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Robert Philpot

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With Albert Einstein safe in NJ, how vengeful Nazis hunted down his cousin Robert

With Albert Einstein safe in NJ, how vengeful Nazis hunted down his cousin Robert

Acclaimed British author Thomas Harding’s new book ‘The Einstein Vendetta’ focuses on brutal murders in a remote Italian villa...

23.06.2025 60

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Robert Philpot

Paper trail: How a series of ads in a WWII-era UK daily revealed a tragic family history

Julian Borger traced his father’s escape from post-Anschluss Austria via the Kindertransport by examining classifieds in The Guardian. He unravels...

31.05.2025 50

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Robert Philpot

Chair of UK Oct. 7 report: ‘Denial started while the massacres were still ongoing’

Historian Andrew Roberts led a parliamentary commission aimed at gathering irrefutable proof of Hamas atrocities to ensure that in future decades...

09.05.2025 60

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Robert Philpot

New book portrays a chaotic Budapest just before the Holocaust reached Hungary

22.04.2025 30

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Robert Philpot

Jewish director debuts film version of ‘antisemitic’ UK play as Jew-hatred hits record high

Critics say Caryl Churchill’s 2009 drama ‘Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza’ is one-sided and singles Israel out. As the movie heads to...

31.03.2025 50

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Robert Philpot

Oct. 7 is not a ‘watershed’ event for UK antisemitism, but did bring it to a boil, says expert

David Hirsh, head of the London Center for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, warns of the dangers of ‘normalized’ antisemitism and a rising...

05.03.2025 50

The Times of Israel

Robert Philpot