Revisiting Jewish Role in Polish Security Service, the UB: Between Soviet Communist Rule and a Hard Place 1945-1948
Journal: DukeSpace (Duke University)
Year: 2016

This research paper provides insight into the political considerations and goals of the regime to institute a new order in Poland. It is ironic that after World War II, at the very time when the Jewish people was recovering from near-elimination, they become the enforcers of Soviet authority in Poland. The research challenges the Polish denial of anti-Semitism and false truth by investigating how Jews became the convenient, trusted employees with sensitive positions in Poland’s controlled intell