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Polish president calls to shield Netanyahu from arrest ahead of Auschwitz memorial

Andrzej Duda urges government to ensure Israeli leader's safety from arrest if he attends Auschwitz liberation anniversary, following ICC arrest warrant for alleged war crimes in Gaza

Itamar Eichner | 01.09.25

ונדליזם מביש באנדרטה לזכר 300 אלף יהודים בוורשה, שגורשו לטרבלינקה

'Warsaw 1943 = Gaza 2025': Holocaust monument desecrated in Warsaw

Israel's ambassador to Poland called on authorities to take action against the desecration of Jewish memorial sites across the country

Itamar Eichner | 01.07.25

Netanyahu to skip Auschwitz liberation ceremony amid ICC arrest warrant concerns: report

Polish deputy foreign minister tells daily newspaper Warsaw obliged to respect ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu and former defense chief Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza

Itamar Eichner | 12.20.24

Poland university sign reads 'Jews to the gas chambers'

Sign hung by anti-Israeli protestors at Karkow's Jagiellonian University worries Jewish and Israeli students as antisemitic sentiments; Israeli ambassador asks authorities to intervene

Itamar Eichner | 10.18.24

Meet Poland's new ambassador to Israel: This is what he answered when asked if he thinks Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

Maciej Hunia has previously visited Israel and has held several senior positions in his homeland, including head of Poland's intelligence service and military intelligence agency; Poland has not had an envoy in Israel for a long time

Itamar Eichner | 10.13.24

Polish artist sparks outrage after equating Israel with Nazis at Auschwitz

Igor Dobrowolski films himself outside Auschwitz with sign comparing Gaza war to Nazi atrocities; Palestinian human rights activist says ‘appalled’; 'Holocaust memorials or concentration camps are not stages for political stunts'

Itamar Eichner | 10.06.24

רומניה הצפות שיטפונות ה סופה בוריס מכה ב מזרח ו מרכז אירופה

Storm Boris hits Eastern Europe with severe and unusual floods

Austria, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Poland experience heavy rains and floods and suffer damage; Romania reports four casualties in severe storm

Ynet, News Agencies | 09.15.24

Israel's ice hockey team captain Eliezer Sherbatov attends a training session with his ice hockey team Unia Oswiecim, in Oswiecim

Polish Hockey team 'welcomes' German club with Auschwitz banner

Hockey Champions League match between Polish Unii Oświęcim and German Eisbären Berlin, local fans taunt their German guests by referencing the Holocaust; 'Welcome to the city of your biggest crime... GERMAN DEATH CAMPS,' the X post said

ynet correspondents | 09.09.24

Warsaw Uber driver cancels ride for Israeli passenger due to his Jewish identity

Passenger describes Muslim driver’s behavior as act of antisemitism amid broader trend of anti-Israel sentiment among some Uber drivers in Polish capital city

Itamar Eichner | 08.14.24

Remains of synagogue destroyed by Nazis uncovered in Polish city

Workers clearing ground for a parking lot found columns and remains of the walls of the structure that once held 650 worshipers in the city of Otwock, home to a Jewish community of 5,500 before the Holocaust

Itamar Eichner | 07.18.24

1940 letter from Łódź Ghetto student to Israeli child revealed

Letter written by Jewish boy named David Spielman, addressed to 'child in the Land of Israel' recently discovered in basement in Poland and has made its way to Israel

Itamar Eichner | 07.02.24

פולנים מובלים למאסר בסיומו של מרד ורשה נגד הנאצים, 1 באוקטובר 1944

Israeli woman discovers Catholic father fought Nazis in genealogy search

Elana Milman adopted as a small child born soon after WWII, says she found her biological parents with the help of My Heritage uncovering a brother she never knew she had

Yogev Israeli | 06.13.24

Far-right Polish lawmaker Grzegorz Braun is led away after he used a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles lit in Poland's Parliament

Polish MP who snuffed out Hanukkah menorah elected to European Parliament

Grzegorz Braun became synonymous with antisemitism last December when he extinguished menorah inside parliament building, referring to Judaism as 'satanic'; his far-right KKP party secures 12% of votes

Itamar Eichner | 06.10.24

Affordable vs exorbitant: Europe's best vacation spots

Five Spanish cities make it to the list of the most affordable cities in Europe, while Italian cities sit on the other end of the spectrum, but Eastern Europe has plenty of hidden gems to explore

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 05.29.24

Archaeologists discover trove of Jewish relics near historic Warsaw Ghetto

More than 5,000 items related to pre-war Jewish life found in 2 basements, transferred to Warsaw Ghetto Museum

Itamar Eichner | 05.26.24

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