MARY DAVIS says the centrality of the Jewish community and the Communist Party to anti-fascism in the 1930s is too often overlooked on the left
THE Hiroshima Remembrance taking place today in Coventry is an active witness when we commemorate the enormity of the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and strengthen our ongoing friendship with the people of that city and Japan, all of us seeking a world free of nuclear weapons as soon as possible.
Active witness is the partner of active campaigning, when we show that we care, and as others watch our witness, we can increase the opinion of the public to have a world free of nuclear weapons.
Japanese ambassador Nagamine Yasumasa said: “Coventry’s Hiroshima Day remembrance is a true symbol of peace and reconciliation. I would like to start by extending my deepest respect to all the people involved for organising this service this year under these unprecedented circumstances. It is truly significant that the Hiroshima Day service has been held for more than 30 years.”
Today Coventry’s Hiroshima Day Remembrance marks 80 years since the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945. Statement from Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee of Peace and Reconciliation
JEREMY CORBYN reports from Hiroshima where he represented CND at the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the city by the US


