During the German Nazi occupation of Poland, Poles killed at least 340 Jews on July 10, 1941. Some Poles want the massacre site excavated to uncover possible evidence that Germans ordered Polish villagers to do the killings. The Polish government says it is considering carrying out exhumations at a World War II-era site where Jews were burned alive in a barn by their Polish neighbors, something which would violate Jewish religious law. (Czarek Sokolowski, File/Associated Press)The Jedwabne pogrom was one of several massacres carried out by Poles during the German occupation. Poland was occupied by Nazi Germany for more than five years during World War II.

Source: Washington Post March 06, 2019 17:03 UTC