Herschel Gluck
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Herschel Gluck OBE is a British rabbi, president of the Shomrim in Stamford Hill,[1] chairman of the Arab-Jewish Forum[2] and chairman and founder of the Muslim-Jewish Forum.[3] Established in 2000, the Muslim-Jewish Forum deals with issues of concern to both communities and also serves a role in preventing and defusing tensions.[4]
He has also been involved with the Next Century Foundation, through which he has played a role as a mediator in conflicts in places as diverse as the Sudan and Former Yugoslavia.[5]
Gluck was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to interfaith understanding.[6]
In 2015 Gluck was appointed as the new[7] President[8] of the Stamford Hill Shomrim, a Jewish volunteer Neighbourhood Patrol Group.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Sugarman, Daniel (24 November 2017). "The man behind the Jewish guardians of Stamford Hill". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Hackney Muslim primary school condemns extremism after Nice lorry attack". 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ Hooper, Simon (27 January 2015). "UK Jews and Muslims team up against hate". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "The Iman Foundation".
- ^ Freedland, Michael (7 August 2009). "The ambassador of peace inspired by his Jewish faith". The Sunday Times. Times Online. Retrieved 11 December 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 11.
- ^ Shomrim (Stamford Hill) North and East London [@Shomrim] (13 July 2015). "Positive meeting with @HackneyAbbott, joined by JPA Chair Tim Williams & (new) #Shomrim President Rabbi H. Gluck OBE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ http://hamodia.com/2016/09/08/u-k-s-most-senior-police-officer-visits-mosdos-in-london/
- ^ Stamford Hill Shomrim - About http://www.londonshomrim.com/about-us.html Archived 2016-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Yael Aravah / Herschel Gluck, Makor Rishon article (in Hebrew).[dead link]
- Gluck's interview with R. Dawkins in the film Root of All Evil?
- Interviewed on ANN TV 2015
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