Poland and the Jews: Inescapable Issues (original) (raw)
chapter in Poland and the Jews: Reflections of a Polish Polish Jew, Austeria, Kraków 2005
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This paper discusses the complex interplay between Polish and Jewish identities, emphasizing the notion that many Jews in Poland today perceive themselves as both Polish and Jewish. It critiques the binary categorization of Poles and Jews, arguing for a more nuanced understanding that recognizes the dual identities that many individuals embody. The text reflects on historical and contemporary perspectives regarding assimilation, Jewish heritage, and the challenges faced by Polish Jews in reconciling their identities in modern society.
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This essay is a survey of the issues in Polish history in which there exist clearly diverging views among average Jews and average Poles. The very fi rst version of the essay, meant for the Polish intelligentsia, was published, under my penname Abel Kainer, in an underground periodical “Spotkania” 29/30 (1985), pp. 32-64. A version close to the present one was published in Catholic monthly “Więź” in 1992, and the English version in 1998 in a special issue of “Więź” entitled Under One Heaven. Poles and Jews., pp. 60-81, together with an addendum, omitted here. Many footnotes explaining Polish history are by William Brand, who added them for “Więź”.
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