Over 1,000 academics have signed a letter in defence of a Holocaust scholar who has been criticised by the Polish government.
Barbara Engelking
Israeli Holocaust institutes support Polish scholar targeted by “disgraceful political attacks”
Barbara Engelking has been condemned by the Polish government for saying that Poles did little to help Jews during the Holocaust.
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No funding for academics “who insult Poles, the greatest victims of WW2”, says education minister
Government figures have criticised a Holocaust scholar for saying Poles did little to help Jews during the war.
Polish TV station investigated over Holocaust scholar’s claim Poles did little to help Jews in WW2
The prime minister condemned Barbara Engelking’s remarks as part of an “anti-Polish narrative”.
Holocaust scholars win appeal against Polish court ruling ordering them to apologise
“Interference in academic research” is not the role of a court, said the judge.
Holocaust scholars lose Polish libel case and must apologise for inaccuracies in book
The case has drawn international concern over academic freedom in Poland.
