BRUSSELS (EJP)—The Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) mourned the tragic untimely passing of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and many senior personalities of the Polish society. „We will sadly miss this leader who had a close relationship to the Jewish community and to Israel, both as Mayor of Warsaw and as President of the Republic of Poland,” the RCE said in a statement. Lech Kaczynski died Saturday in a plane crash in Russia. „As a great friend and national leader, we warmly recall his sympathy not just with words,…

Jews in Poland joined in mourning the victims of a plane crash that took the lives of President Lech Kaczynski and dozens of other members of Poland’s leadership. Memorial services were scheduled in synagogues in Warsaw and Krakow, and Jewish organizations and cultural centers canceled their programs during the week of national mourning declared by the government. „In the face of an unimaginable tragedy we join the victims’ families and the whole country in grief and sorrow,” said Joachim Russek, director of the Judaica Foundation Center for Jewish Culture in…

President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi joined other world leaders and top-ranking military officers in extending condolences to the government, people and army of Poland as well as to the families of the victims of the plane crash that took the lives of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife, Maria, and other senior dignitaries and military personnel. Also among the dead were relatives of Polish prisoners of war, mainly armed forces officers…

April 11, 2010 Toronto—”Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) mourns the tragic passing of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, Mrs. Maria Kaczynska and the other passengers who   perished in this horrific accident,” stated CJC President Mark J. Freiman. “President Kaczynski played a major role in the growth and revitalization of modern Poland and its development as a valued democratic member of the European Union and the international community at large. We extend our deepest sympathies to the people of Poland on this terrible loss.” Congress CEO Bernie M. Farber added, “Madame Kaczynska was…

Prezydent Szimon Peres wystosował oficjalne kondolencje, rozpoczynając je słowami: ”Państwo Izrael wstrząśnięte jest straszną katastrofą i łączy się wyrazami współczucia z narodem polskim i całym światem demokratycznym”. Przedstawiciele izraelskich władz podkreślają, że Lech Kaczyński uważany był za przyjaciela Izraela. Premier Benjamin Netaniahu: ”Łączymy się z narodem polskim w wielkiej żałobie związanej ze śmiercią Prezydenta Kaczyńskiego, jego małżonki i członków polskiej delegacji. Znałem Pana Kaczyńskiego jako polskiego patriotę, wielkiego przyjaciela Izraela i przywódcę, który działał na rzecz swoich obywateli oraz dla promocji pokoju i dobrobytu na świecie. Prezydent Kaczyński przewodził ważnemu…