Herschel Gluck

Herschel Gluck OBE is a British rabbi chairman of the Arab-Jewish Forum and is chairman and founder of the Muslim-Jewish Forum. Established in 2000, the Muslim-Jewish Forum was the first of its type in the world. It deals with a broad range of issues which are of concern to both communities and also serves a role in preventing and defusing tensions.

Gluck’s role as a mediator is not confined to the domestic arena. He has also been heavily involved for some time with the Next Century Foundation, through which he has played a significant role as a mediator in conflicts as diverse as the Sudan and Former Yugoslavia.[1]

Gluck was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to interfaith understanding.[2]

After Joe Lobenstein died on 28 June 2015, aged 88,[3] Gluck was appointed as the new[4] President of the Stamford Hill Shomrim, a Jewish volunteer Neighbourhood Patrol Group.[5]

References

  1. Freedland, Michael (August 7, 2009). "The ambassador of peace inspired by his Jewish faith". The Sunday Times. Times Online. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60367. p. 11. 29 December 2012.
  3. Joe Lobenstein MBE: Diane Abbott leads tributes to Orthodox Jewish community stalwart, dead at 88 http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/joe-lobenstein-mbe-diane-abbott-leads-tributes-to-orthodox-jewish-community-stalwart-dead-at-88-10350899.html
  4. https://twitter.com/Shomrim/status/620575035854594049
  5. Stamford Hill Shomrim - About http://www.londonshomrim.com/about-us.html
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