Safety
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On campus
The Newcastle campuses are
relatively quiet politically.
Anti-Semitic incidences are
not a problem but we urge
members to remain vigilant.
Should you be
subject to an anti-Semitic
incident or witness any
activity which you deem
anti-Semitic or offensive,
please contact us immediately
no matter how trivial you
believe the incident to be.
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Community
Anti-Semitic incidences aimed
at the Synagogues or
individual members of the
Newcastle community are very
rare.
If you witness any suspicious
activity, however minor it may
appear, in the vicinity of the
Synagogues please report this
to either the head of
security, Richard Grant (UHC)
(contact details in your
welcome email) or any member
of the security team on duty.
The Community Security Trust
advises and represents the
Jewish community on matters of
security and Anti-Semitism.
Their website has the latest
information on security
threats, and provides security
advice free of charge.
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Valuables
The UHC, NRS and Newcastle
Hillel cannot be held
responsible for any personal
items left in these
facilities. Any personal
belongings which are forgotten
and left in these facilities
will generally be there upon
return. Please contact us if
you misplace an item so we can
help facilitate its return.
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Hillel House
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Synagogues & Kosher
Food
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Current
Hillel
House
Newcastle
J-soc,
in
conjunction
with
the
wider
Jewish
community
in
Newcastle,
have
been
striving
to
improve
the
facilities
that
they
provide
to
meet
the
ever
changing
demands
of the
student
community.
 The
current
Hillel
House
opened
for
the
2006-2007
year
based
in the
Ilford
Road
area
of
Newcastle.
This
location
is
placed
in the
heart
of the
Jewish
community
and
within
walking
distance
of the
two
Synagogues
and
much
more
easily
accessible
by
public
transport
than
the
previous
location
(Ilford
Road
metro
station
and
local
bus
routes).
The
primary
role
of the
Newcastle
Hillel
House
is to
provide
a
non-residential
facility
where
the
J-soc
can
hold
regular
events.
Successful
past
events
such
as
Friday
night
meals,
cocktail
evenings,
bagel
brunches,
educational
talks,
Pesach
socials,
Bedouin
tent/
Israeli
party
evenings
(to
name a
few)
will
again
be
held.
In
addition
to
these
however,
given
its
new
proximity
to the
Synagogues,
we
hope
to run
regular
informal
Saturday
lunches
(for
people
whether
they
have
been
to
Shule
or
not!).
The
Newcastle
Hillel
House
is a
strictly
kosher
facility
and is
suitably
prepared
for
use
during
festival
periods
such
as
Pesach
to
cater
for
Jewish
students
of all
levels
of
observance.
The
facility
is
provided
by the
Newcastle
Jewish
community
in
conjunction
with
UJS
Hillel
and is
another
great
example
of the
time,
effort
and
money
the
Newcastle
Jewish
community
is
prepared
to
plough
into
its
students.
Past
Hillel
House
The
previous
Newcastle
Hillel
House
was
opened
in
September
2003
to
create
a new
home
for
the
Newcastle
Jewish
Students’
Society.
 During
the
years
leading
up to
its
opening
a
rebirth
in the
Jewish
students’
scene
in
Newcastle
was
observed
and so
to aid
this,
the
innovative
idea
for a
non-residential
Hillel
House
was
put
forward.
This
idea
was
unheard
of at
the
time
in a
Jewish
community
such
as
Newcastle
which
has no
additional
larger
residential
facility.
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About
the
Synagogues
Newcastle
has
two
synagogues,
the
Orthodox
UHC
(United
Hebrew
Congregation)
and
the
NRS
(Newcastle
Reform
Synagogue)
Both
Synagogues
are
very
welcoming
and
delighted
to see
students
at
services
or
community
events.
United
Hebrew
Congregation
The
United
Hebrew
Congregation
was
formed
in
1973
as a
result
of the
amalgamation
of the
Old
Hebrew
Congregation,
the
Jesmond
Hebrew
Congregation
and
the
Gosforth
and
Kenton
Hebrew
Congregations.
The
current
Synagogue
was
opened
in
September
1986
and
services
are
held
there
daily.
The
Rabbi
of the
Newcastle
UHC,
Rabbi
Dovid
Lewis,
was
formally
inducted
on
June
16th
2005
under
the
watch
of The
Chief
Rabbi
Dr Sir
Jonathan
Sacks.
Rabbi
Lewis,
a
former
youth
minister
of
Chigwell
and
Hainault
Synagogues,
is
very
active
in
showing
his
support
for
Jewish
students
in
Newcastle.
Newcastle
UHC is
very
active
and a
number
of
events
are
held
each
month,
some
of
which
Newcastle
J-Soc
take
part
in.
Services:
Services
are
held
daily,
although
evening
weekday
service
times
vary
between
the
winter
and
summer
months
-
Shabbat
Morning
Services
-
9.25am
- Weekday Morning Shacarit (Mon & Thur) - 7.15am
- Weekday Morning Shacarit (Tue, Wed & Fri) - 7.30am
- Sunday Morning Shacarit - 8.30am
Mikvah:
For
appointments
please
contact
the
UHC
Office
on
0191
284
0959
Address:
UHC
Culzean
Park
Graham
Pk Rd
Newcastle
upon
Tyne
NE3
4BH
Newcastle
Reform
Synagogue
The
Newcastle
Reform
Synagogue
was
established
in
1963,
and in
1987
they
opened
a
purpose
built
synagogue
to
serve
as a
home
for
their
varied
activities.
 The
Reform
community
in
Newcastle
is
growing
with
approximately
250
adult
members
and
their
children.
There
is
also a
smaller
sister
community
in
Darlington.
The
Rabbi
of
Newcastle
Reform
Synagouge,
Rabbi
Barbara
Borts
took
up her
part-time
appointment
on 1
August
2008.
NRS
holds
services
for
all
major
festivals,
High
Holydays
as
well
as
regular
weekly
services.
Erev
Shabbat
(Friday
night
- the
eve of
Sabbath)
services
commence
at
8:00pm.
The
last
Friday
evening
service
at the
end of
each
month
commences
at
6:30pm
and
incorporates
a
special
Sabbath
eve
meal,
which
is
chargeable.
Shabbat
morning
(Saturday)
services
commence
at
10:30am
and
include
processing
of and
reading
from
the
Torah.
Address:
Newcastle
Reform
Synagogue
The
Croft
Kenton
Road
Newcastle
Upon
Tyne
NE3
4RF
Telephone:
0191
284
8621
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Organisations
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Union of Jewish
Students
The Union of Jewish Students is
the only cross communal body,
dedicated to the provision of
meaningful Jewish experiences to
Jewish students from all
denominations and political
views, as well as defending the
rights of Jewish students on
campus.
UJS offers a wide range of
opportunities in political,
educational, cultural and
leadership roles, empowering
students to take up positions of
responsibility, to advantage
themselves and those around
them.
Bisexual, Gay &
Lesbian
BaGeLs is the division of Union
of Jewish Students (UJS) in the
UK that looks after the
interests of Jewish LGBT
students on and off campus.
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