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London is to get its first American-style Jewish community centre.
Plans for the £50million project by architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands have been approved by Camden council and been welcomed by Mayor Boris Johnson and leaders of all Jewish denominations.
A glazed building in Finchley Road will house the Jewish Community Centre, an organisation founded by the Clore Duffield Foundation.
Its events involve Jewish arts, culture, social action and debates.
The foundation has committed £25million to the project - the biggest single gift to a Jewish communal body. The rest of the money will be raised from the Jewish community.
The centres bring together all streams of Judaism and welcome non-Jews. There are more than 1,100 worldwide.
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Sadly if we do not adopt a French approach to this issue of cohesion, we are going to have civil war.
- Frank, Home Counties, England., 15/09/2009 23:27
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are we allowed to complain about the segregation from this? i thought comments about this community were not allowed, but only criticisms of muslims? (Where people complain of sharia law for muslims, im informed that this community already has the jewish equivalent for them in london?)
- Alan Rex, London, uk, 15/09/2009 15:19
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"welcome non-Jews"
That's what they said about the proposal for Barnet's State funded Jewish School. Now look at its marketing, its completly exclusive.
Another step in London's path to segregated communities. What a disaster multi-culturalism will become.
- Danny, NW5, 15/09/2009 13:55
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