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Old graves at the Jewish Cemetery, one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe, on October 22, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland
Following the interview with Krzysztof Bielawski conducted by Matt Lebovic and published by The Times of Israel on March 5, 2021, I would like, as the Deputy Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport of the Republic of Poland in charge of, inter alia, the remembrance policy, to take the opportunity to comment on the statements raised in the interview.
Jewish Cemetery in Karczew, Poland, 2017 (courtesy: Christian Herrmann/vanishedworld.blog)
Most people assume that Poland’s destroyed Jewish burial grounds were desecrated by the Nazis. An expert on Jewish cemeteries in Poland, however, said Polish citizens likely did more damage after the war than the country’s German occupiers.
Called “The Annihilation of Jewish Cemeteries,” author Krzysztof Bielawski’s book available in Polish examines the erasure of Poland’s Jewish cemeteries since World War II. So far, no book has linked Nazi-era destruction to the ensuing decades, said Bielawski, who is seeking Hebrew and English publishers.
“This work disproves a few myths, including the supposed mass destruction of cemeteries during Kristallnacht and a very common saying that ‘cemeteries were totally destroyed by Germans,’” said Bielawski in an interview with The Times of Israel.