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Performance TitleA Memorial and Tribute Meeting to Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995)
Performance Date12 November 1995
Performance DaySunday
Performance Time12:30
Main PerformersSir Trevor Chinn (President, Joint Israel Appeal, Chair),
Rabbi Hugo Gryn,
Rabbi Dr Jeffrey M Cohen,
Rabbi Dr Louis Jacobs,
Rabbi Dr Abraham Levy,
Rabbi John D Rayner,
His Excellency Mr Moshe Raviv,
Rt. Hon. Malcolm Rifkind,
Rt. Hon. Tony Blair MP (Leader of the Opposition),
Rt. Hon. Paddy Ashdown MP (Leader of the Liberal Democrats),
Mr Eldred Tabachnik QC (President, Board of Deputies of British Jews),
Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks (Chief Rabbi) - speakers

Cantor Moshe Haschel,
Cantor Stephen Robins - vocals
ChoirsShabbaton Choir
Set ListOpening and reading of a letter from Mr Rabin to the Chief Rabbi (Sir Trevor Chinn),
'Shomeir Yisrael', Alman (Shabbaton Choir, Cantor Stephen Robins)
Lighting of memorial candles (Rabbi Hugo Gryn, Rabbi Dr Jeffrey M Cohen, Rabbi Dr Louis Jacobs, Rabbi Dr Abraham Levy, Rabbi John D Rayner),
The Ambassador of Israel, His Excellency Mr Moshe Raviv,
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Rt. Hon. Malcolm Rifkind,
The Leader of HM Opposition, Rt. Hon. Tony Blair,
The Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, Rt. Hon. Paddy Ashdown,
The President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, Mr Eldred Tabachnik,
The Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks,
'El Maleh Rachamim' (memorial prayer) (Cantor Moshe Haschel),
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem),
'Hatikvah'
Performance NotesThe Prime Minister was represented by Mr Malcolm Rifkind QC MP (Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs).
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1995/159)
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Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1995/159A Memorial and Tribute Meeting to Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995)12 November 1995
Work
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Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/14701Blair; Sir; Tony (6 May 1953); British former Labour Prime Minister
DS/UK/20160Rifkind; Sir; Malcolm Leslie (1946-); British Conservative Party politician
DS/UK/20161Ashdown; Paddy (27 February 1941-22 December 2018); Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon GCMG, CH, KBE, PC; Indian-born British politician and diplomat
DS/UK/20163Sacks; Jonathan Henry (1948-); Baron Sacks; British United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth chief rabbi, scholar
DS/UK/20165Haschel; Moshe (1969-); Argentine-born Israeli cantor
DS/UK/20167Robins; Stephen (fl 1980s-); British cantor
DS/UK/20168Shabbaton Choir; 1980-; British Jewish choir
DS/UK/20159Raviv; Moshe (fl 1950s-1990s); Israeli diplomat
DS/UK/20162Tabachnik; Eldred (1943-); South African-born English barrister, recorder, former president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews
DS/UK/20158Rayner; John Desmond (1924-2005); CBE; German-born British rabbi
DS/UK/20157Levy; Abraham (1939-); British Sephardi chief rabbi
DS/UK/20155Jacobs; Louis (1920-1996); British rabbi, founder of Masorti Judaism, writer, theologian
DS/UK/20154Gryn; Hugo Gabriel (1930-1996); British Reform rabbi
DS/UK/20153Chinn CVO; Sir; Trevor (1935-); British businessman, philanthropist
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