On October 7th, 2023, Israel was struck by a horrific and devastating terrorist attack by Hamas. On this day, everything changed for Israel and for Jews across the world. Over 1,200 people were murdered, and more than 240 people were taken hostage, many of whom continue to suffer in captivity. They must be reunited with their families immediately. Beyond Israel’s borders, horrific recent attacks in the US, rising antisemitism across world, and the continued suffering of our friends, families and loved ones in Israel.    

Written by Dr Amy Williams.

The World Jewish Relief (WJR) archive is a vital resource for helping me locate Kindertransport lists. Not all the families know their relatives’ Kindertransport number or the exact date of their travel. This information is found within the WJR files. The Kindertransport lists are yet to be made digitally searchable, so everything at the moment is done by hand, so I have to manually search through the material. However, if I know the name of the Kindertransport refugee, their Kindertransport number, and their date of departure or arrival I can find their lists within minutes.

Paul Anticoni, World Jewish Relief’s Chief Executive, awarded OBE in King’s Birthday Honours List. In his 19 years leading World Jewish Relief, Paul has grown the organisation and its impact exponentially. Now working in 21 countries and supporting more than 140,000 people in the last year alone, World Jewish Relief, under Paul’s leadership, is leading humanitarian efforts on behalf of the Jewish community. 

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we welcomed our Royal Patron, His Majesty King Charles III, to the Jewish Community Centre of Krakow (JCC Krakow) to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.