How do you get your local council to understand your Jewish needs, when many local Councillors have never met a Jew. A document 'A Jewish Manifesto for Local Government' seeks to address this issue. And help both individuals and Councillors communicate effectively. Produced by the Board of Deputies, staffer Phillip Roseberg outlines how this publication is going to help, and how it can be useful to you.

Regina Jonas fought against the norm and , backed by her family, became a spiritual leader in troubled times. Film director Keith Farrell tells Ed Horwich about his latest movie project, the dramatisation of a young woman's struggle against the odds to become the first Woman Rabbi, in pre-war Germany.

Getting a DNA test to find your ancestry is increasingly popular. But there's a more serious side too. There are a number of Genetic Disorders prevalent in the Jewish community, predominantly with Ashkenazi antecedents. Jnetics is a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping identify and manage these disorders. These include tests for the BRCA gene (certain cancers), and Tay Sachs gene (damage nervous system). Aviva Lewis explains the service to Ed Horwich.

Hilary Thomas uncovered the stories of the brief life of the Jewish community in Blackburn. She tells us about the eventful life and times, the colourful the butchers shop, and the day community leaders sorted things out by fisticuffs at dawn.

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Oh we do like to be beside the seaside...!What's it like to live in a Jewish community by the seaside?

Ed Horwich talks to Robert Pinkus and finds out Jews like to be beside the seaside beside the sea in sunny St Annes, Lancashire.

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How you store and use your member's data (email and other details) is important.

This special edition helps small organisations understand how to protect their member's privacy and comply with new UK and European legislation.

Ed Horwich talks to Jon Benjamin (a former CEO of the Board of Deputies, and a consultant on compliance) exploring and overview and outlining some sample situations.

Why did a Jewish community establish itself on the ice northern borders of Finland, and how did a Jewish battalion come to be fighting alongside the Nazis?

Jake Berger has spent a year working with young Jews in Finland. He reveals the answers to those questions and tells Ed Horwich Jewish life is like today in Finland.

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The Jewish community in York can be traced to before the Massacre at Clifford's Tower in 1190. In its latest incarnation a resurgent Liberal community is attracting more Jews to live in the city.

Ed Horwich finds out more about this growing community from Ben Rich.

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Despite copious population studies, the American statistics never counted Jewish communities under 5000 people... go figure !

Sam Richardson lived in one such community and wondered what the future offered for his family. So he went on an academic journey to fill in that gap.

Sam reveals his personal journey to Ed Horwich.

Poland has seen a resurgence of Jewish life. Its population was devastated in the Holocaust and then hid itself away under the Communists.

Rabbi Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland, tells some amazing stories of how Polish Jews are now emerging, in conversation with Ed Horwich.