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Vivian Wineman

Vivian Wineman

British lawyer

Vivian Wineman (born 14 February 1950)[1] was president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the representative body of the Jewish community in Britain, from 2009 to 2015.

Early life

He was born in London, on 14 February 1950, to Joseph and Devorah Wineman.[1]

Career

Wineman has worked as a commercial lawyer in private practice specialising in insolvency work.[2]

He was elected president of the Board of Deputies on 17 May 2009, and took office on 1 June,[2] after an election which for the first time in the Board's 250-year history involved four candidates.

Prior to that he was the senior vice-president. In addition, he is chairman of the Membership Council of the Jewish Leadership Council. On 7 November 2013, he was elected chairman of the Council of the European Jewish Congress, the representative body of European Jewry, and in March 2013 he was elected vice-president of the World Jewish Congress.

He has shown a particular interest in inter-faith work.[3] In July 2007 he became vice-chair of the Inter Faith Network for the UK, the umbrella body for inter faith organisations and national faith bodies working in the UK and on 1 July 2013 he was elected co-chair. [4] Previously he was joint chair of Peace Now[2] and chair of the New Israel Fund of Great Britain.

Vivian Wineman is currently the trustee of the following registered charities in the United Kingdom: Wineman Charitable Trust,[5] The Rofeh Trust,[6] The Council of Christians and Jews,[7] The Institute for Polish-Jewish Studies,[8] Wikimedia UK,[9] and The Next Century Foundation.[10]

Personal life

Wineman lives in London,[11] is married to Naomi Helen Greenberg and has three children.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Wineman, Vivian. Who's Who 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U251053. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. [2]
    Rocker, Simon (21 May 2009). "Peace activist Wineman snatches Board presidency in close-run poll". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. [3]
    Cooper, Zaki (12 June 2009). "A new leader for Britain's oldest religious minority". The Times. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  4. [4]
    Winograd, Zoe (3 July 2013). "Vivian Wineman elected co-chair of Interfaith Network". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  5. [5]
    "WINEMAN CHARITABLE TRUST - Charity 274241". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  6. [6]
    "THE ROFEH TRUST - Charity 1077682". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  7. [7]
    "THE COUNCIL OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS - Charity 238005". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  8. [8]
    "THE INSTITUTE FOR POLISH-JEWISH STUDIES - Charity 293643". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  9. [9]
    "WIKIMEDIA UK - Charity 1144513". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  10. [10]
    "THE NEXT CENTURY FOUNDATION - Charity 328704". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  11. [11]
    "Vivian Wineman WJC Vice-President". World Jewish Congress. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
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