Tag: Poland
Israel: Polish restitution Bill discriminates against Jewish survivors
In an unusual move, Israel accused Poland of “discriminating against Holocaust survivors” in considering legislation on restitution whose language excludes many Jewish would-be recipients.
Israel’s ambassador to Poland, Anna Azari, on Friday lodged an official...
A Holocaust survivor’s daughter visits Poland
Long before I could speak of it, I knew my mother had blue numbers on the soft skin of her inside forearm. My father had a similar stamp, as did my aunt and uncle....
Million visitors to Warsaw’s museum of Polish Jews
Barbara Riedel and Sławomir Kruszyński, who toured the museum on Wednesday, were the one millionth and one millionth and first visitor since the museum opened almost three years ago, on 28 October 2014.
They came...
Pole who burned haredi effigy says he’ll sue Jewish leaders for calling him an...
A Polish man sentenced to prison for burning an effigy of a haredi Orthodox Jew said he will sue the leaders of the Wroclaw Jewish community for publicly naming him an anti-Semite.
Piotr Rybak burned the effigy...
Polish Jewish community ask ruling party to denounce rising anti-Semitism
The leaders of Poland’s Jewish community write to the country’s most powerful politician, urging him to denounce rising anti-Semitism which they say is leaving them on edge.
Anna Chipczynska, the head of Warsaw’s Jewish community,...
Trip to Poland unexpectedly sparked pride in my Jewish identity
I recently returned from a jam-packed 10-day trip to Poland as a guest of the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture, on whose advisory board I am honored to serve. The trip was more than...
Polish government condemns attack on Israeli football team
The Polish government said on Thursday it condemns the attack by a group of hooligans on members of the Israeli football club Hapoel Petah Tikva near Warsaw, which the Israeli embassy said was motivated...
Polish human rights official under fire for Holocaust remark
A leading Polish human rights official has come under fire for saying the "Polish nation" took part in the implementation of the Holocaust - a controversial statement in a country that never collaborated with...
Warsaw mayor to testify in Jewish property restitution probe
Warsaw’s city mayor and other officials will be summoned this month to testify before a special state commission investigating questionable restitution of private property that was seized under communism, the deputy justice minister said...
Warsaw church named ‘House of Life’ for helping Jews
A ceremony to unveil a commemorative plaque in the church on Wednesday was attended by representatives of the government and Jewish organizations, Catholic Church leaders, the diplomatic corps, and the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation.
The...