How bad was anti-Semitism in Poland, before 1939?

On the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Adam Easton reports from Poland on how the country is coming to terms with the dark aspects of its past. ... severe test. How Poles and Jews behaved toward each other during 1939-1945 is still being evaluated and remains highly provocative here. read more

It was a controversial saying, even in Israel, but that’s what people of that generation felt. It was based on their horrible experiences and there was nothing you could do to make them feel otherwise. I think that explains very well how bad anti-Semitism in Poland was before 1939. read more

Sending 60,000 Jews to Madagascar, therefore, would not solve the "Jewish problem" in Poland and it would bankrupt the state treasury. The Polish "Madagascar Plan" was thus scrapped. Following Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939, the SS revived the idea of sending Jews to Madagascar. read more