Warsaw (Poland)

Boruch Spiegel dies at 93; survivor of Warsaw ghetto uprising

2013-05-21 17:45:00

Boruch Spiegel, one of the last survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi German force that occupied Poland, has died. He was 93. Spiegel died May 9 in Montreal, where he had spent the...

Hilary Koprowski dies at 96; developed oral vaccine for polio

2013-04-22 00:00:00

Hilary Koprowski, a Polish-born researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccine for polio, has died. He was 96. Koprowski died of pneumonia April 11 at his Philadelphia home, said his son, Dr. Christopher Koprowski, a radiation oncologist....

New museum of Jewish history opens in Warsaw

2013-04-19 07:45:00

The Museum of the History of Polish Jews opens Friday in Warsaw, partly funded by the Polish government. It’s located in the area that was once the Warsaw ghetto during World War II, in what was Nazi-occupied Europe. The museum aims not just to...

TV review: Retired Doctor operates deftly in 'Spies of Warsaw'

2013-04-03 07:30:00

It's a big week on BBC America for fans of "Doctor Who." Saturday brought the return of the series itself and Wednesday sees David Tennant, its no-longer-employed-there 10th Doctor, starring in the prewar romantic thriller "Spies of Warsaw." Burn Gorman...

Review: Guido van der Werve gives heart and soul in video requiem

2013-03-29 05:30:00

"Number fourteen, home" is an elaborate video requiem for the dead -- specifically for the great Romantic composer Fr�d�ric Chopin but, by implication, for the entire network of cultural relations that made his work possible. Dutch artist and composer...

Adventure World theme park set to break ground in Poland

2012-07-10 05:15:00

The $800-million Adventure World Warsaw theme park set to break ground July 21 will feature lands dedicated to mythical creatures, ancient legends, fantasy worlds and Polish history. PHOTOS: Adventure World Warsaw theme park in Poland Located about a...

Harry Eisen dies at 95; Norco Ranch founder

2012-07-29 23:13:00

Harry Eisen, a Polish-born Holocaust survivor who founded Norco Ranch Inc. in western Riverside County in the 1950s and built it into one of the state's leading egg producers, processors and distributors, has died. He was 95. Eisen died July 19 of...

The Siren's Call: Island in the city

2011-12-25 00:00:00

The novels of Richard Zimler shine compelling light on overlooked aspects of history — and along the way they provide plenty of myth and lore to delight any student of esoterica. "The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon" (2000), for instance, describes the...

Warsaw art museum buys Zbigniew Libera's 'Lego' concentration camp

2012-01-03 16:33:10

Art review: 'Alina Szapocznikow: Sculpture Undone' at Hammer Museum

2012-02-14 16:34:31

Suspicions linger two years after death of Polish president

2012-04-09 21:41:01

Obama seeks Poland's help in aiding Arab democracies

2011-05-28 12:25:00

Workers of Tryktrak carpentry workshop fit part of the roof as they are finishing a 1:10 scale model of the largest synagogue in pre-war Warsaw, Great Synagogue in Warsaw, Poland.

2013-05-12 00:00:00

The reconstructed ceiling of a wooden-roofed synagogue is a highlight of one of the principal galleries in Warsaw's new Museum of the History of Polish Jews.

2013-04-18 18:19:03

Fela Dogadko, left, looks on as David Figman, center, accepts a candle from Barbara Steiner, right, during the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center's Yom Hashoah Commemoration for the 70th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Skokie, Ill.

2013-04-07 00:00:00