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Not long ago, perhaps two years ago it'll be that he left Poland, this former commandant of a penal camp in Jaworzno, rank of general. He was a Jew, but I don't remember what he was called. It was a camp for Poles who were 'Volksdeutsche' or collaborated with the Germans. They were ones that weren't taken into the Polish Army in view of them having such a past. They worked in mines there. And now the Polish authorities are demanding his extradition. [Editor's note: Mr. Glazer is talking about Samuel Morel, commandant of a post-war labor camp in Swietochlowice (not Jaworzno) near Katowice. In April 2004 Poland gave Israel, where Morel now lives, a request for his extradition. The prosecutor with the Institute of National Remembrance (the IPN, which is responsible for tasks including bringing Nazi and Stalinist criminals to justice) has charged Morel with committing crimes against humanity, which are not subject to a statute of limitation. Morel allegedly used torture against the prisoners and according to the prosecutor is responsible for the deaths of over 1,500 people, Poles and Germans who signed the 'Volksliste.' To the end of January 2005 Israel had not responded to Poland's request for Morel's extradition].
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Leon Glazer