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Illustrative: Prime rib and ribeye steaksk at the M25 meat restaurant in Tel Aviv. (Ran Biran)
September 17, 2020, 8:51 pm
Polish parliament drops bill’s proposal to ban export of kosher and halal meat
Amended bill ends breeding of animals for the fur industry, bans the use of circus animals and increases supervision on animal shelters
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Toppled headstones at the Jewish cemetery of Zabrze, Poland on September 11, 2020. (Dariusz Walerjański via JTA)
September 15, 2020, 7:57 am
Tombstones vandalized at Jewish cemetery in Poland
Around 20 headstones damaged in third case of vandalism at Polish Jewish graveyard this month
By Katarzyna Markusz
A piano that belonged to Władysław Szpilman is going up for auction. (Desa Uninicum via JTA)
September 12, 2020, 8:13 am
Possessions of Holocaust survivor behind ‘The Pianist’ story up for sale
Wladyslaw Szpilman’s experiences during WWII inspired Oscar-winning movie; priciest lot is a Steinway piano
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illustrative: Youths take part in the March of the Living at the Auschwitz death camp in Poland, on April 24, 2017. (Yossi Zeliger/March of the Living)
September 8, 2020, 4:38 pm
In face of ongoing pandemic, New England March of the Living holds online event
Unable to converge at Auschwitz-Birkenau this spring, New England ‘March’ organizers persist in spreading ‘Never Again’ message in tribute September 9
By Matt Lebovic
Screen capture from video of Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven, at the time NATO's first chief of intelligence. (YouTube)
September 1, 2020, 6:40 pm
Poland approves new German ambassador whose father prepared Hitler’s briefings
Warsaw’s ruling nationalist party reportedly resisted Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven as envoy because his father was senior officer for Nazis
By Vanessa Gera
Illustrative: Thousands of Polish nationalists march to the US Embassy, in Warsaw, Poland on May 11, 2019 to protest US pressure on Poland to compensate Jews whose families lost property during the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
August 27, 2020, 10:53 am
Rise of European populists today echoes dark Dreyfus era, Jewish historian warns
In new book ‘Twilight of Democracy,’ Anne Applebaum describes how her former friends helped bring about the Trump era, Brexit, and authoritarian governments in Poland and Hungary
By Robert Philpot
A view of the town hall and market square of Leżajsk, Poland in 2010. (Wikimedia Commons/Krzysztof Dudzik via JTA)
August 12, 2020, 1:45 pm
Dozens of Jewish headstones discovered under Polish town’s market square
Found in heart of Leżajsk during construction work begun in June, tombstones have been removed as municipality seeks advice from Jewish community officials on what to do with them
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Piotr Grabarczyk and his boyfriend Kamil Pawlik, right, from Poland, wait for a taxi outside the airport after Grabarczyk arrived in Barcelona, Spain, early July 29, 2020.(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
August 6, 2020, 11:31 am
Polish LGBT people are leaving as post-vote mood grows hostile
After President Duda wins reelection, some gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Poles emigrate to escape what they consider homophobia promoted by highest levels of government
By Vanessa Gera
Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski speaks to supporters during a campaign rally in Raciaz, Poland, on July 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
July 16, 2020, 11:45 pm
Polish opposition challenges recent presidential election results
Civic Platform party complains to Supreme Court that state broadcaster unfairly helped incumbent Andrzej Duda defeat Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski
By AP
Incumbent President Andrzej Duda, left, and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda wave to supporters in Pultusk, Poland, July 12, 2020 (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
July 13, 2020, 12:44 pm
Duda: A Polish president loyal to ruling populists
Second term for the 48-year-old improves the governing right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party’s chances of moving ahead with its agenda
By Stanislaw Waszak and Anna Maria Jakubek
Incumbent President Andrzej Duda flashes a victory sign in Pultusk, Poland, on July 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
July 13, 2020, 10:41 am
Conservative Polish President Duda wins 2nd term after tight race
Populist incumbent’s campaign engaged in anti-Semitic and anti-LGBT rhetoric, warning voters that his liberal opponent would sell out Polish families to Jewish interests
By Vanessa Gera
This combination of pictures shows Polish President Andrzej Duda (R) flashing V-signs after addressing supporters as exit poll results were announced during the presidential election in Lowicz, Poland, on June 28, 2020 and Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, a candidate, flashing V-signs to supporters as exit poll results were announced during the presidential election in Warsaw, Poland, on June 28, 2020. (Photos by Wojtek RADWANSKI and JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP)
July 13, 2020, 12:18 am
Poland’s momentous presidential runoff too close to call
Election widely seen as referendum on Poland’s future after several years in which ruling Law and Justice Party shifted country increasingly rightward
By Vanessa Gera and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA
A man walks by campaign posters showing two contenders in Poland's presidential election runoff, conservative incumbent President Andrzej Duda and his rival, liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, top, in Warsaw, Poland, July 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
July 12, 2020, 9:36 am
Poles go to polls to vote in tight presidential runoff
Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski seeks to upset conservative incumbent Andrzej Duda, who has railed against Jewish wartime compensation claims as part of his campaign
By Dario Thuburn
Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks to supporters at a presidential election campaign rally in Lomza, Poland, on July 7, 2020 (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
July 11, 2020, 11:14 am
Ahead of election, Polish president rejects Holocaust restitution claims
Andrzej Duda vows no reparations for assets seized from Jews during World War II; Sunday vote seen as populism test in Europe, with campaign that has seen strains of anti-Semitism
By TOI staff and Agencies
Contender in Poland's key presidential election runoff Sunday, liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski greets supporters during a campaign rally, in Raciaz, Poland, on July 9, 2020 (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
July 11, 2020, 9:57 am
Rafal Trzaskowski, the Europhile with sights on Polish presidency
Warsaw mayor describes himself as ‘pro-Semitic,’ was attacked in state TV report accusing him of failing to defend national interest by not ruling out Jewish compensation claims
By Bernard OSSER
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