Anti-Semitism with their mothers' milk

It is often claimed that Poles to be the most anti-Semitic, only to willing to help the Germans and the primary reason the Holocaust happen.  The following list shows how many Poles saved Jews.  This list shows more Poles aided Jews than any other ethnic group.  Some argue more Poles should have helped but as Stefan Nowicki has argued when was being a hero the norm.

If you prefer to learn more about Polish-Jewish history why not read our positive guide to it.

Kaufman met Kokkonen and her family where hidden by Polish neighbors.

Felicia Erlich and her daughters were saved by Klein Dylag amd her husband.

Mark Spigelman hid with a Polish family.

Erin Einhorn was saved by Honorata Skowronski

Credited with saving 30,000 Polish Jews by providing fake passports is Pole Henryk Slawik

Moishe Olszewicz wrote about heroes like the Polish woman who saved his life by hiding him

12 Jews were saved by Jerzy Wunsche

Romuald Jakub Weksler-Waszkinel was entrusted to a Polish family called Waszkinel to save his life

Marion Kozak was saved by Poles

Abe Price was helped by a Polish girl and later stayed with a Polish farmer

Janet Applefield survived as by living a Catholic farm in the countryside after a stranger found her alone and brought her there

Mrs Fiske and her children were saved by a non-Jewish neighbor called Piwat.

Simon Wiesenthal was given food by a friendly Pole whilst held by the Germans

Some of the Jews fighters from the Warsaw ghetto escaped with the help of the AK, Polish home army.