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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vanessa Gera

Auschwitz museum criticizes use of death camp in politics after ruling party uses it in political ad

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The Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial museum has denounced a political spot by Poland's ruling party that uses the theme of the Nazi German extermination camp to discourage participation in an upcoming anti-government march.

The state-run museum attacked “instrumentalization of the tragedy” of the 1.1 million people who were murdered at the site during World War II, arguing that it is an insult to their memory.

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