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Israeli teenager fined for Nazi salute at Auschwitz
The 17-year-old admitted to the crime of promoting Nazism.
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Polish, German and Israeli presidents mark 80th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
During his visit, Germany’s president was handed a copy of the Polish government’s claim for war reparations.
Netherlands honours 99-year-old Polish veteran for role in WWII liberation
Eugeniusz Jan Niedzielski served in the Polish 1st Armoured Division, which helped liberate the Netherlands from German Nazi occupation.
Poland marks anniversary of WWII massacre days after victims’ graves vandalised in Germany
Over 1,000 slave labourers – the largest number of whom were Poles – were burned alive in a barn in the German town of Gardelegen on 13 April 1945.
Criticism in Israel of government’s “surrender” to Poland as text of Holocaust trip agreement emerges
Israeli Holocaust study groups would have to visit at least one site from a list compiled by the Polish government.
Archaeologists uncover remains of tenement house from Warsaw Ghetto
The building was destroyed along with many others after the defeat of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
History enthusiasts uncover 2,500 year old artefacts in Poland
The small hoard consisted of an axe and two bronze hoop ornaments.
Jewish leaders condemn Polish coin honouring WWII partisan accused of murdering Jews
Józef Kuraś, known by his nom-de-guerre Ogień, is regarded by many as a national hero but has also been accused of war crimes.
European Parliament names room after Polish WWII hero Pilecki
Witold Pilecki deliberately had himself imprisoned at Auschwitz to gather intelligence and organise resistance at the camp.
Polish priest was murdered in 1980s Germany as “victim of communist system”, finds investigation
Franciszek Blachnicki died in 1987 while in exile from communist Poland.
Zelensky has promised Poland exhumations of WW2 massacre victims in Ukraine, says Polish PM
The Volhynia massacres saw Ukrainian nationalists kill tens of thousands of ethnic Polish civilians during World War Two.
Stone marking 1651 flood found during renovation of medieval harbour crane in Gdańsk
The Gdańsk Crane is the largest medieval harbour crane in Europe and a landmark of the Baltic coast city.
Poland condemns painting over of Battle of Warsaw fresco in Belarusian church
This is further “destruction of Polish cultural heritage in Belarus by the Lukashenko regime”, says Poland’s foreign ministry.
