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Chair of Britain’s largest arts center to step down amid antisemitism scrutiny

JL;DR SUMMARY Misan Harriman, chair of the Southbank Centre, the UK's largest publicly funded arts institution, is stepping down this fall amid scrutiny over alleged antisemitic comments and social media activity concerning Israel. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Social MediaUk PoliticsCampaign Against AntisemitismPublic ControversyMisan HarrimanSouthbank CentreArts Sector

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London, England, United Kingdom
"Misan Harriman, 48, the chair of the publicly funded Southbank Centre in central London that hosts millions of visitors per year, publicly stated earlier this week that he would not seek another term."

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