History of the Polish Jews

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The history of the Jews in Poland dates back over a millennium. Poland was home to the largest and most significant Jewish community in Europe and served as the center for Jewish culture, ranging from a long period of religious tolerance and prosperity among the country's Jewish population, to its nearly complete genocidal destruction by Nazi Germany in the 20th century during the German occupation of Poland and the Holocaust.

From the founding of the Kingdom of Poland (10251569) through the early years of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created in 1569, Poland was one of the most tolerant countries in Europe. Known as paradisus Iudaeorum (Latin for Jewish paradise) it became unique shelter for persecuted and expelled European Jewish communities and a home to one of the world's largest and most vibrant Jewish communities. By the mid-16th century 80% of the world's Jews lived in Poland. With the weakening of the Commonwealth and growing religious strife (due to the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation), Polands traditional tolerance began to wane from the 17th century onward. After the partitions of Poland in 1795 and the destruction of Poland as a sovereign state, Polish Jews were subject to the laws of the partitioning powers, primarily the increasingly anti-Semitic Russian Empire, but also Austro-Hungary and Kingdom of Prussia (later known as the German Empire). Still, as Poland regained independence in the aftermath of World War I, it was the center of the European Jewish world with one of world's largest Jewish communities of over 3 million. Anti-Semitism, however, both political establishment and from the general population, common throughout contemporary Europe, was a growing problem.

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[demonicDEBACLE]

I am polish and I more than welcome all the Jews from around the world back into Poland. This is their home as much as it is ours. We are true brothers and sisters. MUCH LOVE FOR THE JEWISH <3

[avegromek]

i miss multicultural poland from the middlewar period, soviets fuck up our demography in 1945

[Lagolop]

A Polish heritage site.

watch?NR=1&v=pidj5rN-u9U

[Lagolop]

@TheSolitaryHeart

Jews are Jews. The original "Israelites" were racially Caucasian. While most Jews are "white" there are Jews of all races and ethnicities. What makes you Jewish is either to be born to a Jewish mother or to convert. Either is as much Jewish as the other.

No matter how you look at Jewish people they are both an interesting and complex group.

[idalyytikainen]

i actually think that the polish jews just faked the holocaust. there is no proof at all, that the holocaust happened. you guys go back to your zog bastard media. aids for jews!

[Trashcansam123]

I just hate it when people think most of Poland is Jewish...ugh, It's very catholic.

[TheSolitaryHeart]

@demonicDEBACLE Aren't Jews Semites so are they "white" in the literal sense. Besides what about Jews of non European origin?

[demonicDEBACLE]

@avegromek

@avegromek

just remember, it was nice because it was WHITE multiculturalism... the jews, ukrainians, belarusians = WHITE.

If you want multiculturalism back in poland, invite them back, but DO NOT invite pakis, indians, arabs, blacks, etc. They will ruin your culture and society. Simply look at the UK.

[demonicDEBACLE]

@Station118

"join Islam" ?! .....excuse me while I LMAO!!!!

[2200outlaw]

as a pole i am ashamed of this, slawa polska katolicka na wieki wieki, death to the jewish world order of satan

[domarat11111]

@Yinhuwuduan Abraham Vidro, "Maariv" 21.07.1971 , you racist khazar pig :P