About the League
The League of Jewish Women is the leading national voluntary Jewish women's service organisation in Great Britain. Affiliated to more than 30 other national and international organisations, membership is open to all Jewish women.
We ask that you join us and help us in our work. We have 40 groups nationwide and approximately 3,000 members. You can put your time and talent to good use - just a few hours per month can be of great benefit to others. As a member you can look forward to:
- Meeting like-minded people
- Making new friendships
- Gaining a deeper understanding of social issues
- Benefiting from training
- Becoming involved with welfare projects.
You could help us to help others by offering us support so that we may continue and expand our care programme. Annual membership costs £10, with a reduced rate option of £7 for members over 70 and League Associate Division (LADS) members (men). Donations are also welcome.
League structure
The League's work is steered by its Council which meets quarterly and comprises the Executive together with fifteen elected members. The Executive consists of the five honorary officers:
- President: Ella Marks
- Executive chairman: Marilyn Brummer
- Joint hon treasurers: Anne Finer, Barbara Wilkinson
- Hon secretary: Jean Karsberg.
Also reporting to the Executive are the National Welfare Officer, the Area Liaison Officers and Chairmen of Executive Sub-Committees:
- Welfare
- Day centres
- Health matters
- Membership and group development
- Group representatives
- Social issues
- International Council of Jewish Women
- LeagueArtz
- Communications and publications
- Functions.
The North West Region of the League runs independently and has its own Council and Chairman, currently Averill Moore.
Enquiries
To find out more about the League and how you can get involved, please contact our head office on 020 7242 8300 or email office@theljw.org. Linda Peltz and Jackie Baines are there to answer your queries from 9 am-5 pm Monday-Thursday and 9 am-12 noon on Fridays (except Jewish and civil holidays). They can put you in touch with local offices and League groups around the country.
Holborn (Central and Piccadilly lines) is the nearest London Underground station to our head office at 6 Bloomsbury Square, and the nearest mainline station is Euston. Please click here for a map.
The North West region of the League can also be contacted directly on 0161 280 6050.