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Stone memorial in Jedwabne dedicated to murdered Jews with Hebrew inscription and pebbles on top
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Jedwabne Pogrom Memorial in Jedwabne

Poland

By Contested Histories Initiative July 2021

The Jedwabne pogrom memorial was renewed in 2001, following controversies surrounding who the perpetrators of the massacre were. This case study explores moral questions over the commemoration and memory of perpetrators, Poland’s responsibility for the slaughter, and how tragic events such as historical pogroms should be commemorated in the contemporary… Read More