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On the 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation, I remember the ‘bride of Belsen’

Survivors of Bergen-Belsen describe the camp as the ‘worst place’ imaginable

3 min read

April 16, 2025 08:43

Jewish RAF mechanic who fled Nazi persecution finally receives medals aged 101

Ruth Klauber was only nine years old when her family left Frankfurt and played a key role in Britain’s air defence, but never sought any recognition for her heroism

By Imogen Garfinkel

3 min read

April 15, 2025 12:22

German-born Ruth Klauber has been recognised for her work in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force during the Second World War and awarded two medals at the age of 101 (Stock image via Getty Images)

Germany’s last convict for Holocaust crimes dies aged 99

Irmgard Furchner was found guilty for being an accessory to murder when she worked for the commander of the Stutthof concentration camp.

By JC Reporter

1 min read

April 8, 2025 16:28

Irmgard Furchner, who was convicted over her role in the Holocaust in 2022, has died aged 99 (Image: Getty)

‘Coco Chanel stole my aunt’s furniture’

A family history casts fresh light on the designer’s collaboration with the Nazis in wartime Paris

By John Jay

5 min read

April 2, 2025 12:51

Argentina to declassify Nazi files on how war criminals escaped justice

The documents will reveal the ‘ratlines’ used by the architects of the Holocaust to flee across the Atlantic

By JC Reporter

1 min read

March 25, 2025 16:08

Argentina is declassifying files discussing how Nazi war criminals like Adolf Eichmann escaped justice in Europe (Image: Getty)

WJR on ‘mission’ to connect Jewish refugee history with descendants

Do you know someone who arrived in the UK between 1933 and 1946 with the assistance of the Central British Fund? World Jewish Relief might have their files

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

January 29, 2025 15:19

World Jewish Relief is on a 'mission' to connect documents about Jewish refugees arriving in the UK between 1933 and 1946 with their descendants

Eichmann trial records brought to light for Holocaust Memorial Day

The State Archives in Israel have created a searchable database of the more than 380,000 pages of rare historical material

By JC Reporter

1 min read

January 27, 2025 14:08

Records of Adolf Eichmann's trial are being released to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (Image: Getty)

So that we never forget: Rare colourised photos of death camp liberation revealed

The images have been restored for the first time as part of a project to combat Holocaust denial

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

January 27, 2025 09:00

A survivor is escorted out of the gates of Penig concentration camp (Image: US National Archives/Spaceship Earth)

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

By JC Reporter

1 min read

January 23, 2025 12:39

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

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The numbers don’t lie: Jews made a giant contribution to Britain’s WW2 fightback

They fought like lions in every theatre of this war – remembering the Jewish heroes of WW2

We’re British Jews who helped rid the world of Nazi evil – and will always be proud of it

My grandpa’s war diary connects me with the human side of conflict

How the JC reported Victory in Europe Day in 1945

Blood money or vital aid? How rabbis wrestled with German reparations

New Nazi recordings confirm the Holocaust was ordered by Hitler

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On the 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation, I remember the ‘bride of Belsen’

Jewish RAF mechanic who fled Nazi persecution finally receives medals aged 101

Germany’s last convict for Holocaust crimes dies aged 99

‘Coco Chanel stole my aunt’s furniture’

Argentina to declassify Nazi files on how war criminals escaped justice

WJR on ‘mission’ to connect Jewish refugee history with descendants

Eichmann trial records brought to light for Holocaust Memorial Day

So that we never forget: Rare colourised photos of death camp liberation revealed

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

Second World War

The numbers don’t lie: Jews made a giant contribution to Britain’s WW2 fightback

They fought like lions in every theatre of this war – remembering the Jewish heroes of WW2

We’re British Jews who helped rid the world of Nazi evil – and will always be proud of it

My grandpa’s war diary connects me with the human side of conflict

How the JC reported Victory in Europe Day in 1945

Blood money or vital aid? How rabbis wrestled with German reparations

New Nazi recordings confirm the Holocaust was ordered by Hitler

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On the 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation, I remember the ‘bride of Belsen’

Jewish RAF mechanic who fled Nazi persecution finally receives medals aged 101

Germany’s last convict for Holocaust crimes dies aged 99

‘Coco Chanel stole my aunt’s furniture’

Argentina to declassify Nazi files on how war criminals escaped justice

WJR on ‘mission’ to connect Jewish refugee history with descendants

Eichmann trial records brought to light for Holocaust Memorial Day

So that we never forget: Rare colourised photos of death camp liberation revealed

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