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questionable

this article is in poor English, perhaps having undergone machine translation from (I'm speculating) Polish. Simple example from themany that could be chosen: 'A place where they arrived and were told by the voice that come from the sky – Po-lin (en. Here rested). In this way, Poland for the next 1000 years has become the largest European home for Jewish community.'

It also reads like a press release, evoking questions of its credibility.Actio (talk) 02:44, 28 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You are correct, Actio. The big copy-paste (+8,318) by the single purpose account O.czerniecka (talk · contribs) is a machine translation (of the corresponding article from the Polish Wikipedia) down to the last period. Would you like to fix it? Please do, Poeticbent talk 04:33, 28 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

picture of southern part of the museum

The core of the problem: view of the museum seen towards its address, which is 6 Anielewicza Street. It's fact, undoubtedly crucial, to let Wikipedia readers to see a wider scope of the building shape and the shape of POLIN's area seen from the 5 Anielewicza Street, isn't it? So, the picture of southern part is missing. It's Wikipedia, have to say once again. Wikipedia is a source of real facts, not a gallery of renders created to make private impressions. Kind regards, Romazur (21st SEP 2016, 10:36 BST) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Romazur (talk • contribs) 09:35, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It is not crucial. In Poland official street addresses are often irrelevant from the architects' point of view, which is the case here. The museum in located in a square bordered by the Anielewcz, Zamenhof, Lewartowski and Karmelicka Streets, and it happened (land register) that the address is 6 Anielewicz Street. This is the admministrative part of the builidng. The main entrance is from the east (Zamenhof), another interesting part is the western facade (Karmelicka), and this photo with one of the largest glass windows in Warsaw should be added instead. Not to mention very unsatisfactory quality of your pic. Boston9 (talk) 18:22, 25 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

architect

sections differ over whether the architect credit belongs to 'Finnish architects Rainer Mahlamäki and Ilmari Lahdelma' or to Mahlamäki alone. Verify, anyone?Actio (talk) 22:19, 16 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Historical NPOV

The last section, Postwar Years (1944-present), has no sourcing whasoever, and it does not even suggest that some Polish Jews emigrated to Israel, whether because of the promise of Zionism or other reasons. But even if this is left out, there has to be some way, however brief, to offer a description of the reintegration of Polish Jews into the country and subsequent emigration because of specific events, including the government campaigns of anti-Semitism; this section does not suffice. Or link to other articles? Actio (talk) 22:27, 16 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Actio, for your improvements to this article. Perhaps some of the articles in Category:Jewish Polish history could serve as resources. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 03:28, 17 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Malik Shabazz, I've been meaning to reply to your kind remark. I am very busy at present, and can only hope to return to this in future. perhaps another Wikipedian? Actio (talk) 02:28, 25 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

from paradise to pogroms?

The period of religious tolerance ended with pogroms? That makes no sense. Research is needed to explain this abrupt end to 'paradise' for jews. valereee (talk) 12:12, 29 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello! This is to let editors know that File:Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw Main exhibition Gwoździec synagogue.jpg, a featured picture used in this article, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for January 8, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-01-08. For the greater benefit of readers, any potential improvements or maintenance that could benefit the quality of this article should be done before its scheduled appearance on the Main Page. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:38, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The polychrome wooden vault and bimah of the Gwoździec Synagogue, painstakingly reconstructed in 2014, is the centerpiece of the permanent exhibition at the Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland. The original synagogue, built in c. 1640 in what is now the Ukrainian town of Hvizdets, was burnt down in 1941 by Nazi German forces.

Photograph credit: Magdalena Starowieyska, Dariusz Golik

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