The secularists miss the point, argues Simon Rocker - state-
funded faith schools will immunise against fanaticism, rather
than fuel it Earlier this year, Prince Philip was guest of
honour at a dinner at the Mansion House in London to mark the
350th anniversary of the resettlement of Jews in England.
Interestingly, as an example of Jewish contribution to Britain,
one of the speakers, Lord Levene, a former lord mayor of the
city, chose to highlight Jewish involvement in the armed
services, mentioning such figures as Sir Albert Stern, the
banker who helped to develop the tank. There can be no better
proof of a group's patriotism than its part in the defence of
the realm.  As Henry Grunwald, president of the main Jewish
representative organisation, the Board of Deputies, put it, this
was an occasion to celebrate the fact that "as a community, we
have been able to integrate fully into the life of this city,
this country, without losing our distinctive identity as Jews."
British Jewry is often held up as a model o