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Why the descendants of one Jewish family destroyed by Holocaust are still living with the trauma

Karen Kirsten discovered her family had been lying to her for years

By Nicole Lampert

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September 1, 2023 15:01

Why the descendants of one Jewish family destroyed by Holocaust are still living with the trauma

Nazi SS chief Heinrich Himmler’s Bavarian lakeside villa transformed into hotel

Himmler used the luxurious villa as a holiday home and a place to meet with fellow senior Nazis

By Rob Hyde

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September 1, 2023 10:37

Nazi SS chief Heinrich Himmler’s Bavarian lakeside villa transformed into hotel

The Polish sculptor creating masterpieces inspired by places where terrified Jews hid during Holocaust

Polish Jew Natalia Romik says her artworks are helping eastern Europe understand its Jewish past

By Gloria Tessler

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September 1, 2023 09:51

The Polish sculptor creating masterpieces inspired by places where terrified Jews hid during Holocaust

The Forgers: The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust’s Most Audacious Rescue Operation review

Former protégé of leading historian Norman Davies has written a crucial addition to Holocaust bibliography

By Daniel Snowman

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September 1, 2023 09:06

The Forgers: The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust’s Most Audacious Rescue Operation review

Germany reveals plans for national memorial to remember Polish Jews who died in Holocaust

The memorial will also be dedicated to other Polish victims of World War II and the Nazi occupation of Poland

By Richard Percival

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August 29, 2023 13:09

1943: Fire breaks out during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a Polish insurrection against the German forces who had occupied Poland at the start of World War II. By 1944 Warsaw was the centre of Polish resistance, but the army was forced to surrender on October 2nd 1944 under pressure from German air raids. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

By Josef Lewkowicz

I’m a Nazi hunter but I’m still haunted by my time in a camp

In an extract from ‘The Survivor’, the author describes his time as an inmate at Plaszow and his later return to visit the site

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August 24, 2023 14:53

I’m a Nazi hunter but I’m still haunted by my time in a camp

Jewish resistance hero's body identified 80 years after execution by Nazis

Bernard Luza was killed by a firing squad in 1943

By JC Reporter

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August 24, 2023 13:15

circa 1945: The wooden living quarters at the former German concentration camp in Vught, Holland. Amongst others, the camp now houses German civilians left homeless at the end of World War II. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Austria to convert Hitler's house into human rights centre

The house in Braunau am Inn where Hitler was born will house a police station as well

By JC Reporter

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August 22, 2023 08:23

1936: German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945) discussing plans for a new administration building for the provincial government in Weimar, Germany.Second from the left is Hitler's architect Albert Speer (1905 - 1981). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

German AfD politician fined for comparing Covid vaccination to Kristallnacht

The far-right AfD politician compared the terror campaign in 1938 with Germany's Covid-19 vaccination campaign

By Richard Percival

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August 21, 2023 17:18

German AfD politician fined for comparing Covid vaccination to Kristallnacht

'All children should learn about Holocaust horrors', says Education Secretary Gillian Keegan

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