International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Archives

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)

The team behind AJR’s Connecting Next Generations conference at Stamford Bridge. (ASL Corporate Photography)

October 7, 2021, 9:37 am

Hundreds take part in AJR conference bridging gap of generations

Speakers at the event held at Stamford Bridge included Lord Pickles, author Michael Rosen and Holocaust survivors

By Jenni Frazer

July 12, 2021, 10:48 pm

Oliver Dowden urges Facebook and Twitter to adopt IHRA antisemitism definition

EXCLUSIVE: Culture Secretary 'strongly encourages' social media giants to take on International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance wording as UK awaits online harms legislation

By Lee Harpin

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through central London holding signs and flags on Nakba Day. Thousands march towards the Israeli Embassy to rally in solidarity with the people of Palestine. At least 139 people have been killed in Gaza, including 39 children, after a spiral of violence that began with the eviction of Arabs from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in East Jerusalem. Credit: Guy Corbishley/Alamy Live News

May 17, 2021, 4:48 pm

Minister: Young Jews are finding friends don’t understand antisemitism

Communities secretary's comments came in Commons debate, where he fired a fresh warning shot to universities 'dragging their feet' on not adopting IHRA.

By Lee Harpin

City University of London Northampton Square entrance By Spudgun67 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0

March 29, 2021, 4:06 pm

City University students vote to reject IHRA definition of antisemitism

Students' Union votes to reject definition in campus-wide referendum despite campaign from Jewish groups

By Josh Salisbury

March 18, 2021, 2:56 pm

Liberal group’s IHRA definition challenge

Nexus Task Force definition grants more leeway for criticism of Israel than IHRA, which most Jewish groups and some governments adopt.

By Jewish News Reporter

February 9, 2021, 3:45 pm

Film giving ‘window into the experiences of 80 Holocaust survivors’ launched

Association of Jewish Refugees' video created in bid to 'safeguard, protect, and share the personal and collective stories of our interviewees'

By Jewish News Reporter

January 29, 2021, 1:43 pm

New chair of equalities watchdog is against call for unis to adopt IHRA

Baroness Falkner said the international definition is 'extremely poorly worded and probably unactionable in law' while it 'directly conflicts with the duty to protect free speech'

By Jewish News Reporter

December 23, 2020, 10:36 am

Oxford University adopts international definition of antisemitism

Move comes after education secretary Gavin Williamson warned that institutions could face funding cuts if they refuse to back IHRA

By Tali Fraser

Protesters with a sign opposing antisemitism - but are more now using a different term? (Photo by Gabriele Holtermann-Gorden/Sipa)

November 16, 2020, 2:44 pm

Is ‘antisemitism’ no longer fit for purpose?

In wake of the EHRC's damning report into Labour's antisemitism problems, we look at the adopting of a new term - anti-Jewish racism - by some communal groups and individuals

By Stephen Oryszczuk

November 9, 2020, 4:26 pm

Cambridge University adopts international definition of antisemitism

Union of Jewish Students welcomed the move which 'will go a long way in ensuring Jewish students are safeguarded from antisemitism on their campus'

By Tali Fraser

October 9, 2020, 10:14 am

OPINION: The IHRA definition – good, but only in parts

Geoffrey Alderman reflects on the tussle to encourage universities and other institutions to back the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of Jew-hate

By Geoffrey Alderman

March 11, 2020, 5:38 pm

Green mayoral hopeful on her ‘frustration’ at IHRA motion being ‘out of order’

Sian Berry said she had on two previous occasions sponsored bids to incorporate international definition of antisemitism at party conference

By Jewish News Reporter

March 11, 2020, 3:41 pm

Community leaders hold third meeting with Universities Minister in eight months

Representatives from the Board, UJS, JLC, CST and Chaplaincy met with Michelle Donelan to air concerns over issues facing Jewish students on campus

By Jewish News Reporter

January 30, 2020, 2:49 pm

Universities which don’t adopt IHRA definition may have funding cut

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick told academic institutions they 'must' adopt the international definition of face losing funds

By Jewish News Reporter

December 9, 2019, 12:24 pm

Birmingham student elected next UJS president

James Harris beat Etan Feingold by 361 votes and will take over from Esther Offenberg in June for the one-year Union of Jewish Students presidency

By Jewish News Reporter

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