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LeASe jOIn me when I think back on some But those who have a Yahtzeit must be so Pfond Shul memories. Let me start with honoured every year without fail. Barney’s Karl Lee Z”L. You did not need a Yahtzeit was on Yom Kippur and so he had to watch when Karl was in Shul. have that priavliilyeogte d aliyah annually. It was not every Shabbat without fail, rain or until many years later we found out his actual shine, Karl would walk out at exactly Yahtzeit was the day afterwards! Ynoono. Irrmespect ivKe of wihpat waps ur, the Rabbi’s sTohen tnhere, w as th ep Shamamacs. Aklthoeught we happening in Shul you did not have to preparedG elila. in advance, some people did check the time. The reason: he wanted not turn up and on some occasions, we get back home for Shabbat lunch which missed someone out for various reasons. owas falw acys rat thies sampe tisme. – and other Shul Omn one epackmed Shaobbatr thiere was s a Then there was the back row: Albert spare I recall telling the Shammas Levin, eric Sacks Z”L and Abe Saffer I would leave it to him to find someone, Z”L, all very steeped in Yiddishkeit. But anyone. I then turned around to follow the unbeknown to a lot of people, they had a leyning, only to feel a sharp prodding in my back speciality, which was to give marks for a from the Shammas. Haphtarah. ‘If you were la“Yetse?” , oI apskeedn. “iI nhag ve mYaiznkaogre d to find exactly the same as marking in skating, they someone,” he said. gave marks for the Haphtarah: up to 6 for singing or closing the Ark, The Yom Kippur ability and up to 6 for Hebrew reading. During sermon just before the kiddush, those asking would be given the there would be a cough’ is a highlight of marks. A 6 6 was unknown but a 0 0 was not a the day. The Rabbi rarity. justifiably expects During Simchat Torah, particularly after a few complete quiet. drinks, these marks were often physically raised When Rabbi high using the Pirkei Avot cards which have GArooond hHaarkdotd setsahr, ted his sermon, we all waited in numbers on them from 1 to 6. anticipation. In walked his youngest son aged When I was a Warden, there was an occasion around three with a bag of crisps in his hand. when the Shul went completely quiet and I knew He then proceeded to sit on the steps of the I had done something wrong. For some reason, opened the packet of crisps and we had lost the book of everyone’s Hebrew then slowly ate them in front of everyAornoen . It names until eventually the “backup” book was transHpairkeosd Mesuhm. and Dad’s cheeks never turned found. as red again! It was time to call up the Levi, Sydney Our former Life President Michael Aber Z”L Rowlands, Z”L. We looked in the book and (2005-2007 ) used to sit near the called out Sydney’s name. It was then the A regular attender, mere mortals Shul went very quiet. Sydney stood up could be turned to jelly if they were asked to and said in a very loud voice: “That’s open or close the Ark. not my name. It’s my father’s name and If you were late opening or closing the he’s been dead 20 years”. We had Ark, there would be an audible cough. picked up the Hazkarah Book If you still did not do as necessary, (containing the names of those there would be another loud cough. Yamim Noraim ■If you have any favourite UHC departed)! mAenmd oifr tihesa,t pdlieda nsoet s wenodrk t,h ae lmou tdo fit of miTthzveanh there was Barney Freeman Z”L: ofcfoicueg@hiunhgc w.leoeudlds. caolwma yfos rd poo tshsei btrleick. it was again when I wmasi taz Wvoat rden. publMicaemtioonri eins Socf rsiobme.e lovely people. Preparing aliyot for the is always a challenge and is a lovely Scribe 3 to be so honoured. In fact, there are not enough to go round. Latest Arrivals!
felicity Mya Sandberg ■ Collwyn ■Percy Siimmons Nathaniel Jonathan Austin Ella Robson ■ ■ re the joy with us SIf yohu waould like a photo featured in our next edition, please email it to us at o [email protected] or forward it to the Shul office. Please include the names of those who are pictured. All family simchas are welcome. All new uHC arrivals receive a Welcome Basket with baby vest, Mezuzah . . . and the gorgeous cuddly Teddy Bear that is pictured alongside! The basket and bear are generously sponsored by S■haron and Michael Saffer and Estelle and Phillip Myers
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9. O One this time last year could have people whom I’m with! Leshana pHraebdaicht eBd’Y tehrauts h1a2l amyoim nthsN oenxt, wYeea sra idn ly Slowing down is OK, it is conserving energy Jerusalemw, ould be still weathering the storm of a f1o0r. me and my wellbeing. Nglobal pandemic. When last Pesach we Faith and Religion aren’t exclusive to houses sat around the table and announced, of worship; and having gone online, it’s a medium – t1h1a. t has reached a whole new “congregation”. my heart prayed simply for the warm I should: say the things that need be said, blanket of surrounding family and loved ones, do the things th1a2 t need be done – the gift of life nDotwitahstayndilngi thge Hohly city o fi Jesrusa lecm! reeping inis ,so fbragilue. t what is Yet this Passover now marks a full entire I so miss friends and family; I will never take year-cycle of festivals, Sabbaths, celebrations, them for granted. weddings and more, which has now become so And number – one for each month we’ve dtiffherenet forr so elong ; sto moany otf uas cakn haredly to the neewndured tdhis Caovidw-worldn, I’ve? learnt that the remember what it feels like to hug or embrace word unwpirtehcsetdaenndte tdh eh arsa ibne eyne tu usesde iatn to grow. another “out-of-bubble” individual. uGnilpa,r eAcreiedlelen, tEemd inlyu amnbde Or loivf itaim joeins amned i fni nwailslhy,i nagt But instead, I want to focus on something 3ea5c yhe aanrsd oefv eargye ,m ite ims bneorw o fa t wheo rUdH IC c and n tohwei rspell! different. reIsnp etcrtuitvhe, fwame silhieosu ald C ahlal gb eK aliskhee ar Vbelosassmoemaicnhg . Those who know me well are overly aware flower; I can be a bit too naively optimistic. On a PErSOnaL note, I would like to take the 1I. want to share with you what I’ve learnt. opportunity of thanking each and every one of 2A. t a time whereh eI rfeoeels (now) a little daylight is you for the support, love and comfort I have falling upon us – what will I take into this new received over these extremely difficult few d3aw. n? weeks since the passing of my dear mother I will never complain again! Mrs helena chait a”h. 4. Teachers are ofu snoscuientgy h(aesrko mes y as the ‘Uhc Family’, we care for one another children!). in the happy and challenging times that life We Human-Beings are all equal! Covid-19 brings, and I am certain I would not be coping did not discriminate race, religion or belief. as best as I can be without this wonderful If tens of thousands of congregation. step forward to volunteer for vaccination May Hashem bring us all blessing and tr5ia. ls testing effectiveness and their safety – happiness, and may we see the salvation of th6e. n I can do a little more volunteering Pesach bring health and safety to our world. knowing it is true that you can do something G-d bless you all. th7a. t can benefit the world. alby x I need a lot less to be happy. no matter how many times you open the fridge, what’s in it doesn’t change. Holidays aren’t the places I go but the Pn Mearsch a202c0, whhen tPhe ocounptry -Uepnsu rSe thhat Soedepr ni ghits co upld, oonce ppi“Tnhegre w iull bep a o nae-wgay saysteimn in was suddenly placed in lockdown, again, be enjoyed. place and we are hoping to issue a list the Leeds Pesach Pop-Up Shop was One year on, the Pop-Up Shop will of products ahead of opening so that forced to close its doors and revert, reopen its doors on Sunday 14th customers can plan their shopping, overnight, to an order and delivery March, allowing customers to come and making it easier to get in and out in a Iservice for the community. do their shopping in person. timely manner.” Trips to Israel for Pesach were The shop will trade again from the The organisers say they are cancelled meaning more people Etz chaim Synagogue. incredibly grateful to the Leeds Jewish needed food. The organisers said: “Our primary Welfare Board who are kindly Orders had already been placed objective is to ensure the health and supporting them this year with their which suppliers struggled to fulfil, but safety of our customers. shopping service for those vulnerable following a monumental effort, the “We have a robust risk assessment, and isolating customers who have team at the Pop-Up received, picked created with the help of alan ross, no family or friends to shop for them. and delivered over 600 orders to which outlines our plans. ■Days and times: See page 10. Scribe 5 The 5781 Passover message from Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis
“leshana haba’ah biyrushalayim”
Hy, aT every Seder, do we over despair. They chose to believe that salvation enthusiastically sing, would eventually come. – next year in This places Pesach 5781 into valuable context for W Jerusalem? although we have made us. This time last year, we were coming to terms the same declaration every year, it has with the fact that we could not celebrate Pesach never come true – at least not in the messianic with extended friends and family as we usually do. sense in which it is intended – so why not simply It was agonising for so many, particularly those sSay “aIn thlev futuare, wte iwioll be nin Jer uwsalem”i? ll eventuawlhol wyere vuclneorablem or lonely. W e took comfort in any study of Jewish history is a study of hope, our belief that this was a ‘one-off’ and next year often despite apparently impossible odds. It is would be different. therefore fitting that the epic story of the inception How then should we respond in the face of odf thee Israselitpes asi a ntateion, thae Exlodlus ftromh Egyapt, t has haypet anpotheer Pensache whden so many are separated stands among the greatest illustrations of from their loved ones, having not yet banished optimism and forbearance of all time. coronavirus from our midst? It was a truly extraordinary miracle. The chasm Let us approach this Pesach with the same in status between the Egyptian overlords and the degree of hope and optimism Base ’evzrear.t Hashem, Hebrew slaves could hardly have been greater. Real progress is being made and we are blessed The most sophisticated and powerful civilisation by the extraordinary miracle that is the vaccine. on the planet controlled and persecuted a tiny Britain and Israel have led the world in nation of slaves, who were denied every basic administering ‘iBtsa rsohlaln oau Ht aanbda,’ a’, we human dignity and any caHpaaschiteym for resistance. will soon return to a more regular rhythm of life. What hope was there for salvation? On what I am inspired by the beautiful words of Ehud basis could the people summon the strength to go Manor, th‘eO dI striareelhi , sodn gtwirreithe, r, kawmhao wtorvo tyei hhyies , on despite everything? The answer is that they famousb saosnhga na, bashana habaa'at ’a – t i‘mYoeu w whielnl stehee , knew of the promise that had made Styaotue wofi lIls sreaee, lh soewem goeodd t oit bwei lsl ubrev niveixntg y feraorm !’ to their ancestor, abraham, that they one war to the next: would be strangers in a land where they would be oppressed and enslaved, but He would ultimately redeem them and they would return home to the Valerie and I extend to you all our warmest Promised Land. and best wishes for a healthy, fulfilling and DTesrpitie ebveruythitnge, th eyt cohos et hohpe e man who helpkeoshed r Pesach.
toovi neg tshe tananuabl lilsiveshtrea m the Leeds Kanod inl plareticul lar, his Leeds Kollel Yom specifically for the tireless work in the hashas online did Leeds Jewish establishment of the not prevent many community. Kollel and ensuring from the community coming the livestream its continuing Mtogether to finish all of the programme included contribution to talmud in a single day. a special message to Jewish learning in those from Leeds the Leeds community from the city. collectively studied and the Chief Rabbi, ephraim in a performance recorded completed the entire Mirvis, together with a few weeks before, Danny tractate of Megillah together inspirational talk Rabbi Bootle and Chazan Alby sang with members of the Kollel. Benjy Morgan recorded in "A Million Dreams" from the the Yom hashas London. popular musical The Greatest culminated with a siyum in his address, Rabbi Showman. they were (completion) and memorial Shalom Kupperman paid accompanied by Jon Chamberlain on piano. Danny Bootle: Duet with Alby זצ"ל service preceded by a unique tribute to Dayan Refson 6 Scribe By Anthony Green Beat the clock Scribe With lockdown restrictions coming OW qUICKLy can you H rearrange a Barmitzvah? UHC couple Janet and Terry Stowe into force at midnight, it was a race have told how the simcha of one of their grandsons went ahead in Australia . . . just against time to hold Barmitzvah hours ahead of a coronavirus lockdown! Their son, Jeremy Stowe-Lindner, wife Adele and boys Jonah and Jesse live in Melbourne, Victoria. Jeremy is principal of the city’s Bialik Jewish School. Jonah was due to have his Barmitzvah on Shabbat 13th February. Until that date, the state of Victoria had only had lockdowns in various forms from last March until the end of November. The plan was to celebrate Jonah’s coming of age the night before at home with members of the Australian family in attendance. This was to be followed by a luncheon the next day in their Shul following the Shabbat service. SHaoiwd evJearn, tehti:n g“sT dhied n’tt htuorung hotu t aosf othbes efarmviinlyg plathninse d o. n. . Zoom from 17,000km away was very upsetting Mazeltov . . . Jeremy and Adele with sons Jonah and Jesse and (inset) Jonah on his big day to all of us.”
The day before, Friday 12th February, For the 13 cases of coronavirus were was amazing. He arranged and take part. recorded in Melbourne. As a to accommodate the “By this time it was about result, lockdown was to take Barmitzvah. Zoom was set 10am UK time on the RNeew cMemoberrs d effect from midnight with up in shul so people abroad Friday, and Terry and I then everything shut down, except could watch.” had breakfast!” food outlets. This included relatives And what happened in That’s when ‘resourceful and friends worldwide, plus Melbourne with all the parents’ Adele and Jeremy family members in Israel food? As people were Debbie, Siena & Dexter Ansell swung into action and who could join in as it all allowed to travel only up to Rochelle, Alex & Oliver Finkle Bnei Mitzvah contacted their rabbi to see if took place before the start of 5 kilometres from where Ann & Irving Gilman Jan 2021 to Sept 2021 they could beat the clock and Shabbat. they lived, a social- Samantha, Charles & Colwyn have the Barmitvah take Then it was a quick race distancing food collection Simmons place in shul. Within two home where the family was arranged for guests who hours, a new plan emerged. gathered for kiddush and could get to their home on Janet explained: “At 6.15am Friday night dinner. Shabbat. Rufus Burton our time on 12th February – Added Janet: “We in Leeds It was summertime ‘down Zak Kayman that’s 5.15pm Australian sort of joined them on Zoom. under’, the food was laid out Charlotte Harris time – we got a phone call As grandparents we gave a in the garden, friends came Noah Green & Liora Green from Melbourne to say that speech to Jonah and chatted – suitably masked of course Oliver Newman the Friday night dinner for with family. Then we left – and collected their food. Coby Benmayor the family was delayed as them to enjoy their food And with an eruv installed, Scarlett Cohen Jonah was going to recite his together. there wasn’t a problem in Danny & Lucy Bootle Sedra, Maftir and Haftorah “We were feeling very taking the meals away. Sophie Lyons that evening in shul before It was certainly a day Scribe 7 elated at what we had seen, Benjy Rivlin Shabbat.” no-one – wherever they but felt down because we Jacob Cannon She added: “The rabbi were unable to be there were – would ever forget! JHuis Sshabtb at dhatee wit hj tahe nbeed:l eF wars sowitnchetd ltoi Sunndeay
ABy Anlthobny Greyen gets vaccinated
S THE city’s Jewish A Hospital Chaplain, Chazan Alby is in the frontline when it comes to confronting potential pandemic victims. Every time he goes to visit the infirm in a hospital he is potentially leaving himself open to the possibility of contracting coronavirus. So there was no surprise when he was one of the earliest people to receive the vaccination against Covid-19. And as someone who admits to not being keen on needles, he was thankful that the nurse who administered his jab was “patient with her nervous patient!” Commented Alby: “It was a special moment in time that I will never forget.” Apart from the prosepct of having a needle thrust into his Chazan Alby, who hates needles, looks the other way as he receives his first Covid vaccination arm, Alby faced another dilemma . . . this time a Scribe: religious one. Hashem He discovered that his winter appointment for his Friday date posed, they courage to have the jab! He added: “After a most vaccination had been fixed for quickly rearranged the Alby told “I am challenging and testing year, a Friday evening – after the inoculation for the following immensley grateful to may we all be blessed to see start of Shabbat! Sunday. Problem solved. for imparting the wisdom to the light at the end of this dark Once the health authorities All Alby had to worry about all those who have made this tunnel. realised the problem the then was plucking up enough possible.” “Keep safe and well.”
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he continuing Covid Trestrictions has meant crazy in demic! many of the UhC pan members have suffered His famous cholent long periods of isolation away from family and friends. was included in one Chazan Alby, all our office staff and an ever-expanding of the ‘Lunches team of volunteers have been finding innovative and with Love’ packs creative ways to ensure no one feels left out or forgotten. One popular project continues to be Lunches with
Love – a monthly delivery of lunch to the door of up to one hundred members of the community. The packs usually includes something hot together with sandwiches and cake. A soup has usually been on the menu though one month there was a portion of Lawrence Gorsden’s famous cholent. January’s Lunches with Love included a specially designed
Cholent anyone? Lawrence Gorsden prepares his special dish
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mug with Covid safety Communities Fund and the branding on. Older Persons Forum both When talking to other faith m■ anaged by Leeds City groups in the city, public Council have enabled these health officers in Leeds have projects to take place. used these mugs as examples If you know of anyone who of how one “friendly” activity would like to receive one to can be used to deliver an the upcoming Lunches with important safety message. Right: lunch packs ready to go Love, afternoon teas or Funding from the National Seudahs, please contact the Lottery Community Fund office on Leeds 269 6141. Scribe 9 together with grants from Connecting Culturally Diverse Photo: Wiener Holocaust Library Collections Jews in occupied Europe in the 1940s Eyewitnesses to genocide Testifying to the Truth.
He WIeNeR Holocaust Library have launched their new T Holocaust digital resource, This database shares eyewitness accounts from the Holocaust, many of which have never been available to the public online before and have been translated into english for the first time by a team of the Library’s volunteers. Between 1954 and 1960, Dr eva Reichmann, the Library’s Deputy Director and Head of Research, led an international search for witnesses to and documentary evidence of the Holocaust, which led to the creation of this collection of unparalleled depth. These documents provide first-hand information from the men, women and children who survived the Holocaust. They are invaluable as a resource to teach younger generations and as evidence to continue the fight against Holocaust distortion and denial. The Library is delighted that all 1,300 testimonies will be freely available to the public. Topics covered range from descriptions of the experience of living through Nazi ghettos, concentration and death camps to the stories of those who hid from the Nazis, either in plain sight using false identities, or in attics and cellars. The authors were Jewish, Roma and Sinti survivors as well as those who witnessed Nazi persecution. There are also testimonies from those who participated in resistance activities against the Nazis and their collaborators and those who managed to escape from the death camps. An example of one of the hundreds of testimonies now available to read is that of Gertrude Deak, a Jewish woman from Hungary. In 1958, Deak spoke with one of the Library’s researchers and she gave an unflinching account of all that she lived through. In stark detail she describes her experiences of Nazi antisemitism, imprisonment in numerous concentration caFmorp sm, oirnec lduedtianigls , Aluosgc hown itzo-: B■wiwrkwe.nteasuti, fysiungrvtoivthinegt ruat hd.ceoa.uthk 10 Scribe march and her recollections of being liberated. C h Th a re nu e k -p ah a s ge pe ci Now it’s the al
Leeds United Fever pitch: Shul caretaker Andy Gibson at Elland Rd
Hebrew CongreMagtch of thae day . . .t Albyi on othe touchnline at Elland Road with daughters Arielle and Emily
N CHANUKAH’S last night, Chazan Alby concluded the “Lighting up Leeds” project with a visit to Elland Road, home of Leeds OUnited. He was joined by pianist Jon Chamberlain, UHC member Andrew Ullmann, Shul caretaker Andy Gibson, and Edward Ziff, whose generous support enabled the tour to take place. Strong winds prevented the candles being lit, but with the UHC Chanukiah on the touchline, Alby recited prayers and sang festival songs to tunes associated with the club, including Marching on Together. ■Next pages: Other places visited in the project. Always on the ball . . . that’s our Alby!
Man who made the dream come true Edward Ziff, who on Alby couldn’t resist showing behalf of the Ziff family, off his soccer skills whilst at sponsored the ‘Lighting Elland Road. Sadly, there up Leeds’ project, is were no scouts present to pictured at Elland Road. sign him up! Scribe 11 Alby takes festival
on a city tour By Alan Benstock Lighting up or many people, the FLCoevide-1d9 psan d efmoic r restrictions and medical advice has meant there havCe bheena fenw cuhaknceas th o visit many of iconic locations in the city of Leeds. So, when Chazan alby announced he was going to be “Lighting up Leeds” for Chanukah, it was not just going be an opportunity for those watching online to join in the celebrations but also to visit some of those famous places in and around the city. Alby gets his act together on stage at the city’s magnificent Grand Joined by pianist Jon Theatre with piano accompaniment from Jon Chamberlain Chamberlain and UHC Isn’t that Grand? member andrew Ullmann, alby started his eight-night tour as guests of the Earl and Countess of Harewood where he lit the first candle in the Great Hall of Harewood House. Candle two was lit at home and the third in the UHC synagogue. on the fourth night – and to the delight of the residents –
Lighting the Chanukah candles at the Leeds Familiar setting Just what the doctor ordered General Infirmary – with surgical precision In Shul of the UHC 12 Scribe Residents at Donisthorpe Hall Care Home, Leeds, watch as Alby lights the Chanukah Bringing joy to the elderly candles which he followed with the singing of festival songs
he lit candles at Donisthorpe Hall Care Home. The following day, alby took the large UHC Chanukiah to the stage of the Grand Theatre, where his singing was said to be the first musical performance since the start of the first lockdown. For the last three nights, candles were lit in the Leeds General Infirmary, on the Alby and pianist Jon Chamberlain bring the magic of the balcony of the merrion Festival of Lights to the splendor of Harewood House Centre and finally, on the A stately appearance touchline at Elland road, home of Leeds United – see previous page.
Alby at famous city shopping Kindling the candles at home with Retail therapy venue, the Merrion Centre No place like home daughters Arielle and Emily Scribe 13 S70 wyearse of egivintg tco thhe coammruniitty iys re:c oAgnisn ed MBE for Barbara
HC member barbara Cline was Uawarded the mbe in the Queen’s New Year Honours List “for her services to the community”. barbara has spent almost 70 years doing charitable work. She said: “Charity has always been part of my life. It was imbued in me. The whole family is into charitable work.” Her involvement started in 1951 with the Leeds board of Guardians, later to become the Leeds Jewish Welfare board. After her husband, Kenneth, died in 1979 she returned to the LJWb where she works as its administrator. and is seconded to the Holocaust Survivors’ Frienship Associaion. barbara is also the secretary of the Leeds Committee of Yorkshire Cancer Barbara doing her regular stint at Radio JCom research, and a member of the Chevra Kadisha. She has twice served as president of Leeds bnai brith, and is well- known to listeners of radio JCom as one of its presenters. Commented Shul President michael Lewin: “There is no one more worthy of this honour than barbara. We are privileged she is a member of the UHC.”
Barbara with friends at a UHC quiz and (right) speaking at the 70 Days launch
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Ncamee rthtesae fiamnolusy be taxed! London landmarks P am and michael masser and andrew Ullmann, on behalf of the UHC, invite you to the 3rd Online UHC Quiz on Sunday 21st march 2021. This is a taster of the famous mish-mash Round to be completed before the quiz starts. Register to take part and the rest of the round will be emailed to you. Study the 21 pictures on these four pages and work out the names of famAnosuws eLro: nSdoohno .l andmarks or areas. For example, in the two pictures here, there’s someone sewing Please don’t put the answers on social media – it will ruin it for everyone and someone hoeing. What’s the link? 1 Now you find out the rest and jot your answers next to the numbers.
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HE BEAUTY of mum was that she was one of the people – she was an everyday person “Twho was approachable and personable, and known for her sense of humour.” Part of a tribute paid by Senior Minister Alby Chait to his late mother, Helena, who passed away suddenly in January at the age of 63. “Although she had seven children, she had the best relationship with every single one of us, which is rare in such large families. She gave her attention and love to each child.” He went on: “I don’t know how she did it all – whilst caring for Dad, her sister-in- law Sylvia, her children and grandchildren. Even so, she made a banquet every Friday evening, invited Jewish students for Shabbat and yom tov, looked after the kos‘hMeru mp rmoviesito nhse r fhoru sbcoamnmd unal organisations, shuls, simchot, schools and old augen hdomeers t.” he chuppah at his brother’s wedding. In that moment their love story began’ A special day . . . Mrs Helena Chait at the induction of her son, Alby, by Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis at the UHC in 2017
Helena Chait was well-known for her charitable endeavours, as the wife of the Minister of Liverpool’s Greenbank Drive Synagogue, and as head of supervision for Congregation at that time, had already “Mum showed so much care and Liverpool Kashrut Commission. been headhunted by the Shul.” compassion to Dad and to all her children Born in Liverpool, she was the daughter The couple married at Greenbank Drive and grandchildren. of Golda and Dr Ronald Steinberg, and Synagogue on New Year’s Day 1978, and “Mum was dad’s sidekick and her had three brothers: Max, Barry and Ian. went on to have seven children: Elizabeth communal work was exemplary.” She met her husband – former (Lader), Benjamin, Eva (Grossberger), Alby said: “You could hear her laugh Greenbank Drive Synagogue Minister Fiona (Shorrick), Alby, Charles and Selena from miles away. Cantor Rev Henry Chait – under the (Myers). He said that she loved nothing more chuppa at brother Max’s wedding. They served the Greenbank synagogue than to joke and share her humour with “Mum was the maid of honour and for more than 20 years, until 1999 when others, “but in a way which brought stood in tears, which caught dad’s Rev Chait stepped down, suffering from people closer to her”. attention. In that moment, their love Parkinson’s Disease. Alby said that his Mum’s legacy Alby explained: “Through so many spanned across Anglo-Jewry and beyond. story began. Scribe 19 “Dad, who came from London, who was challenges, Mum and Dad represented He said her loss is felt not just by her serving the Southport Hebrew the epitome of a loving relationship. family but the entire Jewish community. Icing on the cake Zack’s great ‘roll’ in TV Junior Bake Off
ATCh ouT Nigella – this one had a twist. Wthere’s a new kid Next, they had to make on Jtuhnei obrlo Bcka kweh Oefn f fantasy cakes themed it comes to baking! around the bakers’ wildest Leeds teenager Zack dreams! Cohen, 14, appeared on The series was filmed last Channel 4’s summer, when Zack was still in which his skills were put 13, but as mum Nikki to the test against other explained “We’ve had to hopefuls. keep it quiet for so long.” The son of uhC members While schools were closed Nikki and Ashley Cohen, due to coronavirus, she said appeared on the C4 show in the contest provided a January and faced many “positive distraction”. challenges. Said Nikki: “he had a In the first show, he and his brilliant time, and did competitors were put to the amazingly well. I”m really test with sponge baking and proud of him, and we were jelly making. They had to excited to see the finished follow a recipe for a bake programme.” Flour power . . . familiar to most bakers – but She added: “The contest Zack smiles for the camera
Junior Bake Off judges Ravneet Gill and Liam Charles watch Zack Cohen in action in the kitchen
20 Scribe All photos courtesy of Love Productions
Zack gets some good advice from Channel 4’s Junior Bake Off host, comedian Harry Hill
Bake Off was a good outlet for him as it took over The show was hosted by comedian ‘watch party’, but Covid-19 restrictions a big chunk of lives. our kitchen still harry hill with former adult ruined that.” Instead, Zack watched the hasn’t recovered!” contestant Liam Charles and Ravneet programme with his parents, sister Sadly, Zack left the show in the Gill as judges. Scarlett and brother Jules. second week, after appearing in seven Zack said: “I was so excited to watch Also watching was his maternal episodes. the show on TV. I had planned a grandmother, Leila Williams, whose baking skills inspired Zack. he explained: “I have early memories of baking with her, and I’ve just kept going. “She now thinks I’m better than her, so it’s a bit awkward. At a young age I would go to my grandma’s and we would make cupcakes. “I remember once she had edible wafer paper footballs, and I found it unbelievable that you could eat paper!” Zack said that he didn’t have a speciality bake because he loved trying different things and experimenting with A look of concentration . . . Zack gets busy with the ingredients new ideas, “usually stuff I’ve watched on social media,”but he says he loves Scribe 21 baking bread. “I’ve made a lot during lockdown.” By washing your hands By keeping a for 20 seconds... 2 metre distance...
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22 Scribe Jon moves up stream for
JOn CHamberlaIn has accompanied Did you know anything about live Chaazan alnby on ethe piawno near lyc every hstraeaminlg blefoere then pandegmic? e week since the start of the pandemic. He has since started a live-streaming business and here Scribe finds out a little more about him Well, not specifically, but live streaming When did you first meet alby? includes many skills and technologies – videography, audio engineering, . computers and networking. I already had a basic working knowledge of these and, of course, a sense of a how to put a I believe it was sometime in 2019. A production together. These are skills I’ve band which I played with were booked learnt in my career working in music to play at a wedding in Manchester and and theatre, it was just a case of he needed someone to accompany him targeting them in the right direction. for the ceremony. I actually came to How do you find playing with alby? Every new job seems to require an extra the UHC back then to rehearse with bit of kit so I’m always making Alby; I certainly know my way around How does live-streaming compare to incremental upgrades, video cameras better now! doing a show or a gig 'in-real-life’? etc. I’m keen to see how far this will Camera ready . . . Jon with some of his take me. photographic equipment We get on very well musically and, of course, personally too. We've talked together before that rehearsals should The thrill of 'going live' is just the same, be a time to prepare the concept and the Do you see this all as temporary? Do in fact maybe more intense, as the you see yourself going back to being a structure of a piece, but neither of us that you always need a ‘Plan B’ and curtain going up, or the click-track full-time musician post-COVID? like to polish it completely. We both like starting in a live theatre show, but it backups. the idea that some part of it should be certainly took some getting used to! The left open until the performance. My first livestreams I set up were actually a music background is mostly jazz- weekly stream that I still do with my influenced; Alby has shown me that wife Jenny, who is a great jazz I’m actually enjoying it all and I love there are links between jazz and a lot of singer, and when we did the Jewish music, certainly in being able to offer people the chance to first few of those we both put on a show. There is potential for live improvisation. couldn’t believe how Alby's always got an idea or a trick up streaming in so many fields, education, nervous we were! I guess conferences, trade shows. For example, his sleeve! Often a rehearsal will start not only are you hoping you with him saying: “ You might not like having live-streamed approaching a play well, but also that the dozen Barmitzvahs over recent months, this, but . . . “, or “You’re going to hate tech doesn’t suddenly me . . . !” - haha. This is rarely the now that everyone can see what can be fail on you! I have done, I think there will case of course! There have learnt been some great highlights continue to be a place for over the past year – playing live-streaming events of all at Elland Road, the Grand kinds even when larger Theatre and being one of gatherings begin to be the first people to play on possible again. the Town Hall’s new Steinway grand. The number of songs in my ‘Alby Chait’ folder is currently 172!
Jon in a familiar role . . . playing the piano
Scribe 23 Almost a full house, the night we clickety-clicked
By Alan Benstock
T WAS AN evening when It’s eyes down for ‘Afternoon Tea’ became ‘Gluten Free’ (83) and I‘Steps’ were turned into ‘Kosher wine’ (39); biblical stories mentioned lockdown bingo! ‘Manna from heaven’(7) and ‘Seder plate’ (78). Local landmarks highlighted ‘Alwoodley Gates’ (68) and people sought the included – ‘Awarded an Of course it was ‘Too much parking on elusive line, two lines MBE Barbara Cline’ (79) still a competition Linton Drive’ (75) or full house to and ‘Office girl Martine’ and the winning and the seriously win one of the (14). Daily Jewish life claims were checked questionable called prizes on offer. featured with ‘Knock on by Naomi Williams ‘Pharaoh’s sedra’ Little escaped the Shul door’ (4), ‘Proud who had helped (40 –think about the pen of Chazan to be a Jew’ (52) and ‘All organise the successful it!). Alby when it came the tribes’ (12). evening All written and drawn to the calls – including The pandemic found its FinCahllayz, awnh Aalbt yo:f Newbie by our newbie caller Chazan topical news ‘No more way in at 89 with ‘Keep to number 88 –bwineglol citaller Alby at the first UHC online Brexit debate’ (48) and the Covid sign’. was ‘Two bingo evening. ‘Donald’s gone’ (61). The number which got Rebbetzens’! There were three games Even mUembHers oCf th e Leitsheu lornege sCt laulguh wba s A64 fternoon Tea during which more than 150 UHC congregation were ‘Gail and Paul’. Wednesday 17th March 2021 at 2pm via Zoom Entertainment by Roger Quick Afternoon tea delivered to your door Call the Shul office to book you tea: 0113 269 6141 Meeting ID: 834 2299 4103 ■ Password: uhcleeds
24 Scribe Simon Phillips Director of Interfaith, Leeds Jewish Representative Council
“It WAS tHE best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of forms taking place in our communities, and in hope, it was the winter of despair.” particular those being in‘Mfloureanlciteyd: Rebsyt ortinhge pthrein Ccoipmlemso ann dG oeotdh iicns Dofiv oiduerd r eTsipmeecst’,ive religious beliefs. As the sadly departed Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks said in his final book, oT So mUcH a tale of two cities, but a tale of we need to Nall cities as faith communities have move from the culture of ‘I‘ to one of ‘We’. attempted to be a ray of light amid all of the Understandably, so much of the daily news can darkness that covid-19 has brought. be depressing as we read of more deaths, more A large degree of my work as Director of infections, and lack of appropriate equipment for TInterhfaithe for bthe eLeedss Jtew isoh Rfep rteseinmtative es, the wouor worndserfutl f rontlifne wtoirkmers in tehe NsHS and council since last march has been as part of other key services. wider dialogues between local and national We must focus on the good and the goodwill organisations and faith/interfaith bodies. being shown. We should reflect upon how staying I represent the LJRc on both Leeds Faith Forum at home and reducing the usage of our vehicles and Leeds city council’s Religion or Belief Hub. I appears to have reduced the amount of carbon currently sit on Voluntary Action Leeds’ Third emissions and improved air quality. We hope that just as a higher power will Sector Leadership Group and Forum central’s ■Simon Phillips has joined the ‘communities of Interest’ network, conveying the pLeroevdisd e Juesw wisithh sHtroeunsgitnhg a nAd sfsoortciitautdioe,n o naces Jewish ‘voice’ at the same time. lciofem rmeturnnitsy t eon ngoargmeaml, ewnet owffililc ererp –a ay rtohlies hbye Through this, I have helped to organise various choenltdin fuoirn ge tigo hlot ookf ahfties r1 o3u ry ewaorrsld w. ith West interfaith prayer events, such as churches Yorkshire Police. On leaving, Simon received a Together’s National call to Action and Prayer for commendation from Chief Constable John Victims of covid in march, and then in April as part Robins. of Interfaith messages of Hope. Looking after one another is so vitally important in these current times. We must applaud the many inspiring stories of charity and mutual aid in all its
KWie’dre sgiv:i nDg aewasy £i2g5 gnift vaou cNheres two se nYdersa ofr th ec beostv thereer OUR new-look Scribe There are three age Cover Contest, UHC Community Development is launching a great categories: four to eight; Synagogue, 151 Shadwell Officer Naomi Williams. contest for the nine to 12; 13 to 16. Lane, Leeds LS17 8DW. The three winners will children of our Only one entry is Or it can be handed in to each receive a £25 gift congregation – we allowed per child, the Shul office. voucher of their choice, want you to design Y and affixed on the Closing date for entries is and winning designs will a cover for our next reverse must be a Sunday 11th July 2021. appear in the New Year issue which will be out for Rosh completed coupon Judges will be Senior issue of Scribe . Hashanah. (see below). Minister Alby Chait, Scribe Please note: Unfortunately The choice of a subject is Send your entry to: Scribe Editor Alan Benstock and entries cannot be returned. yours: it could be a Rosh Hashanah scene from Biblical times or something more modern. The choice Scribe competition entry form is entirely yours, so put Name ...... Age ...... your thinking caps on. Your entry can be Address ...... submitted in oils, crayon, ...... pastels, felt tip or ink. Daytime phone number ...... Your picture must be upright and fill a space Email address of parent ...... measuring 192mm wide by Entry to the UHC Synagogue, 151 Shadwell Lane, Leeds LS17 8DW 202mm deep. Scribe 25 Tree mendous effort
HUERHE waCs n ovthoingl buut nthteem eforr “ssha rming tahe kjoye on 60 Tu B’Shevat deliveries Tpraise for the UHC’s this very special day”. special team who And he went on to thank delivered more than 60 Community Development goodie bags for Tu B’Shevat – Officer Naomi Williams for the New Year for Trees. “her wonderful work on this”. “Wonderful” was how There was also praise for Chazan Alby described them deliverers Pam and Michael when he heaped praise on Masser, Judith Freeman and UHC Vice-President Val Berwin. Alison Daly-Smith, said on Facebook: “Thank you, UHC Leeds, for another great effort to cheer up the kids for Tu Bishvat. Left: Bags of fun for“ Tthhe e boys love their ygoouondgisetse.r” s at Tu B’Shevat Gift ideas not to pass over! COVID restrictions means that the UHC Gift and and trays, children’s games – plus so much more. Bookshop is no longer open on Sunday mornings. So please contact the Shul office if you wish to But there are some wonderful Pesach-themed buy anything. items available for adults and children. They A time can be arranged for you to attend and include Haggadahs, Seder plates, matzah cloths view the stock.
To make an appointment to view our Pesach selection call Leeds 269 6141
26 Scribe ‘On 21st March, please do not ignore national survey’s optional question about religion’ As a Jew, it’s important
that you Byt Dri Joncathank Boyd this box
t will take you barely a second. all it involves is putting health status, living circumstances and much more. Ia tick in a box. But it is one of the most important and Jaewndis thh eC eaxrie stence of these data helps every single Jewish consequential things you can do to contribute to the future o■rganisation in the country to understand exactly what the of British Jewish life. Jewish population of the Uk looks like, how it has changed the national Census – it’s on Sunday 21st March – takes ovPearr tinmeer,s ahnipds h foowr Jiet wis ilsikhe Slyc htoo oevlsolve in the future. place once a decade. every household in the country is legally ■ has used the census to project how many obligated to complete it, so it always generates the most elLdaenrlgyd coan re places will be needed in care homes going complete and detailed set of data imaginable. f■orward. Conducted in england and wales by the Office for National World Jewish Relief (PaJeS) has used it to Statistics, it provides essential data to support planning in d■etermine how many school places to provide. every walk of life, including health, education, housing, has used it to assess how many Jewish children employment, economics, social inclusion and political have learning disabilities. representation. has used it to build support for its work there is not a single issue overseas. happening in Britain today it’s been used to help that cannot be better understand the scale and understood in some way by nature of antisemitism, to ‘rWefhearrti insg y toou rc ernelsiugsio dna?t’ a. determine intermarriage rates in 2001, the Census included and to help create low-cost a question on religion for the housing for disadvantaged first time. it simply asked: Jewish families. and it’s used in every reliable offered several response survey of the Jewish options: Christian, Buddhist, population – every credible Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, figure you have seen about the Other or None. proportion of Jews who think it was controversial at the x, do y, or believe z draws on time – the government needed Census data. better data to understand every synagogue movement, increasingly multicultural Jewish school, Jewish charity Britain, but there were concerns that people might find the and foundation uses Census data in countless ways, even if question too intrusive. in the end they decided to include it, they don’t realise it. but, uniquely among all questions asked, to make it optional. i know, because i spend much of my professional life sharing in total, 266,740 people ticked the ‘Jewish’ box. it with them, using it to explain the Jewish population Because the question was optional, that figure did not dynamics they need to understand to determine how best to capture the total size of the Jewish population. But it came serve our community. close. Using other techniques, the Uk Jewish population was as in 2001 and 2011, the 2021 Census will include an estimated at 300,000 at the time, so the census picked up optional question about religion with a ‘Jewish’ response about 90% of the whole. option. Please tick it. indeed, please encourage every single a very similar result – 271,259 people – was obtained when JeDwr yJonua ktnhoawn tBoo tyicdk i sit E. xecutive Director of the Institute for the question was repeated in the next census in 2011. ■Jetwhisaht vPeorlyic syim Rpeslee atarsckh ,i sa onnde i nodf tehpee mndoesnt tc orensseeaqrucehn tiniasl titute For most Jews, discussion about the census ends here. they tphrionvgisd yinogu dcanta d too t sou hpeplpo rJet wJeiwshis chh aorigtiaensi seartvioen yso ua carnods s your think that Jewish interest in it is limited to knowing how many fEaumroilpy’es tion theerelps tpsl faonr. the foreseeable future. people ticked the box. But they could not be more wrong. Close examination of census data allows us to construct an Scribe 27 immensely detailed portrait of the Jewish population – its age profile, geographical contours, socioeconomic conditions, Busy baking buns to show support for our NHS vaccination workers UHC members joined with ‘cookies’ to Claire brown, other members of the Leeds who came up with the idea Jewish community to show with husband, Harry, who their support for those at then transported them to the forefront of the Covid-19 the centre. vaccination programme. The teams were bowled They took part in an over by the quantity and initiative to make home- variety of cakes delivered made treats – buns, cakes to them, and said how much and biscuits – for the it meant to be appreciated vaccinators and support for the work they were team at the east Leeds doing. Vaccination Centre as a Other vaccination centres ‘thank you’ for the work in the city have been they’re doing in the battle contacted, and the scheme is against the pandemic. being repeated over the next Barbara Cammerman They delivered their few months. Pat Moss BBC Newsbeat spot for Alby in feature on religion and Look who’s on . . . Chazan Alby on coronavirus the telly . . . bbC’s Newsbeat Newsbeat
HAZAN Alby was one of four faith World War Two, synagogues remained He said that when people feel a sense of Cleaders who were featured in a open to the best of their ability. But with vulnerability they always look for four-minute BBC TV the coronavirus pandemic he said that something stronger than themselves. spot screened in February about “this is one of the first times ever that a As chaplain for the NHS Trust, Alby said how religious services have been changed synagogue has closed, and that in itself is that for years, when people come to a due to Covid-19. something difficult to deal with.” hospital and they feel again a sense of The item opened with Alby singing in He explained that with the outbreak, their mortality, people look for something the UHC, accompanied by pianist Jon the synagogue moved very quickly online stronger. Chamberlain. “and actually found a whole new He added that never in his career had UHC In a voice over, he said that even in congregation. he visited somebody in hospital, and techno they’ve said: “Not for me, not for me.” wizard Others taking part in the news item Andrew Ullmann were Sabah Ahmedi, at 27 one of Britain’s appeared youngest Imams working in Hampshire; briefly in Rev Rachel Sheehan, a vicar in Wigan; and the bbC Harmeet Singh Gill, from Singh Sabha Newsbeat Southall Gurdwara. item They explained how each of their places of worship have had to adapt because of the pandemic, and how they are helping their communities to cope. 26 Scribe The news item also included a shot of UHC member Andrew Ullmann, but if you blinked, you probably missed him! Chaazzaan Allbyy,, aaccccompaaniieed byy JJon Chaambeerrllaaiin on piiaano,, ssiinggss Miizzmoorr LLeeDavviid aatt LLeeeedss Town Haallll ‘B Tributes paid to E THE LiGHT in the previous week. darkness’ was the theme There were two keynote of this year’s Leeds civic addresses by Dr Alessandro remembrance service marking Bucci, Co-director of the the woman who Holocaust Memorial Day. Holocaust Learning and Held online due the Covid-19 Exhibition Centre, University restrictions, the evenMti zmwaosr of Huddersfield, and Ben LoepDenaevidd ,b y the Lord Mayor of Barkow, Chair of the Holocaust raised Holocaust Leeds, Councillor Eileen Taylor. Survivors’ Friendship Association. The service began with Both paid tribute Lillian Chazan Alby singing Black OBE who died last accompanied by Jon October after contracting awareness Chamberlain on the piano. coronavirus. Each recalled her The performance, which tireless efforts in raising took place at Leeds Town Hall, public awareness of the had been recorded the consequences of hate and the cRoenfutgineuee Bdl ueeds ucation about the Holocaust. The event included a virtual reading of WH Auden’s poem by young people from Carriageworks Young Theatre Makers, the Breeze Arts Foundation at Leeds Playhouse, Opera North Youth Chorus and Pyramid. This was followed by a reading of the seven statements of commitments with candle lighting by representatives of different groups persecuted including Holocaust survivors, people wKeilt hM aaldehd iRtiaocnhaal mnim eeds, the Coun Eileen Taylor: The Lillian Black: Tributes were Rudi Leavor BEM: President LGBT+ community and Lord Mayor of Leeds paid to her of Bradford Synagogue Remembering Srebrenica. The event closed with Sscurnibge b2y9 the President of Bradford Synagogue, Rudi Leavor, BEM. What is Jnetics?
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30 Scribe Fanny Waterman 1920-2020 Photo: John Fisher EIGHT years ago, UHC member Dame Fanny Waterman – creator of the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition – gave an interview to JOHN FISHER for Scribe . In this extract, she recalls her early life, growing up in a poor background in Leeds. Dame Fanny died in December, aged 100.
AME FAnny Waterman Dis happy to take me back to Albert Grove, to a house that had a cellar kitchen and no lavatory – the scene of her childhood. Dame Fanny Waterman at her home in Leeds “My earliest memory was sitting in the kitchen and seeing people walking above,” she recalls. “I was a youngster and had whooping cough and my mother would rush me up the stairs to get a breath of fresh air. Dame who never She came from an impoverished background. Her father Myer came from Russia at the turn of the forgot her roots century; a master jeweller and a violinist) possessed a passion Tobias Matthay, one of the with an elderly Lady in trained gemmologist from for music and nurtured it. greatest teachers of his Waiting and said to me Bedichev in the Ukraine. “My parents also gave me generation. “congratulations, you have “My father met my Leeds- true values in life, and that “He taught Dame Myra Hess been most successful”. born mother Mary and they was never to cherish anything and I went to him until his Dame Fanny always knew married. We moved to money can buy, but to value death at the age of 86. she wanted to teach; the
a Gathorne Terrace and until i instead good health, talent, “Matthay’s fees were four desire to pass on knowledge d e p I was 18 I never lived in a i beauty and integrity. This has guineas an hour and two excites her. k i
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: always been my mantra.” guineas for 30 minutes. “At school I used to love s o t bathroom.” o Although her background “My father could only afford chalking up sums on the h P Always content with her was poor, the family the half-hour lesson. I blackboard. I loved lot she doesn’t ever owned an upright remember leaving explaining things.” recall feeling poor – piano and at four, Leeds at the crack of The great virtuoso her young days Fanny used to climb dawn to get the first concert pianist Cyril were filled with on the stool to play train to King’s Cross. Smith once called laughter, she says. Tobias Matthay the hits of the day. At the end of her Sir Henry Wood her “a brilliantly She went to Chapel “My first piano time at the RCM she gifted pianist and Allerton High School In teacher was a Mrs was invited to play at a musician” and forecast (Mwinhiimchis Fidelibs ecame Goldberg who had a Promenade concert, that as a teacher Allerton High School) piano in the kitchen. and a handwritten she would become a where her much Whilst teaching me she was letter of gratitude from Sir source of inspiration to her quoted school motto was also cooking on the hob. Henry Wood is framed pupils. (faithful in “I always said I hoped her proudly in her elegant lounge. “There is more to teaching little things). culinary skills were better A treasured memory is than merely giving a piano Her “not musically-educated” than her teaching,” she laughs. receiving an award from a lesson,” she says, leaning parents were quick to Prior to winning a scholarship teenage Princess Elizabeth forward earnestly. acknowledge that their only aged 17 to the Royal College of who attended the RCM’s “It’s a very intimate daughter (she had an elder Music in London where Dame annual prize-giving. relationship between Stceraibche e3r1 brother Harry, who was a Fanny studied under Cyril “I remember she wore a navy and pupil – and almost Leeds solicitor and talented Smith, she had lessons with suit and sat on the platform psychological.” Ambulance Hospice Chocs for heroes #ATimeToSayTBy Ahlan Baensntockk You I (left) T WAS time once chocolate bars and again for the UHC flowers – to to thank the many various organisations in heroes and heroines the city. who worked on Benefitting from the Christmas Day caring initiative were the for us all. Yorkshire Ambulance In 2019, more Service NHS Trust, St than 500 people joined Gemma’s Hospice, West ‘Alby’s Army’ to Yorkshire Police, Dyneley deliver tidings of House Care Home, Leeds comfort and joy. Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust This time, because of and West Yorkshire Fire and Police Care home coronavirus, Alby did Rescue Service . the rounds on his own on Commented Alby: “We hope December 25th, taking to be back bigger than ever gifts full of sweetness –a later this year. Who’s with selection of delicious me?” We all are, Alby!
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