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June 20, 2023, 8:31 pm
OPINION: Ben was the beating heart of Britain’s Holocaust education and remembrance
We owe it to Sir Ben Helfgott and his fellow survivors to ensure that Holocaust education in this country is strengthened, writes Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl
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Marie van der Zyl
March 11, 2023, 7:49 pm
OPINION: A Tory peer thinks the Board has a left-wing agenda? Perhaps he should focus on facts
Board of Deputies president Marie van der Zyl responds to accusations by Conservative peer Lord Polak that under her the organisation has been "hijacked as a vehicle to push a left leaning agenda".
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Marie van der Zyl
December 7, 2022, 11:09 am
OPINION: Sizer verdict will ensure stronger bonds between the Church and British Jews
Marie van der Zyl thanks the Church of England for its inquiry and the strength of its judgement on retired minister Stephen Sizer
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Marie van der Zyl
February 15, 2022, 12:13 pm
OPINION: Counting the cost of the pandemic’s devastating impact
Board of Deputies president Marie van der Zyl responds to the sombre moment of 1,000 deaths in the UK Jewish community linked to coronavirus
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Marie van der Zyl
November 3, 2021, 4:37 pm
OPINION: As a community we cannot bury our heads in the sand over climate change
Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl reflects on the importance of COP26 for the Jewish community and how people can take responsibility for protecting the climate
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Marie van der Zyl
October 15, 2021, 10:51 am
OPINION: Bravo to students who refused to cower to Professor Miller
President of the Board, Marie van der Zyl, praises Jewish students who refused to back down as Bristol University took six months to decide on Professor David Miller's fate
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Marie van der Zyl
August 24, 2021, 2:21 pm
OPINION: Why is Bristol University refusing to talk to us?
In a stinging rebuke of the investigation into Professor David Miller – who branded Jewish students “pawns of a racist regime” – the Board of Deputies’ president asks: does the university simply not care about its Jewish students?
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Marie van der Zyl
July 16, 2021, 3:08 pm
OPINION: Abuse of England players was entirely predictable
Board President Marie van der Zyl reflects on the racism suffered by England's Euro 2020 stars after the devastating final loss last Sunday
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Marie van der Zyl
June 24, 2021, 2:42 pm
OPINION: Another virus milestone – this time a happy one
After the community was disproportionately affected by the pandemic early on, Marie van der Zyl reflects on 2 months without a death linked to Covid
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Marie van der Zyl
December 23, 2020, 11:21 am
OPINION: Finally, ministers are showing teeth in fight against online hate
President of the Board of Deputies looks at how social media giants are being forced to take action on antisemitism on their platforms
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Marie van der Zyl
November 17, 2020, 4:08 pm
OPINION: Here’s to another 260 years of representing the community
President of the Board of Deputies fo British Jews, Marie van der Zyl, reflects on its long and illustrious history ahead of a special anniversary on Thursday
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Marie van der Zyl
October 21, 2020, 12:42 pm
OPINION: Thanks Facebook, but what took you so long?
Following the social media giant's landmark decision to ban Holocaust denial, Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl says the move was welcome but long-overdue
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Marie van der Zyl
April 29, 2020, 3:14 pm
OPINION: Board of Deputies will never apologise for advocating for ALL Jews
Marie van der Zyl responds to this week's row involving senior Tory MP Robert Halfon, who accused the Board of being a 'political broadcast service' for Labour
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Marie van der Zyl
February 5, 2020, 1:50 pm
OPINION: Ensuring the Shoah is remembered is painful but vital
Board of Deputies president Marie van der Zyl reflects on attending a ceremony to mark 75th years since the liberation of Auschwitz
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Marie van der Zyl
October 10, 2018, 3:02 pm
OPINION: If everyone’s a critic, we must be doing something right
Board of Deputies president Marie van der Zyl reflects on the recent row over a vote of no confidence in the organisation
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Marie van der Zyl
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