Sale of “Third Reich calendar” causes outrage in the Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – A Czech publisher has come under fierce criticism in recent days after marketing a “Personalities ofContinue Reading
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Yad Vashem apologizes for inaccurate map shown at Holocaust forum
Warsaw, Poland – Israeli Holocaust memorial centre Yad Vashem apologized earlier this week for “errors” and “inaccuracies” shown on aContinue Reading
Auschwitz-Birkenau makes list of most visited museums in Europe
Kraków, Poland – According to the latest Global Attractions Attendance Report, Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland grew attendance sufficiently to earn aContinue Reading
Hungary opposes international investigation into Israeli and Palestinian war crimes
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary has expressed its official support to Israel in opposing the launch of an investigation by theContinue Reading
Polish President to skip Auschwitz anniversary in Israel
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s President Andrzej Duda announced he won’t be attending the event commemorating the 75th anniversary of theContinue Reading
Czech senators urge government to move embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
Prague, Czech Republic – A group of twenty six senators, representing a little less than one third of the upperContinue Reading
The politicization of appointments in Poland’s academic sphere
Michał Bilewicz has now been waiting for more than a year for Polish President Andrzej Duda to officially approve hisContinue Reading
Netflix agrees to ‘fix’ Holocaust documentary after complaints from Poland
Krakow, Poland – Netflix said it would add information to the documentary on the Holocaust and Nazi German death camps,Continue Reading
Hungary has highest proportion of Jewish ancestry outside of Israel, says DNA study
Budapest, Hungary – A new study conducted by online genealogy platform MyHeritage in conjunction with the Institute for Jewish Policy Research has revealed thatContinue Reading
Thousands of Jewish athletes gather in Budapest as European Maccabi Games get under way
Budapest, Hungary – On Tuesday evening, Hungarian president János Áder officially opened the 15th European Maccabi Games in front of thousandsContinue Reading
Anti-Semitism on the rise in the Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – Antisemitism in the Czech Republic has been steadily increasing these past few years, a new reportsContinue Reading
Polish fans applaud Israeli anthem at football game in “inspiring sporting spectacle”
Warsaw, Poland – Thousands of Polish football supporters attending Monday’s Euro qualifier in Warsaw between Poland and Israel applauded the Israeli anthemContinue Reading
Polish ambassador to Israel assaulted and spat on in Tel Aviv
Warsaw, Poland – A 65-year-old man spat on the Polish ambassador in Tel Aviv, Israel, Marek Magierowski on Tuesday whileContinue Reading
Finland snubs Hungary during U.N. Security Council meeting
Budapest, Hungary – Diplomacy is a tough, tough world, and can sometimes lead to odd and unexpected situations when exasperationContinue Reading
Jewish Congress outraged by Poland’s ‘anti-semitic’ Judas lynching ritual
Krakow, Poland – The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has expressed its outrage over a Polish town’s Good Friday ritual lynching of aContinue Reading