LithuaniaIn Lithuania, new artworks commemorate the lost Jewish community of KaunasThe exhibits in 2022's European Capital of Culture celebrate and mourn its rich cultural Jewish past - with a focus on those who perished there during the HolocaustBy Anthea Gerrie3 min read
ItalyShoah survivor sounds warning as she opens hard-right parliament in ItalyLiliana Segre, 92, a senator-for-life and the only member of her Jewish family to survive Auschwitz, spoke about the 'symbolic' value of her role following an election that produced the country's most right-wing government since 1945By Daniel Ben-David2 min read
Ukraine'Our Ukraine scroll survived Nazis and is now a symbol of defiance'Precious manuscript has survived one war and has now evaded another after being brought from frontline town of Zaporizhzhia to North London community shul before recent Russian invasionBy Paul Cainer3 min read
Holocaust educationJewish partisan who fought the Nazis battles to preserve forest fort where resistance group livedFania Brantsovsky, now 100, escaped the Vilna Ghetto to join 'Avenger' group - now she's fighting to save woodland camp so next generations can learn of their struggleBy Felix Pope2 min read
FilmAn A-list cast for new thriller AmsterdamDirector David O. Russell on the starry list of actors he has assembled for his new 1930s filmBy James Mottram5 min read
Second World WarPoland formally requests WW2 reparations from Germany, including for Jews killed by PolesA document officially requesting the payment will be handed to Germany, Poland’s biggest trade partner and fellow member of NATO, on TuesdayBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
travelThe gift of gratitude on a cruiseNadine Matyas met an elderly couple on a family holiday who changed her outlook on lifeBy Nadine Matyas5 min read
Zelensky visits Babyn Yar site on 81st anniversary of Nazi massacreInternational envoys for Holocaust issues release joint statement condemning Putin’s war on UkraineBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read||September 30, 2022 09:15
Back to Berlin to confront the dark secrets of the pastA fascinating new documentary traces two friends travelling to Germany to face up to very different tales from their families’ past, as its director explainsBy Stephen Applebaum6 min read||September 29, 2022 19:47
Book review: The English GI - A soldier’s graphic storyMoving story told in pictures mixing maps, drawings and moving family photographsBy David Herman1 min read||September 29, 2022 14:28
Arnold Schwarzenegger says it's time to 'terminate' hate in emotional Auschwitz visitThe visit was part of his work with the Auschwitz Jewish Centre FoundationBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||September 29, 2022 12:00
