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Holocaust remembrance

A decade of progress in documentation of the Holocaust

While allegations of misconduct at the Arolsen Archives are investigated, we should not lose sight of the great work that continues to be done there

By Toby Simpson

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A decade of progress in documentation of the Holocaust

Government to launch Channel Island concentration camps inquiry

Second World War

Government to launch Channel Island concentration camps inquiry

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Just Stop Oil spokeswoman claims all humans are in a ‘giant gas chamber’

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Just Stop Oil spokeswoman claims all humans are in a ‘giant gas chamber’

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Probe into ‘culture of fear’ at largest archive of Nazi persecution

Probe into ‘culture of fear’ at largest archive of Nazi persecution

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Quest to discover the lost actress of Vilnius who is full of mystery

Quest to discover the lost actress of Vilnius who is full of mystery

By Jenni Frazer

6 min read

Obituary: Sir Ben Helfgott

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Obituary: Sir Ben Helfgott

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

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)

Daniel Finkelstein

By Daniel Finkelstein

We were lucky to know Sir Ben Helfgott

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Angela Cohen MBE

By Angela Cohen MBE

Sir Ben was, without question, the most incredible man I’ve ever met

Angela Cohen MBE pays tribute to Ben Helfgott

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June 16, 2023 16:23

Sir Ben was, without question, the most incredible man I’ve ever met

Rob Rinder

Ben Helfgott gifted me an understanding of the Shoah that was unforgettable

Rob Rinder met Sir Ben while filming a documentary about his grandfather

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June 16, 2023 15:51

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)

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

The Holocaust survivor was tireless, charismatic and made an impact on so many people

By Olivia Marks-Woldman

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June 16, 2023 13:40

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)

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

The survivors receiving these payments largely include Russian Jews who weren't in camps or ghettos and aren't eligible for pension programs

By Tash Mosheim

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June 15, 2023 14:06

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)

'Hitler's pencil' sells at auction for 90% less than valuation

The silver item of stationery was allegedly gifted to the Nazi leader by girlfriend Eva Braun

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June 6, 2023 15:18

'Hitler's pencil' sells at auction for 90% less than valuation

Wikipedia bans editors for denying Polish complicity in Holocaust

Four editors had aimed to introduce content which absolves Poland of blame for Jewish suffering during the Holocaust

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May 23, 2023 15:51

Wikipedia bans editors for denying Polish complicity in Holocaust

Rafael Behr

WWII is slipping away into realm of mythology

The use of the Third Reich to score political points or make glib analogies betrays our past

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May 11, 2023 13:01

The U.S. and the Holocaust,09-01-2023,Nazi Party meeting or rally. Sign in back reads "Kauft nicht bei Juden" - Don't buy from Jews.,National Archives and Record Administration NARA,Unknown

Polish government denounced over ‘dangerous' attack on Holocaust scholar

Barbara Engelking said Poles ‘failed’ Jews during the Second World War

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April 30, 2023 12:10

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 11: Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki speaks to the press alongside U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus April 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. Morawiecki is in the United States for meetings aimed at strengthening economic and defense cooperation between U.S. and Poland. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Victory for Gdansk ghetto memorial campaigners

After fears rapid development would prevent site's commemoration, government announces plan will go ahead

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April 28, 2023 12:30

Victory for Gdansk ghetto memorial campaigners

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