Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe, covering an area of 312,696 km of land. It has a population of nearly 38.5 million people. The capital of Poland is Warsaw, and other major cities include Krakow, Lodz, and Gdansk.

90% of people in Poland identify as Christian, with 6% of people saying they do not identify with any religion, 3% choosing not to answer and only 1% of people belonging to various other religions.

Poland was once home to over 3 million Jews, 90% of whom were killed in the Holocaust, along with another 1.8-2.8 million ethnic Poles. After the war, the Soviet Union instituted a new communist government in Poland which ruled from 1947-1989.

Today, Poland is a developed market and is the sixth-largest economy in the European Union, of which it is a member.

Swastika shown in Polish parliament during March of the Living

A Polish member of parliament described Israel as a "New Third Reich" as the March of the Living was held on Tuesday.

APRIL 14, 2026|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

General view of the Polish parliament as Poland's Minister of Foreign Afairs Radoslaw Sikorski (C) presents the main points of the Polish government's foreign policy to delegates of the Polish Parliament in Warsaw on February 26, 2026.

THE WRITER (R) is seen alongside members of Fuente Latina’s Student Media Fellowship Program on a trip to Auschwitz.

What I learned as a Venezuelan when the Iran war sent me to Poland - opinion

Reporting from Poland reaffirms that journalism is not simply about breaking news but about placing events in the deeper historical context that continues to shape the present.

APRIL 14, 2026|ByDANNA MATHEUS

IDF officers take part in the annual international March of the Living through the grounds of the former Auschwitz death camp, in Oswiecim, Poland, April 14, 2026

Thousands gather in Krakow to honor Holocaust survivors at March of the Living

Thousands gathered in Krakow for the March of the Living, honoring Holocaust survivors and teaching the lessons of resilience and resistance to hatred.

APRIL 14, 2026|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

SYLVAN ADAMS addresses Krakow, Poland, before Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2026.

Sylvan Adams addresses pre-Holocaust Remembrance Day gathering in Krakow

“You are not here only to remember how Jews died,” said Adams. “You are here to show how Jews live."

APRIL 13, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

WATCH: Polish F-16 crashes during airshow rehearsal

The Radom Airshow planned for the weekend has been cancelled.

AUGUST 28, 2025ByREUTERS

A Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet flies during a media day illustrating how NATO Air Policing safeguards the Allies' airspace in the northern and northeastern region of the Alliance, July 4, 2023.

Educator harassed at Auschwitz for carrying Israeli flag: Students were the real heroes - interview

Jerusalem Education Institute founder and senior educator Charlotte Korchak explained that the encounter became a moment of pride, with the resolve of the students on display.

AUGUST 24, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR

Jerusalem Education Institute founder and senior educator Charlotte Korchak.

From Brooklyn to Jerusalem: Dr. Yehuda Resiman's back and forth journey

Now he’s truly home. And although he is unhappy with Israel’s current political leadership, he’s not leaving again.

AUGUST 23, 2025ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

YEHUDA REISMAN with a mother and child in Haiti, one year after the earthquake.

Pioneering rabbi evicted from historic Krakow building rendered ownerless by the Holocaust

Rabbi Tanya Segal knew the Jewish family who had owned the home were murdered in the Holocaust.

AUGUST 22, 2025ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA

Rabbi Tanya Segal stands in the courtyard of 12 Jozefa Street in Krakow, Poland, as she is evicted from her apartment, July 31, 2025.

Iran-made drone explodes in Polish corn field bordering Ukraine

Poland has been on high alert for objects entering its airspace since a stray Ukrainian missile struck the southern Polish village of Przewodow in 2022.

AUGUST 20, 2025ByREUTERS

Police officers stand amid the search for an object that, according to Polish authorities, fell and exploded overnight in a cornfield in Osiny, Lublin voivodeship, southeastern Poland, August 20, 2025

Polish police bust smuggling networks and seize drugs worth $275 million

The core of the criminal groups was Poles living in Spain, where they trafficked drugs to several parts of Europe, mainly the Republic of Ireland, Germany, Austria, and Scandinavia.

AUGUST 20, 2025ByREUTERS

Polish police secure an area at the Warsaw University campus after an attack with an axe, in Warsaw, Poland, May 7, 2025.

On the hunt for Frédéric Chopin's footprints in Warsaw

Walking the cobblestone streets of the Old Town, meticulously rebuilt from wartime ashes, I found it postcard-perfect.

AUGUST 17, 2025ByMOTTI VERSES

A PAINTING in the district anchored by the Chopin University of Music

Israeli soccer fans cause outrage in Poland with 'murderers' banner

The "Murderers since 1939" banner was displayed prominently across a row of seats by fans of Maccabi Haifa.

AUGUST 15, 2025ByREUTERS

Maccabi Haifa fans hold up a banner that reads "Murderers since 1939" during a match in Poland.

'Spat on, called a murderer': Israeli rabbi recounts antisemitism during tour in Poland - interview

In Warsaw, Ostroff was standing next to a marketplace when a 70-year-old woman walked up, spat on him, and then walked away.

AUGUST 14, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER

YOUTH TAKE part in The March of the Living at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland on Holocaust Remembrance Day last year.

Templar Relic? Fisherman Uncovers 700-Year-Old Sword

A cross symbol on the blade hints at a possible connection to the order of the templars, experts say.

AUGUST 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The newly discovered sword.