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Robert Philpot

The Times of Israel

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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

The Times of Israel

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

The Times of Israel

Robert Philpot

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

22.04.2025 30

The Times of Israel

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

The Times of Israel

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