President Higgins will address the gathering in the Mansion House on Sunday, January 26th, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp

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Michael D Higgins should not speak at Holocaust commemoration in Dublin, say Jewish representatives

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'It’s not his criticisms of Israel, it’s his false criticism of Israel,' said Maurice Cohen, president of the Representative Council of the Jewish Community in Ireland

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Ireland's Jewish community opposes president presence in Holocaust event

A man walks past graffiti reading ‘Victory to Palestine’ after Ireland has announced it will recognize a Palestinian state, in Dublin, Ireland, May 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hannah McKay i24 News — Representatives of the Irish Jewish community oppose President Michael D. Higgins giving the main speech at the Holocaust remembrance ceremony scheduled for Jan. 26 in Dublin, on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, according…

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Irish Jewish Community Opposes President’s Presence at Holocaust Event

Michael Higgins has been accused of spreading lies about Israel

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Jewish uproar as ‘antisemitic’ Irish president announced as guest of honour at Holocaust event

Irish President Michael D Higgins has been criticised by the leader of the country’s Jewish representative body and the chief rabbi for agreeing to deliver the keynote address at the National Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration. The president is set to speak at the national memorial event in Dublin on January 26 which will mark the 80 year anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Maurice Cohen, chair of the Jewish Representative Cou…

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Jewish Representative Council of Ireland: "It would be inappropriate for President Higgins to deliver the keynote speech at Holocaust Memorial Day" - European Jewish Congress

The Jewish community object to President Higgins’ Holocaust speech | Newstalk ‘It’s also a moment where we can have our worst pain acknowledged publicly, in a country that effectively abandoned us, in the lead-up and during the Holocaust.
The Jewish community in Ireland has objected to President Michael D Higgins giving the keynote speech at the Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration later this month. Oliver Sears, Founder of Holocaust Awareness I…

Michael D Higgins should not speak at Holocaust commemoration in Dublin, say Jewish representatives

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