Posts Tagged: Poland
Jewish Leaders Rebuke Cancellation of Jewish Film Festival in Canada
A famous theater in the Ontario province of Canada is facing widespread criticism over its "postponement" of the upcoming Hamilton Jewish Film Festival, a decision...
Israeli Student Trips to Poland Set to Continue Months After Cancellation Due to Gaza War
Israel's Education Ministry has announced the resumption of student trips to Poland, where millions of Jews were murdered during the Holocaust by the Nazis, months...
‘He Has Something to Say to Us Today’: Museum of Jewish History Set to Honor Legacy of ‘The Great Artist’ Arthur Szyk
The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City is celebrating the 130th birthday of the Polish-Jewish artist Arthur Szyk with a special lecture series...
Montana Tucker ‘Bring Them Home’ Grammy Tribute for Israeli Hostages Turns Heads
Jewish singer and songwriter Montana Tucker showed her support for Israelis still being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza at Sunday night's 66th Annual Grammy...
Arthur Szyk in Connecticut: A New Look at a 20th Century Master
The work of Polish-Jewish painter Arthur Szyk, a miniaturist who savaged Nazis and championed values of human dignity through his lavishly detailed works, is having...
Polish President Condemns Antisemitism at Warsaw Pro-Palestine Rally
The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, released a statement on Sunday condemning an antisemitic sign which appeared at a Pro-Palestine march in the country's capital...
Polish Government Honors Far Right Writer Who Defamed Jews as ‘Leeches,’ Called Holocaust a ‘Myth’
A Polish writer who vilified Jews as "leeches" and argued that Zionism has "acquired a peculiar cruelty" has been honored by the Polish government. Rafal Ziemkiewicz...
Auschwitz Memorial Criticizes Musk’s X for Not Removing Antisemitic Content
The Auschwitz Memorial on Thursday criticized social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, for failing to remove an antisemitic post on the site. X's owner...
More Wagner Fighters Move Closer to Polish Border, Poland PM Says
A group of a hundred soldiers from the Russian Wagner group have moved closer to the Belarusian city of Grodno near the Polish border, Polish...
Israel Refuses to Join US in Condemning Anti-LGBT Legislation in Hungary
i24 News - Israel refused to join the United States and 37 other Western countries in criticizing the legislative moves promoted by Hungarian Prime Minister...
Russia Pledges Harsh Response after Polish ‘Seizure’ of Embassy School in Warsaw
Russia on Saturday promised it would respond harshly to what it said was Poland's illegal seizure of its embassy school in Warsaw, an act it...
Independence Day: Polish Palace Illuminated with the Colors of Israel
i24 News - Honoring Israel's Independence Day, on Tuesday evening, Poland illuminated their iconic Palace of Culture and Science in downtown Warsaw with the blue...
‘Let Us Draw Strength’: Polish and Israeli Leaders Commemorate 80th Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Leaders from Poland and Israel commemorated the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising on Wednesday during a ceremony at the Monument of the Ghetto Heroes of Warsaw. Israeli President...
Ukraine Says Coveted F-16s ‘Four or Five Times’ Better than its Soviet Jets
A top Ukrainian air commander said Ukraine was in dire need of F-16 fighter jets, which he described on Thursday as "four or five times"...