There was a piece on BBC World Service last week commemorating the Battle of Cable Street. It included interviews with participants. The emphasis was on the Communists – many who were Jews – who organized the action and the Jewish participation was mentioned only peripherally.
Lee Jaffe Sent from my iPad > On Oct 11, 2016, at 12:51 AM, Yoel Sheridan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Safranim > > May I suggest that you visit http://www.cablestreet.uk/#.V_RzrlIlfPs.mailto , > a website where details of the Battle of Cable Street are chronicled. > > The world at large, including the Jewish world at large, does not appear to > be aware of this dramatic event that stopped the then ascendant British > fascists in their tracks. > The British Union of Fascists under the full protection of the British police > had announced their intention to march in their black-shirted, jack-booted > uniforms, through London’s East End Jewish enclave. The London East End Jews > said NO! and they, with the help of other local anti-fascists, won the bloody > battle that ensued. > > When Jews were being browbeaten in a Europe that was being overrun by Nazism > and fascism, the East London Jews stoodh proud. > > Yoel Sheridan > Israel > > [email protected] > www.tenterbooks.com > > > > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com >
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