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Gary Mond speaks to EJA conference in Budapest
June 21, 2022, 5:06 pm
Debate over Rwanda asylum policy not ‘important to Jews’, insists new communal body
Head of the National Jewish Assembly openly attacks Board of Deputies at a conference in Hungary, claiming debating issues such as Rwanda asylum policy divides the community.
By Lee Harpin
June 19, 2022, 11:50 pm
Board President to press for meeting with Priti Patel over Rwanda asylum policy
Marie Van Der Zyl confirms she will alert the Board's executive of wish to meet Home Secretary after her organisation's position on the issue is criticised at Sunday's plenary
By Lee Harpin
2JCG36T London, UK. 13th June 2022. Protesters gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice in support of refugees as the court hears appeals to stop the flights to Rwanda. Credit: Vuk Valcic/Alamy Live News
June 13, 2022, 12:29 pm
UK and US charities supporting refugees and asylum seekers to join forces
The Jewish Council for Racial Equality in the UK is joining forces with HIAS, connecting two Jewish agencies with long histories of helping those seeking safety in foreign lands.
By Stephen Oryszczuk
Migrants being brought on shore by the border force at Dover (Jewish News)
April 21, 2022, 11:06 am
OPINION: Is it fair to deprive other immigrants of the chance our families were given?
it would be base ingratitude on my part, to approve of the people crossing the Channel being sent to Rwanda.
By Derek Taylor
Home Secretary Priti Patel signs agreement with the East African nation of Rwanda (Twitter)
April 20, 2022, 11:57 am
OPINION: The Jewish community must speak up regarding UK’s Rwanda plan
Jewish values of social responsibility chime and coincide with a national sense of decency and compassion.
By David Mason
Home Secretary Priti Patel speaking in the House of Commons, 19 April 2022 (Twitter)
April 19, 2022, 5:38 pm
Priti Patel claims UK’s Rwanda plan ‘not comparable’ to one struck with Israel
Yvette Cooper labelled the plan "unworkable" saying "independent reports" showed Israel's Rwanda plan 'increased  people smuggling and increased the actions of criminal gangs'
By Lee Harpin
Home Secretary Priti Patel signs agreement with the East African nation of Rwanda (Twitter)
April 19, 2022, 4:49 pm
Jewish leaders condemn Rwanda asylum plan
In an open letter to The Guardian, senior figures called the proposal "inhumane" and "cruel".
By Jenni Frazer
Prince Charles speaking during the Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony 2021
January 28, 2021, 9:31 am
More than 20,000 watch virtual Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration
Chief Rabbi gives warning about 'dangerous winds of persecution' after the pandemic at event attended by the Prime Minister and featuring a message from Prince Charles
July 16, 2020, 9:11 am
13 tonnes of hair taken from China’s Uyghur Muslims has ‘Nazi resonance’
Influential MP on human rights speaks of 'many distressing echoes' for Jews over China's 'brutal suppression' of Muslim minority, as communal figures call on the UK to do more
By Adam Decker
Survivors of the Holocaust and recent genocides with Olivia Marks-Woldman, HMDT Chief Executive, and Laura Marks, HMDT Chair. Credit: Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.
January 14, 2020, 12:37 pm
Genocide survivors sign letter urging politicians to consider impact of language
Those who lived through the Holocaust and genocides in Bosnia, Cambodia, Rwanda and Darfur warn politicians that 'what starts as name-calling becomes licence to maim and murder'
By Jewish News Reporter
Angela Homsi with the very first beneficiary of Ignite’s services
January 10, 2020, 1:06 pm
How one impact investor is lighting up Africa with clean and safe energy
Candice Krieger talks to Angela Homsi about Ignite Power, which is making a difference to people's lives by giving them access to renewable energy
By Candice Krieger
credit: Chabad.org
September 6, 2019, 10:39 am
Chabad opens its first centre in Rwanda
Rabbi Chaim and Dina Bar Sella, and their 8-month-old son, Shneur Zalman, arrived last week in Kigali and managed to gather a minyan for Shabbat
By JTA
600 candles in the shape of the Star of David are seen during a commemoration for Holocaust Memorial Day at York Minster, York, 2017.
January 24, 2019, 12:14 pm
Around 11,000 events to be held for memorial day 
Politicians and community leaders will join survivors on 27 January for a national event organised by the HMDT, with thousands of other commemorations taking place nationwide
By Jewish News Reporter
Survivor of the Holocaust Helen Aronson speaks at the HMD 2019 reception
December 7, 2018, 12:29 pm
OPINION: Seventy years since the world was forced to take a stand on genocide
Seven decades after the adoption of the Genocide Convention, Olivia Marks-Woldman of HMDT reflects on the importance of marking the anniversary today
By Olivia Marks-Woldman
Speakers: The Lord Mayor, Laura Marks OBE, Ben Helfgott MBE, Olivia Marks-Woldman, Sir Eric Pickles and Hayley Carlyle (Lead Youth Champion)
January 22, 2018, 9:27 am
Holocaust survivors mark anniversary of their arrival in Britain
More than 150 refugees of Nazi persecution and subsequent genocides came together at ceremonial home of the Lord Mayors of London
By Jenni Frazer
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