A March of Remembrance was held in the Polish capital on yesterday to mark 79 years since the Germans began deporting Jews from the World War II-era Warsaw Ghetto.
On July 22, 1942, the Germans began deporting Jews from the ghetto to the Treblinka death camp. For more than two months, from 5,000 to 7,000 Jews were transported every day by train from Warsaw’s Umschlagplatz to Treblinka, where they were exterminated. Almost 300,000 Jews perished at the time. This year’s March of Remembrance, the 10th event of its kind, was dedicated to wartime teachers who accompanied their students until the last moments before the deportations.
Source – Polskie Radio
The Polish and Ukrainian foreign ministers have called on the United States and Germany to address what they described as a security crisis in their region after Washington and Berlin announced a deal over Russia’s controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
Source – Polskie Radio
Polish lawmakers have rejected a bid to oust the country’s education minister amid a bitter dispute over school curricula and accusations of cultural indoctrination.
Source – Polskie Radio
Gdynia has introduced a mobile vaccination unit on board a bus that will visit different parts of the city each day.
Source – Radio Gdańsk
Weather
Today will be a sunny day in a gentle breeze with temperatures reaching 23 degrees centigrade (73 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day, dropping to 13 degrees overnight. Saturday will continue sunny with a gentle breeze and temperatures of 23 degrees during the day and 13 degrees overnight.
