hɪstˈoːɹiən pˈiːɾɚɹ ˈɑːlɪvɚ lˈoʊw, saɪəntˈɪfɪk vˈaɪsdᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə dˈɔɪtʃᵻz pˈoʊlənˈɪnstɪtˌʌt dʒˈɜːmən pˈoʊlənd ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt, stˈeɪɾᵻd ðætðɪ ˈɔːθɚz ɑːɹ ʌnfəmˈɪlɪɹ wɪððə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ænd hæv ɐ tˈɛndənsi tʊ ˌoʊvɚɹˈɛmfɐsˌaɪz ðə mˌʌltɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl ˈæspɛkt ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə plˈiːz ðə sˈɪɾi kˈaʊnsəl, ðə spˈɑːnsɚɹ ʌvðə bˈʊk.
Historian Peter Oliver Loew, scientific Vice-director of the Deutsches Polen-Institut (German Poland Institute), stated that the authors are unfamiliar with the subject and have a tendency to overemphasize the multicultural aspect of the city in order to please the city council, the sponsor of the book.