Warsaw

Warsaw Jewish cemetery director fired after clashing with state-funded heritage group

Jewish director alleges that the current contract between the foundation and the Jewish community board is “abusive,” limiting the influence of local Jews over projects in their own cemetery.

Tombstones at the Jewish Cemetery on Okopowa Street in Warsaw, Poland.
The Israeli flag waves as lights are lit on the Hanukkah candelabrum during a ceremony of the Jewish Hanukkah festival of lights at Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, Germany December 14, 2025.

New York, Berlin, London ramp up Hanukkah security after Bondi Beach shootings

Remains of Jewish chocolate factory destroyed in WWII found in Warsaw.

Remains of Jewish chocolate factory destroyed in WWII found in Warsaw

Hidden basement cache reveals 1.5-ton haul of lost yeshiva of the sages of Lublin books in Warsaw.

Hidden basement cache reveals 1.5-ton haul of lost yeshiva of the sages of Lublin books in Warsaw


Israeli singer D’or splashed with red paint at Warsaw performance

Anti-Israel group Bas Collective said that two people were arrested and that it was attempting to hold solidarity rallies for the activists.

Israeli singer David D'Or sing during a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv, June 25, 2024.

11-year-old boy uncovers 50,000-year-old skull on river walk

What Marcel thought was just a bone turned out to be a priceless Pleistocene relic - and scientists are thrilled.

Marcel and his parents with the skull fragment.

On the hunt for Frédéric Chopin's footprints in Warsaw

Walking the cobblestone streets of the Old Town, meticulously rebuilt from wartime ashes, I found it postcard-perfect.

A PAINTING in the district anchored by the Chopin University of Music

Warsaw is silent, but Poland rises up in anti-establishment statement - anaylsis

Nawrocki’s narrow win, securing just over 50.8% of the vote, marked a stunning reversal of the liberal optimism that swept Prime Minister Donald Tusk into power barely 18 months earlier.

 Polish presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki, backed by the main opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, speaks next to his wife Marta Nawrocka, his sons Antoni and Daniel and daughter Katarzyna, as he reacts to the exit polls of the second round of the presidential election, in Poland, June 2025.

Woman beheaded during axe attack at Warsaw University, Polish media reports

Private broadcaster Polsat News reported that a woman's severed head and an axe had been found at the university.

Polish police secure an area at the Warsaw University campus after an attack with an axe, in Warsaw, Poland, May 7, 2025

UK politician compares Hamas to Warsaw Ghetto freedom fighters

Liberal Democrat councillor John Boyd sparks controversy by comparing Hamas to Jewish resistance fighters in the Warsaw Ghetto, while the party denounced his comments.

SS SOLDIERS patrol Nowolipie Street in the Warsaw Ghetto during the 1943 uprising

Archaeology students excavating Warsaw’s main Jewish cemetery are uncovering a forgotten world

In the last few years, a new form of life has come to the cemetery. Young people stand in between the gravestones, chattering, laughing, and digging with shovels.

 Gravestones under restoration at Warsaw's largest Jewish cemetery, September 2024.

'Heroic people': JFR honors Righteous Gentiles at Warsaw event

In attendance at the event were also families of nine hostages held in Gaza captivity. 

 Footage from the The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous event in Warsaw, Poland. January 28, 2025.

'A disgraceful act': Officials condemn vandalism of Warsaw Ghetto monument

Israel’s Ambassador to Poland Yacov Livne condemned the vandalism and called on authorities to properly investigate the incident. 

 Warsaw Ghetto monument vandalized in Poland.

Polish police cordon off Warsaw square amid reports of bomb threat

A police officer at the scene had told a Reuters reporter: "No entrance, there is a bomb".

 Despite the fighting, Ukrainian Jews learn Judaism, in Warsaw.

700-year-old weapon unearthed with metal detector in Polish forest

A 700-year-old iron spearhead was discovered in a forest in Poland by a metal detector hobbyist.

 The shadow of a man holding a metal detector is visible on the road near woods.