Voices on the Jedwabne tragedy

The book titled "Sąsiedzi" (Neighbors) by Jan T. Gross, published by Borderland Publising House is now being widely discussed in Poland and abroad. Below we present some English articles and links.

More information you will find in the discussion in the Polish language version.

New added:
- Review of Gross' Sąsiedzi in "Slavic and East European Studies"

Books:
- Yedwabne: History and Memorial Book
- Professor Engel Introduction to "The Neighbours"
- Thou Shalt Not Kill Poles on Jedwabne

Articles:
- Review of Gross' Sąsiedzi in "Slavic and East European Studies"
- Poland Ceremony Honors Massacre Victims by Beata Pasek - "Associated Press" (December 17, 2002)
- The evil that men choose to do by Carol Midgley - "The Times" (November 20, 2002)
- Salting the Wound - "The Warsaw Voice" (November 17, 2002)
- Poland's Jewish Secret Unearthed - "dw-world.de" (November 5, 2002)
- Old crimes found against Polish Jews by Monika Scislowska, Associated Press - "The Boston Globe" (November 3, 2002)
- Poles linked to thousands of Jewish killings by Marta Karpinska, Reuters - "Swiss Radio International" (November 3, 2002)
- Poles committed war-time crimes against Jewish neighbors in 24 locations, new study shows - "The Jerusalem Post" (November 2, 2002)
- Responsible for Remembrance Prof. Leon Kieres, the president of the National Remembrance Institute (IPN), talks to Marcin Mierzejewski - "The Warsaw Voice" (August 4, 2002)
- "They're All Antisemitic There": Aporias of Responsibility and Forgiveness Joanna Zylinska - "Culture Machine"
- Jedwabne is everywhere by Stefan Zgliczynski - "International Viewpoint" (June 2002)
- Discussion Panel at the Annual Meeting of The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America (PIASA) June 8, 2002, Georgetown University, Washington DC; Topic: Jedwabne: A Scientific Analysis
- Gazing into the mirror of Jedwabne by Jan Gross - "The Ha'aretz"
- Poland slams Yad Vashem call to incriminate Poles in massacre - "The Ha'aretz"
- A massacre, yes, but there were righteous gentiles too by Eliahu Salpeter - "The Ha'aretz"
- Polish panel blames Poles for massacre by Yossi Melman - "The Ha'aretz"
- Poland steps forward - "New York Post" (July 15, 2002)
- An Inquiry Confirms a Massacre of Jews by Poles in World War II by Steven Erlanger - "The New York Times" (July 10, 2002)
- No Poles to Be Charged in Massacre by Andrzej Stylinski - "The Washington Post" (July 9, 2002)
- Articles in "Polish Sociological Review" (I'02): A sociologist looks at Neigbors by A. Sułek, How was it possible? by D. Stola, Reflections on the Subject of Polish-Jewish Relations During World War II by B. Engelking, Memory and Oblivion. Extermination in Poles' Collective Experience by K. Kaźmierska, Imaging Jedwabne The Symbolic and the Real by M. Kurkowska-Budzan and reports: Poles' Opinions About the Crime in Jedwabne - Changes in Social Consciousness, Leading Politicians on Jedwabne by J. Frentzel-Zagórska (in *.pdf, 1,02 MB)
- Seen from Jedwabne Anna Bikont
- Unearthing The Polish Past Judith S. Antonelli - "The Jewish Week" (March 1, 2002)
- Investigators say ammo at Polish massacre site wasn't fired by Nazis - "The Associated Press"
- Refrain from using Proposed Text on Plaque Memorializing the Victims of the Jedwabne Massacre - "Yad Vashem"
- Neighbours and a lesson from history by Mary Holland - "The Irish Times" (December 27, 2001)
- Jedwabne: Germans did not shoot - "PAP" (December 20, 2001)
- Ballistics test sheds light on Polish Holocaust massacre - "The Jerusalem Post Newspaper" (December 19, 2001)
- New evidence on Polish massacre - "BBC" (December 19, 2001)
- Reflections on the Jedwabne Debate by Professor Israel Gutman - "Yad Vashem"
- The Deadly Grip Dawid Warszawski - "Wprost"
- What To Read After 9-11 Daniel Schifrin - "The Jewish Week" (November 29, 2002)
- Interview with Jan Tomasz Gross, by David Silberklang - "Yad Vashem" (November 25, 2001)
- Polish ambassador acknowledges villagers' guilt by Etgar Lefkovits - "The Jerusalem Post" (November 25, 2001)
- Menorah for President Kwasniewski - "Wirtualna Polska" (November 23, 2001)
- Ordinary People? Book reveals Poles' involvement in Holocaust by Robert Moyer - "The Winston Salem Journal" (November 11, 2001)
- Families of Murdered Jews Protest Recent Polish Decisions on Jedwabne - "Jewish Post" (October 2001)
- Weekly review of the polish press - on the site of magazine "Znak" (October 8-14, 2001)
- Poland Asks Forgiveness For Jedwabne Massacre by Shmuel Ben Eliezer - "The Jewish Press" (October 7, 2001)
- Poland: In the Shadow of Memory Aron Hirt-Manheimer, The Politics of Apology Morlan Ty Rogers - "Reform Judaism" (Winter 2001)
- Finding ourselves in history a conversation with Jan Tomasz Gross - "Konspekt" (September 2001)
- Old Issues, New Thinking by Robert Leiter - "Jewish Exponent" (August 16, 2001)
- Poland remembers, sort of by Ruth E. Gruber - "Chicago Jewish News"
- Polish Mayor Resigns Over Memorial by Andrzej Stylinski - "Associated Press" (August 6, 2001)
- Polish massacre by Wlodzimierz Rozenbaum - "Chicago Tribune" (August 2, 2001)
- Midweek Perspectives: The case of Jedwabne by Rafal Geremek - "Post-Gazette" (July 25, 2001)
- NEIGHBORLY LOVE by C. Cary Lindsay - "www.pbrla.com" (July 24, 2001)
- Poland Offers a Sorry Apology 60 Years Late by Anne Roiphe - "The New York Observer" (July 24, 2001)
- Solidarity and Missed Opportunities Krzysztof Renik - "The Warsaw Voice" (July 22, 2001)
- Letters at 3AM. Jedwabne's Call by Michael Ventura - "The Austin Chronicle" (July 20, 2001)
- Poland, Country of Paradoxes By JOANNA HELANDER - "Aufbau" (July 19, 2001)
- Jedwabne: The Official Remembrance - "Aufbau" (July 19, 2001)
- Self-Censorship and Jewish Fear - A Talk with Helena Datner in Warsaw by BO PERSSON - "Aufbau" (July 19, 2001)
- As If the Heavens Were Crying by Robert Leiter - "Jewish Exponent" (July 19, 2001)
- All Apologies Marcin Mierzejewski - "The Warsaw Voice" (July 15, 2001)
- Penance From The Poles by Eric J. Greenberg, Polish Awareness - "The Jewish Week" (July 13, 2001)
- A New Poland Sets A Hard Example - "New York Daily News" (July 13, 2001)
- Against the backdrop of a Poland in denial, Jedwabne apologizes by RUTH E. GRUBER - "Jewish Bulletin" (July 13, 2001)
- President confronts 'nightmare' but insists Germans were behind slaughter by Toby Helm - "The Telegraph" (July 12, 2001)
- A Time of Stones; A Place of Words By RABBI YEHIEL E. POUPKO - "Chicago Jewish Community Online"
- Poland's Kwasniewski apologizes for Jedwabne pogrom by Robert Strybel - "www.polishnews.com" (July 2001)
- We beg souls of the dead for forgiveness by ALLAN HALL and MICHAEL BINYON - "The Times" (July 11, 2001)
- At Site of Massacre, Polish Leader Asks Jews for Forgiveness by IAN FISHER - "Reuters" (July 11, 2001)
- Poland says sorry for slaughter of Jews by Kate Connolly - "The Guardian" (July 11, 2001)
- President begs forgiveness for Polish massacre by Derek Scally - "The Irish Times" (July 11, 2001)
- Poland Asks Forgiveness For Jedwabne Massacre by Shmuel Ben Eliezer - "JewishPress.com" (July 11, 2001)
- A Jew at the ceremony Poland apologises for wartime massacre by Toby Helm - "The Daily Photograph" (July 11, 2001)
- Poland apologises to Jews - "Australian Broadcasting Corporation" (July 11, 2001)
- Caddish in Jedwabne - "Życie" (July 11, 2001)
- Day of Repentance - "Życie" (July 10, 2001)
- Analysis: Poland divided on massacre by Jan Repa - "BBC" (July 10, 2001)
- Relatives of Polish Jews bitter over ceremony by Melissa Eddy - "Associated Press" (July 10, 2001)
- Jedwabne, 10th July, 1941 an interview with Paweł Machcewicz, Director Office of Public Education, Institute of National Memory - "Dziennik Polski" (July 10, 2001)
- Sixty years ago... Address by Aleksander Kwasniewski - "Gazeta Wyborcza" (July 10, 2001)
- Hell's last circle by Ignacy Matuszewski - "Rzeczpospolita" (July 10, 2001)
- Jedwabne, that's the new name of the Holocaust by Rev. Stanisław Musiał, S.J - "Rzeczpospolita" (July 10, 2001)
- Regret without Guilt by Prof. Michał Wojciechowski - "Rzeczpospolita" (July 9, 2001)
- Relatives of Massacred Jews Angry - "The Associated Press" (July 9, 2001)
- Poland Finds It Hard to Say Sorry for WWII Pogrom by Justyna Pawlak - "Reuters" (July 9, 2001)
- July 10, 1941, In Jedwabne George F. Will - "Newsweek" (July 9, 2001)
- Prayer For The Victims - "Rzeczpospolita" (July 7-8, 2001)
- Polish History Sheds Light on Turkish Past by Jonathan Eric Lewis - "The Armenian Reporter" (July 2, 2001)
- Jedwabne survivor gives testimony by Etgar Lefkovits - "The Jerusalem Post" (June 27, 2001)
- Program for Jedwabne Memorial Ceremony
- Polish Jews: Memorial Evades The Truth by Eric J. Greenberg - "The Jewish Week" (June 22, 2001)
- Goldhagen for Beginners by Prof. Norman G. Finkelstein - "Rzeczpospolita" (June 20, 2001)
- 'Neighbors' tells gruesome killing of Jews in Poland by John Omicinski - "Usatoday.com" (June 18, 2001)
- Wiesenthal Centre Against New 1941 Pogrom Memorial Inscription - "Simon Wiesenthal Center" (June 15, 2001)
- Constitutional Watch - "East European Constitutional Review" (Spring/Summer 2001)
- THEY HAD VODKA, WEAPONS AND HATE by Anna Bikont - "Gazeta Wyborcza" (June 15, 2001)
- Massacre of Jedwabne Jews Still Tears at Polish Society by ABRAHAM BRUMBERG - "Los Angeles Times" (June 13, 2001)
- Disputed inscription for Jewish massacre monument - "Ha'aretz" (June 13, 2001)
- Jedwabne was not the only place by Sara Bender - "Ha'aretz" (June 12, 2001)
- The murderers aren't named on the memorial by Eliyahu Salpeter - "Ha'aretz" (June 5, 2001)
- Jewish grave controversy deepens by Ray Furlong - "BBC" (June 4, 2001)
- A Bishops' Apology by Marcin Mierzejewski - "The Warsaw Voice" (June 3, 2001)
- Expanding the Scope in Prosecuting Crimes Against Humanity by Michael Ludwig - "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" (June 1, 2001)
- A MONUMENT MADE OF WORDS by Dariusz Stola - "Rzeczpospolita" (June 1, 2001)
- The Slaughter of Jedwabne's Jews - "CenterNews" (Spring 2001)
- The Story of "Neighbors" Jan T. Gross - "Bulletin" (May 2001)
- Exhumation of Massacred Jews Opposed - "The Associated Press" (May 31, 2001)
- History as 'Life in a Jar' Kansas students spread story of real-life heroine by Steven Komarow - "USA TODAY" (May 31, 2001)
- Heroes and Victims ISTVÁN DEÁK - "The New York Review of Books" (May 31, 2001)
- Rabbis try to minimize desecration in exhumation of Polish mass grave - "Ha'aretz" (May 30, 2001)
- Polish Bishops Make Historic Apology - "Peoples's Daily" (May 29, 2001)
- Jews protest opening of Polish mass graves by Yair Sheleg - "Ha'aretz" (May 29, 2001)
- Polish investigators exhume Jewish pogrom victims Kate Connolly "Guardian Unlimited" (May 28, 2001)
- Poland Adjusts Jewish Monument Text - "The Associated Press" (May 28, 2001)
- Analysis: Historic but reluctant apology - "BBC" (May 28, 2001)
- Church apologises for Jewish massacre - "BBC" (May 27, 2001)
- Polish bishops apologize for 1941 massacre - "Ha'aretz" (May 27, 2001)
- Uncovering Polish Mass Grave Begins - "Las Vegas SUN", (May 24, 2001)
- Polish Minister Halts Exhumation at Massacre Site - "Reuters" (May 20, 2001)
- Poland Gives Permission to Exhume - "The Associated Press" (May 19, 2001)
- Polish U-turn on mass grave, Poland allows Jewish mass grave exhumation - "BBC" (May 20, 2001)
- Who pushed the Jews into the barn? by Klaartje Snoeren - "Euro Views" (May 11, 2001)
- History meets resistance in Poland by Beata Pasek - "The Boston Globe" (May 9, 2001)
- Bishops to apologize for 1941 pogrom by Andrzej Stylinski - "The Boston Globe" (May 5, 2001)
- MIDDLE ISRAEL: Between the ADL and the Mossad by Amotz Asa-El - "The Jerusalem Post" (May 3, 2001)
- Polish bishops to apologize to Jews - "The Toronto Star" (May 2, 2001)
- Ghosts of a Massacre by Tadeusz Kucharski - "Time", (May 2, 2001)
- Polish bishops to mark pogrom - "CNN" (May 2, 2001)
- NEIGHBOURS. Poles, Jews and the Aboriginal Question by Martin Krygier - "Australian Book Review" (April 2001)
- Report on the Panel Discussion "Confronting the Holocaust in Poland" by Don Kosin - "Association of Polish-American Professionals" (April 30, 2001)
- Unwelcome bearer of deadly tidings by Yair Sheleg - "Ha'aretz" (April 29, 2001)
- A Walk on the Dark Side - "Radio National" (April 29, 2001)
- It wasn't just Germans - "The Economist" (April 26, 2001)
- Giving new meaning to "mass murder" by Leslie Cohen - "The Jerusalem Post" (April 23, 2001)
- Small Steps by Christopher Orlet - "Central Europe Online" (April 23, 2001)
- A horrendous tale of neighbors by Carl Schoettler - "The Baltimore Sun" (April 22, 2001)
- When Their Neighbors' Indifference Gave Way to Massacre By SAMUEL D. KASSOW - "Forward" (April 20, 2001)
- Polish town confronts its history By Tony Wesolowsky - "Christian Science Monitor" (April 18, 2001)
- Hot Buttons and Warm Reception prepared by Iwona A. Czerwińska - "The Warsaw Voice" (April 15, 2001)
- Polish foreign minister says massacre of Jews will be used to educate his people by Eric Fingerhut - "The Washington Jewish Week" (April 12, 2001)
- How To Talk About Neighbors - The storm over Jedwabne reaches the US by ANDRZEJ W. TYMOWSKI (April 12, 2001), How to talk about Neighbors - Estrangement and Community (Part II) (April 26, 2001) - "Aufbau"
- Interview with Aleksander Kwasniewski, the President of the Republic Poland "Tygodnik Powszechny" (April 11, 2001)
- MEANWHILE Facing an Ugly Truth, Poland Doesn't Blink by Tina Rosenberg - "The International Herald Tribune" (April 10, 2001)
- Polish Deputy Files Charges Against President Over Statements on Jedwabne - "Central Europe Online" (April 10, 2001)
- Righteous by Leon Wieseltier - "The New Republic", (April 10, 2001)
- The Murder of Memory by Jaroslaw Anders - "The New Republic", (April 9, 2001)
- Poland's willing executioners George Steiner - "The Guardian", (April 8, 2001)
- Haunted by Jedwabne's ghosts - "The Sunday Times", (April 8, 2001)
- Debate Intensifies Over Polish Role in Holocaust Massacre - "Central Europe Online" (April 6, 2001)
- Dark Facts From 1941 Scar Poles' Self-Image by DAVID HOLLEY - "Los Angeles Times" (April 5, 2001)
- Polish Society Looks Backward and Inward:Revelations about the slaughter at Jedwabne force Poles to confront their history - "World Jewish Congress" (March 2001)
- The Public Speaks - "The Warsaw Voice" (March 25, 2001)
- Watch Out For The "Neighbors" by Jonathan Mark - "The Jewish Week" (March 23, 2001)
- The Truth of Jedwabne by Richard Kämmerlings - "F.A.Z." (March 22, 2001)
- Coming to Terms With History by Przemyslaw Grudzinski - "The Washington Post" (March 19, 2001)
- Poles' day of shame exposed Paul Heinrichs - on the site: www.theage.com.au (March 18, 2001)
- How Deep the Guilt? by Adam Michnik - "The New York Times" (March 17, 2001)
- Confronting the Truth Book probes Poles' part in Nazi atrocities against Jews by Beata Pasek - "Newsday" (March 15, 2001)
- Poland removes disputed monument to massacred Jews - "Ha'aretz" (March 15, 2001)
- Painful Truth in Poland's Mirror by Peter Finn - "The Washington Post" (March 14, 2001)
- Sixty Years on, Jedwabne Massacre Haunts Poland - "Central Europe Online" (March 14, 2001)
- Embasssy Row by James Morrison - "The Washington Times" (March 13, 2001)
- Acknowledge pogrom, Polish govt. urged by Paula Amann "Washington Jewish Week" (published on: February 8, 2001 last modified on: Mar 12, 2001)
- We must face truth by Selina Mills - "The Times" (March 12, 2001)
- Poles face truth of Jedwabne by Beata Pasek - on the site "CNEWS" (March 11, 2001)
- Revelations of wartime massacre force Poles to examine their past by Ruth E. Gruber "JTA - Global Jewish News" (March 11, 2001)
- Apologies for Jedwabne by Marcin Mierzejewski - "The Warsaw Voice" (March 11, 2001)
- Burnt alive by Roger Boyes - "The Times" (March 9, 2001)
- Army of the Lord By Yoram Bronowski - "Ha'aretz" (March 9, 2001)
- Polish Church Leader Roils Jews Again by Eric J. Greenberg - "The Jewish Week" (March 9, 2001)
- Premier Says Poland Should Not Fear Look at Dark Past - "Central Europe Online" (March 7, 2001)
- Polish town confronts bloody Holocaust past by Justyna Pawlak - "Ha'aretz" (March 7, 2001)
- Jan Gross on Poland's Shame - "The New Yorker" (March 5, 2001)
- Polish Archbishop and President Acknowledge Jewish Massacre - "Central Europe Online" (March 5, 2001)
- Revisiting a Massacre - "Newseek" (March 5, 2001)
- Jedwabne by Sławomir Majman - "The Warsaw Voice" (March 4, 2001)
- Murder Most Foul Abraham Brumberg - "Times Literary Supplement" (March 3, 2001)
- Poland to apologise for WWII Jedwabne Pogrom - "Ha'aretz" (March 2, 2001)
- Closing Old Wounds Marcin Mierzejewski - "The Warsaw Voice" (February 25, 2001)
- Interview by Krzysztof Darewicz in Washington with Leon Kieres, head of the Institute of National Memory (IPN) ("Rzeczpospolita", February 17, 2001)
- In Pursuit Of Justice by Eric J. Greenberg "The Jewish Week" (February 16, 2001)
- BBC release about Jan Gross' meeting with readers in Bialystok, on February 16, 2001
- A Discomforting Read by Marcin Mierzejewski - "The Warsaw Voice" (February 11, 2001)
- Poland's willing executioners? ("Financial Times", February 10, 2001)
- Morlan Ty Rogers: Inroduction to Andrzej Kaczyński's article "Całopalenie" ("Rzeczpospolita", May 5, 2000) and the English version of this article
- Articles and materials translated from the Polish press, available on the site The Jedwabne Tragedy: article by Maciej Łukasiewicz (Rzeczpospolita), an interview with Aleksander Kwaśniewski, special statement by Prime minster Jerzy Buzek, official statement and interview with Prof. Leon Kieres, statement by Józef Cardinal Glemp, Primate of Poland, article by Archbishop Józef Życiński, statement by Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, article by Professor Antoni Gryzyk, open letter regarding Jedwabne to member and sympatizers of the Polish Democratic Left, bishop Gądecki about Jedwabne, a conversation with Michael Schudrich, Rabbi of Warsaw and Łódź, an interview with Jedwabne Rabbi Jacob Baker, an article of the historian Prof. Tomasz Strzembosz, a report by the Polish Press Agency, an article about testimony in the Ludwigsburg archives, articles about revusion of prosecution concerning "Sąsiedzi", a column by Marek Zieleniewski; Jedwabne links on the site "Info-Poland"
- WEEKLY REVIEW OF THE POLISH PRESS: April 30 - May 6, April 23 - 29, April 16 - 22, April 9 - 15, April 2 - 8, March 26 - April 1, March 12 - 18 - on the site of magazine "Znak"



- Polish "Neighbors" and German Invaders: Contextualizing Anti-Jewish Violence in the Białystok District during the Opening Weeks of Operation Barbaross Alexander B. Rossino
- March of the Living: students encounter Poland's tragic past by Eli Rubenstein - on the site "March of the Living"
- NEIGHBOURS On The Eve of the Holocaust on the Canadian Polish Congress website
- Translation of the Jozef Cardinal Glemp's statement for Radio Plus-Jozef and excerpts from an interview given by Poland's president Aleksander Kwasniewski to Sever Plockierov, a journalist of the Israeli daily "Yediot Ahoronot" on February 26, 2001.
- What happened one day in Jedwabne by Simon Redlich
- Discussion on Jedwabne on eGroups website
- The Tragic Events of the Holocaust (www.radzilow.com) - about pogroms in Jedwabne and Radzilow
- "Ideography of public discourse on Jedwabne" by Lucjan Feldman
- Critique on book titled "Neighbors" by M. J. Chodakiewicz

German voices on the Jedwabne tragedy

- Selection of articles on Jedwabne from Polish newspapers (German translation) - "TRANSODRA" (23, 2001)
- Der schönste Tag by Henryk M. Broder and Claus Christian Malzahn - "Der Spiegel" (July 16, 2001)
- Späte Reue by Thomas Roser - "Tagesspiegel" (July 11, 2001)
- Die Lügner sollen sich entschuldigen! by Henryk M. Broder and Claus-Christian Malzahn - "Der Spiegel" (July 10, 2001)
- Die Täter waren Polen an interview with Awigdor Nielawicki, survivor of the pogrom of Jedwabne - "Der Spiegel" (22/2001)
- Vergangenheit, die nicht vergehen will by Joanna Tokarska-Bakir - "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" (May 2, 2001)
- Mutmaßungen über den "Pöbel von Jedwabne" by Hieronim Orzeszek - "Freitag" (March 30, 2001)
- Der Mord von Jedwabne by Basil Kerski - "Neue Zürcher Zeitung" (March 17, 2001)
- In Polen wird man zum Juden gemacht by Konstanty Gebert - "Die Welt" (March 15, 2001)
- Das Schweigen der Bauern "Der Spiegel" (March 2, 2001)
- In deutschem Namen, mit polnischen Händen? by Gerhard Gnauck - "Die Welt" (February 20, 2001)

French voices on the Jedwabne tragedy

- La Pologne demande pardon aux juifs de Jedwabne by Michel Gara - "Le Monde" (July 10, 2001)
- Le pogrom refoulé de Jedwabne by Jean-Jacques Bozonnet - "Le Monde" (July 9, 2001)