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Bob Kirk with his wife Ann
December 4, 2024, 11:58 am
Kindertransport refugee Bob Kirk dies, aged 99
With his wife Ann always by his side, the much-loved refugee will be remembered for his ‘unwavering dedication’ to Shoah education
By Michelle Rosenberg
Writer Nathan Englander and director Patrick Marber unite in the serious comedy. pic Matt Crockett
September 29, 2024, 7:45 pm
A ‘serious’ comedy about Anne Frank?
Writer Nathan Englander and director Patrick Marber bring Shoah talk fuelled by wine to the stage
By Francine Wolfisz
Holocaust Centre North, Pic: Michelle Rosenberg
September 25, 2024, 2:40 pm
Holocaust Centre North shares stories of British disabled people murdered by Nazis
Launching on 2 October, exhibit highlights Nazi state-led programme Aktion T4 which murdered those with disabilities and mental illnesses
By Michelle Rosenberg
Pic: My Voice, Facebook
July 19, 2024, 10:50 am
‘Where Was God In Auschwitz?’: Yad Vashem UK and The Fed bring Holocaust testimony books project to London
JW3 hosts launch for initiative enabling survivors and refugees to tell their stories
By Francine Wolfisz
Testimony 360 at school - Students interact with Manfred's virtual testimony Pic: PR Handout HET
June 20, 2024, 10:31 am
‘Immortalising survivors’: The tech that will ensure Holocaust testimony lives on
'I have spoken to thousands of pupils over the years - perhaps now I will make it millions'. Testimony 360 allows UK school pupils to interact with survivor Manfred Goldberg
By Michelle Rosenberg
Harvey Keitel as Lali Sokolov in his Melbourne apartment.
April 29, 2024, 3:38 pm
‘Researching a story like this is overwhelming’: Harvey Keitel on the Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Hollywood icon had never read the book, but tells Jewish News he knew the story was his.
By Jenni Frazer & Brigit Grant
The Shoah after Gaza
March 25, 2024, 10:30 am
Literary magazine attacked over anti-Israel cover story
Hindu writer says Israel invoking Holocaust to cover up Gaza genocide
By Jenni Frazer
Henry Wuga, May 2022
March 18, 2024, 12:22 pm
Beloved Kindertransport refugee Henry Wuga dies aged 100
Shoah educator who fled Nuremberg in May 1939 celebrated his centenary on 23rd February
By Michelle Rosenberg
Screenshot. Sir Len Blavatnik, centre.
March 15, 2024, 11:27 am
The Zone of Interest exec-producer insists: ‘My support for Israel is unwavering’
EXCLUSIVE: Spokesperson for philanthropist Sir Len Blavatnik speaks to Jewish News after Oscar-winning Holocaust film director Jonathan Glazer "refutes" his Jewishness being "hijacked by an occupation".
By Michelle Rosenberg
An installation commemorating the 136 Israeli hostages, still believed to be in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, is displayed at the National Library of Israel. Chairs bear photos of the hostages, each with a book personally selected for that specific person. Opened October 2023, unceremoniously due to the ongoing Israel Hamas war, the NLI hosts some 4 million books, newspapers, antique manuscripts, millions of historical photographs and rare recordings of cultural ceremonies. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News
March 4, 2024, 4:12 pm
National Library of Israel provides access to Holocaust and 7 October survivor testimonies
The library partnered with USC Shoah Foundation which allows Israelis to access testimonies from more than 52,000 Holocaust survivors and survivors of the October 7 massacre
By JN Reporter
The Zone of Interest
January 24, 2024, 10:31 am
FILM REVIEW: The twilight zone between evil and ignorance
Our capacity to ignore what’s under our nose if it offends our eyes and ears ­– if it lies outside our zone of interest – is tested to breaking point and beyond in Jonathan Glazer’s unflinching new film about the commandant of Auschwitz, writes Richard Ferrer
By Richard Ferrer
Natasha-Kaplinsky-with-first-generation-refugees-and-survivors-alongside-International-Holocaust-Testimony-Forum-organisers-Association-of-Jewish-Refugees-and-Lord Pickles. Pic: AJR
April 21, 2023, 10:20 am
‘Sometimes silence says everything’, Kaplinsky tells Holocaust testimony conference
The presenter and newsreader, who has interviewed 112 survivors, movingly addressed a symposium hosted by the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) and partnered by Jewish News.
By Michelle Rosenberg
Terezin memorial
February 22, 2023, 4:06 pm
OPINION: What my grandson taught me about remembering the Holocaust
Alex Brummer writes that remembrance, no matter how difficult, can be an inspiration to a younger generation keen to learn more about the Shoah
By Alex Brummer
‘Departed without leaving a forwarding address’ – the German Reichspost used this stamp to return post to its sender when the item’s recipient had been deported, Wiener Holocaust Library Collections
February 16, 2023, 4:03 pm
‘Help, help, help…’ Heartbreaking Holocaust letters on display for first time
Remarkable exhibition entitled 'Holocaust Letters' at the Wiener Holocaust Library demonstrates how "the history of the Shoah is still being written”.
By Jenni Frazer
VR audience, Montcalm Hotel, London. Credit: JVR360
February 6, 2023, 5:33 pm
High tech horror: Virtual reality guide to Auschwitz launched
Michelle Rosenberg experiences a pioneering attempt to bring the Shoah to future generations through the latest technology.
By Michelle Rosenberg
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