Warsaw Uprising

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Swift to Fans: Don't Panic When You Hear Sirens on Thursday

Her Warsaw concert coincides with commemorations of 1944 uprising

(Newser) - Taylor Swift is telling fans traveling to her concert in Warsaw on Thursday to not panic, and to expect to hear loud sirens in the afternoon honoring a key World War II anniversary. The Polish capital is holding observances to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the 1944...

Unseen Photos From Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Found in Attic

They're the only known photographs not taken by German forces

(Newser) - Found in an attic in Poland last month were a number of photographs taken inside the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising—the only known photographs from inside the 1943 uprising not taken by German forces to be used as Nazi propaganda, NPR reports. An exhibition honoring the 80th anniversary of the uprising...

Józef Walaszczyk Saved Scores of Jews During WWII

Member of Polish resistance bribed German official to rescue factory employees

(Newser) - Józef Walaszczyk, a member of the Polish resistance who rescued dozens of Jews during the Nazi German occupation of Poland during World War II, has died. He was 102 and died Monday, according to the Institute of National Remembrance, a Polish state historical body. Walaszczyk fell in love during...

What the Nazis Destroyed in 1943 Reappears for 2 Hours

The Great Synagogue of Warsaw is recreated with light

(Newser) - The Great Synagogue of Warsaw, which was destroyed by German forces during World War II, made a brief reappearance as an apparition of light during commemorations for the Ghetto Uprising of 1943. Light was projected Thursday night onto the modern glass building in the place where the synagogue used to...

More Trouble for Madonna

 More Trouble for Madonna 
Aug 1, 2012 1:42 AM CDT

More Trouble for Madonna

Concert on Warsaw Uprising anniversary triggers boycott calls

(Newser) - Now the Poles are upset with Madonna. In the latest uproar over the singer's European tour, Polish veterans groups—along with Catholics—are protesting her concert tonight because it falls on the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. Ticket holders are being asked to boycott the show, and a conservative...

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