Washington anesthesiologist and expert knitter Lea Stern 'reverse engineers' pattern of fragile artifact in hidden children collection at US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Warsaw accuses Alexander Khochinskiy of holding an 18th century work that Nazis stole from Poland's National Museum in Poznan during World War II

Results indicate the opposition will have a tool to prevent the ruling party from rushing through legislation

Critics fear the faction could reverse country's recent democratic achievements, including by hampering judiciary and marginalizing minorities

A strong win by the Law and Justice party could enable it to proceed with court reforms that risk undermining judicial independence and the rule of law

Polish Embassy in Switzerland says German-born Yosef Burg, elected to first Knesset in 1949 and an MK for next 40 years, escaped as part of operation that rescued thousands of Jews

Amid concerns for country's democracy, ruling Law and Justice party expected to easily pick up most votes, but could lose parliamentary majority

Concerns about democracy have dominated the vote, with critics fearing Warsaw's illiberal turn could become irreversible if ruling Law and Justice party wins another four-year term

Israeli newspaper says online encyclopedia stated since 2004 that Nazi gas chambers killed 200,000 in Polish capital, a false claim that made its way into other articles on site

Now being translated into 15 languages, journal describes conditions in Nazi-occupied Przemysl until 18-year-old's death in 1942, which was recorded by her boyfriend in final entry