Israelis standing next to the soon-to-be-opened "Museum of the History of Polish Jews" on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto.
I’ve just read that the number of people who identify themselves as Jews in Poland has increased eightfold in recent years. Explain that Poland haters!
I am not a "Poland hater." I merely point out the unfortunate fact that chrstianity in its more historical forms (apart from American Judaeophilic reconstructionism) has never been a friend of Jews, and that includes Poland. I believe that Jews were being killed in Poland as late as 1946. Please feel to correct me if I'm wrong.
If Jews feel more comfortable in contemporary Poland I am glad of it, though I still think Jews should live in 'Eretz Yisra'el now that it is available rather than a continent that has historically been such a nightmare for them.
The affinity of the Jews for Poland in former times is well known. Even the Hebrew name of the country--Polonya--was punned as "G-d lives here."
Israelis standing next to the soon-to-be-opened "Museum of the History of Polish Jews" on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto.