Jewish Labour Movement

The Jewish Labour Movement (JLM), known as Poale Zion (Great Britain) from 1903 to 2004, is one of the oldest socialist societies affiliated to the UK Labour Party. It is a member of the progressive coalition of Avodah/Meretz/Arzenu/Ameinu within the World Zionist Organization. Its sister parties are the Israeli Labor Party (Havodah) and Meretz.

Jewish Labour Movement
AbbreviationJLM
Formation1903
Location
  • United Kingdom
Membership (2020)
3,000
National movement chair
Mike Katz
Parliamentary chair
Margaret Hodge
National secretary
Adam Langleben
National vice chairs
  • Sarah Sackman
  • Ruth Smeeth
Affiliations
Websitejewishlabour.uk
Formerly called
Poale Zion

JLM is affiliated to the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland. Its objects are to maintain and promote Labour or Socialist Zionism as the movement for self-determination of the Jewish people within the state of Israel, and to support, develop and promote political activists who work to enable the objects and values of the Jewish Labour Movement.

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