The United Synagogue

Our President & Trustees

The Trustees of the United Synagogue are elected to take on overall responsibility for what is a large and complex charity. They serve for a three-year term. The current team assumed office in July 2008.

The Trustees have produced a document called Manifesto 2008 with their plans for the future of the United Synagogue available to download below.

Please click here to download the
United Synagogue 2008 Manifesto

Simon Hochhauser - President

Dr Simon Hochhauser has been President of the United Synagogue since July 2005. He was a Vice-President of the United Synagogue for a period of six years until 2005 during which he chaired the Religi ...

Keith Barnett - Vice President

Keith is a Vice President of the United Synagogue and has a long background with the organisation, starting from when he received his Jewish education at a US cheder! Born and raised in Kenton, he att ...

Stephen Pack - Vice President

Stephen is a Vice-President of the United Synagogue, having been elected in 2008. He previously has been a Treasurer Trustee of the US since 2002, having been re-elected in 2005. He lives in Hadley Wo ...

Peter Zinkin - Vice President

Peter became chairman of Golders Green Synagogue in 1999 and has just completed a six-year term, during which the Golders Green community has been an increasingly exciting and vibrant community.

Geoffrey Hartnell - Treasurer

Geoffrey was elected Treasurer in 2008, after holding the post of Vice-President.
He has been a Trustee of the United Synagogue for the past nine years. Prior to being elected US Treasurer in 1997, G ...

Stephen Fenton - Treasurer

Stephen is a Treasurer of the United Synagogue and was elected as a Trustee in 2005. He graduated as a BSc from the LSE in 1972 and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1975 - he was made a partner ...

 

Russell Tenzer - Treasurer

Russell was elected as a Treasurer and Trustee of the US in 2008. He was the Financial Representative of Stanmore and Canons Park Synagogue from 2000 to 2005. Russell was a member of the Audit Revie ...