Language:
English
Year of publication:
2004
Titel der Quelle:
Studies in Contemporary Jewry
Angaben zur Quelle:
20 (2004) 199-226
Keywords:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
;
Antisemitism History 1945-
;
War crime trials
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Abstract:
Describes discrimination against Jews in postwar Poland as a combination of continuing popular antisemitism and refusal of the authorities, particularly the communist regime, to show any sympathy for the suffering of Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. When Poles refused to restore Jewish property or, partly spurred by blood libel charges, attacked Jews both in small towns and in cities like Kielce and Kraków, communist authorities not only used nationalist rhetoric but also employed the courts and other institutions to block attempts by Jews to fight discrimination (e.g. in employment). Due to their desire to secure support among the Poles, the communists encouraged Jews to emigrate.
Note:
Appearead also in "Lessons and Legacies" VII (2006) 66-100.
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