Yakov Litzman, Israel’s Minister of Health saw community charities in action while on a visit to the UK this week.
He said he came away with a “good feeling” when he visited Kisharon College and Adult Day Centre in Stamford Hill. The college is a joint project between Kisharon and Hackney Community College and he met Hackney’s curriculum co-ordinator, Gillian Adamson, Kisharon chief executive Dr Beverley Jacobson and chairman, Philip Goldberg.
His visit included a music therapy session as part of the college’s provision of services for adults with learning disabilities, aged between 16 and 25. He also visited the men’s and women’s sections of the day centre and chatted to staff and members.
The delegation included Joseph Mendlovic, head of the director general’s Bureaux at Israel's Ministry of Health who joined in a discussion on Kisharon’s adult employment scheme with its manager Shlomo Weltman.
