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UJIA announces new chair as dinner raises £3.1m

Bill Benjamin, who will be succeeded in January by Louise Jacobs, has served as UJIA chair for five years

September 20, 2017 12:27
Louise Jacobs addresses the UJIA annual dinner (Blake Ezra Photography)
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Louise Jacobs will succeed Bill Benjamin as the chair of UJIA, it was announced this week, as she promised to focus on engaging with younger members of the community.

The charity raised £3.1 million at its annual dinner on Monday night, with Benny Gantz, the former chief of staff of the IDF, appearing as guest speaker.

Mrs Jacobs, who will officially take over from Mr Benjamin in January, told the JC on Monday that her priority would be to ensure Israel “remains relevant to young people”.

She said: “There is a generational shift about the way young people relate to Israel and we need to think very carefully about how we do relate to them.