Material published by the Russian security services contains numerous, glaring inaccuracies, notes the museum’s head of research.
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Over 64,000 sign petition demanding education minister be fired for saying “Polish Nazis” built camps
Barbara Nowacka has apologised for the remarks, which she said were a “slip of the tongue”. But the opposition wants her to be fired.
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One in five Poles glad WWII led to fewer Jews in Poland, finds study
The survey revealed that certain antisemitic stereotypes remain common in Poland.
Germany donates €60 million for Auschwitz preservation but rejects Polish war reparation demands
A German MP says it is “morally and politically unacceptable” that his country is rejecting Polish compensation demands.
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.
“Do not be indifferent”: the most powerful (and political) moments from Auschwitz commemoration
Amid the commemorations, politics was never far from the surface.
Auschwitz and the so-called Soviet liberation of Poland
Norman Davies
While the Soviets liberated Auschwitz, they were filling another former Nazi camp, Majdanek, with Polish prisoners.
Polish MEP condemned for comparing treatment of animals to Nazi camps
Sylwia Spurek has been criticised for a Twitter post depicting cattle as Jews in concentration camps.
Record 2.3 million people visited Auschwitz in 2019
The growing number of visitors also brings challenges as the former camp increasingly becomes a tourist destination.
Primary school pupils in Poland stage Auschwitz dance performance, including mock gassing
Children as young as seven acted as prisoners being gassed.
