Interviewed earlier this month at the Cannes film festival, Hungarian filmmaker László Nemes spoke of the ‘shameless orgy of anti-Semitism overtaking the West.’ The director of Son of Saul was stating something both profound and obvious, and here in the UK we see examples every week – and it sometimes feels like every day.
On Tuesday, the British Museum informed ticket holders to a talk scheduled for today as part of Jewish Culture Month that, ‘Due to security concerns, the Ancient Israel and Judah in the British Museum talk… has been postponed.’
While the British Museum may be sincere in its statement, ‘security concerns’ has become the contemporary equivalent of ‘No Jews admitted here’
It was the matter-of-fact blandness of the statement that hit hardest. ‘We apologise for any inconvenience. With best wishes, The British Museum Ticketing team.’
Oh well, just a bit of Jew hunting, sorry if it’s a bother, best wishes and all that.
