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Contrary to recent op-ed's conclusions, ADL report on antisemitism on Wikipedia is accurate

JL;DR SUMMARY Jan Grabowski, a professor of history at the University of Ottawa, defends the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) report on antisemitism in Wikipedia against criticisms by historian Shira Klein. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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AdlHolocaust DistortionShira KleinWikipediaJan GrabowskiPolish Nationalist NarrativeSystemic ProblemsHistorical ScienceResearch Findings

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"I am a professor of history at the University of Ottawa, and two years ago, I co-authored with Klein a major academic article on Wikipedias intentional distortion of the history of the Holocaust."
Poland
" In one instance, a group of Polish editors appears to have engaged in coordinated efforts to insert a Polish nationalist narrative into articles on the Holocaust in Poland, downplaying Polish responsibility and blaming Polish Jews."

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