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Tomasz Greniuch, holding papers, makes a gesture that appears to be a Nazi salute at a far-right event in Poland in 2007. (Bartosz Siedlik, courtesy of Gazeta Wyborcza)

Polish historian resigns state position over 2007 photos of him performing Nazi salute

Tomasz Greniuch’s 2019 appointment had been controversial in Poland because of his ties to a far-right group.

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A swastika on the wall of a Jewish cemetery in Oświęcim, Poland on Jan. 10, 2021. (The Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau)

Swastika graffiti painted on wall of Jewish cemetery near Auschwitz

The incident is a reminder that “we need to keep fighting against all forms of hatred,” the museum wrote.

Jakub Grabowski, AKA Quebonafide, performs in Warsaw, Poland on April 21, 2018. (Wikimedia Commons/ Itokyl)

Polish rapper under fire for calling COVID-19 ‘modern Holocaust’

Quebonafide defended the reference as an homage to another artist’s song and declined a survivor’s request that he apologize.

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Polish Holocaust survivor’s family wins lawsuit for land illegally sold to church by rescuer’s son

An archive picture of Wojciech Rychlewicz. (Courtesy of Israel Hayom)

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Polish diplomat in Istanbul rescued hundreds of Jews from the Holocaust, report says

Jozef Walaszczyk, right, receives a cake on his 101st birthday in Warsaw, Poland on Nov. 12, 2020. (From the Depths)

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Holocaust rescuer’s 101st birthday draws video greetings from 49 countries

Kosher meat from a cow that was slaughtered in Poland in Nov. 2013 carrying a kosher certification from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. (Aryeh Gross)

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Polish government vows to introduce new bill to end ritual slaughter

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Obninsk, Russia, home of the world’s first nuclear power plant, gets its first synagogue

Roman Polanski

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Roman Polanski’s Holocaust saviors to be named Righteous Among the Nations

Jaroslaw Kaczysnki

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Polish parliament votes to ban $1.8 billion industry of kosher and halal meat for export

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