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"A talk on #Jewish culture will go ahead next month after it was postponed over fears of disruption.

The #British #Museum has confirmed that the event, part of #JewishCulture Month and focusing on the #ancient #history of #Israel and #Judah, will take place in early June.

The #lecture was originally scheduled to take place on Thursday afternoon but was postponed due to concerns that a "significant proportion" of attendees intended to disrupt the event.

The museum said the decision was taken "to protect the event — not to diminish it".

The #BritishMuseum said: "Alongside our partners at #JewishCultureMonth, we are pleased that the rescheduled lecture, The #AncientHistory of Israel and Judah, will take place early next month."

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/jewish-culture-event-back-british-095403230.html

Jewish culture event back on after British Museum postponement over disruption fears

The British Museum will host a rescheduled Jewish Culture Month lecture on the ancient history of Israel and Judah in June after disruption fears.

Yahoo News UK

"The #BritishMuseum has postponed a lecture for #Jewish culture month over concerns that the event would be disrupted by #protesters.

The #museum announced that the talk on ancient #Israel and #Judah, which was scheduled to take place on Thursday, would be held at a later date yet to be decided.

The talk[...] was expected to examine the #archaeology and #history of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah through artefacts held by the museum.

It was also expected to touch on other #historical events such as the #Babylonian destruction of #Jerusalem and the #Maccabean revolt, and was organised as part of the first ever #Jewishculturemonth in the #UK, which runs until 16 June.

However, less than 24 hours before the event, the museum said it would be postponed. In a statement, the museum said it was informed that a “significant proportion” of the registered attendees were “individuals intending to deliberately disrupt the event[...]”

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/may/28/british-museum-postpones-jewish-culture-month-lecture-over-protest-fears

British Museum postpones Jewish culture month lecture over protest fears

Decision drew criticism from some commentators and free speech advocates as well as Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch

The Guardian