The Auschwitz Museum was among the wide range of Polish officials and institutions to criticise Yad Vashem’s post.
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Polish justice minister pledges investigation into far-right leader’s Auschwitz speech
Grzegorz Braun claimed that the Polish government is “implementing directives presented…by various Jewish organisations”.
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A more nuanced perspective is required than the usual hagiographies.
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