Holocaust

Descendant of Holocaust survivors tracks down saviors in Poland after Righteous Among Nations nomination

When Jeffrey Cymbler heard from Yad Vashem that an official ceremony was not possible as no living relatives of the Poles who had saved his family could be found, he set out to find them. Pictured: Jeffrey Cymbler (m) with Wojciech Kopacz and his wife. Jeffrey Cymbler

When Jeffrey Cymbler heard from Yad Vashem that an official ceremony was not possible as no living relatives of the Poles who had saved his Jewish family could be found, he set out to find them.

TikTok star teaches millions of Gen Z followers about the Holocaust in series of short films from Auschwitz

Singer and dancer Montana Tucker was spurred into action after telling her followers  about her grandparents who survived the Holocaust and being shocked at the anti-Semitic reaction.

Tram-endous! Warsaw’s forgotten tramlines are the gem of a bygone era

Though it is hardly rare to hear of construction workers unearthing archaeological treasures in Warsaw, the discovery of pre-war paving and post-war tramlines in the city centre has caused more headlines than most.

Holocaust survivors publish cookbook of recipes that helped them endure horrors of Auschwitz

Entitled Honey Cakes and Latkes: Recipes from the Old World, the cookbook is not about what prisoners were forced to eat in the camp but rather an affirmation of life, before and after the camp, told through the unifying medium of food recipes.

WW2 must be remembered not to repeat mistakes with Ukraine, PM warns

The mistakes made during World War II should not be repeated in the case of Ukraine, Poland's prime minister wrote in an article for the Sunday edition of the US daily Chicago Tribune.

The Queen is dead! Poland pays tribute to Britain’s longest serving monarch

The death of Britain’s longest serving monarch has sent shock waves around the world.

WWII history remains topical today says Polish PM

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has written in a monthly British political and cultural magazine as well as in Albanian dailies that the meaning of World War II history is still topical, especially in the light of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Zofia Posmysz: acclaimed writer and Auschwitz survivor laid to rest in Oświęcim

One of Poland’s major chroniclers of the Holocaust, Posmysz survived three years in German captivity to become an award-winning journalist and author.

Eco triumph as Krakow’s ‘best kept secret’ to become nature reserve after being saved from developers

Home to 286 different forms of flora, and nearly 40 species of fauna, the Liban Quarry, which is best-known for serving as the set for Steven Spielberg’s Holocaust epic Schindler’s List, also contains rock formations, and soil and underground water systems of particularly high natural value.

Polish embassy in Dublin rebuts collaboration claims

Poland's Embassy in Dublin has tweeted a rebuttal to allegations carried in an Irish newspaper that Poland collaborated with Nazi Germany during the Second World War.

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