There is much written about Hitler and the Holocaust however Britain’s contribution has been largely written out of the history books, although there is plentiful historic documentation showing this. Although the actual genocide was largely committed by the Germans, Britain’s actions helped it to succeed. Firstly, Britain appointed a virulent antisemite as the Grand Mayor of Jerusalem, who spent most of the war in Berlin convincing Hitler to perpetrate the Holocaust in Europe and planned one in the Middle East (the latter failed due to Hitler’s defeat). Secondly, Britain produced two white papers in 1939, one barring Jews from leaving Europe and the other from them reaching its Mandate of Palestine. British warships were used to enforce these policies, leading to many deaths. [Photograph: The refugee ship “Struma”]