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April 11, 2013
4:52 pm

'Hidden Jews' praying at a Warsaw synagogue. (photo credit: Nissan Tsur)

Reigniting the flame of Judaism… in Auschwitz

Participants in a Hidden Jews seminar last weekend in Oswiecim, Poland only discovered their Jewishness recently, but it won’t be easily extinguished

By Nissan Tzur

April 9, 2013
4:49 pm

Prof. Krzysztof Jasiewicz (photo credit: Polish Photography Agency/Polska Agencja Fotografów)

Respected Polish professor reveals anti-Semitic views

Polish pogroms ‘were mostly motivated by great fear of the Jews,’ Polish-Jewish relations expert Krzysztof Jasiewicz says

By Nissan Tzur

March 31, 2013
11:41 am

An image of Tadeusz Pankiewicz adorns a display in Krakow's newly refurbished Pharmacy Under the Eagle. (Courtesy of Monika Bednarek/Historical Museum of Krakow)

Pharmacy that aided Jews in Krakow Ghetto reopens

The only gentile-owned business to operate in the area, the Pharmacy Under the Eagle is now a museum

By Nissan Tzur

February 26, 2013
7:33 pm

Threats against Polish officials cite ‘Jewish mafia’

A supporter of an embattled Catholic TV channel claims the country’s president and prime minister are part of a Jewish plot

By Nissan Tzur

December 5, 2012
8:09 pm

Minorities and advocacy groups in the Polish city of Lublin have objected to the way African immigrants and Jews were depicted on tickets for public transportation. (Courtesy of the Municipality of Lublin)

Poles call off unintentionally racist, anti-Semitic tolerance campaign

Critics claim tickets for public transportation in Lublin — intended to promote co-existence — instead propagate hostile stereotypes

By Nissan Tzur

December 4, 2012
11:44 pm

‘Righteous gentiles’ honored in Poland

Israeli ambassador confers posthumous recognition to men and women who saved Jews during the Holocaust

By Nissan Tzur

November 30, 2012
9:22 pm

"Aftermath" star Maciej Stuhr claims he has received death threats after playing a Polish Catholic who learns about the wartime slaughter of Jews in his hometown. (Courtesy of Apple Film Productions)

Poles release first film admitting responsibility for infamous anti-Jewish massacre

‘Aftermath,’ a drama inspired by the mass killings at Jedwabne, elicits praise and anger by examining Poles’ role in the bloodshed

By Nissan Tzur

November 12, 2012
6:17 pm

Residents of Hitler's hometown fear that his former house could become a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis if sold to the wrong buyer. (Kerstin Joensson/AP)

Russian MP wants to buy Hitler’s first home — so he can destroy it

Frantz Klintsevich, a member of Vladimir Putin’s ruling party, has launched a campaign to raise $2.8 million to purchase the dictator’s Austrian birthplace

By Nissan Tzur

November 4, 2012
6:17 pm

The latest additions to Poland's tiny Reform community prepare to toast the end of their conversion process Oct. 11 in Krakow. (Photo credit: Nissan Tzur)

Recent converts offer a glimpse of Judaism’s appeal in Poland

Though their ranks remain small, growing numbers of Catholic Poles are embracing a religion nearly erased from their homeland

By Nissan Tzur

October 25, 2012
5:23 pm

Sisters Clila (left) and Hadasa Bau, seen on Israeli television, were in Poland for a tribute to their father when Clila became the target of an alleged anti-Semitic tirade. (Photo credit: YouTube screenshot)

Daughter of ‘Schindler Jew’ claims she was target of anti-Semitic abuse in Poland

Police are investigating accusations of verbal harassment, Holocaust denial against Krakow taxi driver

By Nissan Tzur

The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Nissan Tzur

Reigniting the flame of Judaism… in Auschwitz

Participants in a Hidden Jews seminar last weekend in Oswiecim, Poland only discovered their Jewishness recently, but it won’t be easily extinguished

Respected Polish professor reveals anti-Semitic views

Polish pogroms ‘were mostly motivated by great fear of the Jews,’ Polish-Jewish relations expert Krzysztof Jasiewicz says

Pharmacy that aided Jews in Krakow Ghetto reopens

The only gentile-owned business to operate in the area, the Pharmacy Under the Eagle is now a museum

Threats against Polish officials cite ‘Jewish mafia’

A supporter of an embattled Catholic TV channel claims the country’s president and prime minister are part of a Jewish plot

Poles call off unintentionally racist, anti-Semitic tolerance campaign

Critics claim tickets for public transportation in Lublin — intended to promote co-existence — instead propagate hostile stereotypes

‘Righteous gentiles’ honored in Poland

Israeli ambassador confers posthumous recognition to men and women who saved Jews during the Holocaust

Poles release first film admitting responsibility for infamous anti-Jewish massacre

‘Aftermath,’ a drama inspired by the mass killings at Jedwabne, elicits praise and anger by examining Poles’ role in the bloodshed

Russian MP wants to buy Hitler’s first home — so he can destroy it

Frantz Klintsevich, a member of Vladimir Putin’s ruling party, has launched a campaign to raise $2.8 million to purchase the dictator’s Austrian birthplace

Recent converts offer a glimpse of Judaism’s appeal in Poland

Though their ranks remain small, growing numbers of Catholic Poles are embracing a religion nearly erased from their homeland

Daughter of ‘Schindler Jew’ claims she was target of anti-Semitic abuse in Poland

Police are investigating accusations of verbal harassment, Holocaust denial against Krakow taxi driver

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