Polish Holocaust researchers ordered to apologize for 'inaccuracies' in controversial ruling

A controversial court ruling in Poland has ordered prominent Holocaust scholars Jan Grabowski and Barbara Engelking to issue public apologies for alleged 'inaccuracies' in their research. The case, brought by a private plaintiff, is backed by government-affiliated organizations and media. The ruling has been condemned as creating a 'climate of fear' and targeting Poland's most renowned Holocaust researchers. The scholars' work had documented instances of Poles selling water to Jews packed in cattle cars en route to the Treblinka extermination camp, a fact that challenges national narratives of heroism. The decision has sparked international concern over academic freedom and historical memory in Poland.