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Activities
- Top level meetings and consultations with government and community leaders in Africa, India, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe and the Far East.
- Consultations with the Commonwealth Secretary-General and leaders of the Commonwealth Secretariat.
- Biennial Conferences held in London, Gibraltar, Canada, Barbados, Hong Kong, Israel and South Africa.
- Creation of regional links between Commonwealth communities.
- Assistance to communities in coping with problems caused by isolation from sources of Jewish religious requirements.
- The strengthening of religious life of commonwealth countries, including assistance with the provision of religious and educational facilities and leadership; the relief of poverty; and where appropriate the preparation of contingency plans.
Projects
- Support for the restoration of synagogues, including Jamaica, Barbados, India, Nevis and Malta.
- Support for restoration of cemeteries, including those in Belize, Cyprus, Fiji, Nevis and Zimbabwe.
- Financing of educational and travel scholarships.
- Arranging and sponsoring the provision of Student Ministers and others who have provided their services voluntarily to conduct High Holy day services in several Commonwealth countries.
- Financial support for the only Jewish school in Harare, Zimbabwe.
- Meetings with Heads of Government and State of: Australia, Barbados, Canada, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Formal and informal discussions with leaders of most other Commonwealth countries, some not represented on the Council and with other world leaders, political or religious.
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