Love / ACCEPTABLE modest wear for Polish women? [49]


Good to know. Next time I'm around one of those places I'll look them up.


I don't think he would feel that. But who knows?

You really never met a Jew? I've met plenty of Arabs where I live, but never a Saudi, or a Hadhrami.
Hope your first Jew turns out to be a nice guy.

Love / ACCEPTABLE modest wear for Polish women? [49]

There might be restaurants that call themselves kosher, but they're often just "Jewish style" and don't really keep the rules of kashrut (kosherness?). And my experience has been that kosher restaurants in remote places are never open when I'm there. Maybe it's just my luck.

History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]


Without going into your obvious bias, I want to clear up a misconception. In Medieval Europe (till the enlightenment) every individual belonged to a certain segment of society whether they wanted to or not. There were the serfs, burghers, guild members, clergy, aristocrats and so on. Society (or the kingdom) imposed different rights and obligations to each of the groups. For example, Jews could work with money but they couldn't own land or be admitted to guilds. Catholic clergy had advantages over townspeople, and the aristocrats owned huge areas of land including whole towns and villages. When the government taxed Jews they didn't ask each one to file a statement of income; they went to the head of the community and told him how much tax the Jews had to give him, and they paid as a community, not as individuals. No one in medieval society could choose what sector he's belong to – not serfs, not Jews not noblemen and not craftsmen – and no one questioned it. That situation wasn't invented by Jews any more than it was invented by serfs. And none of this really changed much until the 19th century. So to say that Jews had priviliges or advantages over other Poles is an anachronism. There was no concept in those days of any sort of equality, people weren't thought of as individuals but as groups and each group got screwed by some other group.

When your millions of of oppressed peasants got too upset at their predicament, the ruling class (nobility or church) had a good way for them to let off steam – they blamed it on the Jews and encouraged pogroms. Then things quieted down. The problem is that many peasants never saw through this manipulation, and they believed the lies that were told to them. Some, like you, still believe it today.

Love / ACCEPTABLE modest wear for Polish women? [49]

Hey abu3issa. Doing fine, thank G-d.

When I travel abroad, it's sometimes a problem to keep my head covered, which we're supposed to do even indoors. I either wear a kippah or a hat and that doesn't always blend in well in Europe. The good side is that when I do wear a kippah, any Jew who sees me recognizes me as a "member of the tribe" and then we start to talk as if we were old friends.

You won't find a kosher restaurant in Poland except maybe in Krakow, but if you see a guy in the street with a kippah, just walk up to him and say "Where can a Jew eat around here?"

Love / ACCEPTABLE modest wear for Polish women? [49]


How about food. You can't eat the meat in Polish restaurants. When I was in Poland I brought my own food from home because I can't eat anything cooked in a non-kosher kitchen. At least I can drink the beer, but I don't think you're allowed to do that.

History / What do nations of the world owe to Poland and Polish people? [58]


I don't see the cause and effect here. Do you think the US gives us military aid today because Jews "suffered" during WWII?

If that makes sense to you, then how do you explain that they waited till the 1960s before giving us military aid? Does the term "cold war" say anything to you?


How pathetic. Maybe if you ask them nicely, they'll let you have some. But wait, you're Canadian aren't you? So I guess you don't need nukes there since America protects you anyway. What makes Canadians so special?

News / Amb. W. Sobków's response to G. Coren's "Today I am make first column in Polski" [59]


Retaliation for what?

News / Amb. W. Sobków's response to G. Coren's "Today I am make first column in Polski" [59]


I agree that the writer is a filthy etc. The article was disgusting stereotyping and insulting. I can't stand when journalists think that freedom of the press is a license to lie, mock and disrespect entire ethnic groups as if their feelings count for nothing. But your hint about how they wouldn't dare insult Jews is not true. They do it all the time. The Times recently ran a cartoon showing Netanyahu cementing a brick wall with the blood of screaming palestinians oozing from between the bricks. It was right out of Der Sturmer. If they feel free to insult me, then they'll feel just as free to insult you. That's how "serious" the Times is.

Maybe Poles are too sensitive. Maybe Jews are too. But when the Times shows it's really no better than the trashy British tabloids, it deserves to be reprimanded. The ambassador's response was great.

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [586]


I think that came to Poland from Turkey. It's everywhere in the middle east.

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [586]


You are so right. I think that we Jewish people should send all our bagels back to Poland where they belong. What would you like on your bagel?

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [586]

[quote=pawian]I am sorry but I suppose you mistake two products:

I am sorry but you mistake two kinds of Jews.
The bagel you show as "Jewish Bagel" is known in Israel as an American Bagel.
The one you show as "Krakow bagel" is what they sell in Israeli grocery stores and kiosks. But they just call it a "Baigeleh".

It comes with poppy seeds, sesame seeds or sesame+zaatar (a middle east spice). It has a sprinkling of salt too.

Love / So I'm an Arab Muslim and freaking out! I'm about to meet my Polish girlfriend's parents [21]


What about your parents? Are they OK with you marrying a christian? Does she want to live in Hadhramout? Does she like spicy Yemeni food?

You got a lot of issues to resolve.

History / Khazar migrations to Eastern Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine [106]


It's true. I'm not a Khazar from other sites. And a lot of my friends aren't too.

Life / Multiracial Poles [154]


And I suggest that you get suspended for spreading a fake source. The "essay" you quote was exposed as a hoax. See link:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Racial_Program_for_the_Twentieth_Century

and you are exposed as a Neanderthal, which I guess is on topic.

USA, Canada / Where could I go in Pittsburgh that has a high population of Polish-Americans? [39]


I heard there are a lot of Central Europeans in Central Europe. You might want to try that.

History / Polish perspective of WW1: Germany, their Defeat & the Legend of the Stab in the Back [17]


If you can't explain Germany's defeat in rational terms, the obvious alternative is to blame the 1% of Germany's citizens that were Jews. Hitler found that a convincing argument, and he should know, he was a corporal.

History / Khazar migrations to Eastern Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine [106]


If anything, the name Segal indicates that you are a Levite and there couldn't have been any Khazari Levites.
What's this fixation on the Khazars? It's like a modern englishman insisting that his family are Druids and that he has an irresistable urge to put big stone slabs in a circular pattern. If you're a Jew that should be enough to make you proud. Why look for an imaginary identity? And what's with the "warrior" thing? Do you wear a hat with horns and run around with a cape too?

History / Khazar migrations to Eastern Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine [106]


You talk like a comic book character. Let me be clear: No one denies that there was once a people called the Khazars - this is historic fact. And it's probably true that their rulers adopted the Jewish religion. But there are no Jews today who have a family tradition that can trace their families back to the khazars. You claim that you know you're a Khazar and I say you're making it up because it makes you feel special. It gives you a way to be both Jewish and redneck. There was another joker on this forum who say he's from the tribe of Benjamin. That's also a ridiculous thing to say. All Jews are descended from the tribe of Benjamin, and the tribes of Judah and Levi, and we all probably have some blood of the other tribes because they all married each other. But no jewish family in the world has an actual documented connection with any specific tribe, except the Levis (including the Kohanim) who keep this tradition because they have certain ceremonial functions.

Nothing wrong with feeling a connection to teh Khazars, but don't make up a tradition that doesn't exist. If you're looking for a way to be a tough jew you don't have to look in the far east of russia, you can come to israel and be as tough as you like. Better yet, you'll cause less trouble in russia. Have a good trip.

History / Khazar migrations to Eastern Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine [106]


You hit the nail on the head. The whole reason you and other crackpot jew haters keep bringing up the Khazar story is to attack the legitimacy of the Jews – not just of Israel but of Jews in general. You're saying that we're not who we say we are. (Now this would clear us of killing you lord, since you would put us in central asia on the date of the crime, but who talks about that anymore).

The whole Khazar bullsht is a figment of the imagination. Sure there were Khazars in history but their only recorded descendent is apparently your pal Genecps. They faded out of history a thousand years ago. On the other hand, the Jews just don't fade away. And our little "Project in palestine" is not fading away either. Get used to it – we'll be here long after your sorry ass is long forgotten.

History / Khazar migrations to Eastern Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine [106]


I wouldn't think of denying your whiteness, but don't attribute that to any Khazar background. The Khazars were a turkic people and so they would have been darker than europeans and with central asian features. Nothing like your Irish features. I think you can assume that you, like plenty of Jews, have some white european ancestors who joined the jewish gene pool. But unless you look like Borat, forget the Khazar nonsense.

News / What really happened at the Krakow restaurant? [53]


Hey, that's a picture of my uncle Leizer. How did you get that?

News / What really happened at the Krakow restaurant? [53]


We do. I know I do anyway.


Does this work for Jews too?! I got a house full of pictures of Jews – my parents, my kids, my relatives – and i don't see any big return on my investment. Does the jew have to have along nose? Because none of my relatives have that. Do you think that's the problem? I'd really like to develop this and maybe export my Jew pictures.


Anti-semitism is just another word for prejudice against jews. Just like "anti-polonism" or polonophobia would mean prejuduce against Poles. No different. On the other hand the "desire to anihilate Jews" can be described more accurately as paranoid schizophrenia. If you ever get that desire, go to a doctor real fast.

Genealogy / I have Jewish DNA, but only know of Polish ancestry . [120]

First they were kicked off the farm in poland by their jewish relatives. Then they went to America and continued to pretend they were catholics, even though this was not the dominant religion in America at any time, and even though they didn't believe in it. They really picked a difficult solution. I wonder why they didn't simply move to a Jewish neighborhood and revert to their Jewishness. No wonder you have identification issues. Good luck. I hope you work it out to your satisfaction.

History / Poland and Polish Anti-Semitism, c. 1918-1939 [148]


It did in a way. Since Jews were victimized by the czarist system more than most and since they were not welcome in the polish nationalist movement , they looked for other solutions. Some were attracted to zionism, which meant having their own nationalism; many others were attracted to emigration to America; and some were attracted to communism as a way to overthrow the system and create a society where jews were legally the same as everyone else. (It goes without saying that this didn't end well for them or for everyone else). But by joining the communists they were also rebelling against their own heritage and eventually they helped to destroy their own communities. So it's true that many jews became bolsheviks, just like it's true that many jews became converts to catholicism.

Genealogy / I have Jewish DNA, but only know of Polish ancestry . [120]


I find myself doing that every morning. Can't stop.

Genealogy / I have Jewish DNA, but only know of Polish ancestry . [120]


When you say "crypto-jewish catholics" do you mean they posed as catholics but were really Jews or that they posed as jews but were really catholics? This was in America? Sounds odd. In America I think it's not dangerous to be either a catholic or a jew.

Genealogy / How common is it for other people of Polish origin to discover they are actually Jewish? [127]


It means priest, which would mean a descendent of Aharon, Moses' brother. That makes her not a Kohenet, since there's no female priesthood in Judaism, but rather a "Bat Cohen", which means the daughter of a priest. And there is no such thing as a "Bishop" in the Jewish religion.

You say matrilineal jewishness wasn't recognized till 586BC. That's a pretty long time ago. I think it's safe to say she's Jewish.

History / Poland and Polish Anti-Semitism, c. 1918-1939 [148]


That's an odd use of the term "Anusim", which is the hebrew word for the "Conversos" of Spain – Jews who pretended to become Christians in order to avoid expulsion or death. Your inappropriate use of that term, and your repeated talk about "Jeszua" and salvation makes me wonder what exactly you are. You sound like a person with identity issues. If you're a Jew, be proud and drop the Jeszua stuff. If your a christian, that's your business, but don't pretend to speak on behalf of the jews.


I'm an israeli jew and I don't hate poland or poles. Just you. With a great passion.

History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]


This guy sounds fake. I'm a Jew, as you all know, and since I was born I've been almost exclusively among Jews, socially, in Synagogues, in school, in yeshiva, in the army, at work, and I must have come in contact with thousands of Jews over the years, in many countries, and read more books and articles than I can count about Jewish subjects. And in all this time and in all these places, I never heard of a single Jew who claims to be a descendent of the Khazars, let alone the "royal family." I've never heard of any such tradition among any Jews anywhere. Not once.

I have a feeling this post was by one of those people who– (a) think that todays Jews are descended from Khazars, and (b) want to show that Poland was always wonderfully accepting of Jews. Say what ever you want, but don't make believe you're a Khazar. I don't even think you're a Jew.

History / What do Polish people think of Palestinians? [20]


I agree. Your leaders are the reason you fail.

I wish you better luck in Poland.