Quest to discover the lost actress of Vilnius who is full of mystery
Diplomat Meryl Frank spent years tracing the wartime fate of her Lithuanian relative. But the truth was sitting on her bookshelf
Farewell to whistleblowing mensch Daniel Ellsberg
Tributes idolise the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers - but attitudes now towards national security are radically different from those in 1971
Swiss city under pressure to change name of square honouring Jew hater
Raiffeisenplatz in St Gallen was named after the 19th-century Raiffeisen co-operative movement in Germany, which was founded by a firebrand antisemite
Closure of London's Jewish Museum ‘leaves Jews at risk of being stereotyped’
The UK's foremost historian joins dozens of other prominent figures in calling for a Westminster Holocaust Memorial to be combined with a new Jewish Museum
Simon Schama: The forgotten Jewish hero who developed immunisation
In lockdown, the historian researched the history of humanity’s fight against disease and now he talks about his new book with the JC.
New 'Forgotten Exodus' project to shine a light on Jews expelled from 1960s Poland
The multimedia project, which is now looking for testimonies, seeks to raise awareness of a forgotten chapter of history and utilize it as a means to combat hatred and antisemitism today
Revealed: Expert shares how Jihadists get the West to tell their story
Richard Landes argues in his new book that the Western media deploys a narrative pushed by violent Islamists
The Eleventh Plague: Jews and Pandemics from the Bible to Covid-19
A deep dive into a world of medieval superstition
Obituary: Edgar Samuel
Visually creative historian who transformed the Jewish Museum
Word up! The language quiz that has set celebrity tongues wagging
New game created by a Jewish designer taps into two very haimishe passions... and already has some famous fans
BBC series tells the story of Tyneside’s Holocaust refugee house for girls
In a story never told before: Up to two dozen Jewish girls were supported by Tyneside's Jewish community in the lead-up to the outbreak of the Second World War
Ninth century Hebrew bible to be auctioned
Codex Sassoon valued at $30 to $50 million
Decorated 'resistance fighter’ exposed as concentration camp guard
Historian digs up truth about Irmgard Kroymann, who claimed she was held at Gross-Rosen camp but had actually volunteered to work there
Disturbing parallels between Kristallnacht and Putin’s style
Just as British diplomats realised what they were dealing with in 1938, so Russia’s behaviour in Ukraine should be a warning
DNA test company donates 2500 kits to help Shoah survivors track down family
The project is aiming to unite relatives torn apart by the Holocaust
Never-before-seen photos of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising found in loft
The pictures were taken secretly by a Polish firefighter in 1943 as he protected Warsaw from the ghetto flames
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