A three-week work stoppage forced thousands of schools to close, posing a challenge for the governing party ahead of national elections.
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Poland’s Populists Pick a New Top Enemy: Gay People
With public concern about migration on the wane, the governing Law and Justice party is making opposition to gay rights a cornerstone of its campaigning.
Global Health: Scientists Thought They Had Measles Cornered. They Were Wrong.
Following intensive vaccination efforts, measles cases plunged across the world. Now clusters of new infections — some linked, some not — have confounded health officials.
Poland Bashes Immigrants, but Quietly Takes Christian Ones
The far-right government rails against accepting foreigners. But facing a labor crisis, the country has opened the door to record numbers of mostly Christian newcomers.
Catholic Church in Poland Releases Study on Sexual Abuse by Priests
The report found that from 1990 to mid-2018, 382 priests were accused of sexual abuse, and that 625 children, most aged 15 or younger, had been victims.
Poland and Israel Try to Improve Ties, but History Intrudes
Israel’s prime minister is trying to turn strange bedfellows into staunch allies, but the past keeps creeping up to derail things.
On the Way to Auschwitz, I Found ‘Heil Hitler’ Signs for Sale
On a Holocaust education trip in Poland, a writer discovers Nazi memorabilia at a flea market, in apparent violation of the law. But nothing is quite that simple.
The Horrors of Auschwitz at a Museum in New York
With “Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.,” the Museum of Jewish Heritage will devote much of its building to artifacts from that Nazi death camp.
Mayor’s Funeral Unites Gdansk. His Killing Exposed Poland’s Deep Divides.
Even before the mayor, Pawel Adamowicz, was laid to rest on Saturday, it was clear that his death could have profound political consequences.
Polish Mayor Dies After Being Stabbed Onstage at Charity Event
Pawel Adamowicz, the mayor of Gdansk, was known as an advocate of tolerance and critic of the right-wing national government.