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The Jewish Way of Life teaching resource is a three-way partnership between the Board of Deputies of British Jews, World ORT and The Pears Foundation. Seed funding for this project has also come from the Home Office.

Board of Deputies of British Jews
The Board of Deputies of British Jews (registered charity no 1058107) established in 1760 and is the democratically elected official body representing the Jewish Community in the UK. It is involved in all matters affecting the Jewish Community - including community relations and interfaith activities, publishes a range of resources for use in Religious Education and is a member of the RE Council. www.boardofdeputies.org.uk

World ORT
ORT is the world’s largest Jewish education and vocational training non-government organisation and has benefited more than 3 million people – Jewish and non-Jewish – in 100 countries since its foundation in 1880.

ORT’s mission is to work for the advancement of Jewish people through training and education; to provide communities wherever they are, with the skills and knowledge necessary to cope with the complexities and uncertainties of their environment; to foster economic self-sufficiency, mobility and a sense of identity through use of state-of-the-art technology.

Through International Cooperation programmes, ORT supports non-sectarian economic and social development in under-developed parts of the world, with vocational training and the provision of technical assistance. www.ort.org

The Pears Foundation
The Pears Foundation (registered charity no 1009195) seeks to act as a catalyst to empower individuals, particularly young people, to become confident and active members of their community and country, by promoting positive identity based on education, social action and volunteering. It invested over £6 million in charitable causes in 2007/8. www.pearsfoundation.org.uk

Credits and Thanks

The Jewish Way of Life teaching resource would like to credit and thank the following people:

Project Managers Lisa Capelouto and Carolyn Rozenberg

Devised, created and written by Angela Gluck

Designed and developed by learnthings Africa on behalf of The Pears Foundation

Jewish Way of Life Advisory Group

Lisa Capelouto, The Pears Foundation

Angela Gluck, Insted Consultancy

Judah Harstein, World ORT

Sandra Teacher, The Board of Deputies of British Jews

With special thanks to

Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women, Beth Hatefutsoth Photo Archive, Brondesbury Park Synagogue, Bushey and District Synagogue, Sophia Davis and family, Edcoms, Jewish and Muslim Youth Theatre Group, Sadler Johnson, King Solomon High School, Rabbi Baruch Levin, Daniel Levin and family, New London Synagogue, Nightingale House, Terry Smith, The Tricycle Theatre, Union of Jewish Students, Jojo Weiner and family, Professor Lord Winston and family.

We are grateful to The Home Office for providing the seed funding for this initiative.

We are also grateful to The Jewish Museum, London for allowing us access to their extensive photo archive. The Jewish Museum, London is a unique resource for learning about Jewish history and experiencing the vibrancy of today's Jewish religion and culture and welcome educational groups of all ages. For more information please visit www.jewishmuseum.org.uk

For Music Credits see Music on the CD-ROM

Filming and Photography

Paul Bernstein, Angela Gluck, The Jewish Museum London, Ilan Ossendryver, Ben Winston, Jeremy Wootliff

With thanks to our Suppliers

Creative & Commercial, Kellmatt

Website Design and Management

Sadler Johnson, World ORT

Dedication

The Jewish Way of Life Resource is dedicated to the memory of Ruth Winston Fox (1912 – 2007) and Ester Gluck (1982—2006) who in their lives and actions embodied the values of the Jewish Way of Life.


	Ruth Winston Fox 1912-2007		Ester Gluck 1982-2006

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