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Hollywood duo surprise Muranów locals after being spotted filming in Warsaw

Succession megastar Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg from The Social Network stunned locals after being snapped filming scenes of a forthcoming Holocaust film in the Muranów district. Caroline Brehman/PAP/EPA/Jens Kalaene/PAP/DPA

Succession megastar Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg from The Social Network stunned locals after being snapped filming scenes of a forthcoming Holocaust film in the Muranów district.

Warsaw Ghetto tram fully restored to become central feature new ghetto museum

Although Warsaw’s Jewish population found themselves sealed off in the Ghetto in November, 1940, the vastness of the area demanded that it be serviced by its own tramlines.

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising – 80 years on

This week marked 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising broke out. The fight, the largest act of armed resistance by Jews in World War II, started 19 April 1943 and lasted just under a month until 16 May.

Coalition member calls for TVN to be 'punished' over Engelking interview

Solidary Poland, a junior member of the ruling United Right coalition, has called for Poland's National Radio and TV Council to take action against private broadcaster TVN for airing an interview during which a guest questioned the attitude of Poles towards Jews during World War Two.

Polish, German, Israeli presidents light Remembrance Candles in Warsaw

The presidents of Poland, Germany and Israel, Andrzej Duda, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Isaac Herzog lit Remembrance Candles at the Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw on Wednesday, on the 80th anniversary of the World War Two Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising a symbol of bravery says president

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is a symbol of bravery and determination, Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, said on Wednesday during commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the 1943 battle that set a small group of Jews against the German army.

Yellow flowers of spring - and of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Symbolizing rebirth and new beginnings, daffodils have become synonymous with the beginning of spring. But in Poland, they have yet another meaning - the commemoration of the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Polish PM pays tribute to Warsaw Ghetto insurgents

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has honoured the bravery of the Warsaw Ghetto insurgents on the 80th anniversary of the uprising.

Ten thousand Jews and Poles take part in March of the Living

Around 10,000 Jews and Poles, including Holocaust survivors, took part in the annual March of the Living in southern Poland on Tuesday to pay tribute to Holocaust victims.

Polish PM honours Jews killed in Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has paid tribute to the thousands upon thousands of Warsaw Ghetto Jews killed by Nazi Germans during World War Two.

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