Jewish filmmaker opens up on William chat: It's important to preserve the truth'

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"Dr Bea Lewkowicz shared Prince William's comments after her investiture ceremony on Wednesday. She stated that William "pointed out that, especially now, it is important to, kind of, preserve the truth, because we live in this era of digital media" amid "Holocaust distortion and rising antisemitism." It comes as Jewish charity Community Security Trust recorded 3,700 antisemitic incidents last year, marking the second-highest annual total, only exceeded by the almost 4,300 reports in 2023."

"Dr Lewkowicz, who has dedicated 25 years to documenting the lives of Holocaust survivors and refugees, received her OBE for services to Holocaust remembrance and education. Dr Bea Lewkowicz was made an OBE (PA) She is also a project director and co-founder of Refugee Voices, an archive of video testimonies from Jews who fled Nazi Europe."

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