The experiences of Jewish children during the Holocaust are being told through their toys and games in a poignant new online exhibition. Alongside an estimated six million Jews murdered by Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945, including 1.5 million children, many hundreds of thousands were displaced or lived in ghettos, where young people treasured their … Read more
A former Nazi concentration camp guard has apologised to Holocaust victims as he awaits the verdict in a trial over the deaths of 5,230 prisoners. Bruno Dey, 93, spoke at a court in Hamburg, Germany, earlier today during the high-profile trial over his involvement in the atrocities of the Second World War. He stands accused of … Read more
Winona Ryder has revealed that she has been haunted by horrors of the Holocaust since her childhood after her father’s family were killed in the atrocity. The actress, 48, discussed how as a little girl she would sleep in the doorway of her parent’s bedroom in fear that they too would be taken away. Speaking … Read more
A family heirloom that survived the Holocaust and escaped the rise of communism has been lost in the post while travelling through customs. The gold pendant was crafted by Vilém Werner, a Jewish Czech, for his niece, Eva Porges and featured her name. The heirloom, believed to have been crafted between 1927 and 1941, was … Read more
A leading anti-hate campaigner has slammed celebrity chef Pete Evans for interviewing Holocaust denier David Icke on his podcast this week. Evans, 47, who has sparked controversy for sharing dangerous conspiracies about vaccines, COVID-19 and the 5G network, announced on Monday night that he’d just spent two ‘enlightening’ hours interviewing Icke, 68. Icke is known … Read more
A leading Australian academic has slammed celebrity chef Pete Evans for interviewing Holocaust denier David Icke on his podcast this week. Evans, 47, who has sparked controversy for sharing dangerous conspiracies about vaccines, COVID-19 and the 5G network, announced on Monday night that he’d just spent two ‘enlightening’ hours interviewing Icke, 68. Icke is known … Read more
The night terrors came often but Harry Olmer remembers only one of his dreams. ‘I was standing facing my mother. We did not talk to each other, we just looked. There was a brick wall being built between us and it got higher and higher until… until I could no longer see her.’ The image … Read more