Der christlich-jüdische Dialog im polnischen Kontext
The Christian-Jewish Dialogue in Polish Context
Author(s): Robert BielSubject(s): WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), History of Antisemitism
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Poland; the Jews; Church; the Second World War; Auschwitz; communism; anti-Semitism; dialogue
Summary/Abstract: For centuries Poland was a country where Jews willingly settled. In the first years of XX century, Jews made up a large percentage of Poland’s inhabitants. But when the Second World War broke out the extermination of Jews threw a shadow upon the relations between Jews and Christians in Poland. Communism by no means favored a mutual reconciliation. In free Poland, it is however necessary to make the most of this common historical heritage as a foundation for a Christian – Jewish dialogue which opens up new perspectives.
- Issue Year: 4/2014
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 141-155
- Page Count: 15
- Language: German