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A law prohibiting false accusations of Poland's role in the Holocaust has seen two renowned historians sued for $27,000 in a controversial libel case.

Fears rise that Polish libel trial could threaten future Holocaust research Staff and agencies © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: AP Two Polish historians are facing a libel trial over a book examining Poles’ behaviour during the second world war, a case whose outcome is expected to determine the future of independent Holocaust research under Poland’s nationalist government. A verdict is expected in Warsaw’s district court on 9 February in the case against Barbara E...

Future of Holocaust research in Poland hinges on libel case Vanessa Gera Updated:  Tags:  1943 AP FILE - In this 1943 photo, a group of Polish Jews are led away for deportation by German SS soldiers, during the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto by German troops after an uprising in the Jewish quarter. Two Polish historians are facing a libel trial for a scholarly examination of Polish behavior during World War II, a case whose outcome is expected to determine the fate of independent Holocaust ...

Since it won power in 2015, the conservative ruling party, Law and Justice, has sought to discourage investigations into Polish wrongdoing during the wartime German occupation, preferring instead to almost exclusively stress Polish heroism and suffering. The aim is to promote national pride — but critics say the government has been whitewashing the fact that some Poles also collaborated in the German murder of Jews. The Israeli Holocaust museum Yad Vashem said the legal effort “constitutes ...

194 shares A group of Polish Jews are led away for deportation by German SS soldiers, during the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto by German troops after an uprising in the Jewish quarter, in 1943. (AP Photo) WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two Polish historians are facing a libel trial for a scholarly examination of Polish behavior during World War II, a case whose outcome is expected to determine the fate of independent Holocaust research under Poland’s nationalist government. A verdict is exp...