Two Poles, Roman and Vladimir Switenko–a father and son–were sentenced to death in Warsaw for participating in a massacre of 6,000 Jews in Southern Poland in 1942, it was reported here today. They were recognized by the only survivor of the massacre, a woman, who testified against them at the trial.
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