Posts Tagged: Polish Jews
What I Saw as a Jewish Teen Visiting Poland
During Thanksgiving break, I had the privilege of taking a trip to Poland with my father. We visited Krakow, Warsaw, Lublin, and Łódź. As someone...
Outdoor Exhibit About History of Polish Jews Travels to Eastern European Cities
JNS.org - A new traveling outdoor exhibition about the history of Polish Jews is making its way through five cities in Poland following a successful...
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,...
Polish Jews Reel From Wave of Antisemitism Following Furor Over Country’s New Holocaust Law
Poland’s Jews are reeling from a wave of antisemitism as a furious controversy intensifies over Poland’s role in the murder of three million Polish Jews...
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...
Jewish Groups Urge Warsaw to Rethink Legislation That Would Criminalize Blaming Poles for Holocaust-Era Atrocities
A number of major Jewish groups from around the globe have criticized the advancement of legislation in Poland that would make it illegal to claim...
Mother of Duchess of Cambridge’s Fashion Designer Recalls Holocaust Atrocities
The mother of the Duchess of Cambridge's fashion designer opened up recently about being a young Jewish girl who witnessed her mom's execution by Nazis. Eighty-year-old London...
Polish Jews Call on Nationalist Leader to Denounce Rising Antisemitism in Country
JNS.org - Polish-Jewish leaders are calling on the head of the country’s right-wing nationalist Law and Justice Party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, to denounce what they say is...
Holocaust Survivor of Nine Concentration Camps, Purveyor of Message About Nazi Atrocities, Dies at Age 91
A Holocaust survivor who spent his teenage years in nine different concentration camps before moving to the US, becoming a successful businessman and attempting to educate...
Polish Education Minister Denies Pogroms Against Jews
JNS.org - Polish Education Minister Anna Zalewska has come under fire for remarks appearing to deny Polish responsibility for two massacres of Jews, one during the...
In Time for Purim, Israel Welcomes Poles Who Discovered Hidden Jewish Roots
JNS.org - Fifteen Poles who have discovered their Jewish heritage arrived in Israel on Tuesday in time for the Purim holiday as part of a trip...
Actress Jane Seymour Learns of Great-Aunt Who Committed Suicide After Discovering Nazis Murdered Her Family
A great-aunt of famed British actress Jane Seymour killed herself after surviving the Holocaust when she discovered that the Nazis murdered her husband and two children,...
Polish Jewish Man Indicted for Holding Pro-Israel Rally in Warsaw
JNS.org - Tadeusz Markiewicz, a Polish former University of Haifa student, has been indicted in Poland for organizing a pro-Israel rally in front of the...
Polish Jewish Leaders Say Community is Ready for Dialogue With New President
Leaders of Poland's Jewish community said Polish Jews are ready to cooperate with the country's new president. Andrzej Duda won Sunday's presidential elections in Poland. Duda, whose father-in-law...
