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Polish Gov’t Launches Auschwitz Probe

The capture and prosecution of Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk in the U.S. earlier this year has prompted the Polish government to launch another hunt for any remaining staff members from Auschwitz who could still be at large.

Posted on Nov 11, 2011 READ MORE  |  5 COMMENTS


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Poland Considers June Vote, President’s Burial Site

It’s looking like the Polish people will vote for the replacement of their late President Lech Kaczynski, lost in last weekend’s plane crash in Russia, on June 20, giving the grieving nation a little extra time to gear up for the election.  (continued)

Posted on Apr 14, 2010 READ MORE  |  1 COMMENT


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Polish Mourners Gather to Honor President and First Lady

Throngs of Polish mourners gathered to pay their respects to their late President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, Maria Kaczynska, whose bodies lay in closed coffins in Warsaw’s presidential palace Tuesday as the investigation into the plane crash that killed them and 94 others in Smolensk, Russia, continued.

Posted on Apr 13, 2010 READ MORE


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Three Jailed for Auschwitz Sign Heist

Stealing the infamous “Work Sets You Free” sign from Auschwitz has landed three men in the slammer. On Thursday, a Polish court in Krakow doled out relatively short prison sentences to the trio, who admitted to the crime and thus skipped a trial. (continued)

Posted on Mar 18, 2010 READ MORE


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