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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

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

New 'Forgotten Exodus' project to shine a light on Jews expelled from 1960s Poland

Armed Palestinian Hamas militants, holding up Islamic and Palestinian national flags, demonstrate in the former Jewish settlement of Dugit in the northern Gaza Strip 13 September 2005, one day after Israeli troops made their final exit from the territory, occupied since 1967. Palestinians were in control of the Gaza Strip for the first time in their history but deadly scenes of chaos and jubilation ensued after Israel closed the door on its four-decade occupation. AFP PHOTO/THOMAS COEX (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)

Medieval History

Revealed: Expert shares how Jihadists get the West to tell their story

By Zoe Strimpel

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Books

The Eleventh Plague: Jews and Pandemics from the Bible to Covid-19

By Robert Low

3 min read

Obituary

Obituary: Edgar Samuel

By JC Reporter

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Books

Word up! The language quiz that has set celebrity tongues wagging

By Jenni Frazer

2 min read

History

BBC series tells the story of Tyneside’s Holocaust refugee house for girls

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

History

Ninth century Hebrew bible to be auctioned

By JC Reporter

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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

By Rob Hyde

1 min read

February 9, 2023 13:42

Decorated 'resistance fighter’ exposed as concentration camp guard

By RT Howard

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

5 min read

February 3, 2023 15:34

Disturbing parallels between Kristallnacht and Putin’s style

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

By Georgia L Gilholy

1 min read

February 1, 2023 17:52

HAIFA, PALESTINE - JULY 15, 1945: The British ship Mataroa arrives with 1,204 Jewish survivors of the Nazi persecution in Europe on July 15, 1945 at the northern port of Haifa in what was the British Mandate for Palestine. (Photo by Zoltan Kluger/GPO via Getty Images)

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

By Tash Mosheim

2 min read

January 17, 2023 12:51

Never-before-seen photos of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising found in loft

4000-year-old ostrich eggs discovered in Negev Desert

Ostriches were common in the region until the 19th century and their eggs had diverse uses

By Georgia L Gilholy

2 min read

January 13, 2023 16:54

4000-year-old ostrich eggs discovered in Negev Desert

Who Is Mr. Poliakoff? Book review: A Jewish answer to a Le Carré thriller

Short novel packed full of history, from the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union to secret agents in Israel, is full of twists and turns

By David Herman

1 min read

January 12, 2023 17:59

Who Is Mr. Poliakoff? Book review: A Jewish answer to a Le Carré thriller

Polish builders unearth trove of pre-war Jewish belongings at building site

The city of Lodz was home to almost a quarter of a million Jews prior to World War II

By Georgia L Gilholy

1 min read

January 10, 2023 10:54

Polish builders unearth trove of pre-war Jewish belongings at building site

The Pale Blue Eye film review: A military mystery

Christian Bale stars as a detective hunting down in a serial killer at an 1830s US army training academy in a film that deserves extra marks for originality.

By Linda Marric

1 min read

December 22, 2022 15:59