I mention Gdansk, Poznan, Warsaw and Krakow, and he smiles. “Well,” he says. “Lodz is different.” He mentions the lack of an old town or clearly designated city centre, and I momentarily ...

Artifacts from 1,000 years of Ashkenazi Jewish life including literary transcripts, Herzl's diary, everyday notes and children's scrawls connect prewar Jews with generations to come ...

Some city councilors lamented the impending closing of Shaw’s Supermarket at 7 Railroad Ave. as a loss for people living downtown who depend on it for fresh groceries. The councilors addressed ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the ...

US soldiers stand next to surface-to-air missile launchers of the Patriot (Wisla) system of 37th Air Defense Missile Squadron from the 3rd Warsaw Air Defense Missile Brigade stand during a ...

DJ Funk/Facebook DJ Funk, the Chicago legend who coined the term "ghetto house," has died. The musician, whose real name was Charles Chambers, was 54. Funk's death was confirmed to PEOPLE by his ...

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Sunny with a high of 64 °F (17.8 °C). Winds E at 9 mph (14.5 kph). Night - Clear. Winds from E to ESE at 7 to 9 mph (11.3 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 46 °F (7.8 °C). Partly cloudy ...

(JTA) — Members of the Jewish community of Warsaw buried the bones of a person who may have died 80 years ago in the city’s ghetto during the Holocaust. The identity of the person whose bones ...

Daffodils swarm the Polish capital as Poles join with Jews from around the world to remember the Warsaw Ghetto uprising and mark the dedication of Poland’s new Museum of the History of Polish Jews.