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.
Lionel Kopelowitz | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Greville Janner |
| Succeeded by | Israel 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 | |
| Born | 9 December 1926[1] |
| Nationality | British |
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]
References
edit- ^ "Birthdays". The Guardian. 9 December 1996. p. 11.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Sadness over death of communal father-figure Lionel Kopelowitz". The JC. 28 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Kopelowitz, Lionel". Encyclopedia.com.
- ^ a b Tessler, Gloria (14 January 2020). "Dr. Lionel Kopelowitz, JP, MBE". The JC.