This is how Treblinka I, largely Polonised, has become the counterweight to the “Jewish”  Treblinka II. Covered with rows of crosses and appropriated for Catholic rituals, the labour camp and the adjacent area are often referred to in Poland as “our Treblinka”. One objective of Holocaust distortion is to elevate your own suffering to the level of Jewish suffering. Blending the narratives of Treblinka I and Treblinka II, domesticating the name for your own purposes, are important steps in this direction. Not surprisingly, the full name of the onsite museum is now Treblinka Museum, the Nazi German Extermination and Forced Labour Camp (1941–1944), and the medals it awards give the two Treblinkas equal weight. The Treblinka extermination camp, surrounded by monuments of Polish virtue erected by Pilecki people, has become a place where Holocaust de-­judaisation and Holocaust envy come together in the triumphant march of Holocaust distortion.

The memorial techniques are as unsophisticated as they are successful

Polonising Auschwitz

A similar process of Polonisation is underway in Auschwitz. According to polls, close to 50 per cent of Poles primarily whitewash

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