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Warsaw Jewish cemetery director fired amid clash over who controls the preservation of Poland’s Jewish past

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 22 Dec 2025

Witold Wrzosinski, director of Warsaw's Jewish cemetery, has been dismissed amidst a controversy over the control of restoration projects, which he claims often exclude local Jewish input.

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Karol Nawrocki, right-wing Holocaust revisionist historian, elected Polish president

JTA Staff in JTA · 3 Jun 2025

Karol Nawrocki, a historian known for promoting revisionist narratives of the Holocaust, has been elected as the president of Poland.

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Poland votes for its next president, with Polish-Jewish history on the ballot

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 30 May 2025

Poland's presidential election pits liberal-centrist Rafał Trzaskowski against right-winger Karol Nawrocki, with significant implications for Poland's engagement with the EU, democratic norms, and historical narratives.

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Poland’s Jewish museum marks its first decade, made tumultuous by politics

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 29 Oct 2024

The Polin Museum in Warsaw, marking its 10th anniversary, stands as a testament to the 1,000-year history of Jews in Poland.

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Opinion | Poland’s Democratic Comeback

Konstanty Gebert in Moment · 20 Nov 2023

Poland has a history of political ups and downs, with the right-wing Law and Justice Party (PiS) ruling for eight years before losing the recent general elections to a centrist-progressive coalition.