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Special edition: Israel-Hamas war, one month on

We bring you a special edition of Middle East Matters, one month after the start of the Israel-Hamas war. On October 7, 1,400 people were killed in the unprecedented Hamas attacks; the largest loss of Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust. A month on, Israelis are still…

France 24 · Nov 8, 2023

‘We cannot forget’: families hold vigils for Israeli hostages held in Gaza

A month after the 7 October attacks many are still reeling from what Benjamin Netanyahu called the worst loss of Jewish lives since the Holocaust

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023

Westminster Holocaust memorial to be pushed through after 'huge rise' in anti-Semitism

Victoria Tower Gardens was first announced as the site for the memorial in January 2016

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2023

Record number of hate incidents against British Jews reported, says antisemitism charity

More than 1,000 incidents recorded in UK since 7 October Hamas attacks, including targeting of schools

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023

OPINION - All of us in Britain should be standing up to anti-Semitism

It never stops being moving, seeing those two children waiting forlornly by the steps leading down to the underground lines at Liverpool Street station.

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2023

Frank Stern, Holocaust survivor who told thousands about his experience, dies at 93

Mr. Stern, who greeted friends with a bear hug, made it his mission to inform people about the Holocaust so it wouldn’t ever happen again.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 2, 2023

Jewish women’s illustrated memoirs of the Holocaust cover matrilineal relationships

The Ontario government recently made a welcome announcement that as of September 2025, lessons on the Holocaust will be included in the mandatory history class for Grade 10 students. The announcement precedes Neuberger Holocaust Education Week at the Toronto Holocaust Museum, which runs Nov. 1–9.

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2023

UK Jewish Film Festival 2023: our pick of this year's stellar line-up, from One Life to The Goldman Case

The festival's 27th edition will showcase an incredible variety of feature films, shorts and documentaries

Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2023

Kristallnacht, 85 years ago, marks the point Hitler moved from an emotional antisemitism to a systematic antisemitism of laws and government violence

Late in 1938, Nazis across Germany attacked Jews and their homes, businesses and places of worship and arrested about 30,000 Jewish men. The attacks became known as Kristallnacht – the “Night of Broken Glass” – for the streets littered with broken glass from the vandalism.

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2023

Hamas Terrorists Overrun Israeli Kibbutz, Killing 91-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor And Caretaker

Horrific attack leaves community in shock as elderly survivor's tragic end draws international attention.

Zenger · Nov 2, 2023