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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

2 min read

Ann and Bob Kirk JVN Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award winners

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

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

This exceptional woman gave so much to millions

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

Obituary: Lily Ebert

By Eliana Jordan

6 min read

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)

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

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

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

Holocaust survivors

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

By Nicole Lampert

3 min read

Holocaust survivors and refugees (l-r) Harry Olmer, Ivor Wieder and Jackie Young with their memoirs at the London launch of My Voice at JW3

My Voice project to tell the stories of Holocaust survivors and refugees in London

By Nicole Lampert

4 min read

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, beloved media icon and expert on sex and relationships, passed away this week at the age of 96. (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Hulu)

Holocaust survivor and groundbreaking sex therapist Dr. Ruth dies at 96

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

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AI means voices of Holocaust survivors will live on

With survivors sadly becoming fewer and fewer, Holocaust educators are using the latest technology to share their stories

By Karen Pollock

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June 20, 2024 13:13

Students at Sacred Heart Catholic School participating in a Testimony 360 lesson, a new interactive learning programme for delivering Holocaust education in UK schools created by the Holocaust Educational Trust (Photo: handout)

Hundreds attend the Boys’ 79th anniversary reunion dinner

The Boys are a group of 732 child survivors of the Holocaust who after fleeing the Nazis were placed in the Lake District

By Daniel Ben-David

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May 29, 2024 14:31

Holocaust survivors, Jackie Young, Harry Olmer, Joanna Millan, Mala Tribich, Rachel Levy, and Zdenka Husserl, at the '45 Aid reunion dinner (Credit: John Rifkin)

Reverend Francis Wahle passes away aged 95

Despite being raised Catholic, Francis Wahle was considered Jewish under the Nuremberg Laws

By Daniel Ben-David

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May 15, 2024 15:39

Father Francis Wahle, who passed away May 14, 2024 (Credit: AJR)

Painted after October 7, the Holocaust survivor portrait that radiates hope

A painting of Susan Pollack OBE is on display at a gallery in London

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May 8, 2024 11:58

Picture of resilience: Laura Arenson’s painting of Susan Pollack

Hundreds of strangers attend funeral of Holocaust survivor who died without family

Esther Greizer was never able to have children after being abused by Mengele at Auschwitz

By Jane Prinsley

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May 7, 2024 17:21

Esther Greitzer (Photo: X/Twitter)

Shame on you, Holocaust survivor tells Zone of Interest director

Survivor, 94, says Jonathan Glazer equated Hamas brutality with necessary Israel’s self-defence

By Eliana Jordan

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March 12, 2024 11:54

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 10: (L-R) Leonard Blavatnik, James Wilson, and Jonathan Glazer accept the Best International Feature Film award for "The Zone of Interest" onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Schools ‘shamefully’ boycotting Holocaust education over Gaza

Voices of the Holocaust, which takes plays preserving the memories and stories of Shoah survivors into schools, is getting ‘radio silence’

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March 7, 2024 16:28

A scene from 'Kindness: A Legacy of the Holocaust'

King Charles pays tribute to Auschwitz survivor Lily Ebert as she marks 100th birthday

Ebert has committed her life to raising awareness about the Holocaust

By Jane Prinsley

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December 29, 2023 11:43

Lily Ebert celebrating 100th birthday at home, surrounded by family, balloons, and a large birthday cake (Photo: Dov Forman)

Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain

By Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain

Nicholas Winton was a hero, and my shul took care of his garden

I have special memories of the modest, inspiring man who saved 669 children from the Nazis

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December 28, 2023 10:58

Sir Nicholas Winton (Photo by Graeme Robertson/Getty Images).

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