We won’t ‘cower away and accept antisemitism’ PM pledges;Queen Camilla becomes patron of the Anne Frank Trust UK;Holocaust educators braced for ‘agonising’ weekend,Schools and offices scale back this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations over Gaza conflict

 

THE DAILY EDITION Friday, January 26, 2024

Holocaust educators braced for ‘agonising’ weekend BY SARAH MILLER Schools and offices scale back this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations over Gaza conflict

Commons Speaker tells Westminster HMD event ‘We must call out hatred wherever it exists’ BY LEE HARPIN   David Cameron: ‘After the horrors of 7 October we must renew our vow – never again’ BY LEE HARPIN   Sick ‘October 7’ restaurant opens in Jordan BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

ICJ rules Israel must ‘take all measures in its power’ to avoid Gaza genocide BY LEE HARPIN The United Nations’ top court in The Hague stops short of calling for an immediate halt to Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza

Cameron to push for ‘urgent humanitarian pause’ in Gaza war on Middle East visit BY PA   Cameron tells Netanyahu the UK still believes in need for two-state solution BY LEE HARPIN   Jordanian restaurant removes offensive ‘October 7’ signage BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

Form tutor not aware Mia Janin was being bullied, inquest told BY JN REPORTER Alistair Davey tells Barnet Coroner’s Court he did not remember the Year 10 JFS student standing out as being isolated.

Queen Camilla becomes patron of the Anne Frank Trust UK BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 on Saturday 27 January, Camilla is announced as the educational charity’s first royal patron

Almost half of all Jewish Shoah survivors live in Israel, says new demographic survey BY JENNI FRAZER

JFS student shines at prestigious public speaking competition BY JEREMY LAST Evan Hartog praised for “captivating” monologue at regional final of Jack Petchey’s Speak Out Challenge

OPINION: ‘I had to ignore my fears and go to Israel – it was surreal’ BY LIANNE KOLIRIN The country felt very different from my last visit just days before 7/10 – the embrace of ‘Bring them home’ was profound, writes Lianne Kolirin

OPINION: ‘Perhaps Michael Gove was right – we’ve had enough of experts’ BY ANDREW FREEDMAN ‘EVERYONE has an opinion on Israel, but are they forgetting about the hostages still captive in Gaza?’ asks communications adviser Andrew Freedman for Jewish News

Margaret Hodge urges UK to protect refugees as she opens Commons HMD debate BY LEE HARPIN Labour veteran tells MPs ‘how we treat those who escape persecution is central to the UK’s reputation’ as she speaks at HMD debate for a final time

Sir Michael Morpurgo: ‘Anne Frank’s Diary was her living testimony. And it lives on today’ BY SIR MICHAEL MORPURGO

We won’t ‘cower away and accept antisemitism’ PM pledges BY JENNI FRAZER Prime Minister and dignitaries join survivors of the Shoah and Rwandan genocides at Holocaust Memorial Day event in London’s Guildhall

TRAVEL The ‘super’ rabbi who welcomes cruise ship passengers in St Lucia BY MARK SILVER Sun, sea, sand… and tefillin on the Caribbean island