Memorial to Warsaw Ghetto Jews defaced in Poland A memorial in Poland dedicated to the memory of the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto has been defaced, marking yet another instance of vandalism targeting Holocaust memorials in the country. JNS Staff and Nissan Shtrauchler Jan. 8, 2025
Polish gov’t condemns defacement of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising memorial “This isn’t the first act of antisemitic vandalism here," the Israeli ambassador said. JNS Staff Nov. 16, 2024
Warsaw synagogue firebombed The Nożyk Synagogue was hit with three firebombs, causing slight damage and no injuries. May 1, 2024
Holocaust survivor Ben Stern, 102, helped thwart neo-Nazi rally in Skokie Not one to be intimidated, he was among those in the large Jewish community to lead the charge to shut down an impending march in 1977. March 15, 2024
‘From Every Floor, From Every Window:’ Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising The energy and the intensity shown by the 700 poorly armed young Jewish fighters reflected the understanding, deep in their hearts, that the battle for the ghetto was not ultimately one in which they would prevail. Ben Cohen April 14, 2023
Misconceptions about Warsaw Ghetto Uprising abound, says historian Zachary Mazur Ahead of a lecture commemorating the 80th anniversary of the uprising, Mazur told JNS that “there is plenty of ignorance” about the uprising and its context. Menachem Wecker April 3, 2023
Three Chabad emissary siblings join forces to help Ukrainian refugees The Stambler brothers took up their posts in Warsaw and Kamianske, Ukraine, more than 15 years ago. Etgar Lefkovits April 3, 2023
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: Five facts for its 80th anniversary Those who fought back against the Nazis were able to obtain guns from criminal sources and from contacts in the Polish resistance Home Army. Moshe Phillips April 2, 2023
‘Images will stay with me for the rest of my life’: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising photos revealed The photographer, fireman Zbigniew Leszek Grzywaczewski, spent nearly four weeks in the ghetto. Jan. 17, 2023
