<p><meta name="uuid" content="uuidkn7JuaP38i0n" />The main synagogue in&nbsp;Poland's&nbsp;capital city of Warsaw was attacked by firebombs by an unknown perpetrator early Wednesday (May 1), the news agency Associated Press reported.&nbsp;Poland's&nbsp;Chief Rabbi&nbsp;Michael Schudrich said the Nożyk Synagogue sustained minimal damage&nbsp;and&nbsp;no injuries&nbsp;were reported.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Schudrich said the attack happened at around 1 am (Wednesday) when the synagogue&nbsp;was hit&nbsp;with three firebombs or Molotov cocktails.</p>

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<p>It was unclear who carried out the attack&nbsp;but&nbsp;the police launched an investigation, the chief rabbi added.&nbsp;A black area that was the result of where the firebombs hit was visible near a ground-floor window of the synagogue, the only surviving prewar Jewish house of prayer in Warsaw, the Associated Press report said.</p>

<h2><strong>Polish president condemns&nbsp;'shameful attack'</strong></h2>

<p>In a post on X, Polish President&nbsp;Andrzej Duda condemned the&nbsp;"shameful attack"&nbsp;on the synagogue in Warsaw.&nbsp;"I condemn the shameful attack on the Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw. There is no place for anti-Semitism in Poland! There is no place for hatred in Poland!"&nbsp;President Duda said on Wednesday.</p>

<p>The incident occurred on the 20th anniversary of Poland joining the European Union (EU)&nbsp;along&nbsp;with nine other countries. Taking to X, Polish Foreign Minister&nbsp;Radek Sikorski said,&nbsp;"Thank God no one was hurt. I wonder who is trying to disrupt the anniversary of our accession to the EU."</p>

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<p>“Maybe the same ones who scribbled Stars of David in Paris?”&nbsp;Foreign Minister&nbsp;Sikorski added.</p>

<h2><strong>Ambassadors of&nbsp;US,&nbsp;Israel arrive at incident&nbsp;site</strong></h2>

<p>Hours after the attack, ambassadors of the United States (US) and Israel arrived at the incident site&nbsp;with Jewish community leaders and Polish officials representing the president, the national parliament and the city government to condemn the attack, the report further said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Addressing a press conference, US&nbsp;Ambassador Mark Brzezinski said,&nbsp;"The Nożyk synagogue is a symbol of survival, and we stand in solidarity with Nożyk today and tomorrow."</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


The main synagogue in Poland's capital city of Warsaw was attacked by firebombs by an unknown perpetrator early Wednesday (May 1), the news agency Associated Press reported.

The main synagogue in Poland's capital city of Warsaw was attacked by firebombs by an unknown perpetrator early Wednesday (May 1), the news agency Associated Press reported. Poland's Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich said the Nożyk Synagogue sustained minimal damage and no injuries were reported. Schudrich said the attack happened at around 1 am (Wednesday) when the synagogue was hit with three firebombs or Molotov cocktails. Also read | Synagogue in Canada's Fredericton vandalised on International Holocaust Remembrance Day It was unclear who carried out the attack but the police launched an investigation, the chief rabbi added. A black area that was the result of where the firebombs hit was visible near a ground-floor window of the synagogue, the only surviving prewar Jewish house of prayer in Warsaw, the Associated Press report said. Polish president condemns 'shameful attack' In a post on X, Polish President Andrzej Duda condemned the "shameful attack" on the synagogue in Warsaw. "I condemn the shameful attack on the Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw. There is no place for anti-Semitism in Poland! There is no place for hatred in Poland!" President Duda said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on the 20th anniversary of Poland joining the European Union (EU) along with nine other countries. Taking to X, Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski said, "Thank God no one was hurt. I wonder who is trying to disrupt the anniversary of our accession to the EU." Also watch | US diplomat resigns in protest over the policy in Gaza × “Maybe the same ones who scribbled Stars of David in Paris?” Foreign Minister Sikorski added. Ambassadors of US, Israel arrive at incident site Hours after the attack, ambassadors of the United States (US) and Israel arrived at the incident site with Jewish community leaders and Polish officials representing the president, the national parliament and the city government to condemn the attack, the report further said. Addressing a press conference, US Ambassador Mark Brzezinski said, "The Nożyk synagogue is a symbol of survival, and we stand in solidarity with Nożyk today and tomorrow." (With inputs from agencies)

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