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Today in History: Polish Neighbors Kill 340 Jews in Jedwabne

7/10/2026

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On 10 July 1941, in Nazi-occupied Jedwabne, Poland, local Polish residents rounded up and killed at least 340 Jewish neighbours, locking many in a barn and setting it ablaze. The massacre, part of the early Holocaust, exemplifies the brutal anti-Jewish violence that spread across occupied Eastern Europe during World War II. It remains a stark reminder of local collaboration in Nazi crimes.

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On 10 July 1941, in Nazi-occupied Jedwabne, Poland, local Polish residents rounded up and killed at least 340 Jewish neighbours, locking many in a barn and setting it ablaze. The massacre, part of the early Holocaust, exemplifies the brutal anti-Jewish violence that spread across occupied Eastern Europe during World War II. It remains a stark reminder of local collaboration in Nazi crimes.