Iska Alter

2648 days ago

It is Holocaust Memorial day - my thoughts as a candle burns in this house

I once dated a woman who, it turned out, was a holocaust denier. That is to say she started to argue that the numbers had been greatly exaggerated. I ended that relationship on the spot. The problem is that you cannot argue with a denier.

What is a fact? 

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3381 days ago

Weekly Postcard #97 - 70 years on the lessons of Auschwitz

70 years ago next week Auschwitz was liberated by the Red Army. For two of my daughter's godparents - Iska Alter and Joe Levy - that has special meaning. I reflect on the lessons we should learn for Jews, Muslims and how we treat our fellow man. What does "never again" mean to you?

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