| Lionel Kopelowitz | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Office1: | 41st President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews |
| Termstart1: | 1985 |
| Termend1: | 1991 |
| Office2: | President of the National Council for Soviet Jewry |
| Termstart2: | 1985 |
| Termend2: | 1991 |
| Predecessor: | Greville Janner |
| Successor: | Israel Finestein |
| Birth Date: | 9 December 1926[1] |
Jacob Lionel Garstein Kopelowitz[2] (9 December 1926 – 27 July 2019) was a British Jewish community leader and former President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews.
Kopelowitz was born in Newcastle upon Tyne but grew up in nearby Durham.[3] He was educated at Clifton College before studying at the Trinity College at the University of Cambridge while training as a doctor at University College Hospital.[2] [4] He served in the Royal Air Force (1952–1953) before becoming a GP.[2]
He was President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and President of the National Council for Soviet Jewry from 1985–1991, while also pursuing an individual career as a GP and a key member of the British Medical Association.[5]
He died on 27 July 2019 in London.[3] [5]