The auction was cancelled after international criticism and intervention by Poland’s government.
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Polish museum appeals for help cataloguing everyday items from prewar Jewish homes
The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews wants people to send photos and descriptions of objects they have at home.
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Temporary memorial to Polish victims of Nazi-German occupation unveiled in Berlin
It will later be replaced by a permanent memorial known as the Polish-German House.
Ice Age mammoth remains found in Poland
A tusk and pelvis fragment were found during excavations related to the construction of the S17 expressway in southeastern Poland.
Ukraine and Poland grant each other consent for exhumations
Kyiv hailed the development as a further example of the “constructive work of Ukraine and Poland on historical issues”.
Auschwitz Museum criticises Musk’s AI for adding dreadlocks to Holocaust victim
“Memory must be protected, not ridiculed,” wrote the museum.
Warsaw to demolish and replace communist-era skyscraper
Opened in 1975, Intraco was once a symbol of modernity but its owners say it “no longer meets today’s technical standards and market expectations”.
Ukraine criticises Polish plans for “day of remembrance for victims of genocide” by Ukrainian nationalists
Kyiv says it “flies in the face of the spirit of good neighbourly relations”.
Poland protests after Israeli newspaper calls president-elect a “Holocaust revisionist”
The incoming US ambassador to Poland has also criticised the Times of Israel’s coverage of Nawrocki.
Conservative presidential candidate Nawrocki responds to demands of radical-right rival Braun
Braun asked whether Nawrocki would “reject Jewish claims” against Poland, oppose abortion, and “stop the Ukrainisation of Poland”.
Poland protests Russia’s removal of crosses from cemetery of Polish victims of Soviet massacres
“We will defend these crosses, because we do not accept Russian historical lies,” says foreign minister Radosław Sikorski.
Polish museum launches app for youth to record untold WWII stories
“Among us, there are still those who remember the war. Only our joint effort will save these memories,” said the Warsaw Rising Museum.
Merz visits Poland on first day as new German chancellor
Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk addressed security, migration, war reparations and infrastructure investment.
Exhumation of Polish WWII massacre victims in Ukraine uncovers remains of 42 people
The Volhynia massacres, in which Ukrainian nationalists killed around 100,000 Poles, have long caused tensions between Warsaw and Kyiv.
