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A rabbi say prayers on the eve of the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau by Soviet troops , at the Monument to the Heroes of the Ghetto, in Warsaw, Poland, Friday Jan. 26, 2024. Main ceremonies with the participation of a handful of survivors are to take place at the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial place on Saturday, Jan. 27, which is also the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Nazi death camp survivors mark 79th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation on Holocaust Remembrance Day

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FILE - Flowers lie on a concrete slab of the Holocaust Memorial to mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Auschwitz death camp in Berlin, Jan. 27, 2015. Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, about 245,000 Jewish survivors are still living across more than 90 countries, according to the report by the New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

‘The evil is starting to wake up’: Jewish survivors call for action on eve of Holocaust Remembrance

By Marissa Mayer – Higher Ground Contributor

European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, right, and Poland's new Justice Minister Adam Bodnar take part in a news conference, in Warsaw, Poland, Friday Jan. 19, 2024. Reynders has praised efforts by Poland's new pro-EU government to restore rule of law and said they may lead to the release of some of EU funds for the country that were frozen under the previous recalcitrant administration. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

EU official praises efforts by Poland’s government to restore the rule of law

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Supporters of right-wing Law and Justice party which lost power in October parliamentary elections are gathering in front of the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, to protest the moves by the new pro-European Union government which has taken control of state media, before. Poland’s right-wing opposition is urging supporters to protest against moves by the new pro-European Union government to take control of state broadcasters and the state news agency. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland’s president plans to pardon 2 politicians as tens of thousands hold anti-government protest

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Poland's President Andrzej Duda, center, poses with new adviser Stanislaw Zaryn, far left, former deputy interior minister Maciej Wasik, and to his right former interior minister Mariusz Kaminski, and new adviser Blazej Pobozy in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, January, 9, 2004. Duda on Tuesday welcomed Kaminski and Wasik, who have been convicted and sentenced for abuse of power, and gave them refuge in his palace as police were preparing to arrest them. The legal drama surrounding the two is building into a legal standoff between the new government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Law and Justice, the national conservative party that governed Poland for eight years until last month following its loss of a general election in October. (AP Photo/President Palace/Jakub Szymczuk)

Poland’s new government is in a standoff with the former ruling party over 2 convicted politicians

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, left, shakes hands with Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday Jan. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Japan’s foreign minister visits Poland to strengthen ties with the NATO nation

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Poland's Iga Swiatek plays a forehand return to Caroline Garcia of France during their United Cup semifinal tennis match in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz lead Poland into the United Cup mixed teams tennis final

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Chief of Poland's armed forces Gen. Wieslaw Kukula tells to the media that everything indicates that a Russian missile intruded in eastern Poland's airspace and left after a short time, following a national security meeting over the incident in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. (AP Photo)

Russia wants evidence before giving explanations about an object that entered Poland’s airspace

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Poland's President Andrzej Duda speaks to open a massive military parade to celebrate the Polish Army Day in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Poland says an unidentified object has entered its airspace from Ukraine. A search is underway

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Poland President Andrzej Duda speaks at an event supporting tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050 during the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Poland’s president says he intends to veto a spending bill that includes money for public media and raises for teachers, dealing a blow to the new pro-European Union government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk. President Andrzej Duda said Saturday, Dec. 23 he would veto the bill that includes 3 billion zlotys ($762 million) for public media and would propose a bill of his own. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Polish president defies new government in battle over control of state media

FILE - In this photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, The Russian army's Iskander missile launchers take positions during drills in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia has helped upgrade 10 Belarusian aircraft to make them capable to carry nuclear weapons and also provided Belarus with nuclear-capable Iskander short range missiles as Moscow plans to station nuclear weapons in Belarus. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Russian nuclear weapon shipments complete, Belarus leader says

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Police arrives at the headquarters of Poland's state-owned TVP broadcaster to observe protests against the steps taken by the new pro-European Union government which is moving to free the media from the previous team's political control and restore their objectivity and fairness, in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday Dec. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Polish state TV relaunches its main newscast as the new government shakes up the media

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Police arrives at the headquarters of Poland's state-owned TVP broadcaster to observe protests against the steps taken by the new pro-European Union government which is moving to free the media from the previous team's political control and restore their objectivity and fairness, in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday Dec. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Polish viewers await state TV’s newscast for signs of new government’s changes in the media

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Poland's new Prime Minister Donald Tusk, center, walks past ministers during the swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Donald Tusk was sworn in by the president in a ceremony where each of his ministers was also taking the oath of office. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) ** FILE **

EU releasing 5 billion euros to Poland by year’s end as new government works to restore rule of law

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Newly elected Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, center, is congratulated by lawmakers after his government passed a confidence vote at the parliament in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland’s new Prime Minister Donald Tusk takes office, ending 8 years of conservative rule

By Monika Scislowska - Associated Press

Newly elected Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk addresses lawmakers during his speech at the parliament in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government wins confidence vote in parliament

By Vanessa Gera and Monika Scislowska - Associated Press

Workers in the Polish parliament clean up a menorah after a far-right lawmaker grabbed a fire extinguisher and put out a candle, disturbing a celebration of the Jewish holiday of Channukah, in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Polish far-right lawmaker extinguishes Hanukkah candle in parliament

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Poland's President Andrzej Duda speaks during a ceremony where he swore in Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and a new Cabinet in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday Nov. 27, 2023. Duda swore in a government that is expected to last no longer than 14 days, a tactical maneuver that allows the conservative Law and Justice party to hang onto power a bit longer — and make more appointments to state bodies. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland’s new parliament brings back state financing for in vitro fertilization

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The leader of Poland's opposition alliance, Donald Tusk, centre, attends the first session of the lower house, or Sejm, of the newly-elected parliament in Warsaw, Poland, Monday Nov. 13, 2023. The Polish parliament gathered for the first time Monday after an election last month heralded a change of course for the Central European nation at a time of war across the border in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland’s new parliament debates reversing a ban on government funding for in vitro fertilization

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Leader of the Polish Civic Coalition Donald Tusk, left, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen walk off the podium after addressing a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Poland set to get more than 5 billion euros in EU money after commission approves recovery plan

By Samuel Petrequin and Vanessa Gera - Associated Press