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King Charles III (centre) is presented with a painting from children thanking him for his visit to the Jewish Community Centre (JCC) Krakow, to meet Holocaust survivors and hear from volunteers and members about the centre's support for people of all ages and backgrounds as part of its mission to rebuild Jewish life in the city. The King is in Poland to attend commemorations at Auschwitz-Birkenau, marking 80 years since the liberation of the concentration camp. Picture date: Monday January 27, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story MEMORIAL Holocaust. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA Wire
January 27, 2025, 3:02 pm
‘Welcome to your Jewish community centre’: Krakow applauds King Charles
The King received heartfelt applause at the JCC he helped establish, as he reflected on the Holocaust and the resilience of the Jewish community
By Jenni Frazer in Krakow
May 5, 2022, 10:57 am
OPINION: How will we approach Holocaust education when survivors are no longer with us?
It might be the last time those travelling to the major sites of the Shoah are accompanied by survivors - we have a duty to pass on the torch to the next generation.
By Talia Ingleby
Krystina Derkach, a doctor, fled Kyiv with her five year-old daughter and thanks Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis for the ongoing support from Jewish community (Jewish News)
May 4, 2022, 10:07 pm
‘I am not Jewish but I feel safe here’ – Ukrainian refugees’ praise charity’s work
Jewish News travelled with Chief Rabbi Mirvis and World Jewish Relief to witness JCC Krakow's astonishing work in helping refugees escaping Putin's war in Poland
By Lee Harpin
Miriam Cates MP and Peter Gibson MP with Auschwitz survivor Arek Hersh MBE and his wife Jean at Birkenau (Jewish News)
May 3, 2022, 12:01 pm
OPINION: We dispel division when we deepen understanding
Miriam Cates MP and Peter Gibson MP visited Auschwitz and Birkenau for this year's March of the Living, meeting survivors and hearing personal testimonies.
By Miriam Cates MP & Peter Gibson MP
March of the Living in Poland (Jewish News)
April 22, 2022, 9:21 am
Ukrainian refugees to join March of the Living
2,500 people from 25 countries are due to attend this year's event.
By JTA
Krakow (Wikipedia /Source and author Andrzej Otrębski/ Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
June 13, 2021, 10:24 am
Krakow official says good-luck figurines of Jews are ‘antisemitic’
Robert Piaskowski, the city’s alderman for cultural affairs, says the items should not longer be sold
By JTA
Antisemitic caricature as displayed at the Jewish Museum's exhibit
July 29, 2019, 12:30 pm
Jewish Museum’s ‘Jews, Money, Myth’ exhibition extended until October
Display which has been called a 'huge success' by the head of the museum also attracted criticism and antisemitic responses
By Jenni Frazer
Noam Mirvis at the infamous gates of Auschwitz
May 8, 2019, 4:01 pm
OPINION: Finding my family at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Noam Mirvis reflects on an emotional trip to Poland with March of the Living, where he traced the footsteps of his relatives and discovered their stories
By Noam Mirvis
Students on the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET)/UJS Lessons from Auschwitz Universities Project, visiting Auschwitz. Photo credit: Yakir Zur
November 21, 2018, 9:33 am
NUS president joins 130 student leaders on landmark Auschwitz educational visit
Shakira Martin joins first-of-its-kind visit to former death camp as part of HET's Lessons from Auschwitz Universities Project with UJS
By Joe Millis
Kupa Synagogue, Kraków
August 2, 2018, 3:08 pm
Rabbi’s son ‘assaulted’ by Polish police and claims they gave him a Nazi salute
 Yaakov Gluck, 40, said he prevented from giving a tour of an old synagogue in Krakow before being set upon by police
By JTA
Adam Tash, Gena's oldest grandson, alongside his grandmother, and wife.
June 13, 2018, 12:40 pm
Gena Turgel’s oldest grandchild’s eulogy: ‘We are committed to continuing Nana’s legacy’
Read Adam Tash's heartfelt tribute to his grandma, Holocaust survivor Gena Turgel at her funeral on the weekend, following her passing last week
By Adam Tash
The railway tracks at Auschwitz-Birkenau, located in modern day Poland.
January 24, 2018, 4:49 pm
A land of tragedy – and revival
Jack Mendel gets in touch with his Jewish roots on an emotional visit to Poland
By Jack Mendel
Polish village dresses up for imitation 'Jewish Wedding' in Radzanów, Poland 2017 (Photo credit: Jonny Daniels, From The Depths)
August 10, 2017, 2:11 pm
Video: Polish villagers hold Jewish wedding without Jews
Fake wedding held in Radzanów to help modern-day Poles reconnect with their village’s lost Jewish heritage
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA)
Rabbi Avi Baumol is the Rabbinic Representative of the Chief Rabbi of Poland, in Krakow, Emissary, Shavei Israel, and is both based in and supported by JCC Krakow
April 23, 2017, 10:59 pm
Opinion: A march for the past and a nod to the future
Rabbbi Avi Baumol reflects on the resurgent Jewish life in Krakow ahead of March of the Living on Yom Hashoah
By Rabbi Avi Baumol
Celebrity Big Brother contestant Christopher Biggins.
August 8, 2016, 2:35 pm
Christopher Biggins to visit Auschwitz after Shoah ‘joke’
The evicted Celebrity Big Brother contestant apologised for his 'trite, ridiculous remark' on live TV
By Jewish News Reporter
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