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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

Karol Nawrocki after winning Poland's presidential race

Nawrocki’s victory: turning point or tipping point for Poland’s democracy?

Opinion: Poland has delivered its political verdict, electing a president from the camp of extreme nationalist and messianic populism by a narrow yet decisive margin; liberals around the world would do well to heed the lesson

Sever Plocker | 06.02.25

Polish eurosceptic Nawrocki wins presidential vote, electoral commission says

Populist candidate edges out liberal Warsaw mayor in tight runoff, signaling nationalist shift and new challenge to PM Tusk’s centrist coalition

News agencies | 06.02.25

השבת המצבות היהודיות לבית העלמין בפשיסחה, במימונו של ארכיבישוף נוצרי

Polish archbishop funds return of looted Jewish tombstones

Historic collaboration between Jewish and Christian organizations leads to the recovery of Jewish tombstones looted during Poland’s communist era and return to original cemetery

Itamar Eichner | 05.06.25

המפגש בין ד"ר צופיה יואכים (זלטה) ואחיה מארק שנבטר לבין מצילתם, זופיה טרויאן

Emotional reunion: Holocaust survivors meet with Polish woman who saved them

Dr. Zofia Joachims and her brother Mark Schonwetter meet Zofia Trojan, who saved their lives in their childhood when she was only 10 years old

Itamar Eichner | 05.03.25

After a century: Jewish tannery's iron stamp returns to descendants in Israel

Chance discovery of old iron stamp from the Goldman family tannery in Poland leads to safe return to family after 100 years and tells the tale of harsh conditions during the Nazi occupation

Itamar Eichner | 04.24.25

Hostage survivor Eli Sharabi at Auschwitz: 'The Jewish people sanctify life'

Ex-Hamas captive whose wife and daughters were murdered in Oct 7 attack joins Israeli delegation to March of the Living in Poland, declaring, 'The Holocaust was unlike anything else. I endured horrors in captivity—but I chose life'

Iris Lifhitz-Klieger, Poland | 04.24.25

German archive where victims of the Nazis come back to life

The Arolsen Archives continues to reveal the stories of victims of the Nazis during the Holocaust, connect family members who knew nothing about their joint past and even return items to their rightful owners

AFP | 04.14.25

Grave vandals desecrate historic Jewish cemetery in Poland

Jewish groups condemn 'attempt to erase traces' of Jewish history in the country after unknown individuals dig out 18th-century site; local police investigating

Itamar Eichner | 04.11.25

In first, ultra-Orthodox students join Holocaust remembrance trip to Poland

Ultra-Orthodox teenagers studying in yeshiva high schools embarked on a journey through Nazi death camps and historic Jewish sites in Poland; 'Today, they know where they came from, and this is another step toward building a more united Israeli society'

Shilo Freid | 04.03.25

Flight carrying Israel students diverted to Turkey after engine malfunction

Over 150 Israeli high school students safely evacuated to Antalya’s secure airport terminal after Enter Air flight aborts Poland trip due to engine issues; 'Students are in a safe and protected area'

Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad | 03.31.25

Court ruling allows construction on contested Jewish cemetery land in Poland

Controversial construction project in Nowa Slupia ignites outrage as activists and religious leaders clash with local authorities over desecration of historic Jewish burial site

Itamar Eichner | 03.26.25

Millions may be eligible to claim Polish citizenship

But applicants must prove their ancestry by providing a series of documents – many of which people often don’t have

Sivan Raviv, ILTV | 01.10.25

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