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Polish lawmaker displays Israeli flag with swastika during Holocaust Day parliament speech in Warsaw

Polish far-right MP Konrad Berkowicz displayed a modified Israeli flag with a swastika during a parliamentary debate on Holocaust Remembrance Day, sparking outrage and condemnation as antisemitic provocation in Warsaw

Itamar Eichner | 04.14.26

Delegation from Israel will participate in the March of the Living in Poland

Following the ceasefire, a last-minute delegation from Israel will go to the March of the Living, in which survivors of the attack in Australia, former Gaza hostages also will participate

Shira Kadri-Ovadia, Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 04.12.26

EU strips immunity from Polish lawmaker who called Auschwitz a ‘hoax’ amid widening probe

Far-right politician Grzegorz Braun faces possible prosecution over Holocaust denial and vandalism of Ukrainian, EU and LGBTQ flags, after repeated controversies including extinguishing Hanukkah candles in parliament

ynet | 03.27.26

Israel cancels March of the Living delegations as security fears halt travel to Poland

About 1,000 Israelis, including Holocaust survivors, will not attend annual Auschwitz march due to flight limits and concerns over safe departure from Ben Gurion Airport

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 03.23.26

'Auschwitz visit felt even more powerful': Hundreds of Israeli students return from Poland in covert rescue

Nearly 900 Israeli teens on Holocaust heritage trips were evacuated in a secret operation via Egypt after war erupted at home, recalling fear for their families and a deeper sense of the importance of Israel

Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad | 03.05.26

France, UK and Poland warn citizens on Israel, Iran as US aircraft surge in Saudi Arabia

European nations issue travel alerts over escalation fears, while satellite images show a surge in US military aircraft at a key Saudi airbase and Washington signals readiness for possible strikes

News Agencies | 02.27.26

פולין ורשה הפגנה שלט אנטישמי של סטודנטית מ נורבגיה חרבות ברזל

40% of Poles say they do not like Jews, survey shows

New CBOS data also shows sympathy for Palestinians slightly outweighs support for Israel, with younger respondents more likely to lean pro-Palestinian amid broader debates over history and national identity

Itamar Eichner | 02.11.26

The hidden story of the 'Austrian Anne Frank' revealed

Leokadia Justman fled with her father from Poland to Austria, where she was imprisoned, documenting the daily lives of women in jail and her escape in poems first written on her cell walls, until she was given a notebook despite regulations

Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 01.28.26

‘Why are you in Poland?’: Ultra-Orthodox Israelis attacked at Krakow airport

Man shouts antisemitic slurs at group praying before flight to Israel; police intervene and detain him for questioning; no injuries reported in incident caught on video and shared widely online

Itamar Eichner | 01.27.26

Holocaust survivor who fought Nazis with art and humor now hits the big screen

Joseph Bau survived the Holocaust through art, forged documents and quiet acts of resistance; he married fellow prisoner Rebecca in a Nazi camp; now, his story is told in a new film and preserved at a Tel Aviv museum fighting to stay open

Rinat Perera Danieli | 01.25.26

For Holocaust Remembrance Day, cyclist plans 1,000 km ride from Auschwitz to spell out ‘Never Again’

On Thursday, Czech cyclist Lukáš Klement will set out from Auschwitz on a 1,000 km ‘Never Again’ memorial ride, lasting up to 50 hours, in cooperation with ZAKA, ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Itamar Eichner | 01.13.26

Rare Jewish books, including Talmud volume, recovered in Poland after surfacing online

Early 20th-century Hebrew and Yiddish texts, possibly looted during the Holocaust, returned to Jewish institutions after Warsaw police traced them from auction sites to a private collector

Itamar Eichner | 01.02.26

Polish resort town severs sister city ties with Ashkelon over Gaza war

Sopot, a Baltic Sea resort town, has become the first local authority in Poland to sever ties with its Israeli partner city, accusing Israel of 'full-scale ethnic cleansing in Gaza since 2023'; critics say move ignores the wider context of war

Itamar Eichner, Roni Green Shaulov | 11.30.25

Polish lawmaker sparks outrage with anti-Jewish tirade outside Auschwitz: 'Poland is for Poles'

Grzegorz Braun, a far-right Polish parliament member with a history of anti-Jewish rhetoric, declared that Jews 'have their own states'; Poland’s justice minister said he will pursue legal action, calling Braun’s remarks a disgrace

Itamar Eichner | 11.25.25

Poland blasts Yad Vashem over Holocaust post, summons Israeli ambassador

Warsaw demands answers after museum wrote on X that Poland was the first country where Jews were forced to wear identifying armbands; Polish officials insist order issued by German occupiers; Yad Vashem later posted a clarification

Itamar Eichner | 11.24.25

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