Auschwitz Memorial casts doubt on Holocaust memoir timeline BY MATHILDE FROT Memorial raises concerns about new book which claims the author’s great uncle was among the first eight Jews imprisoned at Auschwitz

 

THE DAILY EDITION Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Auschwitz Memorial casts doubt on Holocaust memoir timeline BY MATHILDE FROT Memorial raises concerns about new book which claims the author’s great uncle was among the first eight Jews imprisoned at Auschwitz

Schindler’s List score named nation’s favorite piece of film music BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER John Williams’ Oscar-winning accompaniment to Steven Spielberg’s 1993 iconic movie topped the list compiled by Classic FM and Radio Times.

Jewish schools tell students and staff: Wear masks in corridors but not in class BY JACK MENDEL JFS, JCoSS, Yavneh and Hasmonean among top schools trying to protect pupils and teachers from Covid-19 as they return to the classroom

Borehamwood resident gets Austrian honour for services to Shoah education BY MATHILDE FROT   Lives of Harold Pinter and Arnold Wesker celebrated with Hackney guided tours BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER

Grandmother, 89, thanked for making teddy bears for Jewish orphans in Belarus BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Lily Genztler from Chigwell used her time during lockdown to make the cuddly toys, which Jewish charity The Together Plan sends to needy children

Yasser Arafat’s widow: Palestinian leaders want to ‘turn me into a traitor’ BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Late President’s wife claims PA leaders have given ‘instructions’ to publicly chastise her, after she apologised to the UAE for Palestinians burning the country’s flag

Acre prison architect gave Jewish underground designs to help free prisoners BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER

A new Middle East? There’s something in the air BY JTA AND JEWISH NEWS REPORTER El Al has completed its historic first flight to the UAE. The voyage, over Saudi Arabian airspace, carried dignitaries on a plane emblazoned with the word ‘peace’.

Piers Corbyn fined £10k for organising anti-lockdown demo featuring David Icke BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Brother of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn hailed the anti-lockdown protest in central London an “epic success”.

Jeremy Corbyn tops poll for best prime minister Britain never had BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER 12,300 votes cast in World Cup of Best PMs We Never Had, with the MP who led his party into the abyss of antisemitism and its worst election defeat for 85 years coming out on top.