The Left and the Jews in Britain Today

Four speakers, representing a spectrum of views, will explore to what extent relations between Jews and the left have turned sour. In so far as they have, why has this happened? Support for the Palestinians and criticism (some argue the 'demonization') of Israel has provided one set of recurrent contentious issues. Most recently, Jeremy Corbyn's successful campaign to become leader of the Labour Party, and opposition to that campaign, appears to have driven relations between British Jews and the Labour Party to a new low point.

Do some parts of the left tolerate rather than condemn antisemitism and, conversely, do Jews engage sufficiently with campaigns against other racisms? Does negative commentary in the Jewish press and elsewhere reflect or inflame opinion? And what it is that Jews and people on the left should do now? Short presentations will allow plenty of time for discussion and questions from the audience.