Warsaw

The forgotten German who saved Jews in Japan - and the diary that resurfaced 80 years later

A child’s wartime diary has reopened the story of Willy Rudolf Foerster, a German industrialist who helped Jewish refugees reach Japan.

|ByLIANE GRUNBERG WAKABAYASHI
Willy Rudolf Foerster with his children, Willy Jr. and Erica.
Members of the media work next to a cordoned-off area as police and fire fighters work at the site of a deadly attack at a school by a 15-year-old former pupil, in Leszczydol-Nowiny, Wyszkow County, northeast of Warsaw, Poland, October 8, 2026.

Three injured in Poland's third youth stabbing attack in four days

A 21-year-old student allegedly stabbed three people at a Warsaw college, days after two school attacks left one person dead and several injured, raising fears of further violence.

|ByREUTERS
Jürgen Stroop watches his troops raze the Warsaw Ghetto.

Nazi war criminal's chilling account of Warsaw Ghetto destruction reaches English readers

After decades of being translated into over 15 languages and adapted for the stage and screen, “Conversations with an Executioner” was published Tuesday for the first time in English.

|BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
A synagogue napkin made from satin, cotton and metal tassels is among the items being returned from Poland to Greece.

Poland returns 91 Jewish objects to Greece, decades after they were stolen by Nazis

Poland returned 91 religious and ceremonial artifacts to the Greek government at a ceremony in Warsaw on Wednesday. Among them were Torah scrolls, a Torah mantle and silver finials.

|BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA

Palestinian Authority calls on Arabs to boycott U.S. conference in Warsaw

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last month that the meeting would the meeting would also deal with Iran's "destablizing influence" in the region.

FEBRUARY 9, 2019ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a news conference following the extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, Turkey

Plans for Warsaw Ghetto Museum unveiled

Stankowski is in Israel to present the Warsaw Ghetto Museum education and research project to the Israeli media, educational tour guides and Holocaust historians and researchers.

JANUARY 30, 2019ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
rof. Daniel Blatman (left), chief historian, and director Albert Sankowski of the Warsaw Ghetto Museum

Warsaw recalled in ‘Who will write our history’

In Israel, the film is scheduled to be shown at the cinematheques in Haifa, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and at the Western Galilee College in Acre.

JANUARY 20, 2019ByTOM TUGEND
DIRECTOR ROBERTA GROSSMAN with actors Karolina Gruszka (Judyta Ringelblum) and Piotr Głowacki (Emanuel Ringelblum) on set in Poland

Heroes in our midst

A round-up of news from around Israel.

DECEMBER 26, 2018ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
In this file photo taken on April 18, 2013 89 year old Simcha "Kazik" Rotem (C) attends a commemoration ceremony in Warsaw

The life and legacy of Holocaust hero Simcha ‘Kazik’ Rotem

When Deborah asks Rotem if he thinks they’ll make it, he responds: “The only thing I can think of is how to blow the bastards up.”

DECEMBER 23, 2018ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
In this file photo taken on April 18, 2013 89 year old Simcha "Kazik" Rotem (C) attends a commemoration ceremony in Warsaw

Rivlin mourns loss of final fighter from Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Simcha (Kazik) Rotem, may his memory be a blessing.

DECEMBER 22, 2018ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
The last fighter from the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Simcha (Kazik) Rotem.

Polish leaders hold joint march with far right groups

Some marchers in Warsaw chanted: "Away with the EU" but there was no sign of white supremacist banners visible at last year's march.

NOVEMBER 11, 2018ByREUTERS
Flag of Poland, variant polish coat of arms.

Demise of two Jewish Agency, WZO stalwarts

Elizer Sheffer and Matityahu Drobles both passed away at age 85 and 87, respectively.

OCTOBER 22, 2018ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Yahrtzeit candle [Illustratvie]

Warsaw prosecutor won't investigate antisemitic letter

The prosecutor's office didn't even provide any reasons for the inactivity.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018ByJTA
THE WARSAW Uprising Monument at Krasinski Square, in Warsaw, Poland.

Are Polish-Israeli ties thawing?

Israel and Poland have strong diplomatic ties and Warsaw often stands in solidarity with the Jewish state at the United Nations.

AUGUST 13, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Poland's Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz speaks during an interview in Warsaw, Poland, 2018