Dov Forman

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The genocide slur at my UCL graduation was bad enough – the applause was outright chilling

The thing I couldn’t stop thinking about was not the protesting student, but the people in the room cheering that twisted accusation

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The vice-provost applauds as a student walks across the stage holding a banner that read 'UCL funds genocide' (Image: UCL)

Prime Minister Andy Burnham meets Jewish community leaders in 10 Downing Street on September 3, 2026 (Getty Images)

Last week, Andy Burnham met with the Jewish community – only to throw it under the bus two days later

4 min read

Andy Burnham and Gary Lineker (Photo: X, Goalhanger)

Burnham has decided to throw British Jews under the bus

7 min read

A general view inside Villa Park prior to the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Burnley on October 05, 2025 (Image: Getty Images)

Banning Maccabi fans from the Aston Villa match isn’t safety – it’s segregation

3 min read

VE Day stands for victory over evil but the fight against hatred still rages

As we remember and celebrate those who gave their lives for our freedom, we must use their experience to take action against the bigotry, extremism and dehumanisation

3 min read

May 8, 2025 12:15

(L-R) Dov Forman, Mervyn Kersh and Susan Pollack

Israel is rebuilding, just like the Jewish people always do

Time and time again in our history we have moved from destruction to renewal

3 min read

March 13, 2025 16:19

Dov Forman has seen first-hand how Israel is starting to rebuild, and has vowed never to forget the October 7 massacres

Lily’s lesson? Shoah education is possible in a world of fake news

This Holocaust Memorial Day is the first without my incredible great-grandmother, Lily Ebert

3 min read

January 24, 2025 11:00

Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert (L) stands with her her great-grandson Dov Forman as she poses with her medal after being appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) following an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle, on January 31, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Matthews / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW MATTHEWS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

I will be dancing for Safta on Simchat Torah

My great-grandmother Lily Ebert showed me that we must dance, even with a heavy heart

3 min read

October 15, 2024 09:32

Lily Ebert with the then Prince of Wales at the unveiling of 'Seven Portraits:Surviving the Holocaust' in Buckingham Palace, on January 24, 2022 (Getty Images)

Dov Forman

Latest from Dov Forman

The genocide slur at my UCL graduation was bad enough – the applause was outright chilling

Last week, Andy Burnham met with the Jewish community – only to throw it under the bus two days later

Burnham has decided to throw British Jews under the bus

Banning Maccabi fans from the Aston Villa match isn’t safety – it’s segregation

More from Dov Forman

VE Day stands for victory over evil but the fight against hatred still rages

Israel is rebuilding, just like the Jewish people always do

Lily’s lesson? Shoah education is possible in a world of fake news

I will be dancing for Safta on Simchat Torah