This week has been a week of announcements, including the winners of the UJS Student Awards and next year's UJS Team.
UJS Student Awards
On Sunday 22nd March, 130 students from campuses across the UK gathered in Middlesex New Synagogue to celebrate the first UJS annual student awards. The UJS Student Awards recognize the outstanding contributions of Jewish students on campus. From Durham to Sussex, Manchester to Reading, Jewish students came together to show their support for award nominees, nominated through the UJS website. Dressed to impress in suits and dresses, students were treated to canapes and a champagne reception before seating themselves for the gala dinner and ceremony.
UJS Student Awards
On Sunday 22nd March, 130 students from campuses across the UK gathered in Middlesex New Synagogue to celebrate the first UJS annual student awards. The UJS Student Awards recognize the outstanding contributions of Jewish students on campus. From Durham to Sussex, Manchester to Reading, Jewish students came together to show their support for award nominees, nominated through the UJS website. Dressed to impress in suits and dresses, students were treated to canapes and a champagne reception before seating themselves for the gala dinner and ceremony.
Prominent members of the community presented six awards. Congratulations go to Aaron Kienwald (ZF Israel Connect Events Award), Adam Parker (UJIA Education Award) Yoav Farbey (WJR Social Action Award) Brighton and Sussex Jsoc (Developing JSoc of the Year Award,) Adam Langleben (CST Campaigns Award) and Jeremy Foreman (Alan Sennitt Outstanding Contribution Award.)With a high turnout and great atmosphere, this has been one of UJS' most successful events to date and will be repeated annually in coming years.
UJIA Education Award, Adam Parker -- For being a founding member of the Oxford Israeli Cultural Society, and in particular, his key role in planning the Oxford I-fest which attracted over 5000 visitors to sample Israeli culture, society and history.
Developing JSoc of the Year Award, Brighton & Sussex JSoc --A dramatic change has taken place over the past 18 months in Brighton & Sussex. There are now regular social and educational events and the JSoc is also involved within the local Jewish community. Despite the background of political troubles at Brighton & Sussex, the JSoc has continued to provide an exciting and vibrant calendar of events for their students.
ZF Israel Connect Events Award, Aaron Kienwald -- For putting on some of the most successful events in London JSoc's history, including the first London Booze for Jews.
WJR Social Action Award, Yoav Farbey -- For the many activities that he has put on in Bristol, in particular the Spotlight on Darfur event, planning, publicising and running the event which raised a great deal of money for Darfur related charities.
CST Campaigns Award, Adam Langleben -- For single-handedly running campaigns at Leeds Metropolitan University where he twinned Leeds with Hebrew University and never lost a motion.
Alan Senitt Award, Jeremy Foreman -- For his dedication to all areas of Jewish life, fromJ-Soc chair, to political activist, to UJS West England chair, to NUS steering member.
UJS Team 2009-2010:
At the UJS Student Awards, I introduced next year’s UJS Team. The sabbatical team will be made up of:
Chair – Adam Pike
Campaigns Organiser – Carly Mckenzie
Local Campaigns Officer – Ben Levitt
Local Campaigns Officer – Mark Wolfson
J-Soc Development & Education Director – Richard Verber.
Northern Development Officer – Ellana Wall
Central Development Officer – Josh Colman.
Southern Development Officer – Leanne Miller
Events & Marketing – Emma Rickman.
Congratulations to all of next year’s team on their successful application.
UJS Initiative Fund
Next year, UJS will institute a new Initiative Fund. This is a commitment by UJS to ring-fence a certain amount of money each year for new and exciting grassroots initiatives that meet UJS’ mission and values. From next term I hope that UJS will be supporting many more initiatives like Eilu v’ Eilu. Application forms will be posted online during the holidays.
The first project to be supported by the UJS Initiative Fund is Eilu v’eilu divrei elokim chayim (‘these and these are the words of the living God’), the first student academic journal of its kind in the UK. Eilu v’ Eilu aims to stimulate healthy and respectful debate among British students over a variety of questions of Jewish interest.
Eilu v’ Eilu will embody multiple and conflicting views on a range of subjects. It began as a Cambridge initiative and with the support of the UJS Initiative Fund has become an extraordinary national project. In the words of Jonny Neumann, its editor, may I make an appeal ‘to you, the reader, to peruse, to contemplate, to respond, to get involved, and, above all, to enjoy!’ Copies have been distributed to your Hillel houses.
J-Soc Presidents
Now that students have returned home for the holidays I will be sitting down with each of them to evaluate the past term. We will discuss amongst other issues, UJS year plan 2009-2010, Freshers, and the final academic term of this year.
Next week’s blog:
1. NUS Conference
2. Friday Night Dinner with the Chief Rabbi
3. A brief outline of UJS’ plans for next year.
If you want to suggest any ideas or have any comments on UJS, please write to me at adam.p@ujs.org.uk or call 020 74243299.
UJS Team 2009-2010:
At the UJS Student Awards, I introduced next year’s UJS Team. The sabbatical team will be made up of:
Chair – Adam Pike
Campaigns Organiser – Carly Mckenzie
Local Campaigns Officer – Ben Levitt
Local Campaigns Officer – Mark Wolfson
J-Soc Development & Education Director – Richard Verber.
Northern Development Officer – Ellana Wall
Central Development Officer – Josh Colman.
Southern Development Officer – Leanne Miller
Events & Marketing – Emma Rickman.
Congratulations to all of next year’s team on their successful application.
UJS Initiative Fund
Next year, UJS will institute a new Initiative Fund. This is a commitment by UJS to ring-fence a certain amount of money each year for new and exciting grassroots initiatives that meet UJS’ mission and values. From next term I hope that UJS will be supporting many more initiatives like Eilu v’ Eilu. Application forms will be posted online during the holidays.
The first project to be supported by the UJS Initiative Fund is Eilu v’eilu divrei elokim chayim (‘these and these are the words of the living God’), the first student academic journal of its kind in the UK. Eilu v’ Eilu aims to stimulate healthy and respectful debate among British students over a variety of questions of Jewish interest.
Eilu v’ Eilu will embody multiple and conflicting views on a range of subjects. It began as a Cambridge initiative and with the support of the UJS Initiative Fund has become an extraordinary national project. In the words of Jonny Neumann, its editor, may I make an appeal ‘to you, the reader, to peruse, to contemplate, to respond, to get involved, and, above all, to enjoy!’ Copies have been distributed to your Hillel houses.
J-Soc Presidents
Now that students have returned home for the holidays I will be sitting down with each of them to evaluate the past term. We will discuss amongst other issues, UJS year plan 2009-2010, Freshers, and the final academic term of this year.
Next week’s blog:
1. NUS Conference
2. Friday Night Dinner with the Chief Rabbi
3. A brief outline of UJS’ plans for next year.
If you want to suggest any ideas or have any comments on UJS, please write to me at adam.p@ujs.org.uk or call 020 74243299.
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