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Gdańsk synagogue vandalized with antisemitic tags

On the façade of the synagogue in Gdańsk, someone painted a swastika and three letters K, probably referring to the racist Ku Klux Klan.

Polish priest sentenced on charges of spreading antisemitic hate speech

A Polish priest with a long track record of antisemitic comments has been sentenced to community service after being convicted of insulting Jews and inciting hatred against them, in what his critics say is a landmark case.

21 never-published photos of Warsaw Ghetto Revolt’s aftermath found in Poland attic

Previously unpublished photographs of the Nazis brutally suppressing the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Revolt were released by POLIN: Museum of the History of Polish Jews.

Jewish valuables hidden from Nazis in 1939 discovered at construction site in Łódź

About 400 objects that were hidden away by their Jewish owners during World War II have been discovered during renovation work in a courtyard in Łódź. Experts from the office said that the items will be handed over to the city's archeology museum.

At Hanukkah reception, Polish president thanks Jews for aiding Ukrainian refugees

Andrzej Duda noted that country’s Jewish community has been active in organising housing, food, education and other services for Ukrainian Jews and non-Jews alike

Antisemitism reporting platform launched by the Polish Jewish Community

The Jewish Association Czulent, in cooperation with the Warsaw Jewish Community, created an online reporting platform on antisemitic hate crimes and hate speech in Poland.
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