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Paris Holocaust memorial vandalised as city rocked by riots

Jewish organisations said the vandalism was 'horrifying' and 'shameful'

By Richard Percival

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Paris Holocaust memorial vandalised as city rocked by riots
Quest to discover the lost actress of Vilnius who is full of mystery
Family history

Quest to discover the lost actress of Vilnius who is full of mystery

By Jenni Frazer

6 min read
Obituary: Sir Ben Helfgott
Holocaust survivors

Obituary: Sir Ben Helfgott

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read
Holocaust survivors Ben Helfgott and Sabina Miller stand with a memorial candle on the Millennium Bridge in central London on January 27, 2013 to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
Daniel Finkelstein

By Daniel Finkelstein

We were lucky to know Sir Ben Helfgott

2 min read
Sir Ben was, without question, the most incredible man I’ve ever met
Angela Cohen MBE

By Angela Cohen MBE

Sir Ben was, without question, the most incredible man I’ve ever met

2 min read
Polish-born Holocaust survivors Ben Helfgott, 84, poses for a photograph in London on May 5, 2014, as he arrives to attend The Holocaust Commission consultation event. Hundreds of survivors of the Holocaust will give their views on how the Holocaust should be remembered in Britain to inform recommendations the Commission will make to the Prime Minister in December. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Rob Rinder

By Rob Rinder

Ben Helfgott gifted me an understanding of the Shoah that was unforgettable

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: British Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg greet representatives from the Holocaust Educational Trust including Holocaust survivor Ben Helfgott (c) before signing a Book of Commitment pledging their support and commitment to remembering the Holocaust, at 10 Downing Street on January 24, 2012 in London, England. Mr Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg both met with representatives from the Holocaust Educational Trust ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day on January 28. (Photo by Dan Kitwood - WPA Pool /Getty Images)
Ben Helfgott

Sir Ben taught us the importance of teaching the next generation about the Shoah

By Olivia Marks-Woldman

2 min read

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Karen Pollock

By Karen Pollock

Ben Helfgott was a tireless campaigner for Holocaust education and my hero

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June 16, 2023 11:40
Holocaust survivor Ben Helfgott holds a memorial candle as he stands on the Millennium Bridge in central London on January 27, 2013 during an event marking Holocaust Memorial Day. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Sir Ben Helfgott, Holocaust survivor, Olympian and Jewish hero passes away aged 93

By Richard Percival

6 min read

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June 16, 2023 10:18
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 21: Sir Ben Helfgott poses after being made a Knight Bachelor at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on November 21, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Germany to give £1.1 billion to Holocaust survivors across the world in 2024

By Tash Mosheim

2 min read

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June 15, 2023 14:06
The railway tracks entering the main building at the Auschwitz-Birkenau German Nazi death camp are pictured ahead of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's landmark visit in Oswiecim, Poland, on December 5, 2019. - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will honour Holocaust victims on December 6, 2019 with her first official visit to the former Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, a Nazi German killing factory where more than 1.1 million people, mostly European Jews, perished during World War II. (Photo by JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Survivor sits for royal sculptor in front of Finchley Synagogue audience

By Barry Toberman

1 min read

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June 8, 2023 13:34
Survivor sits for royal sculptor in front of Finchley Synagogue audience

Vienna spends £430,000 tilting statue of antisemitic mayor 3.5 degrees instead of ripping it down

By Liam Hoare

1 min read

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June 5, 2023 11:12
Vienna spends £430,000 tilting statue of antisemitic mayor 3.5 degrees instead of ripping it down

'My mum was rounded up by Hitler's henchmen whilst games were being played in local parks'

By Tanya Gold

7 min read

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June 1, 2023 15:18
Tanya Gold speaks with journalist and politician Danny Finkelstein. Byline John Nguyen/JNVisuals 11/05/2023

Wikipedia bans editors for denying Polish complicity in Holocaust

By JC Reporter

1 min read

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May 23, 2023 15:51
Wikipedia bans editors for denying Polish complicity in Holocaust

Government accused of 'diluting' meaning of Holocaust with Westminster memorial plans

By Richard Percival

2 min read

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May 23, 2023 10:35
Government accused of 'diluting' meaning of Holocaust with Westminster memorial plans

'Special club' is where Shoah survivors found their family

By Karen Pollock

2 min read

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May 17, 2023 13:48
45 AID 2023 Dinner 13473. Photo John Rifkin
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