U.S. Ambassador: Jedwabne pogrom was an exception, few Poles betrayed their Jewish neighbours

U.S. Ambassador to Poland Tom Rose, marking the 85th anniversary of the Jedwabne pogrom, stated that the massacre was an exception rather than the rule in Nazi-occupied Poland. He emphasised that few Poles betrayed their Jewish neighbours despite Nazi attempts to implicate the entire nation in the murder of Jews. The comments addressed one of the most sensitive issues in Polish-Jewish historical relations.

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