holocaust in poland

Poland isn’t the only country trying to police what can be said about the Holocaust

Countries such as Ukraine, Lithuania and Latvia have also been accused of whitewashing the past. But they haven't received the widespread condemnation that Poland has.

Polish president signs bill on Holocaust rhetoric, drawing rebuke from US

The “enactment of this law adversely affects freedom of speech and academic inquiry,” said U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

Polish president to sign Holocaust rhetoric bill and refer it for judicial review

Andrzej Duda's move advances the bill that has been harshly criticized by Jewish groups and Israeli politicians.

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Debate over Polish Holocaust law prompts an anti-Semitic media backlash

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Chief rabbi of Ukraine wants Holocaust program moved to his country to punish Poland

Culture

Poland wants to ban the term ‘Polish death camps.’ There are historical inaccuracies on both sides of the debate.

Global

Arkady Wajspapir, key figure in Sobibor Uprising, dies at 96

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How this 31-year-old Londoner became Poland’s best-known (and most controversial) Jew

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Krakow opens first kosher hotel post-Holocaust

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Poland appoints ex-banker with Jewish roots as prime minister

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