WATCH: First Jewish war memorial unveiled in UK
In 1961, Jewish ex-servicemen and women remembered fallen heroes
In this newsreel, members of the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women conduct a ceremony in Willesden, North London. During the event, a memorial is unveiled, dedicated to British Jews who fell while fighting for the British Commonwealth during the two world wars.
“The consecration was performed by the chief rabbi, Dr. Israel Brodie,” the narrator announces. “Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer unveiled the memorial.”
Hebrew and English script on the monument commemorate the many thousands of Jews who died serving Britain.
“Their name liveth forevermore,” the inscription concludes.
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