Politician blames Jews for protests against right-wing government; a new photo album portrays Jewish life in Poland before the war.Read More
Children from the Yiddish Foundation sing Yiddish and Hebrew songs; 45 years ago - a historic gesture by German Chancellor Willy Brandt.Read More
A theater in Lublin, founded by a non-Jew, to recognize the great cultural heritage of the Jews of Lublin; an exhibit features the addresses where Jews could, thanks to their Polish friends, hide from the Germans.Read More
The Warsaw Jewish Chorus sings Chanukah songs in Yiddish and Hebrew; the songs of Vera Gran and her fate; premiere of the play “Something Was Missing” at the Yiddish Theater.Read More
A NY Hasid finds the grave of a venerated rabbi, thanks to prewar photos and radar equipment; an Israeli student argues that young Jews need to meet Holocaust survivors personally and help them with their daily tasks.Read More
Polish nationalists condemn Muslims – by burning an effigy of a Jew; the tabloid Viva holds an event in the Jewish Museum.Read More
The mayor of Dzialoszyce acknowledges that the town became a manufacturing center, thanks to Jews; a conference in Warsaw about Yiddishism.Read More
The Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw received a rare treasure: a bundle of letters that were sent abroad from the Warsaw Ghetto; “Warsaw Jewish Festival‟ - a competition of roughly 20 films in a variety of categories.Read More
As gravestones get renovated, it might be a good idea to correct the misspelled inscriptions on them; a Krakow court rules that Poland not extradite film director Roman Polanski.Read More
A new film, “Demon”, based on An-Ski’s “Dybbuk”; a strange discovery near Gdansk, the site of the first concentration camp.Read More