Auschwitz: Poland divided on pledge not to arrest Netanyahu
Earlier this month, the Polish government pledged not to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he attended next Monday's Auschwitz ...
Confronting the complex realities of Polish-Jewish identity - opinion
Nuance is in order regarding Poland and its Jews; Jennifer Stark-Blumenthal calls for a reevaluation of Jews’ attitudes ...
Grandson of Holocaust survivors to meet grandson of top Nazi officer
“It’s going to be edifying for both of us,” said Kai Höss, grandson of the Auschwitz death camp’s commandant. When he was in ...
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Saved in 50 Seconds: The Story of Franciszek Gajowniczek, the Man Spared by St. Maximilian Kolbe at Auschwitz
When World War II broke out in 1939, Gajowniczek, now a sergeant, defended Wieluń — the first Polish city attacked by the ...
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Poland honors Catholics who saved Jews during Nazi occupation
Poland commemorated heroic Catholic families, clergy, and religious sisters who saved Jews from the Holocaust—often at the ...
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Just 50 Holocaust survivors will be at Auschwitz for the 80th anniversary of its liberation
Lauder, representing major donors to the memorial site, and historian Piotr Cywiński, director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. Five years ago, Poland’s president Andrzej Duda was the ...
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Israeli student arrested for Nazi salute at Auschwitz during school trip
Performing a seig heil is illegal in Poland, and carries a potential sentence of up to two years in prison. Auschwitz (credit: REUTERS) One of the students who was on the trip recounted the ...
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Israeli student detained and fined for alleged Nazi salute on trip to Auschwitz
An Israeli high school student was detained by Polish police and fined for allegedly making a Nazi salute during a school trip to the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp in Poland, Hebrew media ...