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‘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

הספרים העתיקים. עתה החוקרים ינסו לשמר אותם

Rare pre-Holocaust Jewish books found in Warsaw basement

Books bearing stamps from the legendary Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva—lost during the Holocaust—were found in poor condition in Warsaw; Polish experts are working to preserve the mold- and fungus-damaged texts

Itamar Eichner | 10.08.25

In first since start of war, Poland shoots down Russian drones

Polish military radar systems track over 10 drones launched in attack on western Ukraine; NATO allies help shoot down aircraft over Polish airspace; drone hits residential building; Kiev: 'Putin wants to expand the war and is testing the West'

Associated Press | 09.10.25

מצבות בבית הקברות היהודי העתיק בעיירה הפולנית קז'מייז' דולני

Sports field built on Jewish cemetery in Poland to be demolished

A more than decade-long struggle over the ancient Jewish cemetery in the Polish town of Kazimierz Dolny, which was turned into a sports field and party center, has ended; the field and its environs will be turned over to the Jewish community, with funding from the Polish government and the municipality of Kazimierz Dolny

Shoshana Chen | 09.04.25

Pro-Palestinian protester throws red paint at Israeli singer in Warsaw

During a performance at a Jewish festival in Warsaw, a pro-Palestinian demonstrator throws red paint at David D’Or and tries to take the stage with a Palestinian flag, shocking the audience and disrupting the show

Yoav Birenberg | 08.31.25

'Murderers since 1939': Polish, Israeli soccer teams trade insults on banners during match

Tensions between Poland and Israel escalate after Maccabi Haifa fans display a 'Murderers since 1939' banner during match, sparking outrage and a counter-banner accusing Israel of murdering Palestinians

ynet | 08.18.25

Historic Jewish sacred text uncovered in Poland cellar

Rare 17th-century edition of Yalkut Shimoni, featuring distinctive menorah illustration, found in Warsaw among long-lost volumes from the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva library

Itamar Eichner | 07.24.25

Rabbis appeal for halt to Polish construction after Holocaust-era mass grave discovered

The Conference of European Rabbis is calling for immediate suspension of a Polish real estate project after uncovering evidence of a Holocaust-era mass grave; Activists demand DNA tests and legal recognition of the site as a Jewish cemetery to protect its sanctity

Itamar Eichner | 07.21.25

Jewish sites vandalized in Poland after Holocaust denial remarks by lawmaker

Swastikas and anti-Israel graffiti found defacing synagogue ruin and Jewish cemetery in Dolka, Poland, days after far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun denied Auschwitz gas chambers; locals, Jewish groups condemn attack as blow to reconciliation

Itamar Eichner | 07.13.25

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