Poland

State Dept.: Ritual slaughter ‘important’ to Jewish, Muslim observance

The U.S. State Department regards ritual slaughter as an “important aspect” of Jewish and Muslim religious observance, a spokesman said when asked about Poland’s ban of the practice.

Ban on kosher slaughter stirs unease among Polish Jews

Poland has done much to burnish its philo-Semitic credentials in recent years. But the recent failure to overturn a ban on kosher slaughter is causing some Polish Jews to worry that their country is not as welcoming as they once thought.