagogue and Wightman Road Mosque, was nominated for the Mitzvah Day Interfaith Award. We had collected an distributed a huge amount of new items for the Akwaaba Migrant drop-in centre, as well as opening up the synagogue for an interfaith tour.[…] Read More →

Welcome 2019!

We’ve had a productive start to 2019 at Judaism for Schools! We welcomed 270 Year 9 students from Fortismere School to Muswell Hill Synagogue to hear testimonies to mark Holocaust  Memorial Day. This year’s theme was “Torn from Home” and we heard from Nadia Abisch, a hidden child, and Jenny[…] Read More →