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Poland returns 91 Jewish objects to Greece, decades after they were stolen by Nazis

Poland returned 91 religious and ceremonial artifacts to the Greek government at a ceremony in Warsaw on Wednesday. Among them were Torah scrolls, a Torah mantle and silver finials.

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A synagogue napkin made from satin, cotton and metal tassels is among the items being returned from Poland to Greece.
Dariusz Stola receives the appointment as the Museum of the History of Polish Jews' director from Marta Cienkowska, the Polish minister of culture and national heritage, in February 2026.

Poland’s Jewish museum director returns, seven years after being pushed out by nationalist politics

Dariusz Stola steered the Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw from its founding in 2014 to become a breakthrough in Poland’s recognition of its extinguished Jewish past. 

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Janusz Korczak motivated the children in his care by giving them jolly cards.

Ghetto Fighters’ House: World's first Holocaust museum keeping memory, message alive

The Ghetto Fighters’ House brings rare archival artifacts and stories to Givatayim for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, linking past resilience to today’s changing world.

|ByBARRY DAVIS
The Maccabi Krakow ice hockey team in full flow during a game in 1934.

When Jewish athletes dominated Polish sport: A lost legacy

From soccer to fencing, Jewish athletes once dominated Polish sports, and now their story is being told in Ramat Gan.

|ByBARRY DAVIS

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.

FEBRUARY 27, 2025BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
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. 

FEBRUARY 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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. 

NOVEMBER 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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".

OCTOBER 14, 2023ByREUTERS
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.

AUGUST 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The shadow of a man holding a metal detector is visible on the road near woods.

Nazi workshop uncovered in Warsaw Ghetto remains

The workshop had been used to make cutlery, both before and during the Holocaust.

JULY 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Captured Jews pulled out of Warsaw Ghetto bunkers are led by German Waffen SS soldiers to 'Umschlagplatz,' the assembly point for deportation.

Jewish foundation honors Polish rescuers in historic gathering at POLIN Museum

However, due to their advanced ages and health concerns, it is expected that this commemoration will likely be the last gathering for the rescuers.

JULY 11, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
The 2023 Jewish Federation for the Righteous European Seminar Participants pose with JFR EVP Stanlee Stahl, JFR Trustee Dr. Steven Field and University of Waterloo's Robert Jan Van Pelt

Auschwitz Museum condemns Polish party video using images of camp

The short video, which PiS posted on social media, aims to discourage people from attending an opposition march that is due to take place in Warsaw on Sunday.

MAY 31, 2023ByREUTERS
Entrance gate at Auschwitz concentration camp

Russia pledges harsh response after Polish 'seizure' of embassy school in Warsaw

Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement that the Polish authorities had burst onto the embassy school's grounds with the aim of seizing it.

APRIL 29, 2023ByREUTERS
A car leaves through the gate of the Russian embassy building in Warsaw, Poland March 26, 2018.

WJC commemorates 80th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

The WJC has been a significant contributor to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising memorial ceremonies since they were first held in the devastated city of Warsaw

APRIL 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
World Jewish Congress chairman Ronald S. Lauder speaks at the Congress honoring Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz with the Theodor Herzl Award at a gala dinner at New York’s Waldorf Astoria on November 9, 2015.