On 6 December 1942, the Germans killed over 30 Poles, most of them children, in two nearby villages.
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AI creates film of historic Warsaw from old photographs
While the work has won praise, some have also criticised it for mixing photographs from different times, including Holocaust-era images of Jews.
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The changing face of Kraków’s former Jewish district Kazimierz in photos
A new collection of images shows the decline and revival of the district over the decades.
Controversy over memorial to Pole killed for helping Jews near Nazi death camp
A historian says it is part of efforts to obscure “Polish complicity in the Holocaust” but a deputy minister accuses him of spreading “fake news”.
Holocaust scholars win appeal against Polish court ruling ordering them to apologise
“Interference in academic research” is not the role of a court, said the judge.
US and Israel condemn property restitution bill passed by Polish parliament
Jewish groups argue that the legislation would particularly impact Holocaust survivors.
Poland marks 75th anniversary of “Europe’s last pogrom” of Jews in Kielce
More than 40 were killed following rumours Jews had kidnapped a Christian child.
Polish city to end sales of “antisemitic” Jewish figurines
The figures – often shown holding money as a good luck symbol – have long raised controversy.
Memorial to murdered Jewish ghetto escapees erected in Polish forest
The wooden monument is the work of an NGO and local officials.
The forgotten Polish priest who was one of the first advocates for international human rights
Filip Mazurczak
Paweł Włodkowic called for tolerance towards pagans, Jews and Muslims.
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.
Poland taking “insufficient” action against antisemitism, says US federal commission
Nine other countries were also identified as failing to tackle the problem.
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.
Poland marks day of remembrance for Poles who saved Jews from Holocaust
National and local politicians, as well as foreign diplomats, paid tribute.
