On this Day, in 1943: the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began
On April 19, 1943, a Nazi force consisting of several thousand troops commanded by Jürgen Stroop were ambushed by JewishContinue Reading
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Czech Republic remains safe country for Jewish community, report finds
Prague, Czech Republic – Although the number of registered anti-Semitic acts doubled last year, the Czech Republic remains a safeContinue Reading
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
Slovak Jewish cemetery vandals identified as five boys aged 9 to 12, not ‘extremists’
Bratislava, Slovakia – Žilina Police announced on Facebook that the culprits behind the desecration of gravestones in the Slovak JewishContinue 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
Slovakia: Second Jewish cemetery desecrated this month
Bratislava, Slovakia – Tombstones at a Jewish cemetery in Slovakia were vandalized for the second time this month. Nearly twoContinue Reading
Slovakia: Jewish cemetery desecrated in ‘unprecedented barbaric act’
Bratislava, Slovakia – Dozens of gravestones were desecrated in a Jewish cemetery in northern Slovakia, local authorities announced earlier thisContinue 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
Polish diplomat named Righteous Among the Nations for his actions during World War II
Warsaw, Poland – On Tuesday, Yad Vashem, Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, declared Konstanty Rokicki, the Polish viceContinue Reading
Star of David was first recognized as symbol of Judaism in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – Obviously, the Star of David wasn’t “invented” nor “created” in the Czech Republic. It is, however,Continue Reading
Anonymous entrepreneur restores Jewish cemetery in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – An anonymous Polish entrepreneur has donated hundreds of thousands of złotys to fund the restoration of theContinue Reading