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Bratwurst Boy
  Jun 26, 07, 17:46  #91

Quoting: horunPoland
come on Katyn always
was, be, and will be russian murder and they must take historical responsible for that bbut to this day they think that nothing specia heppend..


Huh?

They still deny that they did that???


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Gad [Guest]
  Jun 26, 07, 17:48  #92

Quoting: Bratwurst Boy
They still deny that they did that???

Exactly.

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Bratwurst Boy
Edited by: Bratwurst Boy  Jun 26, 07, 18:01  #93

Quoting: Gad
Hey, how many polish movies have you watched till today?


I watched a movie about the Warschauer uprising...also by Wajda (I think)...I still remember the tunnels...quite moving!

Do you mean polish movies or movies about Poland?


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Bratwurst Boy
  Jun 26, 07, 18:02  #94

Quoting: Gad
Exactly.


Now...then then russian reaction to that movie will be quite interesting...


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Gad [Guest]
  Jun 26, 07, 18:05  #95

Quoting: Bratwurst Boy
Now...then then russian reaction to that movie will be quite interesting...

Good point. Can`t wait.

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Clever [Guest]
  Jun 26, 07, 22:05  #96

Quoting: horunPoland
Katyn was always russian fault and that doesn't changed from 1940. only russian want to blame for that murder Germans....

My grantfather brother was killed in Miednoje so all my live (i was born in 1979) i knew who russian are... my father knew that from his born in 1950 so ....come on Katyn always
was, be, and will be russian murder and they must take historical responsible for that bbut to this day they think that nothing specia heppend..


More accurately, it was jewish murder. Many jews had very prominent positions within the Soviet government, and the Talmud teaches jews to kill the intelligencia of any ethnic group that they happen to be living with.

Here's the quote
Genocide Advocated by the Talmud

Minor Tractates. Soferim 15, Rule 10. This is the saying of Rabbi Simon ben Yohai: Tob shebe goyyim harog ("Even the best of the gentiles should all be killed").


revisionisthistory.org/talmudtruth.html

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Patrycja19
  Jun 26, 07, 23:16  #97

Quoting: Gad
Yeah. Andrzej Wajda`s story. But who else in Europe cares?


everybody cares.. but we have to learn from all of it..

I am glad that this has settled and is now a conversation and not a fighting fest

:))


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Sivanne
  Jun 27, 07, 02:58  #98

Quoting: Meg

I would recommend looking up Jewish sites and, if possible, making contacts with Jewish folks in Poland. In my initial research into things Polish, I've found two Jewish sites that look good. One is jewish.org.pl, though it's in Polish only (several links to it note it as English/Polish bilingual, but clearly it isn't). All their stuff looks really interesting though - for example, they have a big story up already on the cornerstone laying for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews that took place in Warsaw today.

Also, the Polish Jews Forum looks like it might be helpful - it is definitely in English and Polish! However, the forum part itself looks like it's only in Polish. :^( Still, you might be able to get some information there.

Unfortunately (until one knows Polish much better, anyway!), most Polish-Jewish websites seem to be Polish only.

Thank you very much Mag!!. Your info is very helpfull! :-)

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Matyjasz
  Jun 27, 07, 04:17  #99

Quoting: Bratwurst Boy
Huh?

They still deny that they did that???



Yeltsin
confessed that it was their fault, but Putin decided to go back to their previous politics and denied.


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ShelleyS
  Jun 27, 07, 06:52  #100

Quoting: Bratwurst Boy
LISTEN TO THE JEWS...


Everybody looted - but lets face it as it's been said, had the Germans kept their mits of Poland (plus everywhere else) this would not have happened..

BTW my best friends mother is German, her parents came over just before America became involved, guess what their house was looted by Amercian soldiers....

So you see, everyone was at it...

As for jewish people being murdered by Polish people - I dont know, but the Germans certainly did their best to wipe them out....


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Meg
  Jun 27, 07, 18:04  #101

Quoting: Sivanne
Thank you very much Mag!!. Your info is very helpfull! :-)

Well, good luck with your search! I'm glad you found my post - I was afraid it had gotten lost among all the "discussion" here! :^)


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shopgirl
  Jun 29, 07, 21:03  #102

Quoting: Bratwurst Boy
Accepting wrong doings doesn't make you a weakling but gives you a better image internationally!

A better image, period! Everyone has more respect for those who are strong enough to admit a mistake. :)


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shahama
  Jul 30, 07, 13:32  #103

There is a Jewish Polish woman who started collecting pictures of Jews from before the war and displaying them in exhibitions first in Warsaw then in the US and around the world.

shalom.org.pl/eng/
"The photographs were sent mostly by Poles - Polish families, neighbors, and friends."

Why has this interesting thread gone off topic and downhill? What are you guys fighting about? My guess is that you are probably second or third generation after the war yet throwing accusations as if you were all there. The Nazis are to blame. Some Poles cooperated in the killing and stealing as did citizens of every other European country. Thousands of Poles also risked their lives to help Jews, more than any other country. Most probably just tried to survive themselves. Look prejudice and suspicion is part of the human condition, mamalian condition for that matter. We need to recognize it and fight it in others and in ourselves.

Shahama (from US and Israel with Polish roots)

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eric_the_nave
  Jul 30, 07, 16:07  #104

There were a lot of anti-semites in Poland – the Jedwabne massacres were terrible and you Poles would be better off not denying that.

Which of course you haven’t – an apology was issued by your President in 2001 I believe. Which kind of flies in the face of people who claim you never apologised.

However the attempts to compare Polish anti-semitism with nazi anti-semitism or even to say that Polish anti-semitism was worse than in other occupied countries is absurd but I’m afraid to say pretty common.

Firstly Poland never collaborated with the Nazis. The Nazis never managed to set up a puppet government in Poland unlike in every other country they occupied. They never managed to form a Polish division to fight for them – again unlike in every other country they occupied.

Also unlike every other country they occupied, there was an automatic death penalty for entire families if they were caught sheltering Jews. The Nazi regime was far more brutal in Poland than in Western Europe and Czechoslovakia. Food rations were much lower. Your intellectuals and nobility were generally slaughtered.

Nevertheless there are more Poles than any other nationality recognized by the Israeli Yad Vashem Institute – The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem, as “Righteous Among the Nations.” These were people that risked their lives to save Jews. People who were caught doing so and who were subsequently killed along with the Jews they were sheltering are not included on this list.

Zegota was the only branch of any resistance movement in all of the occupied countries dedicated solely to saving Jews. The Polish government in exile tried to make people believe what was going on but were generally disregarded.

Despite all of this the belief that the Poles were generally anti-semitic sadistic killers has grown over the years whereas such stories from other occupied countries are normally swept under the carpet. This is because Western European countries grew strong and powerful after the war and had an interest and in presenting the positive face of their WW2 involvement. Poland on the other hand had Soviet lackeys in power who wished to undermine the reputation of it’s home army (who they normally imprisoned). These Polish governments could not care if the West regarded Poles as generally anti-semitic.

It is also important now for you younger Poles to get to know both the good and dark side of your history. Like I say most of us in the West are really only aware of the darker side.

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witek
  Jul 30, 07, 19:53  #105

Quoting: eric_the_nave
There were a lot of anti-semites in Poland – the Jedwabne massacres were terrible and you Poles would be better off not denying that.


If Poles were so anti-semetic then why did Jews live and prosper in Poland for approx. 700 years? Also it must be noted that Poland had the biggest Jewish population (after the U.S.) before the outbreak of World War II.

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eric_the_nave
  Jul 31, 07, 00:46  #106

Quoting: witek
If Poles were so anti-semetic then why did Jews live and prosper in Poland for approx. 700 years? Also it must be noted that Poland had the biggest Jewish population (after the U.S.) before the outbreak of World War II.



Read the rest of the post. There were a lot of anti-semites everywhere in Europe.

And yes I agree that Poland was light years better than every other nation in Europe in the middle Ages.

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eric_the_nave
  Jul 31, 07, 00:51  #107

Also note that when I say "a lot of Poles were", it is a lot different to saying "most Poles were"

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Vanguard
  Jul 31, 07, 01:09  #108

Who cares if some Polish people ended up with a few Chatchkies?

I've seen a picture of a huge synagoge in Poland. It is currently an electronics store.

There is another picture of a synagoge in South Africa that has been turned into a fried chicken shop.

Jews got compensated in a big way, anyway, they got Palestine, so what's the big deal?

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Patrycja19
  Jul 31, 07, 01:12  #109

Quoting: Bratwurst Boy
"...I would like to characterize the attitudes of Poles toward Jews and, in general, toward the acts of extermination of Jews. The lower classes of the townspeople as well as the peasants oriented themselves to which-ever way the wind was blowing. They understood that they had an opportunity to enrich themselves, one that came only in a great while. One could pillage without penalty, steal, kill people, so that many using the slogan “now or never” got to work. They raised their hands to heaven, thankful for the favor that they had lived to see such times...They considered themselves innocent. After all, the Germans were responsible...."



I am thinking this is made up for those who want to convince themselfs..
the real truth is,, Germans and Russians had some meat on their bones in
1945.. they didnt look starved.. and they wore some heavy warm clothing
to which I could see Poles, Jews ( who were spared) etc etc maybe looting to
find something to eat and put on.. what the hell would anybody do in that
situation.. the British and American army was there, but hell, to that many
starved people coming out of a camp.. what they hell would you do??

tell ya what i would do.. plant my arse in a vacant home and who the hell cares
who lived there,, I want my life back thats what!!!

give me food, shelter, and medication... anything to my survival..
and I seriously doubt that much was left after people were loaded onto trains
to go to their death.


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Vanguard
  Jul 31, 07, 01:14  #110

The whole Jedwabne thing is just anti-polish propaganda coming from jewish sources.

They control 95% of the world's mainstream media, and are constantly attempting to get their victims on a guilt trip. Don't fall for their lies.

Fight jewish propaganda at every opportunity. Counter every lie. Fight back against Jewish lies on the internet.

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shahama
  Jul 31, 07, 11:10  #111

Unfortunately instead of having a civilized discussion those interersted in an outlet for their racism and propoganda (on all sides) are dominating this forum.

These are the rules, where is the moderator? :

Stay on topic. If your post is not related to this thread, create a new thread or post here.
- Do not insult or harass others, play nicely!
- Do not personally attack others to avoid temporary or permanent suspension.

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Sivanne
  Aug 10, 07, 05:35  #112

yes but stay on topic!

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isthatu
  Aug 11, 07, 12:18  #113

No idea where it all comes from but when I was last at Kola market there were certainly a lot of those silver pointy sticks and candle holders,mind you lots of jerry stuff ,soldbuchs etc and ,er,wigs aswell....so I suppose 60 year old junk does surrface everywhere. In the parts of Warsaw I know people those old enough,ex AK fighters and others have nothing from their pre war/ powstanie warszawskie days ,only items dragged from the rubble that those "civiliesd" germans deemed worthless such as sheet music and Polish books . So even though I understand the motive(innocent) behind the specifically jewish question why diffirentiate between Poles who untill the invasions(or in the more zionist shtetls) would only once a week be different? As always it drags out the worst in some people,those bizzare "protocols of the elders of zion" quoters................and others with a slight rose tint on their respective histories.
First off, eric the knaves post is spot on,good to highlight zhegota et al
but other posts are rather simplistic/rose tinted. To say that there were no,zero Polish colaberators is fancifull to say the least.If this was the case why were a large proportion of the Home Armies k diw targets Polish nationals? Every country has turn coats and spivs ,Poland just happened to have far less+a more effective underground state to enforce Polish law.
And on that topic,can any anti poles name another country who's underground army actually attacked and liberated a Death Camp? no,didnt think so,look up Goose Farm.
As for the german guy trying to insinute some sort of parrallel with Nazi and Polish history,get over yourself. Europe is bored sick of "ze Germans" cod tears for crimes commited 60+ years ago,and so are you lot from what I hear. Isnt Germany now trying to declare the Allied bomber crews(53thousand brit/commenwealth dead helping to free europe) as war crimenals on a par with the SS. Good boze man,now that takes the biquies and no mistake No, To quote basil fawltey. You started it,you invaded Poland.
Oh,and now trying to get back land owned by f**king volksdeutsche during the occupation,thats just twisted........
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Wroclaw
  Aug 11, 07, 13:29  #114

Quoting: isthatu
Goose Farm.


Did a look up. Interesting.


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Lukasz
  Sep 2, 07, 07:56  #115

Hi i think that it will be wery hard to find something belonging to jews comunity in houses, basements ect. Just because those things becomed valuable sewral years ago. And I think that it will be very difficult to find something, even small.


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island1
  Sep 20, 07, 15:36  #116

Saw a very interesting documentary on the BBC about a Jewish guy who went back to Poland after 60 years. He left as a very small child when his family managed to escape to the UK. He went to a small town (don't remember where) and tried to visit the house that his family once lived in. The current Polish owner was, not unnaturally, extremely suspicious about who this guy was and only let him in after much persuasion (and, who knows, a bit of cash from the producer perhaps). The Jewish guy found it a moving experience and even remembered a couple of items of furniture, a big oak table for example. The Polish owner insisted that he had bought the table 'a couple of years ago.'

Anyway, long story short, the guy went back about six months later and found that the Polish owner had almost completely demolished his own house searching for the 'Jewish gold' that he was convinced must be hidden somewhere.

There are countless urban legends in Poland of people finding gold or gems or other valuable items that were hidden by desperate Jews just before they were carted off to the death camps. I don't know if any of them have been shown to be true.

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Slick77 [Guest]
  Sep 20, 07, 16:24  #117

Quoting: island1
The current Polish owner was, not unnaturally, extremely suspicious about who this guy was and only let him in after much persuasion (and, who knows, a bit of cash from the producer perhaps).


Of course, you cannot get anything for free from those suspicious and greedy Poles. You have to pay those Pollacks to even get a glass of water.

Quoting: island1
Anyway, long story short, the guy went back about six months later and found that the Polish owner had almost completely demolished his own house searching for the 'Jewish gold' that he was convinced must be hidden somewhere.


Surely, those gold-hungry Poles would do anything to get their hands on your precious Jewish gold.

Quoting: island1
There are countless urban legends in Poland of people finding gold or gems or other valuable items that were hidden by desperate Jews just before they were carted off to the death camps. I don't know if any of them have been shown to be true.


I shall have my own house torn apart to see if there is any Jewish gold left hidden in the walls.

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plk123
Edited by: plk123  Sep 20, 07, 16:30  #118

Quoting: Bratwurst Boy
But Germans are tougher than Poles....we at least acknowledged what happened...takes guts to do this...guts you don't have!




what? guts about killing millions of innocent jews, poles and others?.. guts about stealing a butt load of stuff? guts about destrying thousands of years of history? guts about torturing people? guts about what? tell me more.


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Grzegorz_
  Sep 20, 07, 16:32  #119

Quoting: island1
Anyway, long story short, the guy went back about six months later and found that the Polish owner had almost completely demolished his own house searching for the 'Jewish gold' that he was convinced must be hidden somewhere.


LOL ! Looks like BBC really likes polonophobic propaganda.


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Matyjasz
Edited by: Matyjasz  Sep 20, 07, 19:02  #120

I've heard that the leprechaun was in reality a Polish midget. Still can't figure out why he wore those nasty green tights though. :)


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