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BBC Apologizes for Omitting Jewish Identity on Holocaust Day

1/28/2026

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The BBC faced backlash for omitting the Jewish identity of Holocaust victims on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Holocaust Memorial Foundation co-chairman Lord Eric Pickles called the omission Holocaust distortion.
The BBC apologized for the error.
In the UK, antisemitic incidents rose to over 1,500 in early 2025.
In Australia, 1,654 antisemitic incidents were reported, including a survivor of a terror attack given a non-Jewish hospital pseudonym to protect her identity.

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The BBC faced backlash for omitting the Jewish identity of Holocaust victims on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Holocaust Memorial Foundation co-chairman Lord Eric Pickles called the omission Holocaust distortion.
The BBC apologized for the error.
In the UK, antisemitic incidents rose to over 1,500 in early 2025.
In Australia, 1,654 antisemitic incidents were reported, including a survivor of a terror attack given a non-Jewish hospital pseudonym to protect her identity.