Re: How Could Szpielman Stay in Poland?

[Steven and Marci Fischbach <fischri...>]

 >but in
 >this case, the Polish analogy with German
 >savagery is more sound than anyone wants
 >to hear. The record backs it up. I´m sorry."

Poland had its anti-Semites, for sure.  But Poland was occupied by Germany 
and the Nazi murdered millions of non-Jewish Poles as well as Jewish 
Poles.  Germans found collaborators in all the countries the occupied, 
although the civilian response (and brutality of occupation) was different 
in different countries.  My point here is to point out that Nazi savagery 
gave Polish anti-Semites the opportunity to murder, as opposed to Poles 
taking on a national and international project to exterminate Jews.

Although I only spent a few days in Poland and have maintained a good 
friendship with a Polish family I met through another list, I agree with 
the other Alex's analysis of the situation (at least currently).  Greater 
contact between Poles and Jews, whether through music or other areas, will 
undoubtedly make for more friendships between these two peoples.

And as to why Szpielman decided to stay in Poland, maybe he just thought of 
it as home.

Steven Fischbach
Cranston, Rhode Island  USA
fischri (at) gis(dot)net

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