Herschel Gluck

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]

Gluck in 2016 with Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe

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

  1. Sugarman, Daniel (24 November 2017). "The man behind the Jewish guardians of Stamford Hill". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. "Hackney Muslim primary school condemns extremism after Nice lorry attack". 19 July 2016.
  3. Hooper, Simon (27 January 2015). "UK Jews and Muslims team up against hate". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  4. "The Iman Foundation".
  5. Freedland, Michael (7 August 2009). "The ambassador of peace inspired by his Jewish faith". The Sunday Times. Times Online. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  6. "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 11.
  7. 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.
  8. http://hamodia.com/2016/09/08/u-k-s-most-senior-police-officer-visits-mosdos-in-london/
  9. Stamford Hill Shomrim - About http://www.londonshomrim.com/about-us.html Archived 2016-01-11 at the Wayback Machine


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