“Has it really come to the point where the history of the Second World War has to be written for our children by the Germans?”, a PiS MEP asked.
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Polish court orders investigation of postwar forced resettlement of Ukrainians
Around 140,000 civilians, mostly Ukrainians, were forcibly resettled as part of Operation Vistula.
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Forgotten lands? Remembering flight and expulsion in Poland’s former German territories
Marcel Krueger
Civil society groups are helping local communities to engage with their own and the German history.
Poles should be willing to die for their country like the “cursed soldiers”, says PM
Events took place around Poland to mark the National Day of Remembrance of the Cursed Soldiers.
Eighteen Poles honoured by Israel for risking lives to save Jews from Holocaust
Ten more Poles have been named by Israel as Righteous Among the Nations.
From Poland to America: the travels of Bernie Sanders’s father Elias
Jerzy Haszczyński
A century age, Sanders’s father emigrated to the United States – twice.
An unwanted march: Polish nationalists honour anti-communist partisans accused of war crimes
Paulina and Wojciech Siegień
The march has become a controversial annual tradition.
Norman Davies: How I helped a Polish artist return a Jewish baroness’s family silver after 65 years
The historian recalls his role in reuniting Baroness Ruth Deech with her family silver.
Public holiday proposed to mark defeat of Soviets at 1920 Battle of Warsaw
A proposal has been submitted to make 14 August a one-off public holiday to mark the centenary of the Battle of Warsaw.
Former Jewish museum director steps down after standoff with Polish culture ministry
Dariusz Stola withdraws his candidacy after minister refuses to formalise his reappointment as Polin museum director.
Poles see Auschwitz primarily as site of Polish martyrdom not Jewish suffering, finds study
The research also finds significant gaps in factual knowledge about the camp’s victims among Poles.
Polish resistance fighters’ daughter born in communist prison loses court battle
A woman whose mother died while giving birth to her in a communist prison has her claim for 15 million zloty compensation rejected.
“Do not be indifferent”: the most powerful (and political) moments from Auschwitz commemoration
Amid the commemorations, politics was never far from the surface.
“Poles should pay us for liberating them”: Russia responds to Kaczyński’s WW2 reparations call
Kaczyński says that Poland deserves war reparations not only from Germany, but also from Russia.
