The East End battle of 1936, when the community united to force back Oswald Mosley's fascist forces, has inspired two theatre productions On a Sunday afternoon in October 1936, Ubby Cowan, a 19-year-old Jewish tailor, put on his prized new Max Baer-style jacket that he had saved hard for and went to fight Oswald Mosley's fascist forces in London's East End. The battle of Cable Street ended in victory for the coalitio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM on January 29, 2024