New Charedi PR initiative launched in memory of Rabbi Avrohom Pinter

Rabbi Chaim Yisroel Tessler is the trust’s communications officer.

Rabbi Sugarman said the trust would become “the first port of call for anyone looking to find out more about the community. We will endeavour to respond to requests as best we can and create a meaningful dialogue with those outside the community. 

“We will seek to raise awareness about the community and participate in discussions on relevant matters.”

The initiative had the support of the Union Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, the largest religious umbrella body for Strictly Orthodox London, the Federation of Synagogues, the Gateshead community, Manchester’s Machzikei Hadass community and the Manchester Beth Din, he said.

Rabbi Pinter, whose death from coronavirus in the early wave of the pandemic in April 2020 was mourned across the Jewish community and beyond, was the go-to representative for stories about the Charedi community.

He “built many bridges between the Charedi community and other organisations and groups,” Rabbi Sugarman said.