Future of Holocaust research in Poland hinges on libel case

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two Polish historians are facing a libel trial for a scholarly examination of Polish behavior during World War II. The judge’s ruling in the case is expected to determine the fate of independent Holocaust research under Poland’s nationalist government. A verdict is expected in Warsaw’s district court on Feb. 9 in the case against two scholars with the Polish Center for Holocaust Research in Warsaw. It is the first major legal test in the wake of a 20