Yom HaShoah commemoration held in Westminster amidst unprecedented global rise in antisemitism

Marie van der Zyl speaking at the National Yom HaShoah commemoration at Victoria Park, Westminster, 5 May 2024.

This year’s Yom HaShoah commemoration in London, held as antisemitism rises across the globe after 7 October, took place in Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster. In her speech at the event, Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl said:

“Our community had been tested over these last six months in ways not experienced in generations.” – Marie van der Zyl, President, Board of Deputies of British Jews

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