Perhaps it is a rite of passage these days for a journalist to be cancelled. But I never expected that an elite school – one designed to create tomorrow’s international leaders, founded by a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany – would be the ones to cancel a talk about anti-Semitism from me, the son of a Holocaust survivor.
My invitation was not controversial – at least, not at first
As a journalist and columnist with extensive experience reporting from Israel, covering terrorist attacks across Europe, and documenting the rise of anti-Semitism internationally, I have encountered hostility before. But I had not expected it to come from an institution dedicated to fostering global understanding.
The school in question is UWC Atlantic, a boarding school in Wales with an esteemed reputation. Founded in 1962 by Kurt Hahn, a German-Jewish educator who fled the Nazis, the college was meant to be a beacon of international cooperation, bringing together students from diverse backgrounds, including conflict zones, to engage in rigorous education and meaningful dialogue.
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