List of Polish Jews

List of Polish Jews:

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From the Middle Ages until the Holocaust, Jews were a significant part of the Polish population. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, known for its religious tolerance as a "Jewish paradise", attracted numerous Jews who fled persecution from other European countries. However, at times discrimination against Jews surfaced like it did in other European countries. Poland was a major spiritual and cultural center for Ashkenazi Jewry, and Polish Jews contributed strongly to Polish cultural, economic and political life. By the Second World War Poland had the largest Jewish population in the world (about 3 million), the vast majority of whom were killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust. The current Polish Jewish population is approximately 8,000. The following is a list of some famous Polish Jews.

Related Topics:
Middle Ages - The Holocaust - Jew - Polish - Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Ashkenazi - Second World War - Nazi

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