Prior to World War II, anti-Semitism was an increasingly visible factor in Polish society, and gov auth took formal measures to exclude Jews from key sectors of public life.
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On the eve of the Holocaust, Polish Jews made up some 10% of the young country’s population and approximately 1/3 of the res of Warsaw. Disturbed by what they saw as outsized Jewish influence, some Polish politicians pressed for the mass emigration of Poland’s Jewish population
It was against this fractious backdrop that the country found itself in a devastating war
The Nazis viewed Poles as racially inferior and deliberately targeted Poland’s leadership for destruction, killing tens of thousands of Catholic priests, intellectuals, teachers, and
The Nazis viewed Poles as racially inferior and deliberately targeted Poland’s leadership for destruction, killing tens of thousands of Catholic priests, intellectuals, teachers, and
political leaders. The Nazi goal was to decapitate Polish society
The hate was already there, which made it easy for the Poles to follow orders against the Jews. So let's not sugar coat it. Yes the Polish people were executed as well, but let's not pretend their was no
The hate was already there, which made it easy for the Poles to follow orders against the Jews. So let's not sugar coat it. Yes the Polish people were executed as well, but let's not pretend their was no
anti-semitism. Who know what would have happened if the Nazi's didn't occupy. Sounds like Poland was on a similar path.
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