Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks’ personal archive now at the National Library of Israel

The Rabbi Sacks Legacy and the National Library of Israel have announced a significant milestone for both institutions as the personal archive of the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks arrives at the Library in Jerusalem. Read more

Former chief rabbi of UK lambasts Corbyn’s ‘hateful’ words on British Jewry

Former Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of UK and The Commonwealth, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks blasted U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn as “an anti-Semite” who supports “racists, terrorists and dealers of hate,” adding that a speech the party leader gave five years ago was the “most offensive statement by a senior British politician since [Conservative parliament member] Enoch Powell’s 1968 ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech.” Read more

Lord Sacks says Jews now hated for their nation State

At a roundtable discussion entitled “Islam and BDS in Europe: A Strategic Threat?”, held today at the 2015 Herzliya Conference, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi Emeritus of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth discussed the issue of new antisemitism and its manifestation with the BDS movement, claiming that “Anti-Zionism is the new antisemitism” and calling on Europe to support Jews in opposition against this new form of racism. Read more