Be a #mensch Mensch is a Yiddish word, meaning a person of genuine decency and moral backbone. Today, in 2026, having 'moral backbone' means to stand publicly with the Jewish community at a time when visible solidarity is most in need.
The Holocaust, Jews, and why it matters After another year in which major broadcasters were unable to inform their viewers of the centrality of the Jews to the Holocaust, Mark Birbeck argues that we are losing an important touchstone — which could lead us to a place from which there is no route back.
Join us and the British Friends of Israel on the #mensch contingent on Sunday Immediately after October 7th, while the Islamist-left alliance were celebrating the Hamas pogroms, an important petition was set up as a way to establish solidarity with the people of Israel. A small number of non-Jews had created British Friends of Israel (BFOI) which then launched the petition in the form
Join the #mensch contingent on the rally against anti-Semitism this Sunday On Sunday, in Downing Street, at 1pm, at the rally organised by JLC and the Board of Deputies, non-Jews need to be visible. Come and find the #mensch contingent and be visible too.