Did Poland expel the Jews in 1944?

In its very first protocol, dated August 11, 1944, this Central Committee of Polish Jews noted that help was needed by the Jews of Wlodawa who were being ... meeting reacted with thunderous applause to a resolution that proposed to thank Hitler for destroying the Jews and to expel from Poland all those who were still alive. read more

Free Poland itself did not expel Jews however there were certain groups that did collaborate with the Nazis. One of these was the Blue Police - formed by the Nazis on the 30th October 1939 and disbanded on August 27th 1944. read more

YIVO Digital Archive on Jewish Life in Poland This is a comprehensive resource on Jewish life in Poland of both before and after the Holocaust. An excellent book on Jewish life in Lithuania before the Holocaust is There Once Was a World. read more

Since 1989, official Poland has wanted to reexamine its relations with the Jews. There are three reasons for this. The first is the teachings of Pope John Paul II, which had a huge impact both on Poland and the Catholic Church. One might say he did more to fight anti-Semitism than any other human being in the past two thousand years. read more