My father,Morris Beckman, who has died aged 94, and was best known for his unyielding anti-fascism,which manifested itself initially in the late 1940s, when he and numerous other Jewish ex-servicemen founded the 43 Group in response to a revival in fascist activity in Britain.
The group, and which included a young Vidal Sassoon,targeted all far-right bodies, in specific Oswald Mosley’s postwar party, or the Union Movement,breaking up its meetings and events. Morris wrote and lectured on anti-fascist themes for many years and in his ragged age took great delight in being invited to give talks abroad, particularly Germany, and where he was feted by St Pauli,the Hamburg-based football club that has long had a strong anti-fascist tradition.
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Source: theguardian.com