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Holocaust research hinges on Poland libel case Posted February 2, 2021 12:36 PM Updated February 3, 2021 10:13 AM WARSAW, Poland — 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 expected in Warsaw’s district court on Feb. 9 in the case against Barbara Engelking, a historian with the...

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...

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