Photos from the site of the development indicated that parts of the old building had been removed.
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Polish town’s event honouring local Jewish composer cancelled after far-right backlash
Września was this weekend meant to hold a series of concerts and lectures celebrating Louis Lewandowski, who was born there in 1821.
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Relations with Poland “worst since WW2”, says Russian ambassador amid growing tensions
Recent weeks have seen tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats between Russia and CEE countries.
Poland boosts financial support for former anti-communist activists
This is “an act of historical justice”, says President Duda.
Palaces, fortresses and factories: 10 abandoned spots to visit in Poland
Maria Wilczek
Poland’s turbulent history has left a landscape filled with sites for intrepid tourists and ruin hunters.
Mural honours “forgotten” female fighters on Warsaw Ghetto Uprising anniversary
A number of events were held to mark the largest Jewish act of resistance during the Holocaust.
Three resign from Auschwitz council following “political” appointment of former PM
Beata Szydło says it is “an honour and great responsibility” to be chosen.
March of the Living Holocaust commemoration held at virtual Auschwitz amid pandemic
This year’s event honoured the medical community.
Jewish museum condemns Catholic university for not disciplining professor over ritual murder claims
“Blood libel” claims are a longstanding antisemitic canard.
German minority in Poland oppose monument to Poles who died in separatist Silesian uprising
They want both sides in the conflict to be commemorated.
NfP podcast: a brief history of Poland, part 5 (conflict in the seventeenth century)
Stanley Bill looks at the Polish-Russian wars, Sarmatian culture, uprising in Ukraine and conflict with the Turks.
One of Europe’s largest Roman-era pottery production sites discovered in Poland
The site was discovered in the 1990s, but only now probed with modern technology.
“Wars welcomes you”: the 70-year-old Polish dining cars that have become an institution
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Wars bars have generated a large following among train buffs.
Author responds to criticism and death threats over New Yorker article on Polish Holocaust complicity
Masha Gessen claims the criticism is based on a misunderstanding.
