Anti-Semitism in Poland

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Anti-Semitism in Poland has a long history. Persecution of Jews took place both before, during and after the Second World War.

Anti-Jewish sentiments continued to be present in Poland throughout 20th century and started to diminish only with the end of communist rule in 1989. After the end of World War II they were skillfully used at certain moments by communist party or individual politicians in order to achieve their assumed political goals. Most Jews were deported from Poland in 1968. Still, Anti-Semitic caricatures and opinions are very common in the mainstream press.

The European Jewish Congress warned about anti-semitic policies in Poland in 2004, like destruction of synagogues. According to recent (June 7, 2005) results of research by B'nai Briths Anti-Defamation League, Poland remains among the European countries with the largest percentages of people holding anti-Semitic views.