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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The three Jewish football stars behind Poland’s first international goal
Adam Musiał
The wartime trajectories of Józef Klotz, Leon Sperling and Józef Lustgarten mirrored the fates of many other Polish Jews.
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Court orders German broadcaster to apologise for portraying Polish resistance fighters as antisemites
“Generation War” has been accused of downplaying German responsibility.
Polish town commemorates lost Jews with new memorial
Jews made up half the population before being wiped out in the Holocaust.
Jewish museums in Poland “outraged” by Israelis’ “illegal” removal of artefacts from Warsaw Ghetto
Authorities in Warsaw will notify police of a crime.
Lost painting by Polish-Jewish artist returns to Poland after discovery in New York storage
The self-portrait, which sold last year for 2.7 million zloty, will go on public display for the first time in over a century.
Polish church must return land illegally taken from Jewish owner after justice minister’s appeal fails
A parish in Tarnów acquired land illegally taken from its rightful owner, a Holocaust survivor.
Over 150 Jewish tombstones used for road construction in WW2 unearthed in Polish town
Leżajsk once had a large Jewish population and it remains an important site for Hasidic Jews.
Opposition candidate may “fulfil Jewish demands” if he wins presidency, warns Polish state TV
The public broadcaster continues to be used to support President Duda’s re-election bid.
New album celebrates rich heritage of Polish-Jewish interwar tango
Interwar Polish music has been experiencing a revival in recent times.
From Poland to America: the travels of Bernie Sanders’s father Elias
Jerzy Haszczyński
A century age, Sanders’s father emigrated to the United States – twice.
Retailer withdraws “Jew with a coin” images sold as good luck charms in Polish stores
Home-improvement chain OBI reignites a debate about the images of a Jew counting money hung for good luck in some Polish homes.
Repairing the world: The Olympic athlete restoring Poland’s Jewish heritage
Estera Flieger
A town honours its Jewish community that was wiped out in the Holocaust.
Polish far-right party to propose anti-LGBT law plus limits on Jewish property restitution and abortion
The far-right Confederation wants an “anti-LGBT law” that would “ban LGBT”, as well as to restrict abortions and Jewish property restitution.
