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Nearly half of Americans can’t name a single Nazi death camp, new study finds

The survey discovered a decline in Holocaust education among young people in the nations most directly affected by the atrocities

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A new study has revealed a shocking gap in Holocaust education across Europe and the US (Image: Getty)

An official report in Belgium has rejected calls for compensation over the role of the country's nationalised railway company in death camp deportations during the Holocaust (Image: Getty)

Report rejects calls for Belgium Holocaust compensation over role in death camp deportations

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Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Josef Lewkowicz

Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Josef Lewkowicz

By Rabbi Naftali Schiff

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

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

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Jewish employees of News UK have been "deeply upset" by the platforming of "dangerous" antisemitism on Piers Morgan's show (Picture: Getty)

News UK Jewish employees ‘deeply upset’ by ‘extreme antisemitism’ on Piers Morgan Uncensored

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The Umschlagplatz Memorial to Warsaw Ghetto Jews has been defaced (Picture: Getty)

Anti-Israel message scrawled on Polish memorial to Warsaw Ghetto Jews

By Nissan Shtrauchler

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Austrian author Eva Menasse who crafts her story like an oil painting (Photo: Carsten Koall / POOL / AFP)

Darkenbloom by Eva Menasse review: ‘Utterly gripping and unforgettable days later’

By Jennifer Lipman

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Al Jazeera journalist who downplayed Shoah returns to channel for film that ‘glorifies Hamas’

Al Jazeera journalist presents documentary accused of depicting Hamas as ‘light after darkness’ on October 7 anniversary

By Jane Prinsley

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November 29, 2024 15:04

Palestinian journalist Muna Hawwa, who previously downplayed the Holocaust, hosted an Al Jazeera documentary that appeared to glorify Hamas and aired on the first anniversary of October 7.

Gifted violinist and survivor of the Budapest Ghettto, György Pauk

A Holocaust survivor who developed a unique flair for music

By Gloria Tessler

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November 29, 2024 00:00

Gifted violinist and survivor of the Budapest Ghettto, György Pauk

New art prize to commemorate artist who explored the intergenerational trauma of her mother’s escape from Nazi Germany

The life and legacy of Judith Tucker is being celebrated at the University of Leeds

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November 26, 2024 17:30

Artist Judith Tucker and poet Harriet Tarlo at work at Humberston Fitties Beach (Photo: Annabel McCourt)

Mural honouring Holocaust survivors defaced in Milan

The mural aimed at combating antisemitism was vandalised just days after its unveiling

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November 13, 2024 15:15

A mural honouring two of Italy's most prominent Holocaust survivors, Liliana Segre and Sami Modiano, was defaced in Milan’s Piazzale Loreto earlier this week (Credit: Piero Fassino on X)

Meet the Holocaust survivor who became a TikTok sensation

Gidon Lev, who has over 500,000 social media followers, spent his early years in a concentration camp but refused to let the experience define him

By Jennifer Lipman

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November 13, 2024 11:12

Meet the Holocaust survivor who became a TikTok sensation

Rachel Reeves pledges £2m boost to Holocaust education

The Holocaust Educational Trust welcomed the budget announcement

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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October 30, 2024 15:29

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announcing the budget in the House of Commons. Credit: Parliament TV

Giant of Holocaust education Professor Yehuda Bauer mourned

The Israeli historian was one of the most influential figures in his field

By Simon Rocker

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October 20, 2024 11:11

Indefatigable scholar: Professor Yehuda Bauer addressing a Holocaust conference in Sweden three years ago at the age of 95 (photo: Getty Images)

Dov Forman

I will be dancing for Safta on Simchat Torah

My great-grandmother Lily Ebert showed me that we must dance, even with a heavy heart

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October 15, 2024 08:32

Lily Ebert with the then Prince of Wales at the unveiling of 'Seven Portraits:Surviving the Holocaust' in Buckingham Palace, on January 24, 2022 (Getty Images)

Exclusive: Foreign Secretary distances himself from controversial author over Israel comments

David Lammy had previously provided a promotional quote for Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu’s book

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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October 11, 2024 12:05

Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu appearing on ITV's Good Morning Britain. Credit: ITV/ Good Morning Britain.

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