Poland

A police officer at the scene of an incident in the Polish capital city of Warsaw, October 14, 2023.(AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

November 21, 2023, 12:56 pm

Suspected Islamist woman arrested for planting explosive device on Warsaw street

38-year-old Polish suspect holds Islamist extremist sympathies and was found to have photo of Osama bin Laden in her home

By AP

A mural portraying Polish-Israeli Holocaust historian and educator Alex Dancyg, who was taken hostage when Hamas terrorists stormed the Nir Oz kibbutz in Israel near the Gaza border on October 7, 2023, with the subtitle referring to him as 'Ambassador of Dialogue,' can be seen in Warsaw, Poland. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP)

October 26, 2023, 1:44 pm

Poles campaign for return of Holocaust educator, 75, taken hostage by Hamas

Polish-born historian Alex Dancyg seen by many as ‘ambassador of dialogue’ for efforts to improve relations between Israel and Poland, alongside ability to reach children

By Magdalena Paciorek

Donald Tusk, a former Polish prime minister addresses supporters at his party headquarters in Warsaw, Poland, October 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

October 16, 2023, 11:55 pm

Polish opposition parties hold clear lead, as over two-thirds of votes reported

Centrist parties set to win majority of seats in Poland’s parliament, but weeks of uncertainty remain, as ruling party aims to form government after getting most votes

Demonstrators react as Polish opposition leader, former premier and head of the centrist Civic Coalition bloc, Donald Tusk (not pictured) addresses participants of a rally in Warsaw on October 1, 2023. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP)

October 2, 2023, 7:44 pm

Ahead of elections, a record one million Poles hold anti-government protest in Warsaw

Right-wing Law and Justice party holds eight-point lead over Civic Coalition bloc, but opposition leaders say gap is shrinking

By Magdalena Paciorek

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk, File)

October 1, 2023, 5:11 am

Is Poland’s government shooting itself in the foot with its cooling stance on Ukraine?

Running for reelection, the ruling Law and Justice party is flailing in every direction to keep its populist credibility, but its latest pivot may have far-reaching implications

By Paul Hockenos

From 'Kol Od Balevav' (Memory Forest), a Kan educational drama nominated for an International Emmy in the Kids: Live Action category (Courtesy Kan)

September 27, 2023, 12:16 pm

Israeli teen drama about Holocaust trip to Poland nominated for International Emmy

‘Kol Od Balevav’ (‘Memory Forest’), which explores questions of how to remember the Nazi atrocities generations later, is one of five series nominated in Kid: Live-Action category

By Jessica Steinberg

Polish director Agnieszka Holland poses with the 'Special Jury Prize' award for 'Zielona Granica' after the closing ceremony for the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 9, 2023. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP)

September 23, 2023, 8:36 am

Polish ministers compare migration drama to Nazi propaganda, denounce director

Agnieszka Holland, whose family members were killed in Holocaust, threatens to sue justice minister and says campaign reminds her of Communist regime’s antisemitism

By Vanessa Gera

Director Agnieszka Holland poses for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film 'Green Border' during the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

September 16, 2023, 4:49 am

Polish minister compares local film on migrant crisis to Nazi propaganda

Zbigniew Ziobro sparks feud with famous filmmaker Agnieszka Holland as he complains depiction of border agents in ‘The Green Border’ insults the country

By Andrew Lapin

People gather outside Poland's parliament to protest the government plans to vote on a media bill seen as restricting media independence, in Warsaw, Poland, August 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

September 12, 2023, 3:39 am

A lesson from Poland, where protests failed to turn back autocracy at the ballot box

Unable to convert anti-autocratic rallies into parliamentary control, Poles now face worsening repression, says historian Anne Applebaum, who sees echoes in Israel’s experience

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

This undated photo shows Polish farmer Jozef Ulma with his wife Wiktoria. The Ulmas were killed with their seven children by the Nazis in 1944 for having sheltered Jews during World War II. (Mateusz Szpytma, Deputy head of Poland's IPN history institute via AP)

September 10, 2023, 11:56 am

In first, Vatican beatifies Polish family of 9 executed by Nazis for sheltering Jews

Mass held in honor of the Ulmas, who were killed along with 8 Jews they were hiding; experts have warned Warsaw could use recognition to downplay Poles’ role in Holocaust

By Agencies

File: The name of the Wiktoria i Jozef Ulma is seen on the wall commemorating Poles who saved Jews during the Holocaust, at the opening ceremony of The Ulma Family Museum Of Poles Saving Jews in World War II in Markowa, Poland, March 17, 2014. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP)

September 9, 2023, 7:54 pm

Beatification of righteous Poles helping leaders downplay Holocaust role — experts

Historians warn Warsaw using celebration of family who died rescuing Jews to prop up image and ignore collaboration with Nazis

By Bernard OSSER

A man with a Polish flag places flowers after a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the Nazi-German invasion of Poland and the beginning of WWII, 75-years ago, at the memorial to Polish soldiers in Berlin, September 1, 2014. (Markus Schreiber/AP)

August 29, 2023, 3:18 pm

Germany presents plans for joint house to commemorate Polish victims of World War II

Planned memorial in Berlin to mark violent deaths of more than 5 million of Poland’s citizens, including some 3 million Jews

By Kirsten Grieshaber

The site of a former synagogue in Chmielnik, Poland. (Wojciech Domagała/Wikimedia Commons)

August 23, 2023, 4:30 pm

Owner of former nightclub in Poland discovers mikveh in basement

Marian Zwolski, a businessman from the Polish town of Chmielnik, says he hopes to turn the discovery into a tourist attraction or a museum

By jacob gurvis

A view of Lublin, Poland. (YouTube screenshot)

August 12, 2023, 5:50 am

Thousands evacuated after builder uncovers a WWII bomb in a Polish town

Some 14,000 moved out in Lublin to allow military experts to take away unexploded ordnance

By AP

Donald Tusk speaks during an anti-government demonstration organized by the Polish opposition, in Warsaw on June 4, 2023. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP)

August 3, 2023, 5:47 pm

EU cites ‘serious concerns’ over Poland’s amended Russian influence law

Bloc stresses its misgivings about newly adopted legislation that critics say targets the Polish opposition months before parliamentary elections

By AFP