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Press Coverage

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Sept 2023 - Aug 2024

  • ‘I am proud that Jewish students are now seeing LGBT+ role models’, The Jewish Chronicle, 26 June 2024
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  • KeshetUK statement on May 2024 Jewish Chronicle Opinion piece and GB News: 
"KeshetUK is aware of an article published by the Jewish Chronicle and a piece on GB News concerning our work in May 2024. The article and piece contains what we believe to be numerous false or misleading statements, which we pointed out to the author before publication.
 
Our decade of successful partnership with Jewish schools and organisations is built on trust. All sessions and their content are agreed with our partners in advance and are regularly reviewed in line with UK legislation and statutory guidance.
 
KeshetUK advises all recipients of our training to follow the safeguarding policy of the organisation they work for, UK legislation and statutory guidance."
  • Queerness (Podcast - Opens Spotify), Spotify (and other Podcast Platforms), May 2024
  • Director of KeshetUK announces departure, The Jewish Chronicle, 28 April 2024
  • How was Limmud for you?, The Jewish Chronicle, 4 January 2024
  • Chief Rabbi’s ten-ure! A celebration of Ephraim Mirvis’ decade in the role, The Jewish News, 1 September 2023

Sept 2022 - Aug 2023

  • London hosts global LGBTQ summit, The Jewish Chronicle, 20 March 2023
  • UK Community and JLC members host global Jewish Agency LGBTQ partnership, The JLC, 15 March 2023
  • Rabbis and LGBTQ+ Jews, a developing topic of compassion and halacha - opinion, The Jerusalem Post, 12 February 2023
  • Dalia Fleming on Honouring Both Her Jewish and LGBTQ+ Identity, MyGWork, 20 November 2022

Sept 2021 - Aug 2022

  • ​So much to be proud of, this pride month, The Jewish Chronicle, 24 June 2022
  • Being Jewish & LGBT+ (The JLC in conversation with KeshetUK) (youtube.com), YouTube, 13 December 2021
  • Poland’s chief rabbi speaks out against LGBT-free zones: ‘It is against Jewish law’, Pink News, 4 September 2021
  • Poland's chief rabbi: 'LGBTQ+-free zones is against Halacha' , The Jerusalem Post, 3 September 2021

Sept 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Conversion therapy ban ‘essential’ but more education needed, says charity, The Jewish News, 16 March 2021
  • Enough talk, now ban this wicked pseudo science, The Jewish News, 15 March, 2021
  • Masorti gearing up for growth post-pandemic , The Jewish Chronicle, 5 March 2021

Sept 2019 - Aug 2020

  • Chief Rabbi's LGBT guide has set a benchmark for Orthodox schools , The Jewish Chronicle, 7 October 2019 

Sept 2018 - Aug 2019

  • ​Wellbeing of Orthodox LGBTQ students considered, Washington Jewish Week, 29 May 2019
  • UK Guide offers safe space to Orthodox LGBT+ students, Jewish Journal, 29 May 2019
  • ​​Sex education is not a crisis for Jewish schools, it will save lives, Jewish News, 16 April 2019
  • Jonny Benjamin MBE and the proposed SRE Guidelines, Jewish News, 22 March 2019
  • People having to choose between being gay and religious, Camden New Journal 
  • The Bagel Podcast interviews Dalia Fleming, February 2019
  • Gay Pride at Chief Rabbi's landmark new LGBT tolerance guide, Jewish News, 6 September 2018
  • Chief Rabbi publishes ground-breaking guidance for Orthodox schools on LGBT+ pupils , The Jewish Chronicle, 6 September 2018
  • Protect young LGBTs, urges Chief Rabbi Mirvis, Jewish Telegraph, 6 September 2018
  • Let's resolve to be there for all our young people. Opinion Piece: Rachel Fink, Jewish News, 6 September 2018
  • Chief Rabbi Mirvis writes LGBT+ Jews into the Book of Life. Opinion Piece: Joe Hyman,  Jewish News, 6 September 2018
  • Chief Rabbi publishes first LGBT guide for orthodox schools, BBC, 6 September 2018
  • Shelagh Fogarty (includes Dalia Fleming, Executive Director of KeshetUK and Joe Hyman LGBT+ Orthodox Jewish activist), LBC radio interview, 6 September 2018 (at approximately 1:03:50 - 1:16:20)
  • Be more tolerant of gay people, says Chief Rabbi in first LGBT guidance for Orthodox Jewish schools, The Telegraph, 6 September 2018
  • Chief Rabbi calls on Jewish schools to tackle homophobia, The Guardian, 6 September 2018
  • Chief Rabbi supports LGBT+ rights in unprecedented move, PinkNews, 6 September 2018
  • Jewish schools told to protect LGBT pupils, The Times, 6 September 2018

Sept 2017 - Aug 2018

  • The JLC interview KeshetUK
  • ​​This will be a very proud weekend for LGBT+ Jews, Jewish News, July 2018
  • Pride in London: Ten LGBT Jews inspiring change, Jewish News, July 2018
  • LGBT Jews show ‘diverse and inclusive’ community at Pride, Jewish News, July 2018
  • KeshetUK, Raising Sparks and Walking for Kidneys (Podcast), Jewish Views, July 2018
  • ​Prides for all: KeshetUK, Stonewall, May 2018
  • Jewish Views Podcast: Homosexuality and Hoax Threats (Podcast about so called “Conversion Therapy”), Jewish Views, March 2018
  • Simon Lederman: Slow travel, violent posters and painted rocks (Podcast), BBC Radio London, February 2018
PictureKeshetUK was included in the Pride in London 2018 media campaign.   KeshetUK was included in the Pride in London 2018 media campaign.


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2015 - 2016

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  • Ending the darkness - Four questions about LGBT inclusion [page 37] - Mosaic magazine, New West End Synagoue (April 2016)
  • KeshetUK becomes a charity PinkNews (07/09/15)
  • KeshetUK becomes a charity JC (07/09/15)
  • ​Response to 2015 Jerusalem Pride murder Jewish News (05/08/15)

2013 - 2014

  • A Jewish response to LGBT change Jewish News (10/12/14)
  • Championing inclusion in the Jewish community Jewish News (25/06/14)
  • KeshetUK's Chanukah reception in Parliament - Evening Standard (04/12/13)
  • KeshetUK's Chanukah reception in Parliament - PinkNews (03/12/13)
  • KeshetUK's Chanukah reception in Parliament - JC (06/12/13)
  • KeshetUK's Chanukah reception in Parliament - Jewish News (06/12/13)
  • KeshetUK's Chanukah reception in Parliament - GoGay.co.il (03/12/13)
  • KeshetUK's Chanukah reception in Parliament - Mako.co.il (02/12/13)
  • KeshetUK's Alma Smith speaking on BBC London's Inspirit (03/02/13)

2012

  • Britain's First Transgender Rabbi (Jewish Chronicle)
  • KeshetUK training UK Jewry towards inclusion (Jewish Chronicle)
  • Jewish school in storm over US Gay conversion group (Evening Standard)
  • More on our efforts to raise awareness of the dangers of conversion therapy being inappropriately mentioned to school pupils (Jewish Chronicle)
  • Jewish groups express regret at Chief Rabbi's response to government consultation on civil same-sex marriage (Jewish News)
  • KeshetUK launches It Get's Better videos (Jewish Chronicle)
  • Jewish Gay and Lesbian Group celebrates 40th anniversary (Jewish Chronicle)
  • Essay: the Gay dilemma that confronts orthodoxy (Jewish Chronicle)
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