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IN THE NEWS
The following are links to news articles and other items related to Polish/Jewish dialogue, history and current events. These connections are provided for reference, and the Friends of the Forum does not necessarily endorse specific content or statements at any external resource.
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ENCOUNTERING THE CONTRADICTIONS AND POSSIBILITIES IN POLAND:
By Michael Rosenbaum, Friends Of The Forum
It’s the country with the largest number of citizens on Yad Vashem’s list of the Righteous Among Nations and the home of the murder of as many as 1,600 Jews by the Polish residents of Jedwabne. In many ways, the real question isn’t which Poland is real. Rather, which Poland will emerge in the future?... More.
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"TIME OF RECONCILIATION FOR THE POLES AND JEWS,"
By Larry Lowenthal, American Jewish Committee
Published in the "Jewish Advocate", Thursday, October 4, 2007.
Having just returned from an intensive, nine-day educational tour of Cracow, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Warsaw, sponsored by the Forum for Dialogue Among the Nations and the American Jewish Committee, an article on his recent trip to Poland...More.
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WBBM RADIO INTERVIEW WITH ANDRZEJ FOLWARCZNY
By Regine Schlessinger, May 2007
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"DIFFICULT QUESTIONS IN POLISH-JEWISH DIALOGUE":
A book just published in English touches on probing doubts and stereotypes that for decades have driven wedges between Poles and Jews. The culmination of the forum's educational efforts is the recent release of "Difficult Questions in Polish-Jewish Dialogue."
The 260-page book, subtitled "How Poles and Jews See Each Other: A Dialogue on Key Issues in Polish-Jewish Relations," touches on probing doubts and stereotypes that for decades have driven wedges between Poles and Jews.... More.
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MUSIC AND AUSCHWITZ: Jewish teens remember the Holocaust in Poland and discover new friends.
By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press
American Jewish teenagers make friends with Polish teens in Warsaw, Poland. The meeting aims to overcome stereotypes during the annual March of the Living, a Holocaust rememberance and educational event.......More.
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RESCUERS HONORED:
Miriam Schmetterling, who survived the Holocaust in hiding in Poland, was reunited after 63 years with one of her rescuers, Jozefa Czekaj. The reunion was at an event in Warsaw to honor Polish "Righteous Among the Nations," attended by 60 rescuers and organized by the Claims Conference.....More.
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