Holocaust survivor tells of ‘anger’ over comparisons between Israel and the Nazis;Report: Almost half of all Jewish Shoah survivors live in Israel, says new demographic survey;VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS: Holocaust memorial is 10 years on the drawing board

 

THE DAILY EDITION Thursday, January 25, 2024

‘This is idiotic’: survivors give evidence about proposed memorial BY BEATRICE SAYERS At a meeting of MPs on the Holocaust Memorial Bill select committee, four survivors opposed to the project air their concerns alongside Baroness Deech and Sir Richard Evans

Sadiq Khan tells City Hall HMD event this year’s service ‘feels more important than ever’ BY LEE HARPIN   Three schools postpone Holocaust educational partnership with Anne Frank Trust BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS: Holocaust memorial is 10 years on the drawing board BY VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS MPs must heed the valid concerns of architects, a terrorism expert, the group Save Victoria Tower Gardens and four Shoah survivors, the eldest of them 98-year-old Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who have voiced their objections to current proposals for a memorial and learning centre

Israel’s National Library gifted world’s largest collection of Yemenite manuscripts BY JENNI FRAZER   EasyJet reports £40m hit from Israel-Hamas war BY JN REPORTER

Labour MP provokes disgust with ‘blood on his hands’ jibe at Sunak over Gaza BY LEE HARPIN Tahir Ali, the MP for Birmingham Hall Green, was branded a ‘complete disgrace’ after claiming the PM has ‘the blood of thousands of innocent people on his hands’ in a PMQs rant

‘Throw the extremists out’: Families of hostages protest inside Knesset BY JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL

Report: Almost half of all Jewish Shoah survivors live in Israel, says new demographic survey BY JENNI FRAZER The Claims Conference, representing Jews in negotiating compensation and restitution for victims of Nazi persecution, found 1,200 Jewish survivors alive in the UK

Holocaust survivor tells of ‘anger’ over comparisons between Israel and the Nazis BY LEE HARPIN   EXCLUSIVE: Apprentice contestant says sorry for sick anti-Jewish slurs – then REPEATS them BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

FILM REVIEW: The twilight zone between evil and ignorance BY RICHARD FERRER Our capacity to ignore what’s under our nose if it offends our eyes and ears ­– if it lies outside our zone of interest – is tested to breaking point and beyond in Jonathan Glazer’s unflinching new film about the commandant of Auschwitz, writes Richard Ferrer

UJS calls for proscription of IRGC following explosive BBC report BY JN REPORTER ‘The new details that have emerged about IRGC lectures to British students are yet another stark warning of the Iranian regime’s global threat,’ the Union of Jewish Students said.

School caught up in Palestinian row may be forced to close over ‘despicable’ threats BY CANDICE KRIEGER

Tributes to beloved community photographer Marc Morris BY ADAM DECKER The 57-year-old, who grew up in Leytonstone and attended Simon Marks Jewish Primary School and JFS, died last week following a period of ill health.

Third candidate throws hat into ring to be next Board of Deputies president BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Dr. Sheila Gewolb, current chair of BOD’s education working group, joins Phil Rosenberg and Amanda Bowman in the running.

OPINION: Standing up for freedom demands more than remembrance BY LAURA MARKS Amidst the violence taking place in Israel and Palestine, we must stand up for the freedom of others, not just our own, writes Laura Marks, chair of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust

SPECIAL REPORT: The far-right’s exploitation of antisemitism BY ADAM SCHWARZ Nationalist movements aligning themselves with the Jewish community threaten our welfare and our values, writes Adam Schwarz

Do you love shul enough to want to live there? BY JTA Loft apartment in converted synagogue in New York goes on sale for $2.4million

Paved with Gold and Ashes – review: a powerful all-female debut set in New York BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Julia Thurston’s play, at the Barons Court Theatre, Kensington, is set in the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and tells of hardship, friendship, love and tragedy

Ukrainian singer who fled to Israel takes to the stage in London BY LOUISA WALTERS Golda sings soul, pop and Jewish jazz and her new musical tells the story of all those whose lives have been shattered by war

ORTHODOX JUDAISM / Making sense of the sedra: Beshalach BY RABBI BENJY MORGAN   PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM / Leap of faith: the young ones BY RABBI REBECCA BIRK