One letter from a prisoner at Auschwitz to a recipient in the city of Kraków had a starting price of €500.
Holocaust
Last surviving Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fighter dies
Michael Smuss passed away, aged 99, at a care home in Israel.
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Memorial to murdered Jewish ghetto escapees erected in Polish forest
The wooden monument is the work of an NGO and local officials.
Polish family who saved future Israeli ambassador from Holocaust found seven decades later
The family’s existence was discovered by chance in an old photo album.
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.
March of the Living Holocaust commemoration held at virtual Auschwitz amid pandemic
This year’s event honoured the medical community.
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.
Poland marks day of remembrance for Poles who saved Jews from Holocaust
National and local politicians, as well as foreign diplomats, paid tribute.
Polish town commemorates lost Jews with new memorial
Jews made up half the population before being wiped out in the Holocaust.
“The Polish government doesn’t prosecute anyone for writing about history”
An interview with Jakub Kumoch, Poland’s ambassador to Turkey.
Holocaust scholars lose Polish libel case and must apologise for inaccuracies in book
The case has drawn international concern over academic freedom in Poland.
One in five Poles glad WWII led to fewer Jews in Poland, finds study
The survey revealed that certain antisemitic stereotypes remain common in Poland.
Jewish museums in Poland “outraged” by Israelis’ “illegal” removal of artefacts from Warsaw Ghetto
Authorities in Warsaw will notify police of a crime.
Upamiętnienie czy rekreacja? Spory o były obóz koncentracyjny KL Plaszow
Edyta Gawron (text also available in English) Opinię publiczną podzieliły spory dotyczące upamiętnienia byłego nazistowskiego obozu koncentracyjnego KL Plaszow w Krakowie i istniejącego tam wcześniej cmentarza żydowskiego. Choć to miejsce tragedii tysięcy więźniów...
