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Holocaust survivor and Olympic weightlifter Sir Ben Helfgott dies aged 93

Tributes have been paid to Holocaust survivor and Olympic weightlifter Sir Ben Helfgott after he died aged 93 on Friday. Poland-born Helfgott faced appalling conditions in the Piotrkow Ghetto and then survived the Buchenwald and Terezin ...

16 Jun 2023 at 17:31

Northern Ireland

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 Little-Pengelly said the ...

27 Jan 2025 at 16:45

National News

Irish premier to attend Auschwitz commemoration on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Irish premier Micheal Martin is set to join world leaders for a commemoration at Auschwitz to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the former German Nazi ...

27 Jan 2025 at 00:01

Arts & Entertainment

New book tells story of Auschwitz survivor who pioneered modern dance in Northern Ireland

A new book tells the story of an Auschwitz survivor who moved to Belfast and became a pioneer of modern dance in Northern Ireland. Helen Lewis: Shadows Behind The Dance, by Maddy Tongue, will be launched on ...

26 Jan 2023 at 14:44

Arts & Entertainment

Survivor, 85, tells horrors of holocaust to millions as she becomes TikTok sensation

A Holocaust survivor has become a TikTok star at the age of 85 thanks to her teenage grandson. From the family living room in Morristown, New Jersey, Aron Goodman, 17, records short videos of Tova Friedman ...

23 Mar 2023 at 09:53

National News

Tanaiste defends Higgins’ decision to raise Gaza during Holocaust speech

The Tanaiste has defended the decision by Michael D Higgins to raise the ongoing conflict in Gaza during his speech to an annual Holocaust memorial event in Dublin. Protesters were removed from the ...

27 Jan 2025 at 11:07

Arts & Entertainment

Hollywood star Whoopi Goldberg suspended from talk show over 'hurtful' Holocaust comments

Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from her role as presenter of US talk show The View for two weeks following her “wrong and hurtful comments” about the Holocaust. Kim Godwin, president of ABC ...

02 Feb 2022 at 13:55

Arts & Entertainment

Schools across Ireland encouraged to commemorate the children of the Holocaust

Holocaust Education Ireland, a not-for-profit organisation, is aiming to inform and educate about the Holocaust and its consequences, and is this week urging schools across Ireland to become ...

20 Sept 2022 at 12:12

National News

Protesters removed as Irish President Higgins addresses Holocaust memorial event

Protesters have been removed from a Holocaust memorial event during an address by Irish President Michael D Higgins. It comes after some objected to the invitation to Mr Higgins to deliver ...

26 Jan 2025 at 16:55

Sport

‘I am not afraid to die’: Munich survivor, 86, recalls 1972 terror attack

Shaul Ladany can still clearly remember the third time he cheated death. The Israeli had just competed in the 50-kilometre walk at the 1972 Munich Olympics, and had been taking cuttings ...

03 Sept 2022 at 11:00

National News

Holocaust legacy ‘blinds’ some countries to Palestinian suffering, MEP says

The legacy of the Holocaust “blinds” some countries to the suffering of Palestinians, a Green MEP has said. Ciaran Cuffe, who is seeking re-election, made the comments during a debate ...

14 May 2024 at 16:19

National News

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas author: Don’t read novels for Holocaust facts

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas author John Boyne has swiped away criticism of his book, saying that learning the facts of the Holocaust should not be done through reading a novel. ...

26 May 2024 at 00:01

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