Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-07
JEWISH EDUCATOR
DENIES REPORT Of
POLISH PROGROMS
There Never Was Such Thing
in H History" Prof. ASkonazy
Declares, and Accuses Reds
and Germans of Lying,
BY ArnO Dosch-FIcurot.
Copyright, 1919, by The Press Pub
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Warsaw July g. - The biggest
story about Poland is not here. but
in New York-what the Poles call
the anti-Polish activities of the great
Jewish societies in America. The
Poles are just beginning to get the
details of the attacks made against
their country, beginning with the
meeting in Madison Square Garden
on May q.
The epic is so touchy that had
to be careful about approaching 1t.
Instead of going to the government
about it l sought out a great Jewish
historian, Prof. Askenazy, who is Il
Jew as well as Pole, and he gave TO
me the following interview:
THE truth about the Polish hos
tility toward the Jews is neither
what the Poles nor the Jews nor the
Germans say. The truth lies some
where between.
Says "Offenses" Never Happened.
The outside world is getting an
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my corelgion'sts in New York are
acting on what was evidently unveri-
fled information coming from enemy
sources. They have even gone to the
length to hold great meetings and de-
nounce Poland for things which never
happened, With Poland young and
struggling and beset by enemies, il
has enough trouble without having
attacks from our people who have
always received better treatment
from the Poles than from any other
people in Eastern Europe. Poland
has been the historical refuge for
Z Jews My family came here 400 years
ago and has lived peacefully and
safely ever since at times when Jews
in Germany. Austria and Russia were
eatprey to violence and pogroms.
- s"Other Jewish families from Cra-
cow and Lemberg have been there
thousand years. The spirit of the
people was one Of tolerance and is
yet.
II remark with wonder that the
leaders of Americas greatest Jewish
societies are lending themselves to
this movement which can only benz
fit Poland's enemies for all this agi-
tation in America is only helping
Germany and Bolshevik Russia.
Prussia being anxious on the one
side to discredit Poland in America
because it fears Poland as a rival
and the Russian-J Jewish Bolshevilt on
the other side, because they want
to break down the Polish national
spirit, are working together to make
America believe the Jews are being
) badly treated by the Poles.
Whenever one Jew has been hurt
in Poland the Jews say ten were
killed and the Germans say a thou
sand. If a Jew is killed in conflict.
like the Jews at Wilma who fought
with the Bolsheviki the German
press Immediately spreads a tale Of
a Polish porrom in Wilma.
How Poland Can BE Helped.
"Al kinds of Americans and Amer
lean Jews as well can do Poland
much good. They can help it in a
national way to become again a great
state by trying to be helpful but they
get nowhere by abusing and trying
to hull-doze Poland, The present com
paratively unimpOntant outbreaks
against the Jews will soon end if they
are not pushed on by the united in
ternationalist Jews. operating from
America as well as Russia.
'To them reconstructed Poland IS
hateful because it stands in the way
of internationalism rs a bulWark
against Bolshevlsm. That is what
makes it so surprising to see leading
American Jews, who certainly are not
Rolshevik helping along the inter
nationalists and the Germans as we'll,
America would do much better to APP
preach us otherwise. Let us have en-
gineers, professors, publicists, films;
let us get together without forever
bringing up and carefully fostering
race feeling.
THE way Jews and Chr stians live
happily together in America is the
way we live in Poland. Let America !
treat Poland as If it was another
kind of America You don't threaten
or call names from one part of Amer /
lea to another. so why do it with Po- |
land?
LET the American Jews scan close
" from where comes the news about !
alleged Polish atrocities. Let them |
he killed in a Russian pogrom and |
Germany would not turn hair. but !
lot one Jew happen to get hurt in !
Poland, perhaps even Ivy his own |
fault. and the Germans immediately
cry Polish Pogrom' -- when there
never was such thing as Polish po-
grom in history In part, Germany's
propaganda fer Prussia, knowing a |
great Germany. and Poland can not !
live side by side, IS preparing to at
tack us in every way possible and. !
as usual, begins with propaganda
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