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In the Middle Ages and in the early modern period up to at least c. 1650 Poland was relatively tolerant towards the Jews. At that time it was an obvious place (and in many cases the only place) for Jews persecuted elsewhere to flee to.
In many parts of Europe the Jews were accused of causing the Bubonic Plague, but the Black Death stopped short of Poland. The country was not affected and so this was a non-issue in Poland.
There was a series of documents signed by polish kings granting Jews first safety (aprox. XII), then a certain level of autonomy (Jewish courts for inner problems, etc. - probably XIV), after that the Polish sejm ( "seym/same" - parliament) passed a universal law of religious tolerance (XVI), amongst others.
The difficulties for the Polish Jews began when Russia invaded and annexed large areas of Poland.
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How did they move the Jews to Poland?
almost exclusively by train
How did they move the Jews from Germany to Poland?
By rail, usually in cattle-wagons.
How many jews were left in poland in 1945?
around 60,000
When World War 2 began the Polish Jews were forced to move where?
to the south of Poland (those on the German side).
When World War 2 began the polish Jews were forced to move into where?
Ghettos
In which European country were the most jews killed and how many?
Poland, 3 million Jews were killed. Their was a jewish population of 3.3 Million in poland and 91% of the jewish population were killed due to Nazi occupation of Poland
What was the name of the projects in Poland that housed thousands of Jews?
The place where the Jews lived in Poland (and other countries like Russia) was called a GHETTO. Each ghetto had a name too. Watch the move Defiance if you want to get a good idea about ghettos.
How did the Germans wage a genocidal war with Poland?
They killed all the jews and Poland had lots of jews.
Are there still Jews in Poland today?
There are about 8,000 practising Jews in Poland. In 1939 there were about 3.3 million ...
When did the Germans start shipping Jews to Poland?
Some Jews were transported from Germany to Poland in late 1939 and early 1940 on an 'experimental basis'. Routine transports of Jews from Germany to Poland began on 15 October 1941.
When did Jews first start filling in the ghettos?
The Nazis started to move Jews into ghettos in Poland in November 1939.
Do Poland worship church or temple?
Where you worship depends on your religion, not your nationality. People in Poland worship in many different types of places. Most Christians in Poland worship in a church, because Christians worship in a church. Most Jews in Poland worship in a temple or synogogue, because that is where Jews worship. Muslims in Poland worship in Mosques, because that is where Muslims worship. Many religions (including Christians, Jews, and Muslims) also worship at home.
