Philanthropist Sir Lloyd Dorfman has condemned Jewish critics of the proposed Holocaust memorial next to Parliament as “appalling”, in an exclusive interview with the JC.
A trustee of the Holocaust Memorial Foundation, he said: “I am passionate about this project. It’s very important. The opportunity to build a Holocaust memorial and a learning centre next to the mother of Parliaments, this would be the most prestigious location for any Holocaust memorial and learning centre anywhere in the world.”
He said he had seen “all the arguments from the other side, most of which are misinformation and incorrect”. He called arguments against the memorial “spurious”. “All the things they’ve come up with are complete nonsense, trying to spoil an opportunity for survivors who live in this country to be there at the opening, next to the Houses of Parliament. The fact that the naysayers are led by Jews, Jewish peers in particular, is appalling.”
Sir Lloyd did not specify which peers he was referring to. In 2018, Baroness Deech, Lord Carlile and Lord Grade were among a number of Jewish peers who signed a letter to The Times “objecting to the location and design” of the planned memorial.
