Lee Kern urged guests at the Operation Swords of Iron dinner and briefing, held at The Lowry Hotel, Salford, to fight back against the antisemitism which has risen exponentially — both in person and online — since Hamas’ terrorist atrocities on October 7.

The Oscar-nominated screenwriter said: “Become an inspiration for future Jews.

“In a world of lies, as long as we know who we are and what the truth is and we stand firm like a rock we can withstand any wave.

“We will withstand this wave. We are going to win.”

Referring to the pogroms and the Holocaust, the Londoner continued: “Our grandparents and great-grandparents were brutalised, but they went on to build beautiful lives out of the ashes of horror.”

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