They Said It Wasn't About Jews

追加: 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]WE DON'T HATE JEWS, WE HATE ZIONISM.

[00:00:04]>> Did you know Poland forced 15,000 Jews to leave and called it anti-ionism? Only 23 years after the Holocaust, Communist Poland carried out a state sponsored anti-semitic purge, a political campaign that scapegoed Jews for student protests against the government and power struggles within the Communist Party.

[00:00:21]The propaganda machine got to work and Polish Jews were accused in state media of having loyalty to Israel. But how did they know who was a Jew and who was a Zionist? Well, they didn't. Even a Jewish sounding surname was enough to force you into exile.

[00:00:45]>> The state did everything in its power to force them out, even issuing one-way travel documents. Ironically, Israel was listed as the destination, even if it wasn't where they were going. The government kept insisting their problem wasn't with Jews. They even outlawed anti-semitism.

[00:01:01]>> You speak to the last Jewish farmer left here, and now soon he is going to Israel, too.

[00:01:06]>> Ask yourself, if it was really about Zionism, why did it practically bring Jewish life in Poland to an end? Follow us for