The Board of Deputies of British Jews appointed Hayim Pinner new secretary general. For the past 28 years he had been executive director of British B’nai B’rith. Pinner, 52, a long time member of the Poale Zion movement, takes up his new appointment Dec. 1. The post had been vacant for about three years, since the resignation of Abraham Marks.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.