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British Museum Postpones a Jewish Culture Month Lecture, Citing 'Disruption' Concerns
The museum said the lecture will be rescheduled after being told many registered attendees planned to disrupt it, citing security concerns.
- On Thursday, the British Museum postponed its 'Ancient Israel and Judah' lecture scheduled for May 28, citing security concerns after learning that a significant proportion of registered attendees intended to deliberately disrupt the event.
- The lecture was part of Jewish Culture Month, an initiative organized by the Board featuring more than 100 events celebrating Jewish heritage across the United Kingdom from May 15 through June 16.
- British Museum Assistant Press Officer Lucy McDonald said the museum is rescheduling rather than canceling the event, noting the decision was jointly made with security partners to safeguard the program's integrity.
- Shimon Cohen, campaign director for Shechita UK, criticized the postponement, asking, 'Why are we signaling that intimidation, vitriolic abuse, and violence against Jews works?' Simon Sebag Montefiore called the move evidence of 'dark times.'
- The postponement marks a blow to the London Jewish community, which has faced rising antisemitic incidents since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel; Israeli spokesperson Alex Gandler called the stifling of academic truths 'shameful.
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British Museum says Jewish event back on after 'antisemites' row
Historian Simon Schama, veteran BBC journalist John Simpson and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch criticised the decision to put back a Jewish Culture Month event to a later date because of concerns it would be disrupted by activists
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The ForwardBritish Museum postpones a Jewish Culture Month lecture, citing 'disruption' concerns
The British Museum has canceled a lecture titled ‘‘Ancient Israel and Judah” that was scheduled to take place today on its premises. In a statement on Wednesday, the museum said the decision was made because it was informed in recent days that “a significant proportion of registered attendees were individuals intending to deliberately disrupt the event.” The event was supposed to be jointly led by members of the museum’s senior curatorial team …
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