LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

An eruv for Hendon

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

22 Sep 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:04:01

Description

Jews in North London have been granted permission to set up a religious enclosure, called an eruv, in Hendon. The eruv is marked out by a long wire mounted on tall poles; Orthodox Jews can, for instance, use wheelchairs and prams on the Sabbath within its boundaries. It has strirred up a good deal of local feeling. Barnet Council originally refused planning permission, a decision overturned by Environment Secretary, John Gummer. Max Cotton reports from the radio car in Hendon, speaking with Edward Black of the Eruv Committee, and Councillor Jack Cohen of Barnet Borough Council.

Contributors

Max Cotton; Edward Black; Jack Cohen

Keywords

London; Local authorities; Religion; UK; Judaism; Planning permission; Religious practice; Sabbath observance; Hendon; Barnet Borough Council

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