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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

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

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

4 min read

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

By JC Reporter

2 min read

May 13, 2025 15:58

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

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

3 min read

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

3 min read

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

3 min read

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

4 min read

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)

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

2 min read

May 8, 2025 11:23

Mervyn Kersh, the Jewish veteran who helped to liberate Belsen

By 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

3 min read

May 8, 2025 11:15

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Argentina uncovers Nazi propaganda cache in court basement

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

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

The bravery of Soviet Jews should be remembered this VE Day

Starmer honours Jewish veterans in VE Day column

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