On Monday, as Auschwitz hosted ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation, the museum and its synagogue — the only one in Oświęcim — opened their doors for attendees who ...

Before the Nazis chose Oswiciem as the site of the infamous death camp, Jews thrived in the city for half a millennium. Now, ...

the museum and its synagogue — the only one in Oświęcim — opened their doors for attendees who wished to pray with a Jewish community. Weisz-Gut told the Forward last year that she ...

On Monday, as Auschwitz hosted ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation, the museum and its synagogue — the only one in Oświęcim — opened their doors for attendees who wished to pray ...

Both the museum and synagogue will be open for tours and prayer from Jan. 24-26. For hours, see: ajcfus.org. Interior of the Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oświęcim, Poland. Credit: Courtesy.

As the city of Oświęcim, Poland, prepares to host dozens of survivors and dignitaries to commemorate 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz on Jan. 27—annual International Holocaust Remembrance ...

Weisz-Gut told the Forward last year that she frequently visits the synagogue alone and also ... The post The only Jew in Oświęcim, Poland, can see Auschwitz from her bedroom window appeared ...

The story of Kraków is one of light and shadow, where Middle Ages and Renaissance chapters contrast with darker pages from ...

It has been centuries since Poland was last a great armed power, but the winged hussars are back. When Russia seized Crimea in 2014, Poland’s armed forces were the ninth-biggest in NATO.