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.

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

Jürgen Stroop watches his troops raze the Warsaw Ghetto.

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

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


Auschwitz Museum condemns Polish party video using images of camp

The short video, which PiS posted on social media, aims to discourage people from attending an opposition march that is due to take place in Warsaw on Sunday.

 Entrance gate at Auschwitz concentration camp

Russia pledges harsh response after Polish 'seizure' of embassy school in Warsaw

Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement that the Polish authorities had burst onto the embassy school's grounds with the aim of seizing it.

 A car leaves through the gate of the Russian embassy building in Warsaw, Poland March 26, 2018.

WJC commemorates 80th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

The WJC has been a significant contributor to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising memorial ceremonies since they were first held in the devastated city of Warsaw

 World Jewish Congress chairman Ronald S. Lauder speaks at the Congress honoring Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz with the Theodor Herzl Award at a gala dinner at New York’s Waldorf Astoria on November 9, 2015.

Germany asks Israel, Poland for forgiveness for Warsaw Ghetto liquidation

Herzog: Uprising was emblem of heroism • Duda: We bow our heads to those who fought hatred

 President Isaac Herzog together with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Polish President Andrzej Duda, in a joint handshake at the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes at the end of the main ceremony

President Herzog lands in Poland to mark 80 years since the Warsaw ghetto uprising

This year the event has been significantly expanded, and the presidents of Israel, Poland and Germany will all deliver speeches.

 Israel's President Isaac Herzog meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda ahead of ceremony marking 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, April 19, 2023.

Studying Jabotinsky's ideas about Jewish pride - a way to honor Warsaw Ghetto Uprising - opinion

Holocaust Remembrance Day was created by the Israeli government to be near the anniversary of the uprising on the Jewish calendar was the correct choice.

 A WOMAN LAYS daffodils during the commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, in front of the Warsaw Ghetto monument in 2021.

80th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The largest Jewish revolt - opinion

We remember the past and draw on historical experience to build a better future. But we do not forget those who died or were murdered.

Captured Jews pulled out of Warsaw Ghetto bunkers are led by German Waffen SS soldiers to 'Umschlagplatz,' the assembly point for deportation.

Marking 80 years Since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 

Thousands to participate in the 35th International March of the Living under the banner “Honoring Jewish Heroism".

 International March of the Living under the banner “Honoring Jewish Heroism"

Some Jews who have left Ukraine now study their religion in Warsaw

Some of the refugees traveled 30 hours via coach to get to Warsaw and receive assistance from the organization.

 Despite the fighting, Ukrainian Jews learn Judaism, in Warsaw.

Antisemitic works on display at Warsaw Historical Book Fair

The annual Historical Book Fair in Warsaw is supported by the office of the Polish President Andrzej Duda.

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