Michael Smuss passed away, aged 99, at a care home in Israel.
Daniel Tilles
Two men hospitalised in Poland after drunkenly exploding WWII artillery shell in apartment
The owner of the apartment said he had found the artillery shell in the forest years ago and brought it home.
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Former PiS ministers given jail sentences in abuse of power case
Former interior Mariusz Kamiński and his deputy Maciej Wąsik, have been handed two-year prison sentences.
Fourteen members of Russian spy ring who planned to derail Ukraine aid train sentenced in Poland
Members were also paid to complete tasks including setting cars and houses on fire, carrying out beatings, and putting up leaflets attacking Ukrainians
Church attendance in Poland rose after pandemic but remains well below pre-Covid levels
The proportion of Catholics who attended Sunday mass in 2021 stood at 29.5% in 2022, up from 28.3% in 2021 but below the 36.9% figure in 2019.
Polish state TV ordered to apologise over publishing messages of politician hacked with Pegasus spyware
The former PiS government was accused of using Pegasus to surveil opponents and TVP to attack them.
Polish parliament to host first ever Christmas meal for homeless and others in need
“We want parliamentary to be an open place for citizens and for people to feel that it is their place.”
New Polish ruling coalition outlines plans to introduce same-sex unions
“The law on civil partnerships should have been passed a long time ago, it’s already the 21st century,” says Szymon Hołownia.
Polish president signs law on funding IVF despite appeal from church
It was the first time the conservative president was called on to approve legislation passed under the new, more liberal government.
Decision to disband Ukraine border blockade overturned by Polish court
One of the protest leaders says they now plan to resume the blockade on Monday.
Warsaw mayor bans commemoration of nationalist who assassinated Poland’s first president
Eligiusz Niewiadomski assassinated Gabriel Narutowicz on 16 December 1922.
Tusk announces “Christmas present” of first €5bn in EU funds to be paid to Poland this year
Ursula von der Leyen said she “welcomes [Tusk’s] commitment to put the rule of law at the top of the government agenda”.
Constitutional court blocks new Polish government from making changes to public media
The incoming ruling coalition has promised major reforms of state media, which became a mouthpiece for the former ruling party.
Political leaders join Hanukkah ceremony in Polish parliament after far-right MP’s attack
“This is the true face of Poland,” said Michael Schudrich, the chief rabbi.
