Stuart Dowell
Self-taught artist Mayer Kirshenblatt captured in vivid detail his childhood memories of prewar Poland.
Jews
Over a third of Poles “harbour antisemitic attitudes”, finds international study
One in five Poles say they have an unfavourable opinion of Jews, which was the highest figure in any country surveyed.
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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.
Holocaust scholars lose Polish libel case and must apologise for inaccuracies in book
The case has drawn international concern over academic freedom in Poland.
“A hidden hero”: documents reveal how Polish consul helped Jewish WWII refugees
Juliette Bretan
Wojciech Rychlewicz provided Jews with false Catholic baptismal certificates.
Roman Polański honours Polish family who saved him from the Holocaust
“She provided me with shelter, putting her own life and that of her family in danger,” said the director.
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.
New evidence of how Polish diplomats helped Jews survive Holocaust with fake passports
Percy Metcalfe
The diplomats in Switzerland forged up to 10,000 passports intended for Jews trapped in German-occupied Europe.
Antisemitic attitudes growing in Poland, finds new international survey
A new international index of anti-Jewish attitudes finds them to be most common in Poland.
