Children coming across far-right material when researching, teachers say NASUWT conference told of ‘online infiltration’ of views such as Holocaust denial among genuine accounts The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2022
Holocaust survivor, author Gerda Weissmann Klein dies at 97 Gerda Weissmann Klein, a Holocaust survivor and author who wrote about her ordeal and went on to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, will be remembered at a memorial May 1 after her death this month The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022
Mimi Reinhard, secretary who typed up Schindler’s list saving Jews during Holocaust, dies at 107 She was one of 1,200 Jews saved by German industrialist Oskar Schindler after he bribed Nazi authorities The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022
Liberal candidate Katherine Deves apologises for likening her activism against transgender athletes to standing up against the Holocaust A controversial candidate in a prized former Liberal Party seat apologises after a YouTube video emerged in which she compared her lobbying to stop transgender athletes from competing in women's sport to standing up against the Holocaust. ABC News · Apr 14, 2022
Commentary: At my high school, the Holocaust is barely taught in history class. That scares me “What’s the difference between a Jew and a Boy Scout?” a friend asked, with a broad grin on his face, as I sat down in my seventh grade science class. “The Boy Scout comes back from camp!” He and everyone else at my table burst out laughing. Did my classmates… Los Angeles Times · Apr 14, 2022
NSW Liberal candidate likens anti-trans activism to opposing the Holocaust Katherine Deves apologises for comparing stance on trans rights to being part of ‘French resistance’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2022
Explainer-How to prove genocide, the most serious war crime? Washington and Kyiv are accusing Russia of genocide in Ukraine, but the ultimate war crime has a strict legal definition and has rarely been proven in court since it was cemented in humanitarian law after the Holocaust. Reuters · Apr 13, 2022
Marine Le Pen: can the right-wing ‘wolf’ really pull off a moderate rebrand? She’s closing in on the French president, with insiders saying this month’s election could be her third time lucky. From her traumatic upbringing to her complicated relationship with her father, Katie Strick charts the rise of the right-wing candidate known as MLP Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2022
EasyJet apologises after ad draws comparisons to Holocaust tattoo sparking backlash The budget airline posted a photo of a passenger with a flight number tattooed on their forearm, and captioned the poorly-received post 'you never forget your first flight' Daily Mirror · Apr 12, 2022
Building better ties Since arriving in Thailand under a year ago, Israel's ambassador to Thailand HE Orna Sagiv has felt at home in the Land of Smiles, often opting to experience the nation's rich culture and traditions through hands-on experience. Bangkok Post · Apr 11, 2022
New outdoor exhibit at Navy Pier tells refugees’ stories through what they brought with them Photos of dozens of objects are part of a new exhibit, “Stories of Survival: Object. Image. Memory,” presented by the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. They will remain on display through June 30. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 10, 2022
Anger as High Court quashes plans for Holocaust monument outside Parliament The High Court’s decision to quash planning permission for a Holocaust memorial in Westminster has been branded “disappointing” by campaigners. Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2022
Poland, France trade barbs over Russia's war on Ukraine Poland has summoned the French ambassador over recent comments by President Emmanuel Macron who called Poland’s prime minister a “far-right anti-Semite” in a budding feud over Russia’s war on Ukraine The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022
Campaigners win High Court bid to stop Parliament Holocaust memorial Campaigners have won a High Court bid to quash planning permission for a national Holocaust memorial outside Parliament. Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022 Judge’s ruling due on legal challenge against Holocaust memorial site The London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust is opposed to a new UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre being built in Victoria Tower Gardens.
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas criticised for harming Holocaust education A sequel has been announced for the popular but controversial book
The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2022 Homelands by Chitra Ramaswamy review – what it means to belong Our sense of home explored through the story of a journalist’s friendship with a 97-year-old Holocaust survivor
Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2022 Actress who played 'girl in red coat' in Schindler's List becomes real-life heroine An actress who played the 'girl in the red coat' in 1993 film Schindler's List, about the efforts of a businessman to save Jews from the Holocaust, has turned into a real-life heroine herself, by aiding refugees escaping Ukraine.
The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022 Killings in Ukraine amount to genocide, Holocaust expert says Several factors required to match legal definition Ukraine-born academic tells Andrew Buncombe
Reuters · Apr 4, 2022 Holocaust survivors find refuge from Ukraine war in Germany Eight decades after Raisa Valiushkevych fled Ukraine to escape Nazi Germany's invasion, the 98-year-old Holocaust survivor found herself fleeing again - this time to Germany, to escape Russian shells falling around her home in Kyiv.
The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022 What is the legal definition of genocide and how is it prosecuted? Ukraine’s leaders accuse Russian military of carrying out atrocities as brutal invasion continues
The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022 ‘What would this Ukrainian like for her 100th birthday? That Putin will die’ Elderly citizens in Kyiv who have lived through Hitler’s Holocaust and Stalin’s Holodomor fear that history is repeating itself with Russia’s invasion
The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022 Frank Auerbach: Unseen review – art that restores a sense of what it is to be human Holocaust orphan Auerbach’s stunning paintings – tangled masses with hints of horror – have been brought out of the Tate’s vaults to resonate poignantly in a time of war
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 1, 2022 ‘Nobody came back alive’ — Tema Bauer, one of Illinois’ oldest Holocaust survivors, has died at 105 She lost all 38 family members and her right arm to the Nazis but found a new life in Chicago with fellow survivor Morris Bauer, who “told her that she need not worry about the future because he would always take care of her.”
The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2022 Jewish Museum to lead investigation into claim Wollongong identity collaborated with Nazis Wollongong council has asked for assistance verifying reports made about former steelworker and art collector Bob Srederas