Jewish life 75 years after Auschwitz
By DW
13 July 2022 |
1:06 pm
New York rabbi Michael Schudrich is rebuilding Jewish communities in Poland. They were completely destroyed by the Nazis during the Holocaust. The communities now consist of several thousand Jews throughout Poland.
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