Baroness Deech warns against “passive acts of commemoration” on Holocaust Memorial Day, urging political leaders to “commit to protecting” Jews
Baroness Deech has warned political leaders against “passive acts of commemoration” on Holocaust Memorial Day, calling instead for them “to commit to protecting Jewish communities from violence and hatred.” Writing in The House magazine, Baroness Deech noted that “the Holocaust is a collective trauma for the Jewish people. The unbearable knowledge of what occurred has […]
Sheffield branch of University and College Union under fire from Holocaust survivor for inappropriate Holocaust Memorial Day event
The Sheffield branch of the University and College Union (UCU) has been criticised for holding an event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day featuring a controversial Jewish academic who holds unrepresentative views regarding the International Definition of Antisemitism. The event was in fact billed as an evaluation of the Definition. The speaker was Brian Klug, a […]
Uruguay announces adoption of International Definition of Antisemitism
Uruguay has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The Government of Uruguay adopted the Definition in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and thus becomes the first country in South America to adopt the Definition. Campaign Against Antisemitism applauds the decision, which demonstrates the Uruguayan Government’s solidarity with the Jewish community. Britain was the first […]
Emily Thornberry tells Holocaust Memorial Day audience that Jeremy Corbyn “will always call out” racism, after Labour leader appears to back Rebecca Long-Bailey as successor
Labour leadership hopeful Emily Thornberry has praised Jeremy Corbyn for “always calling out those people who play the race card” at a Holocaust Memorial Day event. Speaking at an event at Islington Assembly Hall to an audience that included fellow local MP Mr Corbyn, Ms Thornberry advised that it was not just the pupils present […]
The Holocaust “makes us see how quickly political rhetoric and posturing can become murder,” says independent London Mayoral candidate Rory Stewart
Rory Stewart has described the significance of Holocaust Memorial Day as “eternal”, and that the Holocaust “shines a light on how even in perceived metropolis liberal cities…scapegoating, racism and prejudice can result in the greatest of human horrors. It makes us see how seemingly ordinary people can evolve into an evil kind. It makes us […]
All MPs sign up to International Definition of Antisemitism, except Labour’s Graham Stringer, Tahir Ali, Andy McDonald and Grahame Morris
All Members of Parliament have reportedly signed up to the International Definition of Antisemitism, with the exception of Labour’s Graham Stringer, Tahir Ali, Andy McDonald and Grahame Morris, apparently “despite repeated attempts to contact them,” according to the All Party Group Against Antisemitism, which organised the campaign. Sinn Fein’s seven MPs, who do not take […]
Duchess of Cambridge’s exhibition photographs of Holocaust survivors pre-released for Holocaust Memorial Day
Photographs taken by the Duchess of Cambridge of Holocaust survivors with their descendants have been pre-released to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. The photographs, taken at Kensington Palace earlier this month, will feature in an exhibition of powerful images to open later this year. The Duchess is known to be a keen photographer. Each portrait depicts […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson remembers the Holocaust: “The darkest of nights is never again allowed to fall upon the Jews of the world”
Boris Johnson has written, to mark the Holocaust, of how “it is so important that those of us who remain continue to remember.” Writing in the Jewish News, the Prime Minister warned against Holocaust denial: “Because even though the Shoah was a crime so unprecedented it required the creation of a new word – genocide […]
“I am going to cut your Jewish head off!” screams a woman at Jewish girls on Holocaust Memorial Day
An eleven-year-old Jewish girl, along with a four-year-old Jewish girl, were abused on Holocaust Memorial Day by a woman in the street who shouted at them: “I am going to cut your Jewish head off!” The incident took place at 16:15 on 27th January on Moundfield Road in Stamford Hill and was reported by Stamford […]
CAA hosts sold-out screening of Quezon’s Game on little-known story of Filipino president who saved Jews during the Holocaust, including Q & A with the director and cast
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, Campaign Against Antisemitism held an exclusive screening of Quezon’s Game, before its UK release date, with the director and leading cast members. The award-winning film tells how Filipino President Manuel L. Quezon risked his career, his health and his country’s relationship with the United States in order to rescue more […]