Krakow

An old synagogue in Krakow could heal our social ills

By Jeffrey Salkin — April 29, 2022
(RNS) — From the cobblestone streets, a lesson in religious (and cultural) diversity.

Poland and the Jews. It’s complicated.

By Jeffrey Salkin — April 27, 2022
(RNS) — Yes, these bones can live.

‘I hate the Russians’

By Jeffrey Salkin — April 21, 2022
(RNS) — Can you blame a Ukrainian Jewish refugee for not singing ‘Kumbaya’?

For rabbis visiting the border with Ukraine, Passover has a whole new meaning

By Yonat Shimron — April 14, 2022
(RNS) — In Poland, the group of 30 rabbis saw a modern-day example of what it’s like to flee from a pharaoh they called Putin into a land that may not be promised, but may provide a measure of safety.

Pope to visit Auschwitz during trip to Poland in July

By RNS staff — June 9, 2016
(RNS) The visit will take place during Francis' trip to Krakow for an international gathering of Catholic youth.

Report: Krakow site not safe for July’s World Youth Day event

By Rosie Scammell — April 5, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Field of Mercy site near Krakow poses a “high risk for the life and health of people,” according to a report published by Polish television.

World Youth Day priest removed after reportedly fathering child

By Rosie Scammell — October 13, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Tomasz Kijowski met his 22-year-old partner at a planning meeting for the World Youth Day, to be held in Krakow next July, Italian media said.

Holocaust survivor meets her liberator after 68 years

By Naomi Nix — January 3, 2014
(RNS) The 90-year-old Holocaust survivor has been on a decades-long quest to find American soldiers who liberated the Mauthausen concentration camp. She had no success until she met Joe Barbella, two months ago, quite by chance.
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