 While Strzembosz initially minimized the participation of Poles in the Jedwabne massacre, emphasizing the role of the Germans, he did not deny Polish involvement and described it as unjustifiable.Struve writes that in Strzembosz's last book, published shortly before his death in 2004, he did not repeat his earlier thesis regarding a marginal Polish role in the Jedwabne massacre, but indeed added evidence that anti-Soviet resistors played a central role in it.Struve concludes his assessment of Strzembosz's historiography with praise for its professionalism, high quality, and sense of patriotic duty..

Tomasz Strzembosz was one of a set of triplets, with Roman-Catholic activist Teresa and law-professor-judge Adam Strzembosz, who served as chief justice of Poland's Supreme Court.