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Apr 3, 2020, 2:05 PM

NHS angels saved me from coronavirus

Medical personnel in protective suits await arrival of possible Covid-10 infections (Jewish News)

I survived the virus. Late Sunday evening after having difficulty breathing for a number of days, Suzie called the ambulance. When it arrived, two very special and very brave men entered our home. They carried out as many tests as they could and immediately felt...

May 4, 2017, 2:44 PM

Awarding those who set example fighting hate

Many victims of hate crimes have told me that while being targeted for a part of their identity is upsetting and shocking, the real pain is caused when members of the public who could have intervened to stop the abuse simply walked by and did...

Oct 7, 2016, 4:25 PM

Why we must protect the memory of Cable Street

As CST’s chief executive from 2001 to 2013, I quickly lost count of how many times Cable Street was cited to me as the historically key moment in Jewish communal self-defence. Many of us, whether CST volunteers, staff or trustees, saw ourselves as continuing that...

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Richard Benson is a former Chief Executive of the Community Security trust (CST). He is also president of Tell Mama.