Herschel_Gluck

Herschel Gluck

Herschel Gluck

Add article description

Herschel Gluck OBE is a British rabbi, president of the Shomrim in Stamford Hill,[1] chairman of the Arab-Jewish Forum[2] and chairman and founder of the Muslim-Jewish Forum.[3] Established in 2000, the Muslim-Jewish Forum deals with issues of concern to both communities and also serves a role in preventing and defusing tensions.[4]

Gluck in 2016 with Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe

He has also been involved with the Next Century Foundation, through which he has played a role as a mediator in conflicts in places as diverse as the Sudan and Former Yugoslavia.[5]

Gluck was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to interfaith understanding.[6]

In 2015 Gluck was appointed as the new[7] President[8] of the Stamford Hill Shomrim, a Jewish volunteer Neighbourhood Patrol Group.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    Sugarman, Daniel (24 November 2017). "The man behind the Jewish guardians of Stamford Hill". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Hackney Muslim primary school condemns extremism after Nice lorry attack". 19 July 2016.
  3. [3]
    Hooper, Simon (27 January 2015). "UK Jews and Muslims team up against hate". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  4. [4]
    "The Iman Foundation".
  5. [5]
    Freedland, Michael (7 August 2009). "The ambassador of peace inspired by his Jewish faith". The Sunday Times. Times Online. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  6. [6]
    "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 11.
  7. [7]
    Shomrim (Stamford Hill) North and East London [@Shomrim] (13 July 2015). "Positive meeting with @HackneyAbbott, joined by JPA Chair Tim Williams & (new) #Shomrim President Rabbi H. Gluck OBE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. [8]
    http://hamodia.com/2016/09/08/u-k-s-most-senior-police-officer-visits-mosdos-in-london/
  9. [9]
    Stamford Hill Shomrim - About http://www.londonshomrim.com/about-us.doc Archived 2016-01-11 at the Wayback Machine


Stub icon

This biographical article about a British rabbi is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This biography article of an English religious figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Herschel_Gluck, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.