"A #cultural event in a #Polish town honouring a local #Jewish #composer has been cancelled after organisers said they received a “wave of hate and threats from #antisemitic organisations”, stoked by far-right leader and member of the #European Parliament #GrzegorzBraun.
#Września, a town of 30,000 in central #Poland, was this weekend set to hold a series of #concerts and #lectures celebrating #LouisLewandowski, who was born there in 1821. Lewandowski became famous for his work #composing Jewish #liturgical #music, which continues to be used by Jewish communities today.
Among the planned #performances was a #Hanukkah #song sung in #German by local children in a Catholic church. That sparked a backlash from some right-wing commentators."
I'm shocked this could happen in [checks notes] Poland.
notesfrompoland.com/2025/10/24…
Polish town's event honouring local Jewish composer cancelled after far-right backlash
Polish town’s event honouring local Jewish composer cancelled after far-right backlashNotes From Poland
