Trudy Gold
Churchill, the Jews and the War Years
Summary
Trudy Gold continues to explore Winston Churchill’s actions during the war years, particularly focusing on the impact of the White Paper on Palestine and its limitations on Jewish immigration. Despite the challenges imposed by the British government, Churchill is portrayed as having positive instincts towards the Jews. The complex situation in Palestine, the collaboration between Jewish groups and the British Army, the emergence of the Stern Group (Lehi) as a resistance force against the British, as well as Churchill’s stance on Jewish immigration are highlighted.
Trudy Gold
Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.
He does say in parliament you’ve lost a good friend. But on the other hand, he does make that statement in 1940. He does nothing while he is still Prime Minister and then the Labour Party takes over and they take a completely different tack on Palestine. He does support the establishment of the state of Israel.
By 1939, starting with about 65,000 in 1914, the numbers had gone up to nearly half a million. So Jews were coming in, yeah. And ironically it was in the interest of the Nazis to let it happen.
Yes. One of the reasons the British cut back on immigration in 1940 was because thousands of illegals had made it there, and Churchill did say you don’t need a certificate if you’ve made it already.