We are deeply saddened by the death of Eva Schloss, MBE. Holocaust survivor and stepsister to Anne Frank, Eva co-founded the @AnneFrankTrust, with whom we were proud to launch Anne Frank’s Tales from the Secret Annexe. May her memory be a blessing.
Last night, @DMiliband gave the 23rd annual Isaiah Berlin Lecture at @HampsteadShul, entitled 'Britain in the New World Disorder'. A condensed version of David's vigorous and illuminating lecture can be read here:
https://t.co/HnK2mBjC0h
We're delighted to see Namoi Shepherd's "The Battle for Rafi" featured in Judith Magazine - a timely story about how war fractures families.
https://t.co/qwjlrlGFuK
Following the commemoration of VE Day, we are reflecting on the stories of survival, loss, resilience, tragedy and hope told by writers whose lives were shaped by the Second World War. 80 years on, their words remind us of the sacrifices made by so many to ensure a better future.
“Not a day or night goes by even now when I don't think of Belsen.”
Tim Benson @Cartoon4sale on Express cartoonist Carl Giles' unique war experiences, including being placed on a Nazi death list. Giles' work appears Benson's 'Drawn to the Promised Land'.
https://t.co/ipXdzL03QB
Tim Benson (@Cartoon4sale) tells the fascinating story of @DailyExpressRB cartoonist Sidney Strube's wartime service. Strube's cartoon's feature extensively in 'Drawn to the Promised Land: A Cartoon History of Britain, Palestine and the Jews'
https://t.co/XAm9ayPIPF
This Passover marks 80 years since the liberation of Bergen-Belsen. In April 1945 Rev. Isaac Levy, Jewish Chaplain to the British Army, entered the camp. Prisoners were exultant to see the Star of David on the officer's cap, yet for far too many, liberation had come too late.
“I am hopelessly hopeful… I don’t think that one can go on living a purposeful life without hope.”— Alice Shalvi
A timely reminder of the importance of hope for contemporary Jews in @Jerusalem_Post
https://t.co/AdHlriLKUJ
Wonderful piece from Ranen Omer-Sherman in @fathomjournal
"...now more than ever, Yehoshua’s morally imaginative voice, stressing reason, reconciliation and above all the imperative of responsibility seems worth our urgent attention"
https://t.co/B7rcqq5L8m
Commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with some of the powerful, moving, devastating and sometimes inspiring Holocaust stories we have published over the years.