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Controversial Containers Spark Debate at Jedwabne Memorial

4/18/2026

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Two shipping containers were installed at a memorial site in Jedwabne, promoting a revisionist narrative of 1941 massacre of Jews by Polish residents.
Right-wing activist Wojciech Sumlinski celebrated the installation, claiming it counters what he calls the "Jedwabne lie".
Abraham Waserstein, a descendant of a massacre survivor, criticized the containers as a "denial museum" and called for removal.
The investigation continues as the 85th anniversary of the pogrom approaches.

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Two shipping containers were installed at a memorial site in Jedwabne, promoting a revisionist narrative of 1941 massacre of Jews by Polish residents.
Right-wing activist Wojciech Sumlinski celebrated the installation, claiming it counters what he calls the "Jedwabne lie".
Abraham Waserstein, a descendant of a massacre survivor, criticized the containers as a "denial museum" and called for removal.
The investigation continues as the 85th anniversary of the pogrom approaches.