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Tag Archives: antisemitism
Memories (Real – or Imagined)
80 years ago today, on the 29th of August 1939, the SS Warszawa sailed up the Thames estuary, and docked in the Port of London. On board were about 70 Jewish refugee children, who had sailed just four days earlier … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiography/biography, Books, History, Uncategorized
Tagged antisemitism, Holocaust, Kindertransport
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When Is An Antisemite – An Antisemite?
You’ve all heard the hoary denials – I am not an antisemite, I am simply a critic of Israel’s policies. Or (if they are even slightly honest) – I am not an antisemite, I am anti-Zionist, because Zionism is racism. … Continue reading
The Rest is Silence
Israel TV has been broadcasting the funerals of the three teenagers, abducted nineteen days ago and murdered by “Palestinian” terrorists , whose bodies, bound and partially buried, were finally discovered yesterday. Apologists for the terrorists, such as a certain Becky Dent (an antisemitic … Continue reading
Thoughts on Yom Hashoah
Year after year, on Yom Hashoah, I watch the programmes on Israel TV devoted to the subject of the Holocaust and I want to cry out, in the words of Shakespeare’s King Lear: “Howl, howl, howl, howl! O, you are men … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Religion, Uncategorized
Tagged anti-Zionism, antisemitism, Holocaust, Holocaust Memorial Day, judeophobia, Palestinians, racism, Zionism is racism
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Remembrance and Beyond: Commemorating the Holocaust – Part 2
The following day, Friday, was relatively relaxed. A projected trip to nearby Bamberg was cancelled, due to expected stormy weather which, in the event, apparently did not materialise – so it was reported by those who decided to make their … Continue reading
Posted in International Relations, Music, Tourism, Travel
Tagged antisemitism, Bayreuth, Holocaust, Israeli-German relations, Wagner
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Stand Your Ground
When I was a little girl of about five or six (so my father tells me), I used to go up to complete strangers in the park and cross-examine them: “What’s your name? How old are you? Are you Jewish?” – … Continue reading
Thought of the Day: Is Aliyah the Only Answer?
On Israel Radio’s morning news programme today, there was a report on a discussion of the Government’s policy with regard to the Jews of the Diaspora. Among the facts to be presented today to the Government is the data collected by … Continue reading
Posted in News, Politics, Religion, Uncategorized
Tagged aliyah, antisemitism, European Jews, human-rights, Israel as a refuge, Jewish Defence League, mass immigration
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Günther Grass: Conscience, Senility – or Just Plain Antisemitism?
The defenders of Günther Grass claim that his “poem” – “What Must Be Said” – was not an expression of antisemitism, but merely a legitimate criticism of Israeli policy vis-a-vis Iran. They further claim that what he wrote must be … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics, Uncategorized
Tagged antisemitism, Günther Grass, Iran, Israel, nuclear weapons
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Yad Vashem
In a way, there’s a curious kind of appropriateness that this post should come right after the one on the Zamirchor visit, since our partnership with the choir from Bayreuth actually came about as a result of the vision of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Uncategorized
Tagged antisemitism, genocide, Hitler, Holocaust, Nazis, Yad Vashem
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THE VIEW FROM THE PALACE 