by Lucja Jastrzebska | Nov 14, 2025 | Blogs, Latest
By Josh Cass, René Cassin Trustee My name is Josh Cass and, as well as being a trustee of René Cassin, I have been working on questions of religion, education, human rights and interfaith for nearly 20 years. I must admit that when I was invited to speak on this panel...
by Lucja Jastrzebska | Nov 12, 2025 | Protecting Human Rights in the UK
Founded on Jewish Experience, Inspired by Jewish Values Verbatim text of lecture given by Professor Francesca Klug OBE at Liberal Jewish Synagogue Tuesday 10 September 2019 Download the PDF here.
by Lucja Jastrzebska | Nov 7, 2025 | Latest, Press releases and statements, Tackling Hate Crime
Today, on the night of 9–10 November 1938, the sound of breaking glass echoed across Germany and Austria. Synagogues were burned, Jewish businesses and homes destroyed, and thousands of Jewish men were arrested. Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass”, was a...
by Lucja Jastrzebska | Nov 3, 2025 | Newsletters
Dear Supporter We often don’t realise the rights we have until they are taken away. The European Convention on Human Rights protects us all, from the right to a family life to freedom of religion. These rights are not a luxury; they are the foundations of a fair...
by Lucja Jastrzebska | Nov 3, 2025 | Asylum and Detention, Blogs
By Martha Slater My grandfather, Raymond Joseph Dwek, arrived in the UK on a cold winter’s morning in January 1957. It wasn’t just his first time in Europe, but his first time out of Northern Africa. My Nonno, Italian for grandfather, and his family lived a happy and...
