Jan Karski: the Catholic spy who warned about the Holocaust in 1942
The story of Jan Karski’s bravery in the Second World War came to life in a recent documentary in his native Poland. Sławomir Grünberg’s ‘Karski […]
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Meet the Muslims who saved Jews from the Holocaust
As the unimaginable evil of the Holocaust brought a dark cloud over Europe, where indifference to Jewish suffering become commonplace, some resisted and stood up […]
When the Muslims of Albania saved Jews from the Nazis
The scars of Nazi brutality are deep rooted in the conscious of many European nations but Albania’s positive contributions are remarkable if unknown. A nation […]
The legend of Noor Inayat Khan
The legend of Noor Inayat Khan is worth repeating for those unfamiliar with her heroism. Noor was the first female radio operator sent into Nazi-occupied […]
Jane Haining: a Christian missionary who became the ‘Scottish Schindler’
Amid the carnage of the Second World War, there are many examples of individual bravery, self-sacrifice and kindness. With that in mind, on the 70th […]