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Their core work

The Polish Center for Holocaust Research is a Warsaw-based academic institution dedicated to the scholarly study of the extermination of Jews during World War II, with particular focus on the Holocaust on Polish territory and the fate of Jewish communities under Nazi occupation. Their researchers produce historical analyses, critical source editions, and testimonial documentation that form the authoritative Polish scholarly record on this subject. Within H2020, their role has been as a specialist contributing node in the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI), providing access to Polish archival holdings and subject-matter expertise to a pan-European research network. They act as the primary bridge between Polish memorial institutions and archives and the broader European academic community working on genocide history and documentation.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

The organization's H2020 trajectory shows no thematic shift — both projects are successive phases of the same European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI), confirming a stable, tightly focused mandate rather than expansion into new fields. The move from EHRI (2015-2019) to EHRI-3 (2020-2025) reflects deepening engagement with a maturing infrastructure rather than any strategic pivot. No keyword data is available to detect subtler internal shifts within this consistent research focus.

This organization is committed to a single, well-defined mission; future collaborators should expect continued specialist involvement in memory studies, historical archive access, and genocide documentation rather than any diversification into adjacent fields.

How they like to work

The organization operates exclusively as a consortium participant across both its H2020 projects, never as coordinator, indicating it functions as a specialist content contributor rather than a project manager or administrative hub. Both projects sit within the same large EHRI consortium, pointing to a preference for stable, long-running multi-partner networks rather than opportunistic project diversification. Despite the narrow disciplinary focus, their 25 unique partners across 18 countries show genuine European-scale embeddedness.

Embedded in the EHRI pan-European consortium with 25 unique partners spanning 18 countries, reflecting the broad geographic distribution of Holocaust research institutions across the continent. No evidence of smaller bilateral or regionally confined partnerships outside this infrastructure network.

What sets them apart

As Poland's dedicated Holocaust research center, this organization holds a position no generalist institution can replicate: direct scholarly authority over the history of the Holocaust in the country where the majority of the killings took place. For consortium builders working on memory studies, historical archive infrastructure, or Holocaust education projects, Polish institutional credibility and primary-source expertise in this domain are difficult to source elsewhere. Their sustained participation across two EHRI funding cycles signals reliability and deep integration into the field's core European network.

Highlights from their portfolio

• EHRI
  The founding phase of the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure — a flagship EU effort connecting over 30 national archives and research bodies into a single searchable platform for Holocaust documentation.
• EHRI-3
  The continuation and expansion of EHRI running through 2025, confirming the organization's retention as a trusted specialist node across the full lifespan of Europe's most significant genocide studies data infrastructure.