Lionel Kopelowitz

Lionel Kopelowitz
Preceded byGreville Janner
Succeeded byIsrael Finestein
41st President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews
In office
1985–1991
President of the National Council for Soviet Jewry
In office
1985–1991
Personal details
Born9 December 1926[1]
NationalityBritish

Jacob Lionel Garstein Kopelowitz[2] JP MBE (9 December 1926 – 27 July 2019) was a British Jewish community leader and former President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews.

Kopelowitz was born in Newcastle upon Tyne but grew up in nearby Durham.[3] He was educated at Clifton College before studying at the Trinity College at the University of Cambridge while training as a doctor at University College Hospital.[2][4] He served in the Royal Air Force (1952–1953) before becoming a GP.[2]

He was President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and President of the National Council for Soviet Jewry from 1985–1991, while also pursuing an individual career as a GP and a key member of the British Medical Association.[5][4]

He died on 27 July 2019 in London.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ "Birthdays". The Guardian. 9 December 1996. p. 11.
  2. ^ a b c Rubinstein, William D.; Jolles, Michael; Rubinstein, Hilary L. (22 February 2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 531. ISBN 978-1-4039-3910-4.
  3. ^ a b "Sadness over death of communal father-figure Lionel Kopelowitz". The JC. 28 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Kopelowitz, Lionel". Encyclopedia.com.
  5. ^ a b Tessler, Gloria (14 January 2020). "Dr. Lionel Kopelowitz, JP, MBE". The JC.