07/07/2026
On July 10, 2026, Poland marks the 85th anniversary of the Jedwabne massacre—one of the darkest chapters in its history. On that day in 1941, hundreds of Jews were brutally murdered by their Polish neighbors.
Slawomir Grünberg’s award-winning documentary, The Legacy of Jedwabne, confronts this painful history and explores its lasting moral and historical legacy. At a time when antisemitism, hatred, and historical distortion continue to resurface, the film’s message is more urgent than ever.
Watch the film on Vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/jedwabnehome/117721281
As Video Librarian Magazine wrote:
“The larger message that this film conveys is the perennial need to remain vigilant against ethnic and religious intolerance. A sobering, often unsettling piece of work, this is recommended.”
In the small town Jedwabne in northeast Poland, Jews lived side by side with local Poles for over two centuries, but on July 10, 1941, almost the entire Jewish population of the town was murdered – not by the N***s, but at the hands of their Christian neighbors. This thought-provoking film hopes t...