Posts Tagged: Poland Holocaust
Poland-Israel Meltdown Demands Elisha Wiesel’s Intervention
In March, we will hold our annual gala, celebrating Israel’s 70th anniversary. The Elie Wiesel Defender of Israel Award will posthumously be given to Yoni Netanyahu, who...
Poland and Its Jews
Poland recently passed a law making it illegal and a criminal offense to claim that the Nazi death camps built during the Second World War on Polish territory...
Poland PM’s Comments on ‘Jewish Perpetrators’ Not Holocaust Denial: Government Statement
Poland's government said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's comments saying Jews were perpetrators in World War Two as well as Poles and others, which were condemned by Israel,...
Poland Set to Criminalize Kosher Slaughter
JNS.org - Just one week after passing a controversial law outlawing statements indicating Polish responsibility for crimes against Jews during the Holocaust, Poland’s ruling party has sponsored...
The Situation in Poland: ‘Jewish Death Camps’ and Moral Illiteracy
The interview below was conducted in response to a new Polish law that criminalizes speech recognizing any Polish role in the Holocaust; the possible sentences for violating...
March of the Living Will Continue Trips Despite Polish Bill Denying Complicity in Holocaust
JNS.org - The International March of the Living, an educational initiative that has brought more than 250,000 participants to visit concentration camps in Poland, has announced...
Poland, Jews and the Kielce Pogrom — of 1946
I was somewhat understanding when the Polish cabinet recently approved a bill that would criminalize the use of the phrase “Polish death camps” in reference to Nazi-run...
France Says Poles Should Look Beyond ‘Nationalist Choices’
France's foreign minister said on Wednesday Poland should not be "rewriting history" after its president signed a contested Holocaust bill into law and said he...
Polish President Signs Holocaust Bill, Triggers Israeli, US Criticism
Poland's president signed into law on Tuesday a bill that imposes jail terms for suggesting the country was complicit in the Holocaust, prompting sharp criticism...
Israeli Minister ‘Honored’ to be Barred From Poland Over Holocaust Bill
Israel's education minister said on Monday he was "honored" Poland had canceled his visit to Warsaw this week because he refused to back down from...
Poland’s President Says Will Sign Holocaust Bill, Defying Critics
Poland's president said on Tuesday he will sign into law a bill imposing jail terms for suggesting the country was complicit in the Holocaust, defying...
Polish-Jewish Relations: A Case Study in What Can Go Wrong
One day, I fear that what is currently happening in Polish-Israeli and Polish-Jewish relations will become a case study for how an outwardly strong partnership can unravel...
Pressure Mounts on Poland to Back Away From Holocaust Bill
Poland is seeing a resurgence of antisemitism over pending legislation that would impose jail terms for suggestions that the nation was complicit in the Holocaust,...
Israeli Knesset Members Author Counter-Bill Criminalizing Polish Holocaust Denial
JNS.org - In a direct response to a bill passed by Polish legislators criminalizing terms that link Poland to any involvement of the heinous crimes...
