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Andreas Hirsch Visits Stamford Bridge and see the Holocaust Memorial Mural by Soloman Souza, featuring his grandfather Julius. (Photo by Chelsea FC/Chelsea FC)
March 20, 2020, 11:10 am
Living with the ghost of my grandfather, a German Jewish football icon
The grandson of the first Jewish footballer to play for Germany, killed by the Nazis, visits Chelsea FC, where a giant mural honouring his iconic relative is on display.
By Jack Mendel
Isaac alongside Chelsea captain César Azpilicueta and the midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Photo credit : Shahar Azran)
January 28, 2020, 9:44 am
OPINION: Football must quickly learn the lessons of the Holocaust
Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Isaac Herzog, reflects on the power of Chelsea's 'Say No To Antisemitism' initiative following Holocaust Remembrance Day.
By President Isaac Herzog
L-R pic: Anita Asante, Cesar Azpilicueta, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Bruce Buck and Richard Ferrer
January 16, 2020, 12:56 pm
Lord Mann: My voice will get ’more brutal’ if clubs don’t tackle antisemitism
Government's antisemitism adviser calls on teams to follow Chelsea's lead in battle against hatred in football stadiums, at event chaired by Jewish News editor.
By Jewish News Reporter
The mural taking shape
January 8, 2020, 3:21 pm
Chelsea launches mural in tribute to Jewish footballers sent to Nazi camps
The Chelsea owner has commissioned a 12-metre artwork at the Blues' home ground, that will pay tribute to three Jewish stars sent to Nazi concentration camps in World War Two.
By Jewish News Reporter
December 27, 2019, 9:19 am
Irreplaceable: Those we lost in 2019
Top authors, Holocaust survivors and celebrated war veterans among those who passed away in the last 12 months
By Jewish News Reporter
Ron Jones marking his centenary.
September 10, 2019, 11:12 am
Poppy seller who survived POW camp at Auschwitz and death march, dies aged 102
Ron Jones, a retired steelworker who dedicated his life to raising money for the Royal British Legion, spoke of the horrors he saw after being captured by the Nazis
By Jewish News Reporter
Poppy seller Ron Jones, who is 100 years old, at his selling station inside Tesco supermarket, Newport. Photo credit: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
October 30, 2017, 3:10 pm
Survivor of POW camp at Auschwitz still selling poppies at 100
Ron Jones, who was transferred to the E715 Wehrmacht British POW camp, is still supporting the Royal British Legion
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