Der christlich-jüdische Dialog im polnischen Kontext

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.

Keywords

• Poland
• the Jews
• Church
• the Second World War
• Auschwitz
• communism
• anti- Semitism