Ryszard Bender

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Ryszard Bender

Ryszard Bender (born February 16, 1932 in Łomża) – Polish politician and historian, specialist of history of January Uprising.

He is professor of History on John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.

In 1976-1980 and 1985-1989 he was deputy of Sejm. In 1991-1993, 2005-2007 senator. In 2007 elected from list of Law and Justice. Bender has been accused of antisemitism and Holocaust denial after he said that Auschwitz was "not a death camp" but a "labour camp".^[1] He later said his remarks were taken out of context. He has also spoken out in defense of Dariusz Ratajczak.^[2]

References

↑ Tory ally who Auschwitz a labour camp is honoured
↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=YB-ZwiBf5HgC&pg=PA159&vq=bender&dq=Dariusz+Ratajczak&source=gbs_search_s&sig=AW1WWfW6_m333_NgtmJKbTddKtw#v=onepage&q=bender&f=false

External links

Official website of Ryszard Bender

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 2513472 LCCN: n81150029 ISNI: 0000 0000 8081 7969 GND: 120571420 BNF: cb12172442k

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