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Polish group uncovers forgotten 'dispersed Holocaust' sites

Luisa von Richthofen | Monika Sieradzka
January 26, 2025

Many Holocaust victims were not murdered in concentration camps, but killed by Nazis in mass shootings elsewhere. The Polish organization Zapomniane wants to keep the memory of what's known as the "dispersed Holocaust" alive.

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