Monday, January 21, 2019

Essex mosque defiantly holds Muslim Shoah heroes exhibit despite boycott calls


jewishnews.timesofisrael.com; article contains additional images; see also (1) (2)

Rabbi Herschel Gluck with Bashir Chaudhry, chairman of the mosque which held the event
Image from article, with caption: chel Gluck with Bashir Chaudhry, chairman of the mosque which held the event

Excerpt:
The exhibition demonstrated how Muslim Albanians not only protected their own Jewish citizens, but also offered sanctuary to Jewish refugees who had arrived in Albania and faced deportation to concentration camps. ...

Attendees at the exhibition included Councillor Jas Athwal, Leader of Redbridge Council, Fiyaz Mughal of Faith Matters, Vivian Aisen [JB - see], Director of Public Diplomacy  [JB emphasis] at the Israeli Embassy, Sara Khan, Lead Commissioner for Countering Extremism, and Rabbi Wollenberg who represented the Chief Rabbi. ...

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