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“Contextualising” the murder of Jews is nothing new, Mr Guterres
Since Hamas’ brutal massacre of 1400 Israelis on October 7th, so called pro-Palestinian activists in the West have responded in a...
Yoav Aran
Oct 27, 20233 min read
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What's in a name?
Family research is like the proverbial box of chocolates ... you never know what’s going to be inside. "אף אבותיו של רבי שמואל חסיד...
Yoav Aran and Shai Aran
Feb 16, 20224 min read
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Reflections Upon the Jedwabne Massacre: Eighty Years On
On July 10 1941, catastrophe overwhelmed the Jewish community of Jedwabne. I am Yoav Aran. My great grandmother, Sarah Schwimmer nee...
Yoav Aran
Jul 10, 20215 min read
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In search of Isaac Bellam...
We seek him here, we seek him there; we do not find him anywhere. At first, things looked promising. Our erudite co-researcher, Andrew...
Yoav Aran and Shai Aran
Jul 11, 20203 min read
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In the footsteps of my Plymouthian Ancestors...
When telling my friend about my trip to Plymouth in October last year, he was perplexed: "You went all the way to Plymouth”, he asked...
Yoav Aran
Jun 8, 20203 min read
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