BBUK participated in the AJEX parade on 17 November 2024
By BBUK In News On 22 November 2024
Jeremy Havardi, Director of the Bureau of International Affairs, reports that he was honoured on Sunday to lead B’nai B’rith UK at the annual AJEX parade at the Cenotaph. He also attended the pre-march reception with some stirring speeches by, among others, the Chief Rabbi. The main theme of the march was ‘Standing tall’ and the march commemorated the enormous role played by Jewish servicemen to HM’s Armed Forces.
2024 is a highly significant anniversary: the 80th anniversary of the D Day landings and Monte Cassino.
Jeremy says: “But this march, like the one last year, happened under the shadow of the 7th October attacks, the ongoing wars in the Middle East and the spike in antisemitism, both in the UK and abroad. It has served as a reminder that standing tall in today’s fractured world is so vital.”