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Polish officials criticize Yad Vashem’s post on social media, days after US official rejects Polish complicity as ‘grotesque falsehood’

JL;DR SUMMARY The debate over Poland's role during the Holocaust has intensified following statements by Thomas Rose, the U.S. ambassador to Poland, who refuted the notion of Polish complicity, equating it to a "grotesque falsehood" akin to antisemitic blood libels. 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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HolocaustYad VashemHolocaust MemorialsHistorical NarrativesJewish Polish RelationsGerman OccupationHolocaust RevisionismThomas RosePolish Complicity

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Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"The new U.S. ambassador to Poland, Thomas Rose, has ignited debate after delivering a speech in Warsaw calling the idea of Polish complicity a grotesque falsehood on par with antisemitic conspiracy theories."
Israel
"Meanwhile, Polish government officials criticized a post by Israels Holocaust memorial about the Holocaust in Poland, in a sign of renewed pressure over public characterizations of Polands role in the Holocaust."

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