The Jewish heroes who fought for Britain – and why their courage matters todayPassing on stories of those who fought and bled and died under the Union Jack can be a powerful rejoinder to the calumnies of the antisemites. This is what our people have done for this country – how about yours?By Stephen Daisley4 min read
HolocaustHolocaust survivor to return to Austrian Kindertransport station where she was saved from NazisGabriele Keenaghan is making the trip, with a helping hand from an anonymous benefactor, to mark her 100th birthdayBy Lucy Pollock3 min read
Second World WarTwo soldiers killed in Second World War to get Star of David on their gravestones after 84 yearsPrivate Max Goodman and Sapper Isaiah Reuben Gerber both died on the same day in 1942By Jamie Shapiro1 min read
Second World WarSAS hero who fought Rommel’s army dies aged 100Jack Mann was the last survivor of the Long Range Desert Group, a specialist unit that helped turn the tide of the North African campaignBy JC Reporter3 min read
Second World WarBletchley Park codebreaker Miriam Rodrigues-Pereira dies aged 104She went on to become a Cold War analyst and a stalwart member of the Spanish and Portuguese Sephardi CommunityBy Kris Musikant4 min read
AntisemitismJews face the ‘same situation’ with antisemitism as before the Second World War, says 102-year-old veteranMonty Goldstein asks: ‘What have I done to deserve it?’By JC Reporter3 min read
Books Wine, women and ignoring the genocideIt is the first time this disturbing war portrait has been published in EnglishBy David Herman1 min read
Unesco adds D-Day beaches to list of world heritage sitesThe decision will see both Allied and Nazi soldiers who lost their lives during the decisive battles commemoratedBy Mark Wood2 min read||July 27, 2026 17:15
New museum sheds fresh light on the Jewish ‘secret listeners’ who helped save Britain from NazisTrent Park in north London was used by the British to bug Nazis – and Jewish refugees from Germany played a vital roleBy Mark Wood2 min read||July 21, 2026 15:22
Italy advances law to compensate victims of Nazi-era art lootingMore than 100,000 pieces of art have not been returned to their rightful owners, according to official figuresBy Etgar Lefkovits1 min read||July 8, 2026 10:53
Grandson of Jewish art collector fights to reclaim Van Gogh lost during Nazi eraThe painting comes from Van Gogh’s Saint-Rémy period, one of his most sought-after, and is likely worth tens of millionsBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||July 2, 2026 13:34
The coincidences that saved my grandmother from the NazisAn encounter with a British politician on the ski slopes, and then an English newspaper article she spotted in a coffee house, saved Valerie Fuhrman as the Nazis invaded CzechoslovakiaBy Michael Fuhrmann4 min read||July 1, 2026 12:17
Prison guard at Nazi PoW camp under investigation for ‘murder’Thousands died of starvation, neglect and disease at Stalag Senne in GermanyBy Rob Hyde2 min read||June 24, 2026 12:47
France honours Jewish resistance fighter executed by the Gestapo with Panthéon intermentMarc Bloch has been laid to rest alongside Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Émile Zola, and other national French heroesBy Andrew Bernard2 min read||June 24, 2026 12:04
Star of David armband and 1930s siddur found hidden in former Ghetto buildingThe Ghetto Fighters’ House in Będzin was a clandestine meeting place and centre of underground Jewish resistance, and later a site of armed uprising against the Nazis during the liquidation of the ghettoBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||May 29, 2026 14:46
AJEX presents surprise set of medals to late war veteran’s wife on her 101st birthdayStanley Diamondstone served as a radio operator for the RAF in the Second World WarBy Ben Conway2 min read||May 27, 2026 11:38
