Ignore the grim stats about Eastern European JewsIn the context of the communist legacy, relatively low observance rates are really good newsBy Isabel Sawkins2 min read
PolandPolish builders unearth trove of pre-war Jewish belongings at building siteThe city of Lodz was home to almost a quarter of a million Jews prior to World War IIBy Georgia L Gilholy1 min read
Poland‘Last chance’ plea for memorial to Gdansk ghettoFrom 1940 onwards, site was home to Polish port city remaining 600 Jews - now it is being rapidly redevelopedBy Liam Hoare2 min read
PolandBook review: Józef Piłsudski: Founding Father of Modern Poland - Modern Poland’s forgotten founderA detailed, absorbing book that peels back the complexities of histories to reclaim this figure for a new generationBy Colin Shindler2 min read
PolandAmerican Neo-Nazi arrested after displaying hate messages at gates of AuschwitzA far-right activist has been arrested by Polish police after a series of racist incidentsBy Georgia L Gilholy2 min read
TravelGdansk revealedExplore a city at the crossroads of history — and its brighter presentBy Rupert Parker6 min read
Holocaust remembranceJozef Walaszczyk, who rescued over 50 Jews in the Holocaust, dies age 103In 2002, he was recognised by Israel as a Righteous Among the Nations for his role in saving Jewish livesBy Ben Bloch2 min read
Poland's Peaky Blinders: get ready for The King of WarsawPre-war Warsaw’s Jewish gangsters fight and romance in a hit Polish drama, new to UK TVBy Nicole Lampert6 min read||May 12, 2022 11:59
Her anguish, my strengthKaren Glaser's mother grew up in Poland amid savage antisemitism. Her ordeal strengthened her daughter's pride in being JewishBy Karen Glaser7 min read||June 13, 2019 13:19