Source: The Jewish Chronicle
http://www.thejc.com/community/community-life/30443/interfaith-cricket-scheme-praised-leeds
An interfaith cricket scheme launched by Leeds Jewish Representative Council has been showcased nationally as a model of bridge-building between communities.
It is the recipient of a £12,000 "Faith in Action" grant from the government-sponsored Community Development Foundation. The Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester has received a similar sum for a variety of interfaith ventures.
The Leeds scheme is one of 19 featured in Faith Matters, a new booklet from the CDF highlighting local success stories.
Rep council secretary Keith Ackerman explained: "The idea is to use cricket as a vehicle to get young people of different faiths to play together in mixed teams and beyond that, to use the social interaction to break down preconceptions."