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(Jewish Group) Sir Simon Schama delivers powerful message about fighting antisemitism with Jewish hi
(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)Historian Sir Simon Schama has delivered a powerful message about how teaching Jewish history can challenge rising antisemitism.
Sir Simon, who was knighted in Friday's Queen’s Birthday Honours, recently presented the BBC series The Story Of The Jews, adapted from his three-volume history of the Jewish people, the final book of which he is still writing.
"Our Jewish community is feeling a little beleaguered, if not alarmed by the rise of antisemitism,” he told the JC.
“In spreading that story lies the power of defying and defeating stereotypes, distortions and dehumanisations, as well as celebrating the passions, wisdom and beauty of our own heritage.”
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