To further progress Jewish life in the UK, The Board is delighted to announce that it is working on a new project that seeks to forecast the needs for the Jewish community over the next 100 years.

Jewish 100, looks to the year 2108 and then takes a step back to see how Jewish life arrived at the state it will be in.

At this time, initial research is being undertaken by Jane Cohen and results are set to be delivered early 2009.

“According to initial estimates, there will be 1.7million Jews in the country, a slight decline on the current figures,” said Jane Cohen. “But this is only an estimate, we need to do some real forecasting into the future.”

A budget of £3.8m has been allocated for the work involved.

“It is not just a question of sticking a finger at the wind to make predictions,” Jane Cohen added. “It is about being 100% accurate and with a £3.8m budget, I can make sure it is correct.”