Rare ceremony held at Wroclaw synagogue a day after 75th anniversary of German attack on Poland, which sparked World War II and Holocaust.

Russian president is among some 70 heads of state from around the world who have already confirmed their participation in International Holocaust Remembrance Day event, which will mark 70 years since end of World War II.

Jewish Agency expects 6,000 new immigrants to arrive by end of 2014, cites anti-Semitism and Europe's largest Muslim community as cause for increase.