by Mia Hasenson-Gross | Mar 17, 2020 | Blogs, Latest, Stop the hostile environment
by Michael Goldin, Coordinator of the Detention Jewish Visitors Group On Sunday 1st March I attended an event to mark the yatrzheit of a friend of mine, Amir Siman-Tov, who died in Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre in 2016. The event was put together by Jewish...
by Mia Hasenson-Gross | Mar 12, 2020 | Education, Latest, Resources, Slavery and Trafficking, Stop the hostile environment, Women's Rights
René Cassin’s Haggadah Companion On 12 March 2020, René Cassin held its first Women’s Seder, to celebrate the women of the exodus, their untold stories and the individuals who inspire us today. It called upon the experiences of the women of the Passover...
by Mia Hasenson-Gross | Mar 10, 2020 | Equal Rights for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers, Latest, Resources
René Cassin’s submission responded to a Government consultation (March 2020) on “strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments”. Our report answered questions on the criminalisation of trespass, especially with regards to Gypsy, Roma and...
by Mia Hasenson-Gross | Mar 9, 2020 | Blogs, Latest
by Moses Seitler, Education and Community Engagement Officer at René Cassin A summary of most Jewish holidays is they tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat! Purim follows this basic and brilliant structure, but there may be more to it than that. On a closer reading, the...
by Mia Hasenson-Gross | Mar 8, 2020 | Latest, News, Press releases and statements, Women's Rights
René Cassin, the Jewish voice for human rights, strongly believes in the importance of learning from experience; we draw on our shared Jewish values and experience to advocate for human rights now. Next month we will celebrate Passover, which recounts the story of...
