Posts Tagged: Poland World War II
Hundreds of Personal Items Owned by Jews During World War II Found in Polish Home
Around 400 items that were believed to have been hidden by their Jewish owners during World War II were recently discovered during a house and...
World War II Letter Connects Families of Jewish Survivors, Polish Farmer Who Hid Them
JNS.org - The descendants of two Holocaust survivors and the farmer who hid them from the Nazis in Poland have connected with the help of...
Polish Embassy in London Criticized Over Campaign to Rehabilitate Antisemitic Politician
Poland's embassy in London was bitterly criticized by the country's leading anti-racist NGO this week for promoting the legacy of an antisemitic politician who died...
A Polish-Russian Row Over Commemoration of the Holocaust
JNS.org - A profound and bitter battle between Israel and Poland has been brought to crisis point by the 75th anniversary of the liberation of...
Germany Asks for Forgiveness as Poland Marks 80th Anniversary of War
Germany's president asked for forgiveness for his country on Sunday for the suffering of the Polish people during World War Two as Poland marked 80...
Poland’s Kaczynski Says Germany Should Pay Damages for World War Two
Poland's ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski on Friday again demanded that Germany pay Poland damages for World War Two. "This is a Polish-Germany issue, I mean...
Polish Lawmaker: Due World War II Reparations From Germany Could Stand at $850 Billion
Warsaw has the right to demand reparations from Germany potentially worth $850 billion for destroyed property and people killed during World War Two, the politician...
Poland Postpones Debate on Commemorating Poles Who Saved Jews
The Polish parliament delayed a debate on Tuesday on whether to designate a day to remember Poles who saved Jews during World War Two, with...
Poland Denies Freezing Implementation of Controversial Holocaust Law
JNS.org - Despite statements by Israeli Foreign Ministry officials to the contrary, Polish officials say they are not planning to freeze implementation of Poland’s controversial “Holocaust law” as a result...
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,...
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’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...
Senior Polish Politicians Step Up Anti-Jewish Rhetoric, as Dispute Over Widely-Condemned ‘Holocaust Law’ Continues to Rage
Accusations that American Jews are conspiring to squeeze billions of dollars out of Poland in Holocaust reparations, along with wild claims that Polish Jews were...
Alleged Nazi Train in Poland Could Reunite Jewish Heirs With Stolen Art, Valuables
A Nazi train reportedly found in Poland and filled with looted treasure could reconnect stolen art, gold and other valuables with their Jewish heirs, Canada's CTV News reported...
