PolandThe Polish museum that honours lost Galician JewsThe unique and powerful Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow examines the way memory is erased5 min read
By Agnieszka MarkiewiczPoland’s fraught reckoning with its complex past towards Jews takes a dark turnAs in the rest of the world, the Hamas attack on Israel has triggered an unprecedented wave of antisemitism. What makes the situation here distinct, is the weight of history4 min read
PolandFar-right Polish politician holds up Israeli flag with swastika on same day as March of the LivingKonrad Berkowicz, from the New Hope party, compared the Jewish state to the “new Third Reich”By Jamie Shapiro1 min read
PolandThe thriving Jewish centre 70km from Auschwitz that is the final riposte to the NazisThe Jewish Comunity Centre in Krakow has a pre-school, a pantry, a cheder, a Hillel for students and a kosher kitchenBy Lianne Kolirin 2 min read
Yom HashoahHamas hostages, diaspora terror victims and Shoah survivors together in March of the LivingHorrors of past and present fused at Auschwitz todayBy Rob Hyde2 min read
PolandHolocaust documentary faces ban in Poland for depicting post-war antisemitismAmong Neighbors tells the story of Jewish residents of a small Polish town killed by their neighbours after the country’s liberation from Nazi occupationBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
Sir Keir StarmerPM and family made private trip to Poland to visit former home of Lady Victoria Starmer’s grandparentsNone of the prime minister’s wife’s extended family who stayed in Poland survived the NazisBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read
The Jewish cemetery reclaimed by nature – and my husbandGaby Koppel joins her other half on an emotional trip into his family’s Polish pastBy Gaby Koppel5 min read||February 20, 2026 13:17
The Chasidic rabbi who founded a village in Israel, disappeared and returnedA new book has rescued the story of the remarkable Yabloner RebbeBy Simon Rocker4 min read||February 13, 2026 10:00
Poland summons Israeli ambassador in diplomatic row over Yad Vashem tweetThe country’s foreign ministry objected that the post did not specify that it was occupied by Germany at the time of the HolocaustBy Ben Conway1 min read||November 26, 2025 13:54
Far-right Polish lawmaker says ‘Poland is for Poles, not Jews’ in speech outside AuschwitzGrzegorz Braun has a history of hostility to Jews, from extinguishing Chanukah candles in the Polish parliament to claiming the gas chambers were “fake”By Jamie Shapiro1 min read||November 25, 2025 15:18
Defiant David D’or declares he is ‘proud to be Israeli’ after being doused with red paint at Jewish festivalThe singer was attacked while performing a prayer for peace in Warsaw, PolandBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read||September 1, 2025 10:36
Auschwitz Museum ban Israeli flags from IDF delegationThe group attempted to reason with staff at the death camp, but were forced to pack their flags awayBy JC Reporter2 min read||August 3, 2025 07:16
Polish politician who extinguished Chanukah candles allegedly says gas chambers were ‘fake’Authorities in Poland are considering charges against the far-right lawmakerBy Canaan Lidor1 min read||July 14, 2025 16:07
Jewish diplomat named as UK’s next ambassador to PolandDame Melinda Simmons has been announced as Britain's woman in Warsaw following stint in UkraineBy Jane Prinsley1 min read||May 13, 2025 16:18
Germany’s last convict for Holocaust crimes dies aged 99Irmgard Furchner was found guilty for being an accessory to murder when she worked for the commander of the Stutthof concentration camp.By JC Reporter1 min read||April 8, 2025 16:28
