Lionel Kopelowitz | |
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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 |
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]
Lionel Kopelowitz | |
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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 |
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]