After the fall of communism in 1989, Poland began openly addressing its history of antisemitism. Incidents, such as the 2006 attack on Poland's chief rabbi Michael Schudrich and the 2023 Hanukkah menorah extinguishing in parliament, highlight ongoing challenges. During the Middle Ages, Poland was inhabited by a relatively small number of Jews.

The main strain of antisemitism in Poland during this time was motivated by Catholic religious beliefs and centuries-old myths such as the blood libel. This religious-based antisemitism was sometimes joined with an ultra-nationalistic stereotype …

6 days ago · OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — Auschwitz survivors warned Monday of the rising antisemitism and hatred they are witnessing in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation. In all, 56 survivors gathered under a huge tent ...

Auschwitz survivors have warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s ... Polish President Andrzej Duda kneels in front of the Death Wall at the Auschwitz-Birkenau former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp ...

Jan 17, 2025 · WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday visited the Nazi German extermination camp at Auschwitz, voicing his “sheer horror” at what he saw there, before holding talks with Poland’s leaders on stepping up European defense and tightening Britain’s ties with the European Union.. Starmer visited the Auschwitz memorial in southern Poland — an area under German ...

Jan 26, 2025 · She moved from Israel to join her Polish husband in Oświęcim, his hometown, in 2023, fully aware of her own family’s tragic history. ... “On average, 96% of Jews told us they have ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he was determined to fight the "poison" of antisemitism during a visit to the site of Auschwitz. Sir Keir, in Poland for talks with the country's political ...

Apr 24, 2023 · WARSAW (JTA) — A Jewish association has released what is being called the first report on antisemitism conducted with direct input from Polish Jewish community organizations, counting 488...

May 1, 2022 · Poland’s tiny Jewish population diminished even further in 1968, when the communist government forced thousands to leave the country in an anti-Semitic purge.

May 4, 2024 · National Trauma and Exploiting Antisemitism: Poland's Conflicts Over Commemorating the Holocaust. A visit to Jewish and cultural sites across Poland reveals a country looking to move on from eight years of populist rule that turned the Holocaust into a political minefield