Speeches by politicians banned at 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation Director of the memorial says he wants the focus to be on the last survivors of the Nazi concentration camp The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2025
A Real Pain review – Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin spar in sublimely bittersweet Holocaust tour movie The stars play Jewish American cousins touring Poland in honour of their grandmother in Eisenberg’s sharp, highly personal comedy boasting an Oscar-tipped performance from Culkin The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025
‘Every day is 24 hours of panic to just get out the door’: Jesse Eisenberg on self-indulgence, candid aunts and his Oscar-tipped Holocaust comedy The writer-director of A Real Pain and co-stars Kieran Culkin, Jennifer Grey and Will Sharpe talk about being overcome by generational trauma while making Oscar season’s funniest film The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025
Schools Boycott Holocaust Memorial Over Israel War on Gaza Two schools in Belgium have boycotted a Holocaust memorial ceremony, citing the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. International Business Times · Jan 9, 2025
Met bans pro-Palestine march from gathering outside BBC headquarters Scotland Yard imposes Public Order Act owing to proximity of Broadcasting House to a nearby synagogue The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2025
A Real Pain is a subtle but powerful exploration of remembrance culture and personal trauma We are constantly confronted by history. The history of our cultures and traditions. Of our families. Of our own personal relationships. Can we – or should we seek to – ever escape the tightly woven net of our preoccupation with our past? The Conversation · Jan 9, 2025
Logging off life but living on: How AI is redefining death, memory and immortality Imagine attending a funeral where the person who has died speaks directly to you, answering your questions and sharing memories. This happened at the funeral of Marina Smith, a Holocaust educator who died in 2022. The Conversation · Jan 8, 2025
French government denounces street parties celebrating Jean-Marie Le Pen death French officials have condemned jubilant street celebrations following the death of far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, urging dignity after hundreds gathered in major cities to mark Tuesday’s passing of the controversial National Front founder. Radio France Internationale · Jan 8, 2025
A Real Pain review – Jesse Eisenberg’s sauntering Holocaust tour comedy is a masterpiece The writer, director and actor effortlessly walks a tonal tightrope in this film about Jewish American cousins on a Holocaust tour in Poland. But Kieran Culkin steals the show as the more mischievous cousin The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025
Jesse Eisenberg: ‘My wife has shaped every thought I’ve ever had as an adult’ INTERVIEW: The sardonic, straight-faced star of ‘The Social Network’ sits down with Patrick Smith to discuss his new film ‘A Real Pain’, his friendship with ‘fairy godmother’ Emma Stone, and the ‘transient’ effects of his early fame – with a special appearance from his seven-year-old son The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the far-right provocateur whose ugly nationalism lives on The former MP never won power in France but his anti-immigration and anti-EU rhetoric laid the foundation for a populist revival across Europe The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2025
French Far-right Figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen Dies Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died Tuesday aged 96, was the far-right bogeyman of French politics, infamously dismissing the Holocaust as a detail of history and spending half a century whipping up anger over immigration. International Business Times · Jan 7, 2025
Where to watch all the Golden Globes 2025 winners, from The Substance to Shogun Demi Moore won best comedy actress for The Substance, while Adrien Brody took home best drama actor for The Brutalist The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2025
Brady Corbet Wins Golden Globe For 'The Brutalist' Film Brady Corbet wins Golden Globe for directing 'The Brutalist,' a film exploring resilience and trauma in post-Holocaust America. Top News · Jan 6, 2025
The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025 Agnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor and oldest living Olympic gold medallist, dies at 103 The Hungarian Olympic Committee said that the five-time Olympic champion escaped deportation to Nazi death camps before a historic run to become one of the greatest gymnasts of all time, including four gold medals at Melbourne 1956
Top News · Jan 2, 2025 Holocaust Survivor And Olympic Medalist Ágnes Keleti Dies At 103 Ágnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic medalist and Holocaust survivor, passed away at 103 in Budapest. Her remarkable gymnastics career and resilience co...
The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025 Ágnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, dies at age 103 Ágnes Keleti, a Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, has died at age 103
The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2024 Toyboys, divas and Bridget Jones: the films to look forward to in 2025 Nicole Kidman takes a younger lover, Tom Cruise accepts his final impossible mission, Angelina Jolie plays Maria Callas and Timothée Chalamet belts out some Bob Dylan in the best of the movies coming to UK cinemas next year
The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2024 Netherlands to open archive on people accused of wartime Nazi collaboration Some descendants are apprehensive but a historian says making 30m pages of records public is ‘important step’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2024 Darkenbloom by Eva Menasse review – Holocaust secrets unearthed Based on a massacre in an Austrian town at the end of the second world war, this thoughtful novel confronts the long shadow of Nazism
Evening Standard · Dec 26, 2024 Royal family sets sights on return to normality with more overseas tours in 2025 The King and Queen and other members of the royal family are also expected to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day – and welcome a new royal baby.
Latin Times · Dec 20, 2024 Germans Outraged as Elon Musk Promotes Far-Right Political Party Ahead of Election: 'Undignified and Highly Problematic' German leaders spoke out against the tech billionaire for attempting to influence the country's upcoming snap election with his far-right endorsement.
The Guardian - US · Dec 20, 2024 Defining genocide: how a rift over Gaza sparked a crisis among scholars New reports by human rights groups use the term to describe Israel’s offensive. The debate has fueled a brutal division among those who study mass violence
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024 Neo-Nazi terrorist with weapons cache promoted Holocaust denial online Alan Edward, 55, was found guilty of possession of a crossbow, machete, sword, knuckleduster and arrowheads
Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024 Neo-Nazi terrorist jailed for 10 years for ‘armoury’ at home and offensive posts Alan Edward, 55, of Falkirk, was convicted in September.