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Bergen-Belsen
Among the participants was Lord John Mann, the UK Government's independent advisor on antisemitism, who described the fans as “quite stunned” by their visit to Bergen-Belsen.
June 18, 2024, 6:25 pm
England football fans in ‘sobering’ visit to Bergen Belsen
The visit was co-organised by the World Jewish Congress and group What Matters, which works to combat antisemitism and racism in sport
By Francine Wolfisz
Pic: Antonio Salgado
January 22, 2024, 11:41 am
Sir Michael Morpurgo: ‘Anne Frank’s Diary was her living testimony. And it lives on today’
Beloved author of War Horse speaks movingly of the profound impact the Holocaust diarist had on his life
By Sir Michael Morpurgo
YouTube screenshot of a little boy freed from the horrors of Nazism.
August 2, 2023, 3:24 pm
Breathtaking unseen footage of Holocaust ‘miracle’ unveiled for first time
Three-minute footage shows Holocaust survivors, who were heading by train to Theresienstadt on 13 April 1945, after they were rescued by American troops.
By JN Reporter
Bernard Levy, wearing his medals, meets the Queen at Bergen Belsen in 2015
June 16, 2022, 12:21 pm
Bernard Levy: The last Jewish liberator of Bergen Belsen
A teenage corporal when he entered the infamous Nazi camp in April 1945, it wasn’t until 70 years later that Bernard, who died last month aged 96, opened up about the experience.
By Sarah Miller
Bernard Levy, wearing his medals, meets the Queen at Bergen Belsen in 2015
June 10, 2022, 3:59 pm
British Jewish liberator of Bergen Belsen dies, aged 96
Bernard Levy was a 19-year-old corporal when he entered the Nazi concentration camp in April 1945. He returned in 2015 alongside the Queen for the 70th anniversary of liberation.
By Richard Ferrer
Survivor Mala Tribich at Bergen-Belsen
April 28, 2022, 4:40 pm
British Holocaust survivor accuses UK of leaving fellow expats to mercy of the Nazis
"The British wartime government left Jews with British citizenship to rot away in Belsen," reveals Jack Santcross, whose family is “still affected by the betrayal”.
By Stephen Oryszczuk
From left: Col. Dickie Winchester, Harry Olmer, Mala Tribich, Scott Saunders, Eve Kugler, Alfred Garwood and Lt. Col. Simon Ledger (Sam Churchill Photography)
October 28, 2021, 12:21 pm
Survivors and Army at Belsen to mark 76th anniversary of liberation by Britain
'It’s hard to imagine what the British forces would have stumbled upon in April 1945', the head of March of the Living said. It 'was not as a death camp but a camp of death'
By Stephen Oryszczuk
Margot Heuman and Anna
June 15, 2021, 4:35 pm
Play about lesbian Holocaust survivor to premiere at Brighton Fringe
Work about Margot Heuman, born in 1928, will be shown to an online audience later this month
By Jewish News Reporter
Frances, Mala and the sculpture (Image: Sophie Dunne)
April 21, 2021, 6:06 pm
Renowned artist sculpts Holocaust survivor Mala Tribich during live event
Frances Segelman, who previously sculpted Mala's brother Sir Ben Helfgott, created the artwork in just two hours as the audience heard about her wartime experience
By Josh Salisbury
January 28, 2021, 12:06 pm
120 over 80: Our oldest and wisest
From rabbis and volunteers to Shoah survivors and political figures, here is part three of our celebration of the Jewish community's original social influencers!
By Jewish News
January 21, 2021, 10:39 am
120 Over 80 – meet our mentors!
Part two of our celebration of the Jewish community's oldest and wisest.
By Jewish News
A new year card from 1947. The Yiddish inscription at the bottom reads: “With heartfelt wishes for a good year”.
September 16, 2020, 12:38 pm
Rosh Hashanahs of the Holocaust recalled by Yad Vashem
Online exhibition of Shoah-era items include New Year cards made in Bergen-Belsen and stained-glass windows in Holland synagogue, saved from destruction
By Jenni Frazer
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch (Photo credit: Handout/PA Wire)
April 15, 2020, 4:55 pm
How a cello saved my life in the camps
In the week marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen, one former prisoner tells of how she survived 
Students on the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET)/UJS Lessons from Auschwitz Universities Project, visiting Auschwitz. Photo credit: Yakir Zur
March 12, 2020, 3:22 pm
Holocaust charity cancels overseas educational trips
'We are today suspending all planned gatherings, including seminars due to take place, effective immediately until the end of March', the Holocaust Educational Trust said
By Jewish News Reporter
Susan Pollack giving her testimony to Chelsea Women's team
January 27, 2020, 10:39 am
OPINION: Susan Pollack’s story is our story
Chief Executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust reflects on the incredible life story of a survivor, who was sent on a death march aged 15
By Karen Pollock
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