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Polish family honoured for hiding Jews during WWII in Lithuania

A memorial dedicated to the Polish Antonowicz family, who sheltered Jews during World War II, was unveiled at the Tuskulėnai Memorial Park in Vilnius.

Łódź marks 80th anniversary of Litzmannstadt Ghetto liquidation with commemorative concert

Established by the Nazis in 1940, the Litzmannstadt Ghetto was the second-largest in Nazi-occupied Poland, after the Warsaw Ghetto.

Liberation of Majdanek death camp commemorated

The Majdanek concentration camp, the second-largest German Nazi camp after Auschwitz, was liberated 80 years ago on July 23, 1944.

Workers uncover remains of a synagogue destroyed by Nazis in Otwock

The Goldberg Synagogue was originally built in 1927. It was destroyed in a fire by Nazis at the beginning of the Holocaust. Its library and study hall were destroyed, but its Torah scrolls were saved.

Łódź authorities banned Israeli football teams from the city after extreme-right activists threatened organisers

Two Israeli football teams — Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Beer Sheva — that were set to play their European Championship matches in the Polish city of Łódź have been banned by the hosting country.

Jewish festival concert cancelled in Kraków over security fears linked to Middle East situation

The Jewish Culture Festival has been taking place since 1988 and is seen as an emblem of the revival of Jewish life and culture in a country where Jews once made up 10% of the population but were almost completely wiped out in the Holocaust.
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