Poland

Polish deputy PM marks anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Piotr Glinsk pays tribute to heroes of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising at EU parliament commemoration event, denounces recent antisemitic incidents.

Polish citizens who helped Jewish during Holocaust honored

Ceremony led by Polish President Andrzej Duda commemorates Poles who aided Jews during the Holocaust.

Poland, Israel reach agreement on youth trips, return of amb.

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen meets Polish counterpart to restore relations damaged by Holocaust legislation in Poland.

Israel, Poland reach agreement on resumption of youth trips

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen: 'Resumption of the delegations is an important step towards a solution to the crisis in relations with Poland.'

Gdańsk synagogue defaced with swastika and KKK symbol

Police forensics team investigating after facade of Polish city's New Synagogue found to be vandalized with antisemitic symbols.

Medical teams gear up for pilgrimage to rabbi's tomb in Poland

Ahead of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk yartzeit, United Hatzalah teams head to Poland to provide medical security for pilgrims.

After prolonged stalemate:

Israeli youth trips to Poland return

Netanyahu welcomes the move: Know from whence you came and where you are going.

Landmark Case:

Polish priest sentenced for calling Jews 'leeches'

In precedent-setting ruling, antisemitic Polish priest sentenced for comparing Jews to parasites, claiming they are in league with the devil

Watch: Hidden pictures of Warsaw Ghetto uprising discovered

The only known photos of the heroic uprising not taken by Nazi photographers were revealed in a Polish attic.

The rescue of Kyiv's elderly Jews

Dozens of elderly people rescued by JCC Chabad in Kyiv and transferred to Lodz, Poland to escape war.

Jewish items hidden during WWII found in Lodz construction site

Buried valuables and everyday objects found during renovation of historic building in Polish city.

Activists make final appeal for Gdansk ghetto memorial

Polish city urged to build Holocaust memorial on island site of former Jewish ghetto before redevelopment makes it impossible.

Polish President:

'No conclusive evidence as to who launched missile'

Comments come after Polish Foreign Ministry confirmed missile that caused explosion near Ukraine border was fired by Russia.

Poland military on heightened alert after missile explosion

Poland putting some military units on a heightened state of readiness after missiles reportedly fired by Russia land in the country.

Russian missile hits Poland, two dead

Missile lands in Polish village near Ukrainian border, killing two people.

AJC launches program to combat online antisemitism in Poland

Initiative uses short social media videos to talk about ending antisemitic speech.

Chief of Staff:

'Reality requires Polish-Israeli military cooperation'

Concluding Poland visit, Chief of Staff Kochavi says 'Existing reality requires ever-increasing cooperation between our militaries.'

Chief of Staff to take off for Poland, France

‏Aviv Kochavi, IDF Chief of the General Staff, announces 1st official visit to the Republic of Poland and the French Republic.

Infamous California neo-Nazi arrested in Poland

Leader of hate group Goyim Defense League arrested for offensive photo taken outside front gate of Auschwitz.

Krakow:

Israel-Poland flight evacuated following bomb threat

Passengers evacuated, searched, and still waiting for their luggage after flight from Ben Gurion Airport to Krakow evacuated.

Russian state TV: ‘We’ll go all the way to Warsaw’

Russian state TV news show host warns Russia will invade Poland if US continues to send arms to Ukraine.

Two mass graves of over 8,000 Nazi victims found in Poland

Mass graves containing ashes of thousands of murdered Soldau concentration camp inmates found in Polish forest.

After Years of Strained Ties:

Israel and Poland agree to rapprochement, return of ambassadors

President Herzog and Polish president agree to restore full diplomatic ties, following diplomatic row over Holocaust censorship law.

Jozef Walaszczyk, Poland’s oldest rescuer of Jews, dies at 102

Underground Polish partisan who helped shield dozens of Jews from the Nazis dies at 102.

Education Ministry cancels students summer trips to Poland

Ministry Director General accuses Polish govt. of attempting to rewrite the history of the Holocaust.

Chechen leader threatens to invade Poland

Key Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov warns Poland that if given the orders from the Kremlin, he will launch an attack.

Russian ambassador to Poland hit with red paint during WW2 event

Russia’s ambassador to Poland is hit with red paint by activists protesting the Ukraine war during a visit to Warsaw.

Russia launches gas embargo on 2 NATO states

'This is blackmail.' European energy prices soar as Moscow bars gas sales to Poland and Bulgaria, threatens to cut off other European states

Russia to cut gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria

Russian energy giant Gazprom informs Poland and Bulgaria it will suspend those countries’ natural gas deliveries.

Gwyneth Paltrow funds signboard at Jewish cemetery in Poland

Gwyneth Paltrow funds historical signboard at her Jewish ancestors’ cemetery in Poland.

Polish newspaper demands: 'Far-right' instead of 'neo-Nazi'

Polish-Jewish journalist quits newspaper after it demands different description of ‘neo-Nazi’ Ukrainian militia.

For Ukraine refugees, 'being Jewish opens doors'

Gap year student from Boston shares thoughts upon returning from Poland, reflecting on Holocaust history and current refugees from Ukraine.

Ukraine War

Poland to expel diplomats, Moscow threatens 'harsh' response

After fears the war in Ukraine could spill over to neighboring Poland, 45 diplomats accused of being undercover agents, are being expelled.

One Ukrainian war and multiple different interests

Children dead, homes destroyed, millions of refugees - and what is behind it all? Cold interests of world leaders..Is Poland next?. Op-ed.

Poland:

Israeli delegation brings Purim joy to Ukrainian refugees

Ahead of Purim holiday, Israeli delegation lands in Poland to respond to needs in refugee communities.

AJC travels to Poland in solidarity with Ukrainian refugees

American Jewish Committee travels to Poland to meet with Ukrainian refugees.

Senators challenge Biden on sending Polish jets to Ukraine

Bipartisan group of senators slam Biden’s hesitancy to support sending Polish MiG fighter jets to Ukraine.

Montreal rabbis travel to Ukrainian border to help refugees

Three Montreal rabbis travelled to Ukraine’s border with Poland to deliver supplies and to see firsthand the situation on the ground.

US rejects Poland's attempt to send fighter jets to Ukraine

Pentagon rejects announcement from Poland that it would give its MiG-29 fighter jets for use by Ukraine.

Diaspora Minister:

'Jewish State cannot close its gates at such a time'

Minister Nachman Shai visits Poland-Ukraine border crossing and sees the stream of refugees fleeing the war.

Israeli Embassy in Poland: 2,000 Israelis still in Ukraine

'The people waiting in the line are busy with daily survival,' Israeli Embassy says.

Poland rabbi to coordinate relief for Ukraine refugees

Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland, chosen to coordinate with other faith-based charities to help those fleeing Ukraine war.

IDF ends 'Witnesses in Uniform' delegations to Poland

IDF moves delegations of soldiers to learn about the Holocaust to Lithuania in contested move which may cause diplomatic crisis with Poland.

Ukraine War

Official ceremony for humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Israel's ambassador to Poland attended a ceremony to mark the arrival of Israel's humanitarian aid in Ukraine.

Inside the Jewish response to mounting refugee crisis in Poland

Long bus rides, temporary shelters and lots of phone calls: How Jewish groups are responding to the growing Ukrainian refugee crisis.

Israeli ambassador to depart for Poland next week

Foreign Ministry thanks Polish authorities for assistance to Israelis exiting Ukraine, says it will send ambassador on Sunday.

Ukraine:

Embassy personnel will help Israelis at border with Poland

Embassy personnel to spend days in Ukraine, nights across the border, Foreign Ministry says.

Foreign Ministry: Israeli Embassy will remain in Lviv - for now

Foreign Ministry debates moving embassy in Ukraine to Poland, since Russian forces have already moved into Kyiv.

'Putin has underestimated the Ukrainian people's will to fight'

Former President of Poland, Aleksander Kwasniewski tells American Jewish leaders that Putin hopes to return to the 'Great Russia' days.

Israeli Views of Antisemitism:

Poll: France now tied with Poland as most antisemitic EU country

Poll shows Israelis expect situation for Jews in Europe to get worse. France now viewed as most antisemitic EU country, tied with Poland.

Tourist detained for giving Nazi salute at Auschwitz

29-year-old Dutch tourist detained in Poland for giving Nazi salute at site of former Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.

Poland set to appoint new envoy to Jewish community

After firing envoy for calling law that censors what can be said about Poland's role in the Holocaust 'stupid,' Poland to appoint new envoy.

Poland fires Jewish envoy for calling Holocaust law ‘stupid’

Poland's envoy for the Jewish diaspora calls Polish law regulating Holocaust speech "one of the stupidest amendments that was ever done."

'I was born a Jew, I lived as a Christian - I want to die a Jew'

AMIT yeshiva high school in Ashdod sends delegation of students to Poland to uphold dying wish of Jaffa Catholic priest.

Marine Le Pen places memorial wreath at Warsaw Ghetto monument

French far right leader stirs up a barrage of outrage for appearing at the monument to the victims of the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland.

This Polish ice cream maker declared himself a Jewish museum

A Polish ice cream shop owner runs a local Jewish museum. Should he get a prize — or a penalty?

Plan for museum on site of concentration camp meets with protest

In Poland, plans to build a museum on Schindler survivors’ former camp spark environmental protest.

Poland: No ambassador in Israel for the time being

Poland’s Foreign Ministry says it will bring its mission level in Israel down to that of Israel’s mission in Poland.

Israel to return chargé d'affaires to embassy in Poland

FM Lapid instructed the chargé d'affaires to return to Israel after bill limiting restitution for Holocaust-related claims was approved.

Heroic Poles during WWII who should not be forgotten

In condemning the anti-Semitic march on Polish Independence Day in Kalisz, we should not forget the Poles who saved Jewish lives. Op-ed.