Hello,
Firstly I'd like to assure you that the title does not come with any accusations or anything of the sort.
As an Israeli Jew who is of Polish descent, and thinking about possibly relocation to Poland in the future, I would like to hear your most honest opinions - is modern-day Poland more Jewish-friendly (like its neighbouring Czech Republic for example ) than the "old", heavily church-influenced Poland?
Its no secret that Polish Jews have both prospered in Poland at times, and were later also, unfortunately, liquidated under Polish soil by the Nazis and their cooperators, which led to some known conflicts between the scarred Jews and Poles.
How would it feel to be a young Jew in Poland today? I'm a rather open minded person who really loves and enjoys Polish culture, as well as the language, which I have learnt with the help of the internet and my grandparents out of desire to speak the latters' language. I am also a Polish citizen through my family.
Seeing Poland as a kind of a potential second home, I am rather interested in relocating there in the future like I had earlier said, but I still have that slight worry, naturally, that I might not feel as comfortable, as a result of my religion. they do tend to exaggerate with the stories sometimes and I'm actually more certain that most Poles would welcome me to their country pleasantly, yet people keep reminding me of the past and the past and the past.
I must note I'm not religious at all, therefore more of an ethnic Jew than an actual religious Jew - but you know...
So please do share your opinions - be honest and please don't try to make things prettier than they really are, just in case of course... :)
Dziękuję serdecznie i Pozdrawiam z Izraela.:)
Firstly I'd like to assure you that the title does not come with any accusations or anything of the sort.
As an Israeli Jew who is of Polish descent, and thinking about possibly relocation to Poland in the future, I would like to hear your most honest opinions - is modern-day Poland more Jewish-friendly (like its neighbouring Czech Republic for example ) than the "old", heavily church-influenced Poland?
Its no secret that Polish Jews have both prospered in Poland at times, and were later also, unfortunately, liquidated under Polish soil by the Nazis and their cooperators, which led to some known conflicts between the scarred Jews and Poles.
How would it feel to be a young Jew in Poland today? I'm a rather open minded person who really loves and enjoys Polish culture, as well as the language, which I have learnt with the help of the internet and my grandparents out of desire to speak the latters' language. I am also a Polish citizen through my family.
Seeing Poland as a kind of a potential second home, I am rather interested in relocating there in the future like I had earlier said, but I still have that slight worry, naturally, that I might not feel as comfortable, as a result of my religion. they do tend to exaggerate with the stories sometimes and I'm actually more certain that most Poles would welcome me to their country pleasantly, yet people keep reminding me of the past and the past and the past.
I must note I'm not religious at all, therefore more of an ethnic Jew than an actual religious Jew - but you know...
So please do share your opinions - be honest and please don't try to make things prettier than they really are, just in case of course... :)
Dziękuję serdecznie i Pozdrawiam z Izraela.:)