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Fast Forward Are Polish Jewish Leaders Exaggerating Anti-Semitism?
(JTA) — The president of Poland’s largest Jewish group accused other Jewish leaders of exaggerating the country’s anti-Semitism problem as part of a “political war” on the right-wing ruling party. Artur Hofman, who heads the TSKZ cultural organization of Polish Jews, defended the government Wednesday during an interview with JTA about a meeting that he…
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Fast Forward Historian Seeks To Exhume 340 Jews Murdered By Polish Neighbors
(JTA) — A senior state historian in Poland is seeking the exhumation of bodies of Jews murdered by Polish villagers, citing a witness whom he said claims that Germans organized the slaughter. Krzysztof Krasowski, a leader of the regional office of the Institute of National Remembrance, or IPN, in Białystok, last month sent the request…
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News Polish Villagers Hold Jewish Wedding Without Jews
(JTA) — Nostalgia for Jews is a well-documented phenomenon in Eastern Europe, with cultural and even substantial commercial aspects. In Ukraine, so-called Jewish-themed restaurants with pork-heavy menus compete for tourists, while figurines of Jews are sold at markets as good luck charms. In Poland, graffiti reading “I miss you, Jew” have become a common sight. Beyond…
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Yiddish World The Israeli Embassy in Poland Can Do More to Win Friends For Israel
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. People living outside of Poland often don’t understand how crucial the Israeli ambassadorship is to the Polish people. In fact, Poland has a very special relationship with Israel. Most Poles will tell you that both nations have a common historical legacy. This is precisely why the embassy…
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Fast Forward Warsaw’s 211-Year-Old Jewish Cemetery Devastated By Storm
A recent violent summer storm toppled countless of graves and split thousands of trees in Warsaw’s Jewish Cemetery. The cemetery, founded in 1806, is largely abandoned and has only a few volunteers to maintain its 83 acres and 250,000 marked headstones. “This scene is terrible,” a visitor told the ultra-Orthodox newspaper Hamevasser. “Thousands of Jewish…
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Fast Forward Poland’s Defense Minister Fends Off Anti-Semitism Allegations By Citing His Support For Israel
Fending off charges that he has promoted anti-Semitism, Poland’s defense minister Thursday cited the support he and his government give to Israel and comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praising Poland for this support. In a lengthy email to the Forward, a spokesman for Antoni Macierewicez cited recent talks between Netanyahu and leaders of…
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News A Former Forward Writer May Face Criminal Trial For Exposing Poland’s Defense Minister
When Thomasz Piatek’s publisher released his explosive book last month about Poland’s defense minister, the well-known investigative journalist was braced for a defamation suit. What he didn’t expect was a criminal complaint, lodged with the military bureau of Poland’s prosecutor-general’s office, charging him with “using force or threats against a public official” and “public insults…
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Fast Forward British Royal Couple Meet Holocaust Survivors On Poland Visit
Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate visited a former Nazi concentration camp in Poland on Tuesday where they heard the personal accounts of Holocaust survivors. The royal couple toured Stutthof concentration camp, which was the first camp built in Poland by Nazi Germany in 1939. They visited the on-site museum, viewing exhibits depicting the…
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