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Poland votes for its next president, with Polish-Jewish history on the ballot

JL;DR SUMMARY Poland's presidential election pits liberal-centrist Rafał Trzaskowski against right-winger Karol Nawrocki, with significant implications for Poland's engagement with the EU, democratic norms, and historical narratives. 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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HolocaustPolandLaw And Justice PartyEuropean UnionPolish Jewish HistoryElectionRafał TrzaskowskiKarol NawrockiNationalist Narratives

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Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"Trzaskowski, the liberal-centrist mayor of Warsaw, and Karol Nawrocki, a right-wing historian who has helmed a nationalist effort to rewrite Polands role in the Holocaust."
Wrocław, Lower Silesia, Poland
"He also referred to the Righteous Among the Nations during a debate with Trzaskowski, saying that we have to defend the good name of the Poles from researchers. said Maria Ferenc, a Holocaust researcher at the University of Wrocaw."
Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland
"He left in 2017 to work at the American Jewish Committee and later Krakows Jewish Community Center, rejoining the ministry only under the current government in 2025."

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