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Hundreds of families contact WJR after digitisation of family records

Hundreds of Jewish families across the world have contacted a Jewish charity based in London following the digitisation of family members’ records, charting how Jews left Europe for Britain before the...

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Avram Grant accepts Polish passport

The former Chelsea boss from Israel accepted his Polish passport after years of exploring his heritage in the country

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Search launched for rightful owners of lost military medals

The world war one and two medals were dropped during the last AJEX parade

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Dig begins for Nazi treasure train, that may not exist

The search in southeastern Poland follows decades of fruitless endeavors to find the possible treasure-filled train

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Nazi loo roll on sale in ‘remarkably unused condition’

The unusual offering issued to Nazi soldiers as a ‘wartime luxury’ is expected to reach hundreds of pounds

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Jewish woman in iconic Times Square kiss photo dies at 92

Photograph of Greta Zimmer and George Mendonsa became an icon marking the end of the Second World War.

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Honour for Jewish war hero and camp survivor

Captain Edward Zeff will be one of four men to be recognised for their bravery on 12 November

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Vast archive of Holocaust evidence made public for first time since 1940s

The enormous trove of United Nations’ War Crimes Commission documents are being opened at the Weiner Library this week

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Hungarian PM to Netanyahu: Collaborating with Nazis was ‘a sin’

Viktor Orban tells Israel’s leader that Hungary ‘made a mistake’ when it failed to protect Jews during the Holocaust

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Poland may demand WW2 reparations from Germany

Parliament investigating whether to make claim against its European neighbour, for massive losses inflicted on the country between 1939-45

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Historian has ‘compelling’ evidence Himmler saved 300k Jews before end of war

Author of book about the architect of the Holocaust claims the Nazi leader tried to end the genocide early to pursue other negotiations

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Enigma codebreaker Alan Turing saved two Jewish refugees

World War Two genius who helped Britain crack Germany’s ‘impenetrable’ code rescued Jews from the clutches of Nazi Germany

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Paralysed veteran to stand during Cenotaph parade thanks to Israeli technology

Royal Engineer Chris Baker will have the help of a robotic exoskeleton made with the latest technology from the Jewish state

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Head of MI6 praises ‘tenacity and passion’ of spy who saved Jews from the Nazis

Sir Alex Younger honours the role of Frank Foley in smuggling out German Jews to save them from persecution

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Educational project to teach students at 120 schools about the Kindertransport

Holocaust Educational Trust launches its ‘Stories from Willesden Lane’ initiative to educate young people about children who fled the Nazis

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Search launched for rightful owners of lost military medals

The world war one and two medals were dropped during the last AJEX parade

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Dig begins for Nazi treasure train, that may not exist

The search in southeastern Poland follows decades of fruitless endeavors to find the possible treasure-filled train

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Nazi loo roll on sale in ‘remarkably unused condition’

The unusual offering issued to Nazi soldiers as a 'wartime luxury' is expected to reach hundreds of pounds

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Jewish woman in iconic Times Square kiss photo dies at 92

Photograph of Greta Zimmer and George Mendonsa became an icon marking the end of the Second World War.

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Honour for Jewish war hero and camp survivor

Captain Edward Zeff will be one of four men to be recognised for their bravery on 12 November

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