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Jewish councils in Hungary during World War II

Yann Caspar December 10, 2023

Hungary – The following is an interview with the Hungarian historian, journalist, and publicist László Bernát Veszprémy, who said, "There are an amazing amount of myths, legends and lies and misconceptions about the Jewish leaders. The vast majority of these can be…

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The pinnacle of holiness – a remarkable Polish family murdered for helping Jews

Partenaire August 31, 2023

Ryszard Gromadzki talks to Father Witold Burda, initiator of the process of beatification and canonization of the Ulma family, a Polish family murdered by the Germans in 1944 for hiding Jews. Interview originally published in Polish in the 7 August 2023…

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How Poles tried to stop the Holocaust

Partenaire June 1, 2023

Detailed reports from German “death factories” and harrowing witness accounts – Poles tried to convince the Allies to stop the Holocaust but it was all in vain. This article, by Piotr Włoczyk, was published in Polish in the “Do Rzeczy” weekly magazine…

Politics

Restitution of property: tempers flare between Israel and Poland

Olivier Bault August 23, 2021

Poland – Accusations of anti-Semitism by Israel’s foreign minister, after the Polish president ratified a law on the restitution of property unlawfully confiscated after World War II, have plunged Warsaw and Tel Aviv into a crisis unprecedented since the fall of communism…

Politics

Restitution issue once again at the center of tensions between Poland and Israel

Olivier Bault July 3, 2021

Poland – The issue of the restitution of real estate that belonged to Jewish families returned to the forefront with a new Polish law adopted by the Sejm on June 24, and a new emotional reaction – largely disconnected from reality –…

Culture

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943, a struggle for human dignity celebrated on April 19

Olivier Bault April 22, 2021

Poland – Last Monday Poland commemorated the 78th anniversary of the start of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising with the participation of the Polish and Israeli foreign ministers and more than 50 Polish and Israeli ambassadors from around the world. At noon, sirens…

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David Reaboi: The Hungarian way is many American’s desire

Partenaire January 5, 2021

Many Americans want the Hungarian path The favored strategy of left-wing powers to overcome ideological debates is to brand their enemies or those they dislike as either antisemitic or racist. The problem with this, is they overuse the terms—revealed David Reaboi. Recently…

Politics

Auschwitz commemorations in Jerusalem without the President of Poland

The Editorial Board January 25, 2020

By Rafał Ziemkiewicz. Polish President Andrzej Duda announced at the beginning of January that he would not take part in the commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by the Soviet Army. The organizers of the commemorations, held on 23…

Society

Central Europe a much better place for Jews than Western Europe

Olivier Bault August 27, 2019

By Olivier Bault. This article was originally published in March on Kurier.plus by the Felczak Institute of Polish–Hungarian Cooperation. Central Europe - A popular view in Western Europe is that anti-Semitism is still rife in Central European countries, and that Poland and…

Politics

JUST Act 447, the American law which could undermine the privileged relationship between Warsaw and Washington

Olivier Bault June 20, 2019

By Olivier Bault. Poland - The Law and Justice party (PiS) which came to power in Poland with the elections of 2015 has always seemed more attached to transatlantic ties than to further EU integration. At the NATO summit in Warsaw in…

Politics

Johannis, Orbán, Netanyahu and “Dragnea’s Jews”: Cries and Whispers in Bucharest

Modeste Schwartz April 27, 2018

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - “I do not know what Mr. Dragnea is scheming over there with the Jews.” This rather unprofessional statement, publicly stated yesterday by an ethnically German EU head of state, and which, if it had been uttered, for…

Society

Poland and the Jews on the fiftieth anniversary of March 68: the antisemitic campaign of 1968 seen by a Polish Jew witness of the events

Olivier Bault March 18, 2018

By Olivier Bault. Poland - The theme of Polish anti-Semitism is back. With the new Polish memorial law, Poland is under attack from all sides, especially from Israel and the United States. After a little calming down, the attacks started again when…