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British athletes pay respects to Jews murdered during Holocaust at Auschwitz

Annamarie Phelps and Eve Muirhead were among the British delegation who visited the former concentration camp

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British Olympic Association visit to Auschwitz Birkenau at the Krakov European Games.

They're playing Nazis in my grandparents' Polish homeland

They're playing Nazis in my grandparents' Polish homeland

By Nicholas Lezard

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Gdańsk. Powrót w przestrzeń publiczną Pomnika Kindertransportów

Polish Kindertransport memorial restored to its Gdansk city centre site

By Daniel Ben-David

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Polish city criticised after holding foam party on Jewish cemetery

Polish city criticised after holding foam party on Jewish cemetery

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Singer Noa Kirel performs on behalf of Israel during the final of the Eurovision Song contest 2023 on May 13, 2023 at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, northern England. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Noa Kirel accidentally reignites row with Poland over role in Holocaust

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New 'Forgotten Exodus' project to shine a light on Jews expelled from 1960s Poland

New 'Forgotten Exodus' project to shine a light on Jews expelled from 1960s Poland

By Daniel Ben-David

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Auschwitz slams 'tasteless' ice cream stand set up outside 'Death Gate'

Auschwitz slams 'tasteless' ice cream stand set up outside 'Death Gate'

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Polish government denounced over ‘dangerous' attack on Holocaust scholar

Barbara Engelking said Poles ‘failed’ Jews during the Second World War

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April 30, 2023 12:10

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 11: Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki speaks to the press alongside U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus April 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. Morawiecki is in the United States for meetings aimed at strengthening economic and defense cooperation between U.S. and Poland. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Victory for Gdansk ghetto memorial campaigners

After fears rapid development would prevent site's commemoration, government announces plan will go ahead

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April 28, 2023 12:30

Victory for Gdansk ghetto memorial campaigners

Isabel Sawkins

By Isabel Sawkins

Ignore the grim stats about Eastern European Jews

In the context of the communist legacy, relatively low observance rates are really good news

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March 30, 2023 09:45

Ukrainian Jewish refugees who fled the war celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim at Chabad-Lubavitch synagogue in Chisinau on March 16, 2022. - The Jewish refugees wait to be flown to Israel in the coming days. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Polish builders unearth trove of pre-war Jewish belongings at building site

The city of Lodz was home to almost a quarter of a million Jews prior to World War II

By Georgia L Gilholy

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January 10, 2023 10:54

Polish builders unearth trove of pre-war Jewish belongings at building site

‘Last chance’ plea for memorial to Gdansk ghetto

From 1940 onwards, site was home to Polish port city remaining 600 Jews - now it is being rapidly redeveloped

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January 5, 2023 11:57

‘Last chance’ plea for memorial to Gdansk ghetto

Book review: Józef Piłsudski: Founding Father of Modern Poland - Modern Poland’s forgotten founder

A detailed, absorbing book that peels back the complexities of histories to reclaim this figure for a new generation

By Colin Shindler

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September 29, 2022 14:28

Book review: Józef Piłsudski: Founding Father of Modern Poland - Modern Poland’s forgotten founder

American Neo-Nazi arrested after displaying hate messages at gates of Auschwitz

A far-right activist has been arrested by Polish police after a series of racist incidents

By Georgia L Gilholy

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September 7, 2022 14:55

American Neo-Nazi arrested after displaying hate messages at gates of Auschwitz

Gdansk revealed

Explore a city at the crossroads of history — and its brighter present

By Rupert Parker

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July 10, 2022 17:30

Gdansk revealed

Jozef Walaszczyk, who rescued over 50 Jews in the Holocaust, dies age 103

In 2002, he was recognised by Israel as a Righteous Among the Nations for his role in saving Jewish lives

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June 22, 2022 14:41

Jozef Walaszczyk, who rescued over 50 Jews in the Holocaust, dies age 103

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