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Second World War

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

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

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

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

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

By Daniel Ben-David

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

Argentina uncovers Nazi propaganda cache in court basement

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

Emanuele Ottolenghi

By Emanuele Ottolenghi

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

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

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

By Leah Garrett

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

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

By Deborah Dash Moore

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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 14:24

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)

Starmer honours Jewish veterans in VE Day column

The prime minister paid tribute to Stanley Fisher and Mervyn Kersch, who helped liberated Bergen-Belsen

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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May 8, 2025 12:23

Mervyn Kersh, the Jewish veteran who helped to liberate Belsen

Dov Forman

VE Day stands for victory over evil but the fight against hatred still rages

As we remember and celebrate those who gave their lives for our freedom, we must use their experience to take action against the bigotry, extremism and dehumanisation

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May 8, 2025 12:15

(L-R) Dov Forman, Mervyn Kersh and Susan Pollack

Martin Sugarman

By Martin Sugarman

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

Jewish volunteers from Palestine also played their part

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May 7, 2025 15:07

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

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

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

Around 1.5 million Jews took up arms against the Nazis. We must remember them to dispel the ugly myth that we went like sheep

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May 7, 2025 14:28

(l-r) Holocaust Memorial Day Trust CEO Olivia Marks-Woldman, D-Day veteran Mervyn Kersh and Holocaust Memorial Day Trust chair Laura Marks at the unveiling of the HMD 2025 impact report (Photo: HMDT)

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

On the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory against Nazi Germany, Jewish servicemen and women reflect on the day the war ended

By Eliana Jordan

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May 7, 2025 14:21

Henny Franks (bottom right) in the British Auxiliary Services.

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

On the eve of VE Day, one writer delves into her ancestor’s experience of the Second World War

By Rosa Doherty

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May 7, 2025 13:13

Rosa Doherty's grandfather's war diary

How the JC reported Victory in Europe Day in 1945

Poetry, prayers and reports from the East End, Dachau and Tel Aviv marked our coverage 80 years ago

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May 7, 2025 12:36

How the JC reported Victory in Europe Day in 1945

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

Post-Nazi Germany’s offer of compensation to Israel for the Shoah split the country

By Rabbi Gideon Sylvester

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May 6, 2025 13:08

Israeli Opposition leader Menachem Begin addressing a protest in Tel Aviv agraints German reparations (National Photo Collection of Israel)

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