The Times of Israel27d
In the shadow of Auschwitz, a museum commemorates an ancient Polish Jewish community
OSWIECIM, Poland — Before their city became infamous ... Jews represented 60% of the population and maintained 29 synagogues and religious institutions. “The 7,500 Jews living here before ...
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Auschwitz marks 80 years since liberation, potentially last with living survivors
Director-General Jack Simony of the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation (AJCF), which maintains the sole surviving synagogue in Oswiecim ... the AJCF’s director in Poland, Tomasz Kuncewicz ...
La Croix29d
80 years after Auschwitz’s liberation, local residents keep the memory alive
The Polish town of Oswiecim is marked by the heavy legacy of the Auschwitz camps. In the streets, a quote by John Paul II, “Antisemitism is a sin against God and humanity.” (Photo by Dawid ...
Newsday11d
Marian Turski, Holocaust survivor who warned of the danger of indifference, dies at 98
in Oswiecim, Poland, Monday, Jan. 27. 2025. Credit: AP/Czarek Sokolowski With world leaders in the audience, Turski called on people to not remain indifferent when minorities are discriminated ...
The Globe and Mail29d
The Polish town standing in Auschwitz’s shadow strains between its fraught history and its future
The bright yellow Zoo Pet Shop is hard to miss for anyone driving along one of the main streets that leads to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum on the outskirts of Oswiecim, Poland.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency2d
Archaeology students excavating Warsaw’s main Jewish cemetery are uncovering a forgotten world
In a secluded burial ground blanketed with tragedy and neglect, a group of young people are revealing fragments of Poland's ...
Winnipeg Free Press11d
Marian Turski, Holocaust survivor who warned of the danger of indifference, dies at 98
in Oswiecim, Poland, Monday, Jan. 27. 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) Turski survived the Lodz ghetto, where he and his family were forced to live, two death marches and imprisonment at the ...
ABC News11d
Marian Turski, Auschwitz survivor who warned of danger of indifference, dies at 98
Marian Turski, a Holocaust survivor who became a journalist and historian in postwar Poland and was a co-founder of Warsaw’s landmark Jewish history museum, has died WARSAW, Poland -- Marian ...
The Hamilton Spectator11d
Marian Turski, Holocaust survivor who warned of the danger of indifference, dies at 98
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Marian Turski, a Holocaust survivor who became a journalist and historian in postwar Poland and co-founded Warsaw’s landmark Jewish history museum, died on Tuesday.
ottawasun27d
YOU SAID IT: How could he go to Poland?
What the heck was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doing in Poland? Poland was marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the death camp of Auschwitz. The hypocrisy of this man is astounding.
Reuters12d
Poland will not send troops to Ukraine, says PM Tusk
WARSAW, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Poland will not send troops to Ukraine, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday, as he set off for an emergency summit in Paris to discuss Europe's role in any ceasefire.