Rebecca Birk

She gained a BA in theology from Bristol University and an MA from Harvard Divinity School before training to be a rabbi at Leo Baeck College.

[3] At Finchley Progressive Synagogue she has led a successful campaign with Citizens UK to ensure that accommodation was found for refugees from the Syrian Civil War.

[4] In October 2015 Barnet Council became the first Conservative-run local authority district to resettle refugees under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme,[5] agreeing to admit 50 Syrian refugees.

[8]In May 2020 she joined other faith leaders to help hand out free meals from the Queen’s Crescent Community Centre in Kentish Town.

[9] She has been a contributor to BBC Radio 2's Pause for Thought,[10][11] and written for newspapers including Jewish News.