British Antifascism and the Holocaust, 1945–79

Joshua Cohen is Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Leicester, UK.

• Introduction 1. ‘We got rid of the bastards’: The Holocaust and Anglo-Jewish Responses to Fascism, 1945–51 2. Never Forget? The Holocaust and Left-wing Antifascism, 1945–51 3. The Holocaust, Antifascism, Race and Immigration, 1951–60 4. ‘Somehow getting their own back on Hitler’: British Antifascism and the Holocaust, 1960–67 5. ‘This is what racialisation leads to!’: Using the Holocaust against the National Front, 1967–79 Conclusion

‘This timely and important new study captures the dynamics of British antifascism and the importance of the memory of the Holocaust. Lucid, thoughtful and humane, it is a highly welcome addition that adds valuable new insights into growing academic study of antifascism and its activists.’Dr Paul Jackson FRHS FHEA, Professor in the History of Radicalism and Extremism at the University of Northampton, UK'British Antifascism and the Holocaust is among the best recent books on antifascism...It is fair to say this is a stellar debut for an emerging scholar, one who has breathed incredible life into a well-considered topic.'Excerpt from Shane Burley, Review of Cohen, Joshua, British Antifascism and the Holocaust, 1945-79. H-Socialisms, H-Net Reviews. May, 2023 at https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=58622