Holocaust survivor marks 80th birthday with protest outside Israeli prison

Prof Veronika Cohen holds vigil with friends to draw attention to poor treatment of Palestinian prisonersMiddle East crisis – latest news updatesA Holocaust survivor has chosen to mark her 80th birthday on Friday by bringing her friends together for a solidarity vigil outside an Israeli prison where hundreds of Palestinian inmates arrested after the 7 October attack are being held.Prof Veronika Cohen, who was born in the Jewish ghetto of Budapest and was saved by what she has described as “a series of miracles”, turned her birthday into a protest in front of Neve Tirtza women’s prison in Ramla. Continue reading...

Holocaust survivor marks 80th birthday with protest outside Israeli prison

Prof Veronika Cohen holds vigil with friends to draw attention to poor treatment of Palestinian prisoners

A Holocaust survivor has chosen to mark her 80th birthday on Friday by bringing her friends together for a solidarity vigil outside an Israeli prison where hundreds of Palestinian inmates arrested after the 7 October attack are being held.

Prof Veronika Cohen, who was born in the Jewish ghetto of Budapest and was saved by what she has described as “a series of miracles”, turned her birthday into a protest in front of Neve Tirtza women’s prison in Ramla. Continue reading...