THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 18 Friday, December 25, 1981 Poland's Jews Continue to Be a .Post-War Communist Target American Jewish Committee NEW YORK — There are today but 6,000 Jews in all of Poland, which had the largest Jewish population Right In MP Own DrivewaV kt! THE TUNE -UP MAN I Certified by the National Automotive Institute of Excellence Comes to your home or office with the "garage-on-whepis. - Valet service that doesn't cost one penny extra ■ Expert diagnostic tune-up _■ Electrcinic analyzer - all engine systems ■ Professionally trained mechanics ■ Perfect results assured Expanded Services Call Sanford Rosenberg for your car problems 398-3605 VISA' master charge a in Europe before World War II and the Nazi Holocaust, 3.25 million. About 2,000 live in Warsaw, 1,000 in Wroclaw (Breslau), 500-600 each in Cracow and Lodz, with handfuls in other cities around the country. Most Polish Jews are aged; the occasional Bar Mitzva or wedding is a rare event. There is no rabbi in Poland. For the High Holi- days, one comes in from an- other country, often Hun- gary. Jewish communal life is organized around two organizations. One is the Communist-affiliated So- cial and Cultural Associa- tion. This issues the one Yiddish language news- paper in Poland, "Folks- szytme," and operates the Yiddish theater and a number of cultural clubs. The other, is the Mosaic Religious Association, which runs a dozen can- teens throughout the coun- try as well as carrying on religious activity. Contacts between the Make Your Reservations Now! BETH ACHIM MEN'S CLUB J P - rEd.E121.1. 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This Jewish Historical Institute houses a museum, library in Poland and the Union of and archives, and pub- American Hebrew Congre- lishes a quarterly bulle- gations reached an agree- tin and annual report. ment that will result in The past few years have making more of the insti- seen gradual improvement tute's material available in the situation of Polish abroad. After many years of Jews, taking a variety of promises, work began last forms. Poland,.has no dip- summer on restoration of lomatic relations with Is- the Warsaw synagogue. rael, but in 1980 a European The idea that-the small Congress for Hebrew and Jewish community can Hebrew Culture was held in affect events in Poland is Warsaw University, with a a farcical one. However, delegation from Israel. Con- if past experience is any tact between the Polish guide, one certainly can- Jewish organizationsnd not rule out that various outside groups like 'the elements in the country European Council for will seek to make Jews Jewish Communal Services the scapegoat for Po- and the World Jewish Con- land's problems in the gress has become more ac- current crisis. cepted. Something similar oc- The Polish authorities curred when the Polish have been discussing with authorities and the Solidar- outside organizations such ity movement were at odds as the World Federation of last March. A Polish vete- Jewish Fighters the con- rans group organized a rally cerns of Jews of Polish oil. : in Warsaw that charged gin, and with rabbis and Jews with being the tortur- others from abroad the up- ers and murderers of Polish keep of Jewish cemeteries patriots during the Stalin in the country. Only a few era, and it called on Poles to weeks ago Polish Minister "block the way to power of of Religious Affairs Jerzy the next generation of , Patently anti-Jewish elements such as Grun- wald Union have continued to operate and publish this year. The union, which has official status as a cultural and social body, describes itself as fighting "interna- tional Zionists and German militarists." Such anti- Semitism was strong enough that the presidium of the Central Board of the Social and Cultural Asso- ciation of Jews in Poland is- sued a resolution attacking it. Numerous Polish in- tellectuals and organ- izations such as the Pen Club denounced anti- Semitism following the March events. Months prior to this, many of them had publicly called on the Polish nation to examine. 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