The fourth Rabbi Harry Martin Jacobi Memorial Lecture will take place on Sunday 26 March 2023 from 2.30-4.00pm at Southgate Progressive Synagogue (SPS). Members and friends of Liberal Judaism can attend for free in person or via Zoom. To book, please email office@sps.uk.com. This year’s lecture will be given by … Read More
Truus’ Children – a film about a forgotten war hero
By Rabbi Dr Margaret Jacobi Just before lockdown, in March 2020, my brother (Rabbi Richard Jacobi) and I were invited to the film premiere of Truus’ Children in Amsterdam. Our father, Rabbi Harry Jacobi, had been interviewed for the movie but had sadly died not long before its release, so … Read More
Lord Dubs delivers Rabbi Harry Martin Jacobi Memorial Lecture
This year’s Rabbi Harry Martin Jacobi Memorial Lecture was delivered by his friend and fellow campaigner for the rights of refugees Lord (Alf) Dubs. Lord Dubs, a child of the Kindertransport, gave an inspiring speech to more 120 people seated in Southgate Progressive Synagogue or watching online. Speaking from his … Read More
Baroness Neuberger to deliver Harry Jacobi Lecture
Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger DBE will deliver the Second Rabbi Harry Martin Jacobi Memorial Lecture. One of Britain’s most famous rabbis, and a former President of Liberal Judaism, she will speak on the topic of ‘Why Antisemitism Matters’. The lecture will take a look at the reluctance of various authorities … Read More
The Rabbi Harry Martin Jacobi Memorial Lecture (Jan 24)
All members and friends of Liberal Judaism are invited to attend the inaugural Rabbi Harry Martin Jacobi Memorial Lecture on Sunday 24 January 2021, from 2.30pm. The online lecture will be delivered by Rabbi Dr Margaret Jacobi on the topic Religion & Justice: From Leviticus to Lily. Margaret, the daughter … Read More
Rabbi Harry Jacobi z”l Memorial Service to take place in December
7 August 2019 A special memorial service for Rabbi Harry Jacobi MBE z”l will take place at The Liberal Jewish Synagogue on the afternoon of Sunday 15 December. Liberal Judaism vice president Harry, who died in April, was one of our movement’s most beloved and respected rabbis. This memorial service … Read More
Obituary: Rabbi Harry Jacobi MBE
Rabbi Dr Margaret Jacobi 25 July 2019 My father, Rabbi Harry Jacobi, who has died aged 93, escaped from the Nazis twice before coming to Britain as a refugee. A vice-president of Liberal Judaism, he touched many lives through his compassion. Harry was born in Berlin as Heinz Martin Hirschberg, … Read More
A tribute to Rabbi Harry Jacobi z”l
25 April 2019 Tributes from all over the Jewish community, and beyond, have poured in for Liberal Judaism vice president Rabbi Harry Jacobi MBE – who passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, aged 93. In the words of his children, Harry “was clear-minded to the end and faced this head-on, … Read More
Rabbi Harry Jacobi z”l: “…the archetypal mensch”
April 2019 Many from Liberal Judaism and beyond have shared their memories of Rabbi Harry Jacobi z”l, some of which have been collected below. If you’d like to submit your memories of Rabbi Harry please email pr@liberaljudaism.org. Click here to read more about Rabbi Harry. “I will always remember Harry … Read More
When Harry blessed Harry
11 December 2018 Liberal Judaism vice president Rabbi Harry Jacobi MBE had the honour of blessing his great-grandson and namesake, Harry Newham, during a celebratory baby naming and blessing service at East London & Essex Liberal Synagogue (ELELS) this Shabbat. The synagogue was packed with family, friends and community members … Read More