Poland antisemitism

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki

Germans alone responsible for Holocaust, no Polish involvement - Former Polish PM says

Morawiecki's statements on the Holocaust, particularly his 2018 remarks suggesting multiple nationalities, including Jews, were perpetrators, sparked significant backlash.

A Jewish cemetery (illustrative)

Polish city throws children’s bubble party on top of Jewish graves

The former cemetery, now a children’s play area next to an elementary school, was demolished roughly 50 years ago, but the bodies were not removed.

By DINAH SPRITZER/JTA
07/06/2023
Agencja Gazeta/Kuba Atys via REUTERS

Lecture on Holocaust in Poland canceled after far-right lawmaker storms podium

Grzegorz Braun, of the Confederation party, later said he disrupted the event to defend Poland’s good name against Grabowski’s “historical propaganda.” 

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
02/06/2023

Polish gov't attack on Holocaust historian slammed by academia

More than 300 academics and institutions around the world issued a statement condemning the Polish government-led attacks against Polish historian Barbara Engelking.

By DINAH SPRITZER/JTA
30/04/2023
Wikipedia blackout.

Wikipedia’s ‘Supreme Court’ tackles alleged conspiracy to distort articles on Holocaust

A Polish group has taken to Wikipedia to distort Holocaust history – all while finding a way to evade editors on the website.

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
01/03/2023
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