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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
Vera Schaufeld, Credit: (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)
January 27, 2023, 1:55 pm
Antisemitism rising because of a lack of Holocaust education, survivor warns
Vera Schaufeld believes it's important to continue talking about Nazi genocide to remind people of where antisemitism can lead.
By Jewish News Reporter
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
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
Credit: Auschwitz Museum
July 21, 2020, 5:59 pm
Auschwitz Museum discovers six-year-old’s shoes with hidden inscription
Footwear belonging to ex-prisoner Amos Steinberg found by staff, which included six-year-old boy’s name, the mark of the transport and registration number on the list
Top left, Miriam Saxl, with her elder daughter Maya, Eva and Jan Rocek, on the right, Miriam's daughter Eva, and bottom left, the gold pendant necklace
June 29, 2020, 4:04 pm
Heirloom that survived Hitler and Stalin is lost in lockdown
It survived its brushes with history but the cherished gold pendant bearing Holocaust survivor Eva Rocek’s name went missing during the pandemic
By Mathilde Frot
Steven Frank
May 7, 2020, 3:32 pm
OPINION: Marking VE Day as a Holocaust survivor – a very different story
As Britain remembers victory over Nazi Germany, Steven Frank remembers being starving in Theresienstadt as his British-born mother heard Winston Churchill announcing the end of war
By Steven Frank
January 29, 2020, 5:00 pm
Trauma handed down from parent to child
Sandy Rashty explores the transgenerational impact of the Nazi genocide on descendants of survivors
By Sandy Rashty
January 3, 2020, 11:02 am
Sir Ben ‘humbled and honoured’ by 90 messages for 90th birthday
Holocaust survivor turned Olympian presented with a card from Jewish News signed by five prime ministers, sporting legends and well-known names from the world of arts and media.
By Jewish News
Claudia Winkleman takes a selfie as she meets the Lionesses!
June 7, 2019, 3:46 pm
Seven Jewish fun facts about the 2019 Women’s World Cup!
 There aren’t any Jewish players at this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup, but there are still plenty of fun kosher facts about the tournament!
By Emily Burack (JTA)
Theresienstadt Currency - 100kron
April 29, 2019, 9:01 am
Currency used in Theresienstadt donated by Brit to Israel’s National Library
Six notes featuring a Star of David and sketch of Moses holding the Ten Commandments were received by the Israeli organisation from UK activist Ruth Brass
By JTA
Sir Ben Helfgott is made a Knight Bachelor of the British Empire by the Prince of Wales during an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham palace, London.
November 21, 2018, 2:40 pm
Arise, Sir Ben! Shoah survivor knighted by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace
Educators praise his 'determination, dedication and unparalleled perseverance' in teaching future generations about the Holocaust
Robert Rinder was overwhelmed to meet Sir Ben Helfgott at Schlieben, a sub-camp of Buchenwald, where his grandfather was a forced labourer during the Second World War
August 14, 2018, 10:46 am
Watch: Judge Rinder moved to tears by Ben Helfgott in Who Do You Think You Are?
The pair were united at Schlieben, a sub-camp of Buchenwald, where TV star's grandfather endured forced labour
By Francine Wolfisz
Programme Name: Who Do You Think You Are? - TX: n/a - Episode: Generics (No. Generics) - Picture Shows: in Whitechapel, London - (C) Wall to Wall - Photographer: Stephen Perry
August 9, 2018, 11:57 am
Judge Rinder: ‘Who Do You Think You Are was a total gift to my family’
Television star discovers his grandfather Morris Malenicky lost seven relatives in the Holocaust
By Francine Wolfisz
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