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Sir Ben Helfgott’s legacy inspires a new generation of weightlifters

Pupils from the Lakes School commemorated the Holocaust survivor who went on to become an international sporting champion

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Pupils from The Lakes School with staff and Sir Ben Helfgott's family members (Photo: The Lakes School)

The entrance of Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Germany (Photo: Getty)

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Now is a good time to reimagine Holocaust education

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Georgia Gould MP, Annick Lever BEM and Lady Victoria Starmer (Image: HET).

Holocaust Educational Trust

Starmer’s wife moved to tears by testimony of Holocaust survivor at Labour conference

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Pioneering educational psychologist Joy Schaverein dies at 82

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Pioneering educational psychologist Joy Schaverein dies at 82

By Gloria Tessler

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An artist's illustration of the plans for the Holocaust memorial and learning centre in Victoria Tower Gardens, next to the Houses of Parliament

Westminster Holocaust Memorial

‘Let us not throw this opportunity away’, minister urges in Holocaust Memorial Bill debate

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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I told my Holocaust survivor dad’s story at the school which barred him

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I told my Holocaust survivor dad’s story at the school which barred him

By Michael Bibring

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Dorit receiving her honour from the Mayor of Eastbourne, Councillor Candy Vaughan

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Holocaust survivor receives Eastbourne’s highest honour

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AI tool which lets students interact with Holocaust survivors is shortlisted for top award

Testimony 360 was created by the Holocaust Educational Trust in partnership with the USC Shoah Foundation

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May 26, 2025 15:23

Students at Sacred Heart Catholic School participating in a Testimony 360 lesson, an interactive learning programme for delivering Holocaust education in UK schools created by the Holocaust Educational Trust. Also pictured is Manfred Goldberg BEM, the first survivor to feature in Testimony 360 for UK students (Photo: HET)

Angela Rayner

By Angela Rayner

The atrocities committed at Bergen-Belsen must always be remembered

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner writes for the JC following the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen

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April 28, 2025 12:43

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner (left) visiting Bergen Belsen. (Image: UK Government)

Half of Holocaust survivors will be lost by 2035, Claims Conference predicts

The organisation also predicted that there would be almost nobody left with first hand experience of the Shoah by 2040

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April 22, 2025 09:25

Fewer than half of all Holocaust survivors worldwide are predicted to remain in 2035, according to a new report from the Claims Conference (Image: Getty)

Showbiz: Jews in the news

Your monthly round-up of the Jewish names hitting the headlines

By Nicole Lampert

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April 17, 2025 13:13

Jason Isaacs' fans will be delighted to hear he has two new films coming up (Image: Getty)

How Holocaust survivors can speak to the youth of the future

According to estimates, there may now be fewer than 1,000 remaining Shoah survivors in the UK

By Daniel Ben-David

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April 16, 2025 08:49

Steven Frank interviewed for The Forever Project

Celebrated philosopher and champion of the Wiener Library, Alan Montefiore dies at 97

An Oxford academic who ensured the survival of the Wiener Library’s priceless collection

By Gloria Tessler

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March 20, 2025 12:07

Celebrated philosopher and champion of the Wiener Library, Alan Montefiore dies at 97

Polish-born journalist and historian Marian Turski dies aged 98

Gatekeeper of Holocaust memories who warned against the dangers of silence and indifference

By Gloria Tessler

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March 5, 2025 11:22

Polish historian and Holocaust survivor Marian Turski speaking at the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, January 2025 (Getty)

Gaby Wine

How can someone not know how to pronounce ‘Auschwitz’?

Mainstream schools need to take a long hard look at how they teach the Holocaust to ensure pupils are learning the facts

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February 8, 2025 07:47

School pupils meeting a Holocaust survivor on Holocaust Memorial Day at Kingston, Surbiton and District Synagogue

Holocaust education exhibit denied space in Parliament for being ‘too political’

The National Holocaust Museum was offered space in a separate building in Westiminster

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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January 31, 2025 12:00

Marc Cave, director of National Holocaust Museum, poses in the museum's new international touring exhibition 'The Vicious Circle'. (Photo: David Parry)

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