Is the event in London on October 6th only for Jewish people

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I really wanted to attend the Anti-Semitism march in London but was unable to make it.

I see there is an event in London on October 6th to remember the hostages and other victims of October 6th. However from what I have read about this it seems that it is more for the Jewish community to support each other, rather than for other people to attend. Is this right?

If this is an opportunity to show support for the Jewish community and for the people of Israel I would like to travel to London to attend this, however if it is more for Jewish people to support each other then I don't wish to intrude.

If anyone has any further advice on the nature and intention of this event, that would be helpful. Thanks.

Nooo, it's for anyone who wants to attend. It's arranged by the Jewish community because all our events require a lot of extra security and we have our own organisation who arrange that kind of stuff. That's also why the time and place still hasn't been announced - they don't announce these things until the day before or the day of for security purposes. It's an incredibly sad state of affairs that we're under such constant threat.

I unfortunately don't have any further information about it in terms of what can be expected from it, sorry. I won't be there due to various other commitments that can't be rearranged so haven't really looked into it.

Thank you so, so much for wanting to show your support. It is really appreciated.

I still can't believe it's been almost a year.

I'm not Jewish & will be there.

It’s been organised by the Jewish community and the security is being provided by police and CST but it’s for anyone who wants remember the victims of 7th Oct. Personally, I think people wanting to come and stand with the Jewish community will be appreciated.
It’s in Hyde Park from 2.30pm.

Thanks so much!

I've booked my ticket to London and time off work to travel. Thanks for the advice.

Thank you xx

Four of us non-Jews en route as I write.

I hope it's going well. Thank you to everyone who is attending.

Bring them all home 🎗️

It was a beautiful & very moving event.

It was very moving. I'm heartbroken by the loss and pain that has followed 7th Oct.

Thank you to all attending, it means so much.

It was very sad. And the weather bleak. Very moving. I posted a couple of pictures on Facebook and the silence is deafening. Couple of hundred friends- lots of Christians, completely left wing. I normally get around 30 emojis for pet pictures and kids achievements.

The soft rain seemed appropriate somehow. I completely understand about fb, I found the deafening silence from my lefty/antiracist/feminist friends on 7/8 october so shocking.

I attended and was particularly moved by Mandy Damari's speech. She is the mother of Emily Damari, the only British Israeli hostage. Not surprisingly, she feels that the plight of her daughter has been forgotten.

Yes I didn’t know there was still a British hostage.

I hope this is ok to post on the thread as I'm not Jewish.

On the eve of October 7th I just want to express my sympathy & support to Jewish people in Israel, in the UK, & across the world.
I can't imagine what you have been through this past year. The sadness & psychological burden must be absolutely immense.
Please know you are in my thoughts...

Honestly, thank you so much to those who have been so supportive of the Jewish community this past year. Even if you weren't at the event today - there have been other ways you've shown your support and it all means the world and it hasn't gone unnoticed.

It is not about politics or asking you to pick a side - it is about recognising that those of various ethnicities and religions who were abducted, murdered, maimed, raped, orphaned, made homeless and otherwise forever traumatised a year ago tomorrow also matter. My heart mourns for every single one of them. I'll never forget reading about the 9 month pregnant woman who was murdered on her way to the maternity ward. Her baby died a few hours later following an emergency c section.

So many names were forgotten and never spoken out loud again after the Holocaust because there was no one left to talk about them. Let's not allow that to happen to these victims as well. Read their stories, say their names. They all matter.

🎗️

I regret to say I didn’t know about Emily Damari either. We will think of her tomorrow.

The UK has let down its Jewish community; you are awesome, and you deserve much better from the rest of us. With that in mind, the singing of the National Anthem was very moving, because you’d be forgiven for not having your hearts in it at the moment.

Much love x

I'm so pleased I went today. It felt like the right thing to do. Thanks to those who aren't Jewish who attended. I'm genuinely touched that others have felt so strongly as to make the effort. I wish there were more people like you.

I saw a few photos of the event on social media and it looked like a very moving event. I wish I had been able to attend. Thanks to all those of you who did.

By the way, I feel the event was very under reported in the media.

Every synagogue in the UK has a large wooden board on one wall of the prayer hall, with a prayer for King Charles and the government of the country engraved upon it. We recite this prayer every Shabbat. We are part of the community of this country. Its well-being is our well-being.

@Dilbertian, and everyone else, I hope it didn’t sound like I think otherwise. Of course you are, and of course it is.

Not at all.

There are so few of us, less than 1% of the UK population, that most people have never knowingly met a Jew. People only know what they've heard on the news, or old stereotypes. People don't realise that we are as much a part of this country as fish and chips - which may well have been a Jewish import!

This is what has shocked me. Its shocked me into action. I am glad I went to the event. I have also contacts through the stalls of groups to get involved in and support.

I would just add that in the feminist group I am in there is also a strong cohort of women who have the same views as me on this issue.