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Survivor shares testimony in Parliament as MPs mark Holocaust Memorial Day

Speaker Lindsay Hoyle hosted survivors of three genocides in his residence before lighting a candle for the six million Jewish lives lost, and those lost to genocides since

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Survivor shares testimony in Parliament as MPs mark Holocaust Memorial Day

Book review: Fritz and Kurt - A moving Shoah book for older children

Children's books

Book review: Fritz and Kurt - A moving Shoah book for older children

By Angela Kiverstein

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People visit the exhibition 'Co-Mix' by US comic book artist Art Spiegelman (C) during a private viewing at the Pompidou centre in Paris on March 20, 2012. The exhibition will run from March 21 to May 21, 2012. The Swedish-born New Yorker Spiegelman, 62, is known as the creator of "Maus", an animal fable of his Jewish father's experience in the Holocaust -- the only comic book to have won a Pulitzer Prize, the top US book award. AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND LANGLOIS (Photo credit should read BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Of Maus and men: Valuable insights into a controversial classic

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The simple truth of the ten stages of genocide

Olivia Marks-Woldman

By Olivia Marks-Woldman

The simple truth of the ten stages of genocide

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Manchester exhibit captures the spirit of survival in the wake of the Holocaust

Holocaust remembrance

Manchester exhibit captures the spirit of survival in the wake of the Holocaust

By Anthea Gerrie

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The Holocaust’s forgotten massacre

Holocaust remembrance

The Holocaust’s forgotten massacre

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My brother was beheaded by ISIS — but I refuse to allow hate to win

My brother was beheaded by ISIS — but I refuse to allow hate to win

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Light in the dark: Britain comes together to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

At thousands of events across the United Kingdom, ordinary Britons are gathering for Holocaust Memorial Day to honour the six million Jewish men, women, and children murdered by the Nazis

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January 26, 2023 10:32

Light in the dark: Britain comes together to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

Auschwitz goes virtual with new educational VR tour

As well as allowing people to look around rooms freely, the film features survivor testimony, pictures, and drone footage

By Daniel Ben-David

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January 26, 2023 09:57

Auschwitz goes virtual with new educational VR tour

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Holocaust inaccuracies lead to new lessons on Shoah for schools

The controversial novel by Irish author John Boyne was used by hundreds of teachers in lessons on genocide

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January 25, 2023 15:44

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Holocaust inaccuracies lead to new lessons on Shoah for schools

Rishi Sunak to bring forward a bill to build Westminster Holocaust Memorial

Due to legislation dating back to 1900, an Act of Parliament is required to build the memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens

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January 25, 2023 12:09

Rishi Sunak to bring forward a bill to build Westminster Holocaust Memorial

One in four young people in the Netherlands believe the Holocaust was a myth

The study also shows the majority of Dutch adults don’t know the Holocaust occurred in the Netherlands

By Tash Mosheim

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January 25, 2023 06:00

One in four young people in the Netherlands believe the Holocaust was a myth

'Social media has power Nazis could only dream of' says survivor at Foreign Office event

Manfred Goldberg said social networks must be held to account for allowing antisemitic content to spread

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January 24, 2023 15:59

'Social media has power Nazis could only dream of' says survivor at Foreign Office event

'We must never be complacent about division' says Sadiq Khan at HMD ceremony

The theme of this year’s ceremony to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day was ‘ordinary people’

By Daniel Ben-David

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January 23, 2023 16:54

'We must never be complacent about division' says Sadiq Khan at HMD ceremony

How a house move revealed a family’s heartbreaking Auschwitz secret

Marta Seiler found a box of papers in her attic containing last message her paternal grandmother sent before being transported to death camp

By Vanessa Holburn

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January 19, 2023 10:23

How a house move revealed a family’s heartbreaking Auschwitz secret

Karen Pollock

By Karen Pollock

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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January 18, 2023 16:33

Our hearts are broken, but Zigi's spirit and his message will live on

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