Stosunki chrześcijańsko-żydowskie w świetle twórczości Adama Zielińskiego

Abstract

Adam Zieliński (1929–2010) grew up before World War II in Stryj, a town in southern Poland. A happy childhood in a Jewish intellectual family turned into a traumatic experience related to German terror. After the war, he left for Cracow, finished his studies, got married and started working in the radio. The change in the political situation influenced the decision to emigrate to Vienna, where he achieved economic and literary success. In his literary work, he presents Galician Jews, who were a parallel and at the same time close community to Poles and Ukrainians. In Vienna, Jews and Poles struggle with the reluctance of the Austrians. Zieliński experiences this in two ways – as a Jew and a Pole in one person. He presents the related problems in an interesting way in his novels and short stories. In articles on social subjects, he sets himself another task – to work for reconciliation between Poles and Jews, and thus between Christianity (Catholicism) and Judaism. As an author of literary works, Zieliński fulfils his task well. Writing on social topics, marked by oversensitivity, leads him to express unfair opinions that do not serve the Polish-Jewish rapprochement.

Keywords

• Austria
• Christianity
• Judaism
• Poland
• Adam Zieliński