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Long-forgotten Jewish prayer house reveals a ‘world stuck in time’

Abandoned since 1997, the building which faces demolition as part of the city’s redevelopment was discovered by an urbex photographer and a Jewish community activist following a ‘tip off’. HaKoach/Facebook

Abandoned since 1997, the building which faces demolition as part of the city’s redevelopment was discovered by an urbex photographer and a Jewish community activist following a ‘tip off’.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Lodz remains Poland's most congested city - report

The central Polish city of Lodz has once again headed the list of the country's most congested cities, according to a report by satellite navigation maker TomTom published on Wednesday.

Łódź locals encouraged to eat WORMS to ‘improve health and engage with neighbours’

In cooperation with Łódź City Hall, the CBil Pro-Akademia research and Innovation Centre has been looking for partners to install worm aquariums in residential blocks as part of their Smart Food Urban Living Lab programme.

Jewish valuables hidden from Nazis in 1939 found by builders in wooden box

While digging to insulate the building’s foundations in Łódź, the workers stumbled upon a wooden box filled with over 400 antique objects, including candlesticks, cutlery, glasses, and other utensils.

A year in travel: Webber picks out the best (and worst) from his journeys around Poland

As the curtain falls on 2022, TFN’s Alex Webber takes a personal look back at his travel highlights of the year…

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Male shoppers abandon wives and girlfriends to watch Poland-Argentina match

Posting a video on its social media, Łódź officials at city hall added the cheeky caption: “When the wife is looking for the perfect wardrobe, but you have more important things to do.”

OSCE founded on security, co-operation says chairman

Security and co-operation must remain at the base of the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe), the organisation's chairman, Zbigniew Rau, said on Thursday at a sitting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Lodz, central Poland.

All I want for Christmas… Heartbreaking ‘letters to Santa’ reveal simple wishes of ‘lonely and forgotten’ care home residents

The organisers of the annual “Letter to Santa” initiative estimate that they will receive 1,800 letters this year from those under the care of Social Welfare Homes in and around Łόdź.

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Culture | Webber's World | Opinion

Webber’s World explores the growth of Poland’s expat standup comedy

“Attending a comedy night filled me with the kind of fear most people only experience when being ushered towards the electric chair. But now I’m glad I went.”

The first report:

  • Police bust one-million-a-day illegal cigarette factory
  • Polish MFA slams Putin's plan to place nuclear weapons in Belarus
  • German MEPs behind EU funding clampdown on Poland, German weekly says
  • Another Pole dies fighting for Ukraine
  • Ruling United Right in comfortable lead over opposition

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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