The Polish president and foreign minister have condemned an attempted arson attack against a Warsaw synagogue.
The police are investigating this event, police commissioner Jacek Wiśniewski said.
President Andrzej Duda condemned the “shameful attack.”
“There is no place for anti-Semitism in Poland! There is no place for hatred in Poland!” he wrote on the X platform on Wednesday.
Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, quoting Poland's chief rabbi, Michael Schudrich, wrote on X that “someone tried to set fire to the Nożyk synagogue with a Molotov cocktail.”Potępiam haniebny atak na Synagogę Nożyków w Warszawie. Nie ma w Polsce miejsca na antysemityzm! Nie ma w Polsce miejsca na nienawiść!
— Andrzej Duda (@AndrzejDuda) May 1, 2024
“Thank God no one was hurt,” he added.
“I wonder who is trying to disrupt the anniversary of our accession to the EU. Maybe the same ones who scrawled the Stars of David in Paris?” Sikorski wrote.We learned that at 1:00 this morning, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the front of the Nożyk Synagogue.
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 (@PolandMFA) May 1, 2024
Thankfully, no one was hurt and no serious damage was done. However, we must respond very strongly and robustly to this outrageous and vicious attack. https://t.co/3s41jxUF8J
The US Embassy in Poland also commented on the incident on the X platform.
“The US mission in Poland strongly condemns the attack on the Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw. We stand in solidarity with the members of the Synagogue and the whole Jewish community in Poland. We support all those who work to fight anti-Semitism,” it wrote.
Nożyk Synagogue is the only preserved and functioning pre-war synagogue in Warsaw. The building has been undergoing renovations since 2008, with the roofing replaced and the damaged wooden structure repaired.Misja USA w Polsce zdecydowanie potępia atak na Synagogę im. Nożyków w Warszawie. Jesteśmy solidarni z członkami Synagogi i całą społecznością żydowską w Polsce. Wspieramy wszystkich tych, którzy działają na rzecz zwalczania antysemityzmu.
— US Embassy Warsaw (@USEmbassyWarsaw) May 1, 2024
