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Shoah survivor dies weeks after being wounded by Iran missile

Olga Weisberg left behind a husband, who is also a Holocaust survivor, as well as a daughter, grandson and great-grandson.

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A Holocaust survivor from Rehovot has died weeks after being injured in Iranian missile strikes (Pictured: The site of a missile impact in Rehovot on June 16; Image: Flash90)

Evyatar David was visibly malnourished in the latest Hamas hostage video

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‘They are in the same state I was in’: Holocaust survivors ‘hurt and angered’ by latest hostage videos

By Jamie Shapiro

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Nechama Grossman, Israel's oldest Holocaust survivor, has died aged 109. (Credit: Courtesy of the Grossman family)

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Israel’s oldest Holocaust survivor dies aged 109

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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)

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

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Steven Frank interviewed for The Forever Project

Holocaust education

How Holocaust survivors can speak to the youth of the future

By Daniel Ben-David

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Harry Olmer survived the Buchenwald concentration camp and the infamous 'death marches' and is now a beloved member of his community in the UK (Image: Alamy)

Karen Pollock

By Karen Pollock

Holocaust Memorial Day shows how important our survivors’ stories are

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The origami cloth heart made for Fania Fainer in Auschwitz

The woman with two hearts who survived Auschwitz

By Heidi Kingstone

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Survivors and descendants mark 80 years since liberation of Auschwitz

The ceremony took place at Jewish Care’s Holocaust Survivors’ Centre

By Daniel Ben-David

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January 21, 2025 10:54

Jewish Care Holocaust Survivors' Centre and Generation2Generation commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz 80th (Photo: Yakir Zur)

Holocaust survivor who escaped to UK awarded Germany’s highest civilian honour

George Shefi, now 93, was shuttled out of Germany on the Kindertransport just before the outbreak of the Second World War when he was seven years old.

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January 15, 2025 11:35

Holocaust survivor George Shefi has been awarded Germany's highest civilian honour (Picture: International March for the Living)

Nazi hunter Josef Lewkowicz passes away aged 98

A book about his remarkable life is scheduled for release in January next year

By Daniel Ben-David

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December 27, 2024 14:33

Josef Lewkowicz (Credit: JRoots)

Shoah survivor and lover of the Scottish Highlands passes away at 82

Mensa member Kathy Hagler was smuggled out of a Nazi ghetto in place of her brother at 18 months old

By Daniel Ben-David

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December 22, 2024 12:54

Kathy Hagler, most of whose family died in the Shoah

Kindertransport refugee and Shoah educator Bob Kirk BEM dies aged 99

The Holocaust Education Trust said Kirk leaves behind a ‘powerful’ legacy

By Daniel Ben-David

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December 5, 2024 16:53

Ann and Bob Kirk JVN Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award winners

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

This exceptional woman gave so much to millions

The JC Leader October 18, 2024

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October 16, 2024 09:51

Lily Ebert lights a candle during a National Holocaust Memorial Day event on January 26, 2017 in London (Getty Images)

Obituary: Lily Ebert

Holocaust survivor, educator and TikTok star Lily Ebert is remembered by millions for her courage, resilience and unwavering hope

By Eliana Jordan

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October 10, 2024 18:00

Lily Ebert, Holocaust survivor and educator, has passed away at the age of 100. (UK HMD)

Inspirational Holocaust survivor and educator Lily Ebert passes away at 100 years old

The King leads tributes to Shoah survivor whose story reached millions

By Jane Prinsley

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October 9, 2024 11:52

Lily Ebert (L) stands with her great-grandson Dov Forman as she poses with her medal after being appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2023 (Photo: Getty)

Help! I bought a château — that sheltered hundreds of Jewish kids from the Nazis

When British chef Dan Preston learned of the wartime history of the delapidated house he bought in France, it reinforced his determination to restore it

By Nicole Lampert

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September 12, 2024 14:17

Reborn: Dan Preston in front of the Château de Charmont (Photo courtesy of 'Help! We Bought a Village')

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