Posts Tagged: Poland
Jewish Group Slams Polish Public TV for ‘Hateful’ Role in Presidential Race
A leading Jewish group criticized Poland's public broadcaster on Friday for its "hateful" role in a tight presidential election race that pits the conservative incumbent...
Global Pandemic and Severe Local Drought Spell Opportunities for Israeli Tech Companies in Poland
CTech - The fact that Poland is experiencing its worst drought in recent history is hardly making international headlines. However, for Israel's Economic and Trade...
An Open Letter to the Polish People on the Birkenau Church
To the people of Poland: As we approach the 75th anniversary commemorating the liberation of Auschwitz, I reach out to you in the spirit of peace....
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...
Is Israel Snubbing Poland to Placate Putin?
Forty-five heads of state are expected to gather at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem this week for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which this year marks the...
Holocaust Politics Is Bad for the Jews
JNS.org - At a time of rising antisemitism around the globe and threats from terrorism and nuclear blackmail aimed at the State of Israel, there...
Once Again, Poland Whitewashes Its Role in the Holocaust
For several years, the Polish government has been trying to minimize the role of Poles in the Holocaust, as The Times of Israel and others...
Israel’s Mossad Intelligence Agency Helps Bust Islamic State Terrorist Cell in Denmark
Israel’s famed Mossad intelligence agency recently helped bust a major terrorist cell in Denmark as part of an ongoing policy of collaboration with Western intelligence...
Truth Is Not Selective: Poland vs. Netflix
JNS.org - Poland’s government won an important victory on the battleground of history last week. It succeeded in persuading the entertainment-streaming service Netflix to amend...
Group of Israelis Said Brutally Attacked in Warsaw by Arab Men Shouting ‘Free Gaza’
A group of Israelis were accosted and one severely beaten in Warsaw, Poland by a group of Arab men, who attacked them because of their...
Israel Must Remain Vigilant in Its Relations With Poland
In view of Poland’s historical treatment of Jews, Israel must remain ever-vigilant that there be no falsification of history as Polish-Israeli relations develop. There is...
Polish Organization Aims to Restore Country’s Jewish Heritage, Building Bridges and Awareness
JNS.org - Michał Laszczkowski, CEO of Poland’s Cultural Heritage Foundation, spends a great deal of time discussing Jewish law with rabbis at various Jewish cemeteries...
Whither ‘Poland’s Jewish Renaissance’?
In 2015, after the massacres at Charlie Hebdo’s offices and a Paris kosher supermarket, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls told Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic,...
Rethinking Holocaust Restitution: A Case for Jewish Dignity
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki recently asserted that his government would never agree to pay restitution for properties stolen from Jews during the Holocaust. This...
