Organised by Jews – without regard to nationality – to soldiers, the
wounded, those whose homes were burned, and refugees (the different
forms of aid, with concrete examples)
Rumours and slander about Jews during the time of the siege – especially
accusations of profiteering. Blaming the Jews for the fall of
Warsaw, especially by right-wing elements. Antisemitic undertones in
Starzyński’s speech
The Polish radio about the Jews
The looting of Jewish stores in the final stages of the siege
The marked rise in antisemitic attitudes in the period just after the
capitulation and before the Germans entered the city
Second period. German occupation – until the establishment of the ghetto
German policies aimed at worsening relations between Poles and Jews.
Can one say that the Germans attempted to use antisemitic propaganda
to build a bridge between themselves and the Polish population? The
forms and results of German antisemitic propaganda. Polish–German
co-operation in anti-Jewish outbreaks
Can one speak of a change in attitude towards Jews on the part of Polish
reactionary political parties? The reasons for and examples of this
change in official statements (for example, in the matter of introducing
an “Aryan Paragraph” in the Bar)³³⁷
The Warsaw city government and the Jews
Polish youth and the Jews. Students in the schools, lower-middle-class
youth, working-class youth. Polish hooligans
The January pogrom:³³⁸ its course, evil manifestations, street scenes, and
the attitude of the Polish community and particular political parties
337 In February 1940, the German authorities required the Bar Chamber of Warsaw to exclude Jews from the attorneys’ list. Polish attorneys, including the Chamber’s chairman Leon Nowodworski, an active member of the National Party (Stronnictwo Narodowe) known for his antisemitic views, refused to fulfil the requirement as he regarded it as unlawful. See Havi Ben-Sasson, “Chcemy wierzyć w inną Polskę”. Stosunki żydowsko-polskie w podziemnej prasie żydowskiej getta warszawskiego”, in Zagłada Żydów. Studia i Materiały 1 (2005), p. 104.
338 Reference to anti-Jewish riots in Warsaw from 22 to 29 March 1940 during which several Jewish flats and businesses were assaulted and several Jews were beaten by Poles on the streets.
