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In the Swastika's Shadow: Ireland and the Holocaust

Producer James Wilson looks at the darkest chapter in European history - the murder of six millio...

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21.00 24 May 2025


In the Swastika's Shadow: Ireland and the Holocaust



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21.00 24 May 2025


Producer James Wilson looks at the darkest chapter in European history - the murder of six million Jews by Nazi Germany.

But what impact did this genocide have on Ireland?

In the Swastika’s Shadow: Ireland and the Holocaust explores how the Irish State dealt with Hitler, the Jewish community’s fight for survival and the heroism of the Irish people who resisted the Nazis.

Containing interviews with three Holocaust survivors, film director Lenny Abrahamson and former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, In the Swastika’s Shadow casts new light on this harrowing chapter in Irish history.

Music provided by celloist Patrick Dexter and the Amsterdam Sinfonietta orchestra.

This documentary contains conversations that some listeners may find upsetting.


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