Jewdas

Jewdas is a radical Jewish diaspora group based in London, although many of the founder members trace their roots back to Jewish communities in Iceland and elsewhere in the Scandinavian Jewish diaspora. It has a satirical-communal website and stages events in London and around. In 2008 the group achieved fame, being listed #67 on "The JC Power 100", the Jewish Chronicle's annual ranking of the 100 most influential British Jews.

It is a secretive organisation based upon anarchistic lines, engaged in political, cultural, and artistic activities. Representatives of the organization use the collective pseudonym "Geoffrey Cohen" in speaking to the media.

Its first event was held at rampART Social Center in London's East End, the traditional home of London's immigrant Jewish community; a free (albeit accepted donation) Purim party on Saturday, 18 March 2006, which was open to anyone of any ethnic or religious background, was attended by in excess of 600 people and was covered by the national press. Its second main event was a subject of great controversy, being called "The Protocols of the Elders of Hackney", with a flyer parodying traditional anti-semitic images. Members of the group were arrested, an incident condemned by the Jewish Chronicle in an editorial entitled "In Praise of Jewdas". More recent events have included a "Radical Cosmopolitan Yeshiva" at the Shunt Lounge, a film festival ("Treifspotting") and a secret Channukah party, which involved recreating the Temple of Jerusalem in Dalston.