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Daniel Finkelstein

We were lucky to know Sir Ben Helfgott

Now he has gone, we must make sure his story is never forgotten

By Daniel Finkelstein

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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)

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

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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

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)

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

By Olivia Marks-Woldman

2 min read

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)

Karen Pollock

By Karen Pollock

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

3 min read

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)

Holocaust survivors

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

By Tash Mosheim

2 min read

Jewish cemeteries can be 'outdoor classrooms' shedding light on the past

Jewish cemeteries can be 'outdoor classrooms' shedding light on the past

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

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The 'unwinnable' video game that lights a path for Shoah education

The Light in the Darkness has been designed to tell the Holocaust story in an empathetic way that will engage young viewers

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June 1, 2023 11:29

The 'unwinnable' video game that lights a path for Shoah education

Noa Kirel accidentally reignites row with Poland over role in Holocaust

A Polish official attacked the star on Twitter after she said her family died in the country

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May 21, 2023 09:31

Singer Noa Kirel performs on behalf of Israel during the final of the Eurovision Song contest 2023 on May 13, 2023 at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, northern England. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Joe Mintz

Why isn’t Holocaust education stopping Jew hate?

Schools need to separate teaching about the Holocaust from teaching about Jewish life

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May 11, 2023 09:02

Why isn’t Holocaust education stopping Jew hate?

One in 10 Dutch teachers have students who deny the Holocaust says survey

The figure doubles for those working in areas with a high population of new immigrants

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May 3, 2023 12:56

ORANIENBURG, GERMANY - JANUARY 27: Carnations hang at the infamous entrance gate that reads: "Arbeit macht frei", or "Work sets one free" at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial on January 27, 2020 in Oranienburg, Germany. January 27th will mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp, the most notorious of the many Nazi concentration camps. The Nazis began the operation of Sachsenhausen in 1936, initially as a prison for their political opponents, but later used it for other groups, including Jews and Soviet prisoners of war. Sachsenhausen was the first camp to test the use of gas chambers for perfecting the mass murder of prisoners. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)

Ballads to give hope in a Year Eight classroom

When I asked my 22 pupils to write stories in the style of the popular 19th century poster format, five of them presented tales about the Holocaust

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April 28, 2023 10:52

Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 16, 2023, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** יד ושם מוזיאון שואה השואה יום השואה זיכרון מבקרים ירושלים

Foreign Office minister promises to preserve memory of the Holocaust

Lord Ahmad told a conference of the importance of commemorating the Shoah

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April 21, 2023 10:27

Foreign Office minister promises to preserve memory of the Holocaust

Obituary: Zdenka Fantlová

Fred Astaire’s song You Are My Lucky Star and a tin ring gave Shoah survivor the will to live

By Julie Carbonara

3 min read

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April 20, 2023 11:26

Obituary: Zdenka Fantlová

How the Yellow Candle Project keeps the flame burning for Shoah victims

Two German Jews, six decades apart in age, are among those remembered in Maccabi GB’s campaign

By Gloria Tessler

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April 14, 2023 08:56

How the Yellow Candle Project keeps the flame burning for Shoah victims

Trudy Gold: ‘We all put our souls into teaching about the Shoah properly’

When Tanya met her mother… the last of a powerhouse generation of Holocaust educators

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April 14, 2023 08:55

Trudy Gold: ‘We all put our souls into teaching about the Shoah properly’

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