Second World War

Emanuele Ottolenghi

In Italy, the battle for truth about the Jewish war effort never ends

80 years after the war, there are attempts to erase the contributions of Israeli Jews to Italian liberation

By Emanuele Ottolenghi

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In Italy, the battle for truth about the Jewish war effort never ends
The forgotten story of Jewish refugees who fought to beat the Nazis

The forgotten story of Jewish refugees who fought to beat the Nazis

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Half a million US Jews helped beat the Nazis – it transformed a generation

Half a million US Jews helped beat the Nazis – it transformed a generation

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22nd January 1943: Red Army reinforcements arrive in Stalingrad during World War II to recapture the city from the German 6th Army. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

The bravery of Soviet Jews should be remembered this VE Day

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Mervyn Kersh, the Jewish veteran who helped to liberate Belsen

Starmer honours Jewish veterans in VE Day column

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(L-R) Dov Forman, Mervyn Kersh and Susan Pollack

VE Day stands for victory over evil but the fight against hatred still rages

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The numbers don’t lie: Jews made a giant contribution to Britain’s WW2 fightback

The numbers don’t lie: Jews made a giant contribution to Britain’s WW2 fightback

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