Language:
Dutch
Year of publication:
1990
Titel der Quelle:
Ter Herkenning; tijdschrift voor Christenen en Joden
Angaben zur Quelle:
18,2 (1990) 87-102
Keywords:
Antisemitism
;
Jews History
Abstract:
Surveys the history of the Jews in Poland from the 10th century to the present. Refers to various expressions of antisemitism: in the Middle Ages, isolation, special clothing, Host desecration accusations, the synod of Wrocław (1267) forbidding relations between Christians and Jews and obliging Jews to live in special quarters; later, the Chmielnicki pogroms in 1648, the wave of pogroms from 1881, the myth of a Jewish conspiracy against Poland and of Jewish dominance in trade and the free professions, antisemitism in national politics, and the role of the Catholic Church. Deals briefly with the the World War II period and after, when the return of Jewish refugees brought on new pogroms. In 1968, ca. 20,000 Jews were expelled from Poland. Contends that Polish national aspirations collided with the national aspirations of the Jews, causing mutual animosity. Antisemitism is still present in Poland, based on stereotypes: Jews are seen as enemies of the Church, invaders of society, and conspirators against the Poles.
Note:
From the 10th century to the present.
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