Posts Tagged: Jews Poland
Polish Online Gift Shop Removes ‘Burn a Big Jew’ Candle Following Protest From Anti-Racist Association
An online gift shop in Poland on Monday abruptly removed from sale a wax candle version of the so-called "lucky Jew" figurines — antisemitic caricatures...
Study: Polish Norms Helped Nazis Wipe Out Local Jewry
JNS.org - Large parts of the Polish population during the Holocaust believed that helping Jews went against their local norms, a new study from the Polish...
State Department Report From 1946 Suggests Poles Persecuted Jews ‘Vigorously’ During Holocaust
JNS.org - In a bid to end the contentious debate surrounding Poland’s controversial Holocaust law, the Simon Wiesenthal Center Thursday released a declassified report highlighting Polish...
Poland Postpones Debate on Commemorating Poles Who Saved Jews
The Polish parliament delayed a debate on Tuesday on whether to designate a day to remember Poles who saved Jews during World War Two, with...
Jewish NGO Simon Wiesenthal Center Considers Travel Advisory for Poland
Jewish human rights organization Simon Wiesenthal Center said on Wednesday it was considering issuing a travel advisory for Jews urging them to limit their visits...
Poland PM’s Comments on ‘Jewish Perpetrators’ Not Holocaust Denial: Government Statement
Poland's government said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's comments saying Jews were perpetrators in World War Two as well as Poles and others, which were condemned by Israel,...
New Film Starring Oscar-Winner Jessica Chastain Tells True Story of Polish Zookeepers Who Rescued Hundreds of Jews From the Nazis
A new, upcoming film tells the true story of a Polish couple who saved the lives of over 300 Jews during World War II, by...
Jewish Tombstones and WWII Plane Discovered in Polish River Gone Dry
As river levels in Poland fall to record lows in a prolonged drought, Jewish tombstones and a Soviet fighter plane with the remains of its...
Polish Newly Discovered Jews Travel to Israel for First Time
JNS.org - Six young Polish Jews arrived in Israel on Wednesday for a seminar by Shavei Israel, an organization that strives to connect individuals...
The Jews of Pinsk
I have just read almost a thousand pages of the two-volume history of The Jews of Pinsk published by Stanford University Press. It is translated from...
