(Jewish News) A leading Muslim activist has warned “forward-thinking” members of his community are being “held to ransom” by extremists, after Golders Green mosque abandoned an exhibition about Muslims who helped Jews during the Holocaust over security threats and the event’s links with Yad Vashem.
The Islamic centre was due to hold the exhibition about Muslim Albanians who rescued Jews on Sunday, to maintain dialogue with Jewish neighbours.
Calls for a boycott, spearheaded by Roshan Salih, editor of British Muslim news site 5 Pillars, was called for over the event’s links to the Israeli Holocaust museum Yad Vashem. He said: “Commemorations must never be done in conjunction with Israeli oppressors or their supporters.” In response to the cancellation, he wrote that the mosque “is to be commended for responding to community concerns.”
