The Annual Remembrance Parade & Ceremony

The AJEX Annual Parade & Ceremony at the Cenotaph became an annual event from the 1930s onwards.

While AJEX members march alongside UK veterans on Remembrance Sunday at the RBL's National Remembrance Parade on Whitehall, there is a separate annual Jewish ceremony of Remembrance on the following Sunday in November.

The AJEX Parade continues to be a major cross-communal event in the Jewish calendar. Whitehall is closed in recognition of the sacrifices made by Jews in the service of the crown and even the Covid pandemic did not stop us from honouring our veterans.

The service includes an address by the Chief Rabbi and is followed by wreath laying and prayers and military music. The continuation of this key annual event at The Cenotaph, is essential to remind both Jews and non-Jews of the vital role played by our community in British life.