After the Holocaust. Before the Second Vatican Council. Image of Jews in letters to Tygodnik Powszechny after the publication of Jerzy Turowicz’s article Antisemitism (March 1957) Cover Image

Po Zagładzie. Przed Soborem. Obraz Żydów w listach do „Tygodnika Powszechnego” po publikacji artykułu Jerzego Turowicza Antysemityzm (marzec 1957)
After the Holocaust. Before the Second Vatican Council. Image of Jews in letters to Tygodnik Powszechny after the publication of Jerzy Turowicz’s article Antisemitism (March 1957)

Author(s): Bożena Szaynok
Subject(s): Jewish studies, Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of the Holocaust, History of Antisemitism
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Centrum Badań nad Zagładą Żydów & IFiS PAN
Keywords: Catholics in Poland and Jews after World War II; Tygodnik Powszechny; Jewish issues in Poland after 1945; anti-Semitism;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses reactions of readers to Jerzy Turowicz’s text Antisemitism, published in March 1957 in Tygodnik Powszechny. It presents their way of thinking about Jews, dominated by resentment, hostility, and perception of Jews as outsiders. He notes the presence of such a pattern in diverse areas (religion, past, politics, economy, culture), and locates it in a historical context. It also describes the readers and analyzes their emotions.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 634-650
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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