Last summer, 82 years after my maternal grandparents fled Vienna and arrived as young refugees in London, six members of my extended family and I were granted Austrian citizenship. Without the help of World Jewish Relief our task would have been immeasurably harder.

The theatre star gave an impromptu performance at the World Jewish Relief Archive Roadshow at JW3 on Sunday 25 September, interspersing the music with reflections on how the characters in her stage show came alive when she saw their names on the documents.

For Refugee Week 2021 we are celebrating the incredible resilience, achievements and contributions of a few of the 1,000+ refugees World Jewish Relief has supported on their journeys into work. This year the theme of Refugee Week is 'We Cannot Walk Alone'. At the heart of our Specialist Training and Employment Programme (STEP) for refugees are our partnerships with NGOs, local and national authorities, who help deliver the programme.

On 21 November 1938 debates were held in Parliament to discuss whether Britain would be prepared to accept more Jewish refugees from Germany, including unaccompanied children.

We are deeply saddened to hear the news of Jerry Springer’s passing, and our thoughts are with his family.