The shortlist for the 2024 Pete Newbon Award for the greatest contribution to the public understanding of antisemitism has been announced. Read about why we honour Pete Newbon here
Heidi Bachram built, and each time it was vandalised, re-built, a memorial for the victims of 7
October. She works tirelessly to keep the hostages in the public imagination. She is not Jewish and
has been, for many years, a valued ally in the fight against antisemitism.
“I am deeply honoured to be shortlisted for the Newbon Award. I feel Pete with us in the fight, which has
become much more intense since the October 7 attacks. This award is part of his legacy and I’m so humbled to be a part of it.”
Alex Hearn is Director of Labour Against Antisemitism and a knowledgeable social media and
journalistic commentator. He has worked with counter-terrorism institutions and has spoken
publicly on antisemitism in the Lords, the European Parliament and in the media.
“Being shortlisted for an award by LCSCA, who do such valuable work, and in the name of a dearly missed
member of our community, Pete Newbon, is a double honour. To be recognised in this way, among all the
many people who work so hard against antisemitism, makes me feel incredibly proud.”
Nicole Lampert, as a journalist and broadcaster, has taken a leading role in telling the story of 7
October and the plight of the hostages. She spent time with survivors and families, and she told the
story of the victims of sexual violence, which many were unwilling to hear.
“It’s an honour to be shortlisted in the name of the kind, valiant warrior against antisemitism, Pete Newbon. Covering this story from all angles has taken me, an entertainment journalist, to the war-scarred borders of Israel to investigating antisemitism within previously cherished institutions like the BBC, the UN and Oxford University. I’m lucky that I had a small army, including my friends on this shortlist, besides me.”
Elica Le Bon, of Iranian descent, created a phenomenal social media presence. Her support for the
women-led democratic uprising in Iran crashed into a western left and feminist culture that treated
oppressors as victims and victims as stooges. Her fiery outrage melds with cool English-accented
clarity, not least that the woman-haters and the Jew-haters share an ideology and a powerbase.
“This is so heart-warming. Thank you so much. It means so much to me to be even considered for such an honorable award. I live in California, but would have loved to be there. I’ll certainly record a message”
The judges are:
Luke Akehurst, MP for North Durham
Kirsty Young, Chief of Staff at the Holocaust Education Trust
Joanna Bell, Activist against Antisemitism and social media influencer
| “We received an exceptionally high calibre of nominations for this year’s Pete Newborn Award. Our shortlist highlights just some of the incredible work being undertaken day in and day out to address this vile and pernicious hatred. Our thanks go to all who submitted nominations, and to all of those who are working to ensure that anti-Jewish racism is never allowed to go unchecked.” |
Other nominations: David Collier, Alan Johnson, k-larevue.com, Richard Kemp, Lesley Klaff, Rachel Moiselle, Douglas Murray, Melanie Philips, David H Stone, Jonathan Turner.
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