Thread by @RachelRileyRR

On the 74th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, #HMD2019 I want to thank someone who’s helped me so much in being able to understand and speak out against antisemitism, and he won’t even know it...

In September, I listened to a call from an Arab Muslim, @JassemTamim, in to @MaajidNawaz on LBC, and Jassem described the fear in the Jewish community he’d noticed on a couple of specific occasions, that he’d witness himself as a cabbie driving around London

Jassem talked about the online antisemitism course that he’d taken, that helped him understand the problem, and I decided to have a look.

It’s been the single most useful resource in working out what on Earth is going on and why.

Loads of short, easily digestable video clips.

The theme of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day is #TornFromHome, and each year as we say never again, we know it has happened again. Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur, and many more examples of people having to flee their homes to escape persecution and protect their families.

13+ million Syrians have required humanitarian assistance from the civil war, including over 5 million refugees who’ve been #TornFromHome and fled their countries. @JassemTamim has come to Britain and I’m so pleased he has.

His timeline is full of wisdom and compassion, he should have way more than his 98 followers.

Here’s the call he made back in September, and here’s the course he recommended.

Thank you @JassemTamim ❤️🙏

google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.lbc.…

Thanks for highlighting this brilliant course, I’d love to pay forward your kindness @JassemTamim, just name it ❤️✡️☪️❤️

https://twitter.com/jassemtamim/status/1043625259914747904?s=21

Apologies to @JassemTamim, someone had told me that he is a refugee from Syria, he’s not, he’s Morocco’s loss and Britain’s gain. Sorry Jassem ❤️🇲🇦🇬🇧 xxx