Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe, covering an area of 312,696 km of land. It has a population of nearly 38.5 million people. The capital of Poland is Warsaw, and other major cities include Krakow, Lodz, and Gdansk.

90% of people in Poland identify as Christian, with 6% of people saying they do not identify with any religion, 3% choosing not to answer and only 1% of people belonging to various other religions.

Poland was once home to over 3 million Jews, 90% of whom were killed in the Holocaust, along with another 1.8-2.8 million ethnic Poles. After the war, the Soviet Union instituted a new communist government in Poland which ruled from 1947-1989.

Today, Poland is a developed market and is the sixth-largest economy in the European Union, of which it is a member. 

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Confronting the complex realities of Polish-Jewish identity

Nuance is in order regarding Poland and its Jews; Jennifer Stark-Blumenthal calls for a reevaluation of Jews’ attitudes toward Poles, as well as Poles’ understanding of Jews. 

24/03/2025

Max Frankel, Holocaust survivor and Pulitzer Prize winner, dies at 94

Frankel’s impact on the news industry will be remembered through generations.

POLISH PRESIDENT Andrzej Duda.

Polish president urges US to move nuclear weapons to Russian border

Moving the weapons would serve as a deterrent against potential Russian aggression but is likely to be perceived as “highly provocative” in Moscow.

Israeli student arrested for Nazi salute at Auschwitz during school trip

An Israeli student was arrested and fined for performing a Nazi salute at Auschwitz during a school trip.

US actor Jesse Eisenberg granted Polish citizenship for his film ‘A Real Pain’

"Something so obvious occurred to me, which is that my family had lived in this place for far longer than we lived in New York,” Eisenberg said.

Around the Jewish World in 45 minutes

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode E102

  Gravestones under restoration at Warsaw's largest Jewish cemetery, September 2024.

Archaeology students excavating Warsaw’s main Jewish cemetery are uncovering a forgotten world

In the last few years, a new form of life has come to the cemetery. Young people stand in between the gravestones, chattering, laughing, and digging with shovels.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
27/02/2025

Auschwitz Museum confiscates hostage flags claiming its a 'political statement'

National flags are permitted at the site, the museum claimed, but not ones which have seen any alterations or slogans added.

Farmer’s son finds 2,500-year-old Hallstatt culture bronze necklace in Poland

The necklace is believed to be connected to the decline of the Masurian group of the Lusatian culture or possibly to the early presence of the West Baltic barrow culture.

One meter long, hand-and-a-half medieval sword discovered in Poland

Amateur detectorists found a cache of medieval weaponry near the village of Wielka Tymawa.

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