Antisemitism - the oldest hatred
2020 Annual Public Lecture
By Council of Christian and Jews - Leeds Branch
Date and time
Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:00 - 14:00 PDT
Location
Online
2020 Annual Public Lecture
Online
This year's speaker is John Mann, Lord Mann of Holbeck Moor HM Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism
In the summer of 2005, John Mann, Member of Parliament for Bassetlaw, was appointed Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism (APPG). John has commissioned two major All-Party Inquiries into Antisemitism and a further inquiry into Electoral Conduct. In 2008, John established the Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism (ICCA). In May 2009, John received the American Jewish Committee's (AJC’s) Jan Karski Award in recognition of his commitment and work in fighting antisemitism. In 2010, he chaired the Football Association’s Task Force on Antisemitism and Islamophobia in football.
In July 2019, John Mann stepped down as Chair of the All- Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism when he was appointed the Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism in one of Theresa May’s final acts as Prime Minister.