Tag: Poland
Yair Shamir: Why Yisrael Katz was wrong to quote my father about Poland
Acting Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz caused an uproar last week during an interview with Israeli TV, when he quoted former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Shamir as having said, “the Poles suckle anti-Semitism with...
The growing pains of the Poland-Israel relationship
Perhaps it isn’t bad that sometimes when it comes to policy, the flag of historical truth is waving after all, and along with it, the strength of sentiments.
And yet, after raising the flag, everyone...
Study: Polish local norms helped Nazis wipe out local Jewry
Large parts of the Polish population during the Holocaust believed helping Jews went against their local norms, a new study from the Polish Academy of Sciences shows.
The academy, a state-run institution, focused on a...
WWII archive shows how Polish diplomats helped Jews
Polish officials last year announced the recovery of the archive, which they said contained historic documents showing how Polish diplomats helped rescue Jews from the Holocaust during World War II.
The diplomats, led by the Polish...
‘Fools in Warsaw’: Iran slams Poland for hosting ‘anti-Iranian’ conference
On Jan. 11, the governments of the United States and Poland announced plans for a “Ministerial to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East.” The Polish foreign minister stated that...
Israeli ambassador to Poland re-enacts establishment of first diplomatic mission
In honor of the 70th anniversary of Israel’s first diplomatic mission, Israel’s ambassador to Poland re-enacted the moment when the flag of Israel flew for the first time in Warsaw.
Israeli Ambassador to Poland Anna...
“About Jews”: Humanity in Action Poland’s Interactive Book against anti-Semitism
According to the recent census of Poland’s Bureau of Statistics, there are currently eight thousand Jews living in Poland. Although 90% of Poles have never met any Jew, 75% of the Poles express anti-Jewish...
In 2013 secretly recorded conversation, Polish premier says Jews are ‘greedy’
In secret recordings from 2013, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki allegedly complained to friends about “greedy” and rich “Americans, Jews, Germans, Englishmen and Swiss” who run hedge funds.
The recordings were made public on Tuesday...
Man throws rock into window of Gdansk synagogue during Yom Kippur services
Police released security footage of a man in a dark shirt walking to the New Synagogue in Gdansk, Poland, and throwing a stone into a window during Yom Kippur services.
Authorities appealed to anybody who...
Honoring Polish rescuers in Warsaw who risked all to save Jews during the Holocaust
The sacrifices of Polish rescuers of Jews living in Warsaw during the Holocaust was honored on Sunday in one of the largest gatherings of Shoah rescuers in the Polish capital—and in what may be...