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Second World War

The Jewish woman selected by Goebbels as the ‘perfect Aryan baby’

Hessy Levinsons Taft, whose photograph appeared without her parents’ knowledge in a Nazi propaganda magazine, has died aged 91

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A six-month-old Hessy Levinsons Taft, dubbed the 'perfect Aryan baby', on the cover of a Nazi propaganda magazine in 1935 (Yad Vashem)

Obituary: Ruth Bourne

Second World War

Obituary: Ruth Bourne

By Martin Sugarman

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(L-R) Josef Mengele circa 1940, before his involvement in the death camps, and Mengele photographed again around 1950, just after fleeing to Argentina (Getty Images)

Nazi camp doctor dubbed ‘Angel of Death’ owned medical lab while living openly in Argentina, new documents reveal

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The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell (Image: Getty)

Nigel Biggar

By Nigel Biggar

Archbishop of York’s ‘genocidal acts’ charge against Israel is neither wise nor appropriate

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The annual AJEX remembrance day was held on November 16 (Image: Justin Grainge)

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Thousands attend annual AJEX parade to honour the Jews who served in the World Wars

By Jamie Shapiro

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Joshua Kushner and Karlie Kloss (Photo: Getty)

Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner name baby daughter after her Shoah survivor paternal great-grandmother Reichel

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Aron Bell, the last surviving Bielski brother, has died at the age of 98 (Image: YouTube/ USC Shoah Foundation)

Aron Bell, the last surviving member of the Bielski brothers, dies aged 98

By Siam Goorwich

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The heroic rabbi of Terezin is remembered at the Czech Republic’s biggest festival of Jewish culture

The Stetl Fest in Brno runs from August 27 to 31

By Anthea Gerrie

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August 21, 2025 13:25

The heroic rabbi of Terezin is remembered at the Czech Republic’s biggest festival of Jewish culture

British intelligence ‘suspected’ Rolex founder of being Nazi spy

Declassified documents suggested that Hans Wilsdorf was ‘well known for his strong Nazi sympathies’

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August 13, 2025 14:43

Declassified documents have reportedly revealed that British intelligence agencies suspected Rolex co-founder Hans Wilsdorf of being a Nazi spy (Image: Rolex)

New report claims more journalists died in Gaza than in both world wars combined

The study, published by the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University, has been criticised for allegedly neglecting historical death tolls

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August 13, 2025 14:20

A new report has claimed that more journalists have been killed in the Gaza War than in both world wars combined (Image: Getty)

How Jewish prisoners of war preserved their faith amid the vicious brutality of the Japanese camps

It is estimated that tens of thousands of Jewish soldiers spent time as a POW in the Second World War

By Daniel Ben-David

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August 13, 2025 08:16

Allied prisoners of war after the liberation of Changi Prison, Singapore

Argentina uncovers Nazi propaganda cache in court basement

More than 80 boxes of material sent from Tokyo in 1941 were rediscovered after 84 years –shedding light on the South American nation’s role helping war criminals escape justice

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May 13, 2025 15:58

A Nazi gathering in Bariloche, Argentina in 1940 (Image: JNS)

Emanuele Ottolenghi

By Emanuele Ottolenghi

In Italy, the battle for truth about the Jewish war effort never ends

80 years after the war, there are attempts to erase the contributions of Israeli Jews to Italian liberation

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May 8, 2025 14:11

In Italy, the battle for truth about the Jewish war effort never ends

The forgotten story of Jewish refugees who fought to beat the Nazis

How a secret troop of British commandos, carried out some of the most daring missions of the war

By Leah Garrett

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May 8, 2025 14:10

The forgotten story of Jewish refugees who fought to beat the Nazis

Half a million US Jews helped beat the Nazis – it transformed a generation

Jewish soldiers had to confront the enemy and prejudice in the US army

By Deborah Dash Moore

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May 8, 2025 13:24

Half a million US Jews helped beat the Nazis – it transformed a generation

The bravery of Soviet Jews should be remembered this VE Day

Jewish troops in the Red Army fought to the end rather than face the horror of capture

By Kiril Feferman

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May 8, 2025 13:24

22nd January 1943: Red Army reinforcements arrive in Stalingrad during World War II to recapture the city from the German 6th Army. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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