Posts Tagged: Poland antisemitism
Cries of ‘Death to the Jews!’ Ring Out at Angry Demonstration in Poland as Far-Right Agitators Burn ‘Symbol of Tolerance’
Shouting slogans that included "Death to the Jews" and "LGBT, pedophiles, Zionists — enemies of Poland", hundreds of ultra-nationalists took over the center of a...
Polish Foreign Ministry Furious After UK Denies Entry to Far-Right Writer Who Called Holocaust a ‘Myth’
The Polish Foreign Ministry angrily summoned the British Ambassador to Warsaw on Monday, demanding that she explain why a writer and propagandist with a track...
Crudely Antisemitic Books Sold Outside Warsaw Church as Top Polish Leaders Attend Beatification Ceremony of Revered Catholic Figures
Piles of antisemitic literature with titles such as "Scum and the Jews in Today's Poland" were prominently on sale outside Warsaw's main church on Sunday,...
Polish Justice Minister in Furious Attack on Independent Court’s Decision to Dismiss Lawsuit Against Holocaust Historians
Poland's Minister of Justice on Tuesday launched an extraordinary attack on a judge's decision to reject a lawsuit brought against two leading historians of the...
US House Speaker Pelosi Calls on Polish Counterpart to ‘Use Every Possible Tool’ to Block New Law Closing Off Holocaust Restitution Claims
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has urged her Polish counterpart to block legislation that would effectively cut off the property restitution claims of survivors of...
US Warns of ‘Irreparable Harm’ Caused by Polish Legislation Closing Off Holocaust Restitution Claims
Divisions between the US Administration and Poland widened this week, as a top State Department official condemned the passage of new legislation in the upper...
Israel May Cancel Joint Declaration With Poland Amid Fury Over Holocaust Property Law: Report
The Israeli government is considering the cancellation of a 2018 joint declaration with Poland that ended a dispute between the two countries, following the passage...
Restitution of Property Stolen During Holocaust Is ‘Question of Dignity and Justice,’ Israeli Diplomat Tells Polish Senate Hearing
A senior Israeli diplomat told a Polish Senate committee hearing on Wednesday that a widely-criticized new law that closes off the restitution claims of Holocaust...
Despite Presence of ‘Large and Influential’ American Jewish Community, US-Poland Relations Remain Solid, Deputy Foreign Minister Claims
Poland's deputy foreign minister has expressed confidence in his country's bilateral relationship with the United States despite the potentially disruptive presence in America of a...
‘We Won’t Pay for German Crimes,’ Insists Polish PM, as Antisemitic Invective Swirls Around Controversial Holocaust Restitution Law
Poland's Prime Minister has summarily rejected Israeli criticism of new legislation passed this week that effectively closes off Jewish restitution claims related to Nazi-era persecution,...
Polish City of Krakow Announces Crackdown on Antisemitic ‘Lucky Jew’ Figurines
The municipal authorities in Poland's second-largest city have called for an end to the sale of so-called "lucky Jew" figurines and paintings, which depict Orthodox...
Appointment of Hardline Nationalist to Auschwitz Museum Council Intensifies Fears Over Polish Government’s Holocaust Commemoration Policies
The appointment of a hardline nationalist politician to the Polish government's advisory council for the Auschwitz concentration camp triggered the resignations of three experts on...
Vandals Deface Monument to Holocaust Victims With Nazi Symbols in Polish City of Częstochowa
Unknown vandals on Sunday night defaced a monument to the three million Jews murdered in Poland during World War II with Nazi symbols and slogans. The...
Canadian Jews Welcome Toronto AM Radio Station’s Decision to Cut Ties With Antisemitic Polish Broadcaster
A Canadian radio station has cut its long-standing ties with one of Poland's leading Catholic broadcasters over its antisemitism, in a move welcomed by Jewish...
