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Why the descendants of one Jewish family destroyed by Holocaust are still living with the trauma

Karen Kirsten discovered her family had been lying to her for years

By Nicole Lampert

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Why the descendants of one Jewish family destroyed by Holocaust are still living with the trauma

1943: Fire breaks out during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a Polish insurrection against the German forces who had occupied Poland at the start of World War II. By 1944 Warsaw was the centre of Polish resistance, but the army was forced to surrender on October 2nd 1944 under pressure from German air raids. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Holocaust survivors

Germany reveals plans for national memorial to remember Polish Jews who died in Holocaust

By Richard Percival

1 min read

The secret rescue plan which saved 10,000 Jews from the Holocaust explored

The secret rescue plan which saved 10,000 Jews from the Holocaust explored

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JJJ6Y7 Krasilov, Ukraine (Russian / Polish shtetl or Jewish village ).c. 1916-17. Jewish men sitting outside shop talking

When eastern Europe was home to the Jews

By Colin Shindler

2 min read

Israeli artistic swimmers dance to gold at European Games 'just 10 mins from Auschwitz'

Israeli artistic swimmers dance to gold at European Games 'just 10 mins from Auschwitz'

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

British athletes pay respects to Jews murdered during Holocaust at Auschwitz

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They're playing Nazis in my grandparents' Polish homeland

They're playing Nazis in my grandparents' Polish homeland

By Nicholas Lezard

7 min read

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Polish Kindertransport memorial restored to its Gdansk city centre site

Statue by city boy who fled on last children’s train in 1939 is rededicated in special ceremony

By Daniel Ben-David

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June 14, 2023 15:05

Gdańsk. Powrót w przestrzeń publiczną Pomnika Kindertransportów

Polish city criticised after holding foam party on Jewish cemetery

The site is an important Charedi pilgrimage site and is estimated to have hundreds of dead bodies

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June 7, 2023 09:06

Polish city criticised after holding foam party on Jewish cemetery

Noa Kirel accidentally reignites row with Poland over role in Holocaust

A Polish official attacked the star on Twitter after she said her family died in the country

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May 21, 2023 09:31

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)

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

The multimedia project, which is now looking for testimonies, seeks to raise awareness of a forgotten chapter of history and utilize it as a means to combat hatred and antisemitism today

By Daniel Ben-David

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May 19, 2023 09:26

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

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

The controversial stall which first appeared last month has caused a significant amount of upset

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May 15, 2023 12:39

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

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

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