hate campaign of March 1968: how did it become anti-Jewish?
TitleThe hate campaign of March 1968: how did it become anti-Jewish?
Author
Call number943.8004924/0045
Object number04950a
Place of publicationOxford, England
PublisherThe Littman Library of Jewish civilization, American Association for Polish-Jewish Studies.
Year of publication
2009
Physical descriptionpp16-36
MaterialArticle
Series titlePolin : studies in Polish Jewry, Vol. 21
ISBN9781904113362
NotesArticle from the book ' 1968 forty years after' pp16-36
Description
The hate comapign that began in March 1968 included aggressive antisemitic propaganda - mass mobilization agaist the 'enemies of socialist Poland' among whom the Zionists stood prominently; expusion of Jews from the party and government posts; the destruction or drastic restriction of Jewish institutions and organizations; and discrimination against and harassment of individuals for being Jewish. The wave of Jewish emigration that followed the campaign reduced the Jewish population in Poland by half and brought organized Jewish life to the edge of extinction.