Polish Historical Society (United States)

The Polish Historical Society (PHS) is a US based private organisation that conducts research into Polish History with an emphasis on World War II era history and the etymology of Slavic languages.

It has been responsible for a number of notable achievements including the provision of evidence that led to:


 * the release of John Demjanjuk falsly accused by Israel of having been "Ivan the Terrible", a gas chamber operator, at the Treblinka transit camp,
 * the removal of the memorial plaques at the entrance to the Auschwitz Concentration Camp comiserating 4 million murdered with plaques reducing the murder count down to 1.5 million.
 * casting serious doubt on the alleged Babi Yar atrocity in the Ukraine based on aerial photo analysis.

The PHS has a worldwide membership inlcuding Poland, Germany and Australia consisting of professionals in their field. It reguarly publishes discussion papers and research reports for the private sector.