Talk:Tadeusz Kantor

message: The page contains two versions of the title of Kantor's famous work: "Dead class" and "Death class" (under the photo as the "notable work"). Which is the correct translation? Nescitus (talk) 22:00, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

message: "Although the family name "Kantor" is shared in Poland by Jews and Gentiles alike, recent research by members of the "Crikoteka" in Kraków has established that the Kantors in Wielopole were exclusively Christian.[17] In addition, it is a well-known fact that Kantor's father belonged to a right-wing nationalistic party with such pronounced anti-Semitic policies that it demanded from its members a baptism certificate." 
:Theaterlexikon. Autoren, Regisseure, Schauspieler, Dramaturgen, Bühnenbildner, Kritiker. Herausgegeben von C. Bernd Sucher. Von Christine Dösel, Jean-Claude Kuner und C. Bernd Sucher unter Mitarbeit von Marietta Piekenbrock, Robert K. Brown und Katrin Zipse. München: Deutsche Taschenbuch Verlag, 1995, [Lemma: Kantor, Tadeusz], p. 356: "Sein Vater war Jude, seine Mutter Katholikin."  As this is an ethnic not a religious categorisation, Jewish father suffices.--20.138.246.89 09:32, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Exactly.  This is a standard and authoritative reference work that states explicitly that his father was Jewish, so is to be preferred to some random web site.  Please do not violate WP:RS.--20.138.246.89 17:29, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
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message: Now, we're heading into the territory of reverting edits without an ounce of explanation. We have a perfectly reliable source stating that neither of Kantor's parents were Jewish. Furthermore, in no other academically published resource focusing on Kantor's life and work does it stress that his family was Jewish. However, in some places, his relationship to Jews is important. When this bit was added, the edit was reverted to "born in a Polish-Jewish family" which is already determined to be a false assumption. Unless there is evidence present to counter the facts that Kantor's father was from a lineage of Christians and that he was a member of an anti-semitic right-wing political party, it could be considered vandalism to ignore these facts. I will continue to revert until this is addressed. 141.211.216.33 04:39, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Reverts without explanation

message: Polish nationalists create lists of Polish Jews (sometimes false) which include, first of all, politicians and social activists. However, there is ONE specific exception to this general principle: prominent Polish cultural figures (poets, writers, artists, musicians, etc.) who were Jewish (or Jewish ancestry), such as Adam Mickiewicz, Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Stanisław Lem, Teodor Parnicki, Tadeusz Kantor, Jan Kiepura, Henryk Wieniawski, and many others. Polish “true patriots” do not agree with these facts, so they permanently remove them from the Category: Polish Jews.
Dr Mibelz 15:27, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: As of now, there are no places debating that Stanislaw Lem, Henryk Wieniawski, and Teodor Parnicki (to my knowledge) have a recent Jewish ancestor. That is why they remain in the category (or should be added if they aren't). If you can find a place that says Jan Kiepura is Jewish, then fine. But you cannot pick and choose what is most favorable to believe on the remainder. Some journalist's article in a Jewish magazine is not more reliable than a textual biography on that person. Jewish magazines, like any other magazines, love to sensationalize things without doing much hardcore research. That's why you get articles saying Alan Turing, Walter Gropius, etc.. are Jewish. Lately there are even publications devoted to showing who was mistaken as being Jewish, as this "hype" of trying to prove controversy-inducing figures (Adam Mickiewicz, Richard Wagner, Adolf Hitler) had Jewish ancestors gets carried away. It's hard for me to believe you still think Tadeusz Kantor is Jewish though, even after all that was said. 141.211.195.186 23:26, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: A specific symptom of Polish anti-Semitism