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Schools in Kildare encouraged to participate in crocus-planting project to commemorate children of the Holocaust

Holocaust Education Ireland (HEI) is urging schools across County Kildare to get involved in The Crocus Project. The group is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to inform and educate young people about the Holocaust and its consequences. It ...

19 Sept 2022 at 19:33

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Louth schools encouraged to participate in project to commemorate children of the Holocaust

Holocaust Education Ireland, a not-for-profit organisation aiming to inform and educate about the Holocaust and its consequences, is urging schools in Louth to become involved in The Crocus Project. Holocaust Education Ireland provides schools ...

20 Sept 2022 at 13:33

Bridgen stripped of Tory whip for ‘utterly unacceptable’ Covid vaccine comments

MP Andrew Bridgen has been stripped of the Tory whip after appearing to compare Covid-19 vaccines with the Holocaust. The North West Leicestershire MP tweeted an article questioning the safety of the vaccines, adding: “As one consultant ...

11 Jan 2023 at 13:53

Do not allow yourself another lesson to learn, Holocaust survivor warns

An Auschwitz survivor has warned “do not allow yourself another lesson to learn”, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the concentration camp’s liberation. Susan Pollack, 94, asked why antisemitism has not yet been eradicated and said “it ...

26 Jan 2025 at 06:31

Holocaust Memorial Day ‘difficult’ due to Hamas-Israel conflict – charity chief

The chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust has said this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day will be “really difficult” against the backdrop of the Hamas-Israel conflict. Karen Pollock said the “huge increase in antisemitism” ...

27 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Antisemitism in UK trebles in year since Hamas attacks on Israel

A Jewish charity said it has recorded more than 5,500 antisemitic incidents in the UK in the year since the Hamas attacks on Israel. The Community Security Trust (CST) said the 5,583 incidents recorded between October 7 2023 and ...

29 Oct 2024 at 14:57

Chancellor pledges up to £7m to tackle antisemitism in schools and universities

Up to £7 million will be committed to tackle antisemitism in schools and universities, Jeremy Hunt has announced. The Chancellor said the funding will be given to organisations, like the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET) ...

22 Nov 2023 at 16:36

Andrew Bridgen stripped of Tory whip over Covid vaccine comments

Andrew Bridgen has had the Conservative Party whip removed after having “crossed a line” in his criticism of the Covid-19 vaccine. The North West Leicestershire MP has been increasingly vocal in remarks questioning the ...

11 Jan 2023 at 12:36

Social media ‘challenges preservation’ of Holocaust truth, says trust chief

The chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust has described the “challenge” that disinformation on social media poses, 78 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, warning “ignorant and hateful” conspiracies ...

27 Jan 2023 at 00:01

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Deputy First Minister criticises Higgins over Gaza comments at Holocaust event

Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister has criticised Irish president Michael D Higgins for raising the ongoing conflict in Gaza during his speech to an annual Holocaust memorial event in Dublin. Emma ...

27 Jan 2025 at 16:45

Holocaust survivor describes ‘sitting and waiting to die’ in Bergen-Belsen

A Holocaust survivor has recalled how Bergen-Belsen was “even worse” than Auchwitz “because you were brought there just to sit and wait to die”. Renee Salt told Sky News’ Sunday Morning With Trevor ...

27 Jan 2025 at 10:34

King pays tribute to Holocaust survivor and educator Manfred Goldberg

The King and senior royals have paid tribute to the “extraordinary dignity, resolve and courage” of Holocaust survivor and educator Manfred Goldberg who died aged 95. Mr Goldberg championed ...

07 Nov 2025 at 19:43

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