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Queen Camilla attends Wimbledon, a week after Princess Kate made an appearance
Queen Camilla attends Wimbledon, a week after Princess Kate made an appearance
Queen Camilla made an appearance at Wimbledon a week after Princess Kate graced Centre Court by taking a seat in the Royal Box
2023-07-12 20:26
Who is Patrick Hemingway? Former Connecticut cop held on $1M bond is suspected of carrying out 30 burglaries across three states
Who is Patrick Hemingway? Former Connecticut cop held on $1M bond is suspected of carrying out 30 burglaries across three states
Patrick Hemingway is suspected of looting restaurants and other businesses in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts
2023-10-15 22:16
Mayorkas taps new ICE leadership
Mayorkas taps new ICE leadership
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has tapped Patrick "P.J." Lechleitner, a career official, to serve in an acting capacity as the new leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to a notice sent to congressional staffers.
2023-06-29 04:17
Lawmakers race to secure US debt deal votes as deadline looms
Lawmakers race to secure US debt deal votes as deadline looms
A deal to raise the debt ceiling must now pass in the narrowly-divided House of Representatives.
2023-05-30 02:54
China wants to be a peace broker in the Middle East. How has it responded to the Israel-Gaza war?
China wants to be a peace broker in the Middle East. How has it responded to the Israel-Gaza war?
When Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Beijing in June, China vowed to contribute "Chinese wisdom, Chinese strength" to resolve the long-standing conflict between the Palestinians and Israel.
2023-10-11 16:30
Who is Dr Mod Helmy? The WWII hero in today's Google Doodle
Who is Dr Mod Helmy? The WWII hero in today's Google Doodle
Today’s Google Doodle is a reminder that some human beings are truly extraordinary. The design, which you’ll see if you head to the search engine’s homepage, is a celebration of Dr Mohamed “Mod” Helmy – a man who risked his life to save Jewish people during the Second World War. Dr Helmy was born in Khartoum, Sudan, on 25 July, 1901, to an Egyptian father and a German mother. At the age of 21, he moved to Germany to study medicine, swiftly proving his skills as a talented physician and becoming head of urology at Berlin’s Robert Koch Hospital (now known as Krankenhaus Moabit). Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter However, Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in 1933 was to turn his happy life upside down. Dr Helmy was forced to watch, powerless, as his Jewish colleagues were all fired from the hospital. And whilst he was initially kept on, he was soon subjected to discrimination and persecution for being a North African, and lost his job, too. He was also banned from marrying his German fiancée Annie Ernst (although, we’re pleased to say, he was able to do so some years later). In 1939 and again in 1940, the doctor was arrested along with other Egyptian nationals. And although the Nazis released him when he became gravely ill, he was under strict instruction to report to the police twice a day as proof he was unfit for internment. Despite being targeted by the regime himself, Dr Helmy continued to speak out against Nazi policies and, after being demoted to the role of doctor’s assistant, he made the most of his limited position by writing sick notes to help innocent people escape hard labour. He also repeatedly risked his life to help his Jewish friends. When Berlin’s deportation of the Jews began and his family friend Anna Boros was in need of a hiding place, Dr Helmy brought her to a cabin he owned in the neighbourhood of Buch. This became her safe haven until the end of the war, as Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Center, notes in its biography of the doctor. At times of danger, when he was under police investigation, Dr Helmy would arrange for Boros to hide elsewhere. “A good friend of our family, Dr Helmy…hid me in his cabin in Berlin-Buch from 10 March until the end of the war,” she wrote after the war. “As of 1942 I no longer had any contact [with] the outside world. The Gestapo knew that Dr Helmy was our family physician, and they knew that he owned a cabin in Berlin-Buch. “He managed to evade all their interrogations. In such cases he would bring me to friends where I would stay for several days, introducing me as his cousin from Dresden. When the danger would pass, I would return to his cabin. “Dr Helmy did everything for me out of the generosity of his heart and I will be grateful to him for eternity”. Dr Helmy also helped protect Boros’ mother, Julianna, her stepfather, Georg Wehr, and her grandmother, Cecilie Rudnik. Thanks to his courage and resourcefulness, all four of them survived the Holocaust. He remained in Berlin until his death in 1982. In 2013, Yad Vashem posthumously bestowed its Righteous Among the Nations award on Dr Helmy. He was the first Arab rescuer to be awarded the prestigious title. The Google Doodle artwork was created by Berlin-based artist Noa Snir to honour his Egyptian and German background and capture his open-hearted nature. Speaking about her work on the project, Snir told a Google Q&A: ": I found the story of Mod Helmy very moving. I come from a Jewish background, and the thought of individuals outside of the Jewish community risking their lives to help others during WW2 is something that personally gives me hope about humanity. "I think Helmy's case is an especially interesting one as he himself suffered persecution due to his background and ethnicity, and that still didn't stop him from helping as many people as he could. It's unfathomable to me, this type of courage and integrity." She added that she hoped people would view her Doodle and reflect on the fact that "even in one of the darkest moments in world history, there were truly remarkable people who made acts of extreme courage and solidarity". "I think we should all aspire to be the Mod Helmy's of the world, or ask ourselves how we can take example from him in whatever small way we can," she said. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-25 16:24
Burkina, Niger to quit G5 anti-jihadist force
Burkina, Niger to quit G5 anti-jihadist force
The military leaders of Burkina Faso and Niger said Saturday they would quit the G5 anti-jihadist force in Africa's Sahel region, the latest blow to the fight against insurgents in...
2023-12-03 00:15
Ukraine loses 16 US-made armored vehicles, group says, but Kyiv's forces still gain territory
Ukraine loses 16 US-made armored vehicles, group says, but Kyiv's forces still gain territory
Ukraine has lost 16 US-supplied armored vehicles in the past several days, according to open-source intelligence analysis, as the country's military announced its forces had captured three villages from Russia in an offensive in the eastern Donetsk region.
2023-06-12 13:57
'We don't hate each other': Sam Golbach and girlfriend Katrina Stuart announce breakup, shocked fans express support
'We don't hate each other': Sam Golbach and girlfriend Katrina Stuart announce breakup, shocked fans express support
Fans were left devastated as YouTubers Sam Golbach and Katrina Stuart, who got into a relationship in 2016, recently announced their breakup with a heartbreaking video
2023-05-21 12:27
EU's Latin America summit underscores rift over Russia
EU's Latin America summit underscores rift over Russia
European, Latin American and Caribbean leaders n Tuesday failed to agree on a statement holding Russia to account for the war in Ukraine, highlighting...
2023-07-19 02:29
Relatives and a friend of Israelis kidnapped and killed by Hamas visit Australia's Parliament House
Relatives and a friend of Israelis kidnapped and killed by Hamas visit Australia's Parliament House
Relatives and a friend of Israelis kidnapped and killed by Hamas are visiting Australia this week and sharing personal stories in an effort to lobby for international support for all hostages to be freed — and to support Israel’s war effort
2023-11-28 12:19
Biden's dog Commander has bitten Secret Service officers 10 times in four months, records show
Biden's dog Commander has bitten Secret Service officers 10 times in four months, records show
Secret Service records show that President Joe Biden's German Shepherd Dog Commander has bitten agency officers stationed at the White House 10 times between October 2022 and January
2023-07-26 00:00