Grzegorz Braun
Polish politician, film director, documentary filmmaker and Catholic activist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Grzegorz Michał Braun (born March 11, 1967)[1] is a Polish politician, having served as a member of the Polish parliament since 2019 in representing the Konfederacja ("Confederation") party.
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Early life
Grzegorz Braun was born in Toruń, Poland.[2][better source needed] He is the son of Kazimierz Braun, a theater director, and Zofia Reklewska-Braun, a journalist.[3][4][better source needed] He studied Polish philology at the University of Wrocław, where he completed his master's degree.[2][5][better source needed]
Career
Grzegorz Braun is known for his work as a film director and screenwriter. He directed several documentaries, often focusing on Polish history and politics. Notable works include Towarzysz generał and Transformacja.[clarification needed] He has also taught at various academic institutions, including the University of Wrocław and University of Opole.[2][5]
Politics
Braun's political career began with his candidacy for President of Poland in the 2015 election, where he ran as an independent and received 0.83% of the votes. In 2019, he was elected to the Polish parliament as a representative of the Konfederacja.[5] Within the parliament, Braun is known for his highly conservative and nationalist views. He strongly opposes the European Union, backing Polish independence and traditional values.[2][5][better source needed]
Loss of parliamentary immunity
On May 6, 2025, the European Parliament removed his parliamentary immunity, meaning that he could be charged for any crimes he might have committed.[6]
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Personal life
Grzegorz Braun is married to Aleksandra Gruziel. He continues to be active in both his political and film-making careers, balancing his roles as a lawmaker and an artist.[7][better source needed]
Controversies
Antisemitism
2023
In June 2023, Canadian historian Jan Grabowski[a] held a seminar on Poland's history of antisemitism in Warsaw. Grzegorz Braun smashed Grabowski's microphone and forced the seminar to be cancelled.[9] During the 2023 Hanukkah, he put out a menorah with a fire extinguisher in the Polish parliament.[10] He was expelled from the parliament and charged with hate crimes.[10] He was heard accusing Jews of being the "enemies of Poland" trying to "take over Poland"[11] and "place Poles in reservations".[12] Braun's behavior caused global outrage.[11] Despite Braun's actions, he was elected to the European Parliament in June 2024.[13]
2024
In December 2024, Braun held protests outside the Polish parliament while the Hanukhah was celebrated inside. He repeated the false claims that "non-Jews are treated as cattle in Judaism", accusing Jews of wanting to turn Poles into "slaves" and "subhumans" as Nazi Germans did.[14] His views are shared by many Western "anti-Zionists".[15]
2025
He publicly denied that gas chambers were used in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, calling them “a fake”, and claimed that the Jewish ritual murder is a fact. [16]
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Footnotes
- A chair professor of history at University of Ottawa who won several awards for his books about the Holocaust in Poland.[8]
References
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