[StolarStorm]

I didn't know that. I do know that Poland was a safe harbor for Jews for a very long time and thus more Jews lived there pre WWII than all other nations combined. It has always rankled me that there is so much anti-Polish sentiment among a few folks on here given that long history of tolerance.

I think we have to consider all aspects and use some balance in our thinking. Poles don't deserve the generalized hatred coming from some, and at the same time the atrocities that occurred shouldn't be ignored.

[BobL]

Yep, I’m with you. I certainly didn’t have to go through what they did during WW2, so I don’t run around screaming that they’re a bunch of killers. On the other hand, they’re not quite as ‘pure as the wind-driven snow’ back in that timeframe either.

[Cronos]

Correct. Poland was a safe harbour for Jews from the 15th century until the dissolution of Poland in the 18th century.

There were 2 pogroms during the war - both horrible and not to be forgotten

But Poles cannot accept being clubbed with Germans as a nation that actively sought to kill Jews as a nation. They did not.