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Coming soon:
Denial Is a River
in Poland
On July 4, 1946, more than a year after the Holocaust ended, nearly 50 Jewish survivors were murdered by their Polish neighbors in the town of Kielce. What followed was eight decades of cover-up and denial.
Drawing on 30+ years of research, exclusive interviews, and sealed archives, Denial Is a River in Poland exposes the cover-up and revisionism of a country that has never reckoned with its past. It is a gripping account of survival, betrayal, erasure, and the brave Poles who risked everything to tell the truth.
July 4, 2026, marks the 80th anniversary of the Kielce pogrom. The reckoning can't wait any longer.
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With a Foreword by Dr. Michael Berenbaum, Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at the American Jewish University.
By Yonah Bookstein, Fulbright Fellow, Oxford-educated Scholar, and 30-year investigator of the Kielce pogrom
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Founded by Rabbi Yonah and Rachel Bookstein, Neshama builds on decades of creating Jewish community across Poland, Israel, and Los Angeles. From the legendary Pico Shul to Shabbat Tent at music festivals like Coachella, High Sierra, and Lightning in a Bottle, and Shabbat Lounge at Sundance Film Festival, their work has always been about meeting people where they are and bringing Jewish life to life.
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