Former BoD president Jo Wagerman passes away

Former president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews (BoD) Jo Wagerman died this week. Jo was also headteacher of London’s leading Jewish school, JFS from 1985-1993 and the first woman to be elected president of the Board of Deputies. She was also strongly involved in the EJC in its earliest years. JFS headteacher Rachel Fink led the tributes.

“Today the school has lost a close friend and former leader and I have lost one of my role models,” Fink said. “Jo was the headteacher of JFS in Camden Town and led the school from 1985 – 1993. In that time she transformed the school and developed its reputation as an outstanding learning institution.

“Anyone who knew her will recall her as a formidable personality who was deeply respected and admired.

Board of Deputies president Marie van der Zyl said: “Jo Wagerman was a pioneer – the first female headteacher of JFS and the first woman to lead the BoD as president. She made an immense contribution to our Jewish community and she will be sadly missed.

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