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Karen Pollock
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AI means voices of Holocaust survivors will live on
With survivors sadly becoming fewer and fewer, Holocaust educators are using the latest technology to share their stories
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This Yom HaShoah calls for extra strength
We will stand together to demand the unconditional release of the hostages and pray for peace in the region. Our courage has sprouted again and it will not be silenced
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The Prince of Wales has reminded us that the Jewish community is not alone
Remembering the Holocaust and taking a stand against antisemitism is intrinsic to who the Royal Family are
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The Holocaust did not start with gas chambers
On this Holocaust Memorial Day more than ever we must remember how Jew-hate spreads
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During Kristallnacht, the Jews were defenceless. 85 years on, we can defend ourselves from hate
In 1945 it was thought the flame of antisemitism had burnt out but this is certainly not the case 85 years on
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80 years on from the Holocaust, it is the young who are our hope
On Rosh Hashanah, I think of a 14-year-old boy who so determined to survive that he, along with 150 others, dug himself out of a labour camp
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Ben Helfgott was a tireless campaigner for Holocaust education and my hero
Holocaust Educational Trust CEO Karen Pollock shares her memories of Ben Helfgott
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'Special club' is where Shoah survivors found their family
The Primrose Club and now the '45 Aid Society continue to be a lifeline and source of pride
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The baton is falling to us to remember the Holocaust
Each Yom HaShoah we are reminded of the dwindling numbers of survivors and our duty to them
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Farewell letter from Auschwitz reminds us why we remember
Writing in the shadow of a gas chamber, Chaim Herman penned his final goodbye to his wife, knowing that he would not live to see her again
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Our hearts are broken, but Zigi's spirit and his message will live on
He was full of love and, despite everything, joy
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British Holocaust survivors will acutely feel the loss of the Queen
HET Chief Executive Karen Pollock CBE pays tribute to the Queen
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Remember the strength of Shoah survivors
The question isn’t where was G-d, but where was man?
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Holocaust Memorial will stand as a warning
The new centre will enable future generations to grapple with the history of the Shoah
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UK must boycott Durban festival of Jew hate
It is grotesque that UN should be celebrating the anniversary of this poisonous conference
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Time to stop making lazy Holocaust parallels
We must learn the lessons of history without making inappropriate comparisons, argues Karen Pollock
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