Joe Lobenstein

Joe Lobenstein MBE[1] (1926 or 1927 – 28 June 2015) was a spokesman for the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations (Kedassia) and a former Conservative politician in London.

He was formerly the vice-president of the Orthodox Hebrew Congregation and chairman of their external affairs committee. He was the Mayor of Hackney Borough Council four times in a row. He was for many years the only non-Labour party councillor in Hackney. He was the leader of the Conservative group of Councillors until 1997. In 2012 Joe Lobenstein was appointed as President of the Stamford Hill Shomrim, a Jewish volunteer Neighbourhood Patrol Group.

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