The prime minister condemned Barbara Engelking’s remarks as part of an “anti-Polish narrative”.
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Criticism in Israel of government’s “surrender” to Poland as text of Holocaust trip agreement emerges
Israeli Holocaust study groups would have to visit at least one site from a list compiled by the Polish government.
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Holocaust scholars lose Polish libel case and must apologise for inaccuracies in book
The case has drawn international concern over academic freedom in Poland.
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.
Jewish museums in Poland “outraged” by Israelis’ “illegal” removal of artefacts from Warsaw Ghetto
Authorities in Warsaw will notify police of a crime.
Upamiętnienie czy rekreacja? Spory o były obóz koncentracyjny KL Plaszow
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“A hidden hero”: documents reveal how Polish consul helped Jewish WWII refugees
Juliette Bretan
Wojciech Rychlewicz provided Jews with false Catholic baptismal certificates.
Roman Polański honours Polish family who saved him from the Holocaust
“She provided me with shelter, putting her own life and that of her family in danger,” said the director.
Wywiad: Żydowscy policjanci byli jednocześnie narzędziem i ofiarami Zagłady
Agnieszka Wądołowska
Historia żydowskich policjantów to jedno z najbardziej złożonych zagadnień w badaniach nad Holocaustem.
Interview: Jewish ghetto police were both “a tool and a victim of the Holocaust”
Agnieszka Wądołowska
We speak with historian Katarzyna Person about her award-winning research.
Splintered histories: confronting the legacy of wartime pogroms in rural Poland
Agnieszka Wądołowska
A family secret led an author to explore a painful issue.
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.
London play about Polish WW2 hero Karski offers powerful lessons from the Holocaust
Stanisław Skarżyński
The story of a Polish underground courier raises uncomfortable questions about our responses to genocide.
“Do not be indifferent”: the most powerful (and political) moments from Auschwitz commemoration
Amid the commemorations, politics was never far from the surface.