Poland

Confronting the legacy of the Holocaust in 2024 film ‘Treasure’

'Treasure' is a moving and often surprisingly funny character-driven story about how Edek, a Holocaust survivor father, and Ruth, his American adult daughter, confront trauma.

'Miracle on South Division Street': A miraculous play in Jerusalem

The latest play, fresh from its off-Broadway run, is Miracle on South Division Street by acclaimed playwright Tom Dudzick.

By YAEL UNTERMAN
24/02/2024

'Cold Crematorium': An unusual account of the Holocaust

It’s an unusual Holocaust book because it was written soon after the war by an adult journalist and focuses not on death camps but on the slave-labor camps in which he toiled.

By NEAL GENDLER
23/02/2024

Lesser Poland: Where UNESCO mines meet snowballs and Darth Vader

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 75

Poland chief rabbi leads Israel delegation to memorialize October massacre

The group met with the families of hostages, evacuees from the Gaza area, soldiers, and President Isaac Herzog.

'Secret Jew': Polish ‘countess’ saved thousands of concentration camp prisoners from the Nazis.

Janina’s story was nearly lost to history, disclosed in an unpublished memoir that slipped through three pairs of hands before White and Sliwa embarked on corroborating it and researching their book.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
13/02/2024

Long-lost Poland Yeshiva books recovered, to be put on display

"If this yeshiva and its library were so famous, and it was such a prestigious thing for the Nazis to destroy it, why are there no traces — no photos or documents — actually proving that it happened?

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
01/02/2024

Krakow: Jewish growth amid the grandeur

For those interested in Jewish and Israeli culture, the summer Jewish Cultural Festival is the jewel in Krakow’s crown.

By DAVID ZEV HARRIS , MARK GORDON
28/01/2024

Krakow - So much more than "just" a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 73

Accidental archaeological treasure: Workers stumble on medieval sword in Poland

The analysis of the sword revealed it to be from the Piast rule in the 10th century, the first ruling dynasty in Poland.

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