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The Holocaust survivor who rebuilt his lost world thanks to DNA testing

Jackie Young didn’t even know he’d survived the Nazi genocide until he was in his twenties

By Imogen Garfinkel

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(From left to right) Jackie Young, his wife Lita, Dr. Adina Newman and Jennifer Mendelsohn (Credit: Dr. Adina Newman and Jennifer Mendelsohn)
A new study has revealed a shocking gap in Holocaust education across Europe and the US (Image: Getty)

Nearly half of Americans can’t name a single Nazi death camp, new study finds

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An official report in Belgium has rejected calls for compensation over the role of the country's nationalised railway company in death camp deportations during the Holocaust (Image: Getty)

Report rejects calls for Belgium Holocaust compensation over role in death camp deportations

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Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Josef Lewkowicz

Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Josef Lewkowicz

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Holocaust survivor George Shefi has been awarded Germany's highest civilian honour (Picture: International March for the Living)

Holocaust survivor who escaped to UK awarded Germany’s highest civilian honour

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Jewish employees of News UK have been "deeply upset" by the platforming of "dangerous" antisemitism on Piers Morgan's show (Picture: Getty)

News UK Jewish employees ‘deeply upset’ by ‘extreme antisemitism’ on Piers Morgan Uncensored

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The Umschlagplatz Memorial to Warsaw Ghetto Jews has been defaced (Picture: Getty)

Anti-Israel message scrawled on Polish memorial to Warsaw Ghetto Jews

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