Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Behind the Aegis

(54,875 posts)
Sun Nov 14, 2021, 04:46 PM Nov 2021

(Jewish Group) 'Death to Jews,' Polish nationalists shout at rally while burning book about Jews...

‘Death to Jews,’ Polish nationalists shout at rally while burning book about Jews in Poland



Polish nationalists shouted “death to Jews” as they burned a book representing a historic pact protecting the rights of Poland’s Jews.

The book burning Thursday at a rally in Kalisz, a city of about 100,000 inhabitants situated 120 miles southwest of Warsaw, was part of a series of nationalist events on Nov. 11, National Independence Day, which is the anniversary of when Poland regained its sovereignty in 1918.

Videos and eyewitness accounts on social media show that Wojciech Olszański, a far-right activist, lit a red-covered book that was meant to symbolize the Statute of Kalisz. The document issued in 1264 by Prince Bolesław the Pious regulated the legal status of Jews living in Poland and afforded some protection through penalizing attacks on them. The statute served as the legal foundation for relations between non-Jews and Jews in Poland for centuries later.



Twitter translation: ?To come to Kalisz to burn the "Statute of Kalisz" - a testimony to the centuries-old tradition of tolerance and openness - on the Main Market Square, among hateful shouts, is like spiting in the face of all Kalisz residents. Where were the city authorities??

Olszański poured a flammable liquid on the book that had been skewered on a sharp metal object, and lit the book on fire as the crowd cheered and shouted, “Death to Jews.” Some also chanted: “No to Polin, yes to Poland.” “Polin” is both the Hebrew-language name for Poland and the name of the main Jewish museum in Warsaw.

more...

Coming to a town near you?!
2 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
(Jewish Group) 'Death to Jews,' Polish nationalists shout at rally while burning book about Jews... (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Nov 2021 OP
This only substantiates the documentary Shoah that at best Poland ignored the plight of the Jews JohnSJ Nov 2021 #1
I'd say so. Just 1-2 generations after, the poison still lingers. JudyM Nov 2021 #2

JohnSJ

(96,650 posts)
1. This only substantiates the documentary Shoah that at best Poland ignored the plight of the Jews
Sun Nov 14, 2021, 05:11 PM
Nov 2021

In Poland during WWII, and at worst, were complicit

Latest Discussions»Alliance Forums»Jewish Group»(Jewish Group) 'Death to ...