June Jacobs
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June Jacobs CBE
is a British
Jewish peace activist
and a former President of the International Council of Jewish Women.
She rose to prominence as a founder and first Chair of the National Council for Soviet Jews, regularly leading missions to visit refuseniks
in the 1970s Soviet Bloc. June Jacobs currently lives in London.
Jacobs has become best known since that time as a strong advocate of Jewish women's issues. As President of the International Council of Jewish Women, she represented the organisation at the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York. She remains involved today through her membership of the European Women's Lobby and Women's International Commission.
Jacobs is a member of the board of directors of the New Israel Fund.] She is currently also a member of the Black Jewish Asian Forum, Life President of Jewish Childs Day, a trustee of the Kessler Foundation, and Vice President of the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture.
She is Chairperson of the Nahum Goldmann Fellowship Program at the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. as well as "Chairperson, Mishpacha" of this New York based foundation committed to the renewal and enhancement of Jewish culture worldwide. She is also Chairperson of the EJC Commission on European Institutions (Great Britain) and a senior Trustee of the Next Century Foundation
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Jacobs was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
is a British
United Kingdom
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Jewish peace activist
Peace activist
This list of peace activists includes people who proactively advocate diplomatic, non-military resolution of political disputes, usually through nonviolent means.A peace activist is an activist of the peace movement.*Jane Addams*Martti Ahtisaari...
and a former President of the International Council of Jewish Women.
She rose to prominence as a founder and first Chair of the National Council for Soviet Jews, regularly leading missions to visit refuseniks
Refusenik (Soviet Union)
Refusenik was an unofficial term for individuals, typically but not exclusively, Soviet Jews, who were denied permission to emigrate abroad by the authorities of the former Soviet Union and other countries of the Eastern bloc...
in the 1970s Soviet Bloc. June Jacobs currently lives in London.
Jacobs has become best known since that time as a strong advocate of Jewish women's issues. As President of the International Council of Jewish Women, she represented the organisation at the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York. She remains involved today through her membership of the European Women's Lobby and Women's International Commission.
Jacobs is a member of the board of directors of the New Israel Fund.] She is currently also a member of the Black Jewish Asian Forum, Life President of Jewish Childs Day, a trustee of the Kessler Foundation, and Vice President of the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture.
She is Chairperson of the Nahum Goldmann Fellowship Program at the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. as well as "Chairperson, Mishpacha" of this New York based foundation committed to the renewal and enhancement of Jewish culture worldwide. She is also Chairperson of the EJC Commission on European Institutions (Great Britain) and a senior Trustee of the Next Century Foundation
Next Century Foundation
The Next Century Foundation is an elite organisation that operates in various conflict zones across the globe. Originally established in 1990 to provide a forum for off-the-record discussions between Palestinians and Israelis, in addition to maintaining its original focus on the Middle East Peace...
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Jacobs was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.