Submitted by Lidia S., Oct 3, 2007 23:48

My comment will be really short, since my knowledge about anti-semitism is not as broad as the above mentioned individuals.

I am a Polish national, raised in Poland by Polish parents and grandparents. I came to the U.S. 2 years ago at the age of 24. I have not experienced any anti-semitism among my friends, professors or other aquintances throughout my entire life in Poland. The very first time I have heard about the tremendous antagonism of POlish nationals towards Jewish people was at the age of 24 and it occured not even in my country. I am not trying to deny that antisemitism exists in Poland but It seems odd to me that to realize it I had to live abroad, listen to stories of other foreign students and basically learn from them that Polish people are full of hatred.

In addition, I have been married to a Jewish man...so I guess the purpose of my comment is to assure all that the reality may be a different, maybe more positive story than "the other side" imagines.

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