Julia Neuberger
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Personal details | |
Born | Julia Babette Sarah Schwab 27 February 1950 London, England |
Political party | None (crossbencher) |
Other political affiliations | Liberal Democrats (1988–2011) Social Democratic Party (Before 1988) |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge Leo Baeck College |
Julia Babette Sarah Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger,
Neuberger was the second woman to be ordained as a Rabbi in the UK, the first being Jackie Tabick.[3]
Early life
Neuberger was born Julia Babette Sarah Schwab in the Hampstead area of London on 27 February 1950, the daughter of art critic Liesel ("Alice") and civil servant Walter Schwab.[4] Her mother was a German-Jewish refugee who had fled the Nazis, arriving in England at the age of 22 in 1937, while her father was born in England to German-Jewish immigrants who had settled there before World War I. The Schwab Trust, which supports and educates young refugees and asylum seekers, was later set up in her parents' name.[5]
She attended
Career
Religious roles
Neuberger taught at her alma mater, Leo Baeck College, from 1977 to 1997. She later became Britain's first female rabbi to have her own synagogue. She was rabbi of the South London Liberal Synagogue from 1977 to 1989 and is president of West Central Liberal Synagogue. On 1 February 2011, the West London Synagogue (a Movement for Reform Judaism synagogue) announced that she had been appointed as senior rabbi of the synagogue. She retired from her West London Synagogue role in March 2020. She also regularly appears on the Pause for Thought section on BBC Radio 2.[7]
Public sector activity
Neuberger was Chair of Camden and Islington Community Health Services
Political and parliamentary roles
Neuberger was the
Controversy
In 1997, Neuberger criticised
Charity work
In January 2013, Neuberger was appointed chair of an Independent Review of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient. The impartiality of the appointment was questioned by some of the bereaved families, due to her previous endorsement of the pathway, which was written by Dr John Ellershaw, medical director of the Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute in Liverpool, in a 2003 BMJ article,[17] and her widely publicised support of the Marie Curie Institute. The results of the review were published in July 2013;[18] accepting the review's recommendations, the government advised that NHS hospitals should phase out the use of the LCP.
Neuberger was elected vice-president of Attend, a charity that supports and expands the roles volunteers play in creating healthy communities, in 2006[19] and held the position until she retired in 2011.
Neuberger was appointed to the board of Irish health insurers Vhi Healthcare for a five-year period from 2005 by Mary Harney, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children.[20]
Neuberger is a Vice President of the Jewish Leadership Council.[21]
Personal life
Neuberger married professor Anthony Neuberger on 17 September 1973.[22] They have a son named Matthew and a daughter named Harriet.
In the wake of the Brexit vote in 2016, Neuberger stated that she would apply for a German passport, for which she is eligible through her parents.[23] She said, "My decision has nothing at all to do with anti-Semitism, but with my origins, my admiration for how today's Germany has dealt with its past, and my sense of being European as well as British."[24]
Publications
- The Story of Judaism (for children), 1986, 2nd edition 1988.
- Days of Decision (Edited four in series), 1987.
- Caring for Dying Patients of Different Faiths, 1987, 3rd edition 2004 (edited, with John A. White).
- A Necessary End, 1991.
- Whatever’s Happening to Women?, 1991.
- Ethics and Healthcare: the role of Research Ethics Committees in the UK, 1992.
- The Things That Matter (anthology of women's spiritual poetry, Edited by JN), 1993.
- On Being Jewish, 1995.
- Dying Well: a guide to enabling a better death, 1999, 2nd edition 2004.
- Hidden Assets: values and decision-making in the NHS today, (edition with Bill New), 2002.
- The Moral State We’re In, 2005.
- Report on Volunteering, 2008.
- Antisemitism: What it is; What it isn't and why it matters, 2019.
References
- UCLH. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Rabbi Julia Neuberger". West London Synagogue. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ "Julia Neuberger".
- ^ "Neuberger, Julia (Babette Sarah) 1950- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
- ^ "The Schwab and Westheimer Trusts homepage". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Weiss, Ruth. "Interview with Rabbi Julia Neuberger, the first female rabbi in Great Britain who had her own synagogue" (January 9, 1987) [audio recording]. Personenarchiv Ruth Weiss, ID: TPA.43 165. Basler Afrika Bibliographien (BAB).
- ^ Sampson, Katie (1 October 1997). "I work for: Julia Neuberger". www.independent.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Curtain Rises On New Chancellor". Ulster University. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Appointment as "Volunteering Tsar", on 10 Downing Street website 29 June 2007. Archived 1 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Report of Neuberger's forthcoming speech on Volunteering, in The Guardian, 10 March 2008". The Guardian. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Report on Volunteering, March 2008 (PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2008.
- ^ Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1997". cain.ulster.ac.uk.
- Irish News, 17 April 2007
- Irish News, 19 April 2007
- Irish Times. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ UU Chancellor defends comments on single denomination schools Archived 3 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The IE Professional #120b, 23 September 1997
- PMID 12511460.
- ^ Independent report: Review of Liverpool Care Pathway for dying patients – Department of Health, 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Attend VIPs – Attend". www.attend.org.uk.
- ^ "VHI Press Releases". www.vhi.ie.
- ^ "Vice Presidents". Jewish Leadership Council. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Anthony Neuberger profile from Warwick Business School". Archived from the original on 3 October 2008.
- ^ Oryszczuk, Stephen. "Baroness Neuberger applies for German passport". www.jewishnews.co.uk.
- ^ Neuberger, Julia (15 November 2016). "I'm a rabbi, and I'm applying for a German passport. Here's why – Julia Neuberger". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
External links
- Baroness Neuberger profile at the site of Parliament
- 2004 Interview by Joan Bakewell for Belief (BBC Radio 3)
- Video interview with Baroness Neuberger on PMLiVE.com