Polish Jewish community leader defends president skip of Holocaust event
Artur Hofman, chairman of the Social and Cultural Association of Jews in Poland, defended the decision of President Andrzej Duda to skip a major Holocaust memorial event in Jerusalem.
Poland's President Andrzej Duda delivers a speech before the official start of a march marking the 100th anniversary of Polish independence in Warsaw, Poland November 11, 2018.(photo credit: AGENCJA GAZETA/ADAM STEPIEN VIA REUTERS)ByKATARZYNA MARKUSZ / JTA