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Poland museum unveils synagogue roof
Associated Press
Published: 14.03.13, 07:27
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1. Barbara, thank you.
michael Pielet ,   israel   (03.14.13)
"They Called Me Mayer July", by Barbara and Mayer Kirshenblatt, a beautiful book to be read and owned by all. Barbara, thank you.
2. What a waste ,...
split ,   US   (03.14.13)
Paid by Polish taxpayer at the time the schools are crumbling and they fire the teachers because of budget cuts ,...
3. 2
(03.15.13)
can you please explain your facts to me? i am polish born an citizen of krakow in poland. i teach english to high school students in krakow. our schools are doing good and everyone goes to school. they are not shut and they stand very good and have plenty money and support from the govement. we do not have cuts at all in tuition and in jobs in our schools. for this reason krakow's public education hired 1,008 teachers the last semester of school and raise salary of other principals and experienced teacher with 10 year diploma. i visited the roof exhibition yesterday and it was very nice and told of our history. it is shame on you to lie like this. if you do not like the jew. just say you do not like. but do not lie about polish schools which are very good and have all the money we need for good education and good teachers. there is no antisematism in poland now. this is feelings that is long in past. maybe you should change your feelings too? no? podenz kawalsky krakow poland
4. # 3 - Hired gun ? ,...
split ,   US   (03.15.13)
Spare us your lecture - Just google 'Szkoły uratowane, problem pozostał' and read, that's just in Krakow considered a prosperous city, other cities and parts of the country are not so lucky ,...
5. 4
(03.16.13)
excuse me, but you want to say that you know situation in poland better than me, a teacher there? you have lot of imagination. but that is all. it is your imagination. i don't even want to google what you say to google because i have read your writings from before and i think you are a very deficient person that has no knowledge of anything except hate especially for jews. people like you do not deserve anything but condemnation.
6. #3 - krakow's public education hired 1,008 teachers ,...
split ,   US   (03.16.13)
Some statistics just to show you show that you're an ignorant or hasbara peddler - Krakow metropolitan area is a home for 1,4 million population, it's made of 39 communities and 39 school districts, assuming that they hired 1,008 teachers (there's no record that they did) it doesn't make or support your case if you fail to address the number of teachers that got retired due to age, health issues, left for private sector or better paying jobs, etc. In regard to salary, 3.8% increase they got in September 2012 will be eaten by inflation long before they get another one. I suggest you keep your day job because as a defender of Polish education politics you're not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Anyway, congratulations despite all those shortcomings you're still way ahead of Israel at 14th place comparing to their at 29th ,...
7. # 5 Thank you you're right about split...
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (03.16.13)
He's a flaming anti semite and anti Israel nut job. However, I do wish Jews wouldn't spend their money in Poland to see how they were once destroyed. I thank you for trying to educate your people so that hopefully, they will never again take their Jewish lives so easily. Education is the key to change and to opening a wide door of knowledge. I wish you all the best.
8. # 4 So is China so what?
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (03.16.13)
Most peasants live in huts....Still, China's a major player...
9. 6
(03.16.13)
it seem to me that i cannot argue with someone who must be always right. unfortunately, you are completely wrong here and i do not know where you took statistics from because everything in our polish newspaper contradict your "findings". you must take your numbers from hat like magician takes rabbits from hat. maybe this is your profession? because all your arguments do not make number sense at all about what the polish education shows in the polish news. there is region in plaskow or plascov that maybe similar to the number you show, but reat of poland is very good academically and money for education is plenty and good. i said 1,008 new teachers hired all over the southern region of poland, not north. the north has a little less money for schools but government is working in this issue. the money that is not there has nothing to do with jewish issues or jewish exhibits. we also support finance of auschwitz. so what? it is history of jew community in poland and needs to be honored for humanity. since you are not human but nati semit, you don't understand. i suggest you learn about history and do not come up with wrong numbers about poland which you do not know anything about. education in poland is doing very good without your "numbers" here. we also have many jewish teachers in poland and some of them got prizes for best ones in poland last year in mathematics and history. we respect everyone no matter religion. i suggest you stop with stupid arguments. it shows you a, how you say in english in america? a stupid fool. podenz kawalsky
10. Response
Daniel ,   Toronto/Krakow   (03.16.13)
Maybe you should educated yourself a bit more. What exactly makes one an anti-semite? Someone who disagrees with your biased Jewish opinion. You have no clue what actually happened in Poland during that time. Yes, millions of Polish Jews died,as did millions of Polish Catholics. But if you think it was the fault of Polish people..I suggest you look towards the German Nazis and Russian Soviets and their crimes. Afterall.. Polish Catholics saved more Polish Jewish lives than any other country. But I suppose thats too difficult for you to comprehend. Just blame Polish people for WWII while you are at it.
11. 7
(03.16.13)
today, there is very little anti semitism in poland. maybe in ignorant villages, but not in cities with educated people. today jews live in poland free from hate and not in ghettos. they work in all practices, in medicine and teaching. poland is very concience about its past with jews and we always honor their memory and memorials like you see in this exhibition. split is like a polish farmer. still living in the past with total ignorance and with hate and stupidity. no one can help him. he is like lost heart. podenz kawalsky
12. 6
(03.16.13)
only to tell you some facts here israel universities, all 4 major ones of them are in the top 50 universities in the world with american universities. especially the technion and hebrew university. there is no a single arab or muslim university in any muslim and arab land even on the list for good purpose and reasons. israel is in the top 50 universities in the world in just 65 years. what country in 65 years had 4 universities in top 50 in the world and in 29 place? not one. israel is new country and brilliant with top world science education, top world engineering education, top world innovation and higher technology innovations and starting up companies and most stock companies and r and d companies in the world. israel also has 11 nobel prizes. more than poland. when you talk about israel education, you must read more to understand it better. it is only the beginning for israel. and the last year israel jump to 25 place, not 29 as you write. it is moving on even if you hate it. i suggest you clean your mind because hate effect you very badly. it is pity. i feel sorry for you. you are not a very good man or intelligent at all. podenz kawalsky
13. #4 Split, The article you referenced.
Michael ,   California, USA   (03.17.13)
http://www.krytykapolityczna.pl/artykuly/edukacja/20130131/szkoly-uratowane-problem-pozostal The article says nothing about reducing the number of teachers in Poland. It claims that budgetary considerations in the Krakow region dictate decisions as to which old buildings will not be renovated. And it complains that such decisions are often made with archaic methods. For the 2016 budget the district will need 72 million zlotys for school renovations, but this will not lead to teachers' layoffs. P.S. I am not a gun and not for hire.
14. 9, 11, 12 ,...
split ,   US   (03.17.13)
As I was suspecting you're nothing but an ignorant hasbara crap peddler pretending to be an English language teacher and a born Pole but in my book you're too dim for a Pole and to stupid for a teacher looking at your senseles 'arguments' PS. According to the Index of Pearson cognitive skills and educational attainment in 2012, Poland was 14, Israel was 29. In regard to respected world university 2012-2013 rankings no Israeli University or college was ranked on the best 200 list and to my knowledge no Israeli Nobel Prize winner was born, educated or for his/her work in Israel ,...
15. Correction ,...
split ,   US   (03.17.13)
It should be; or rewarded for his/her work in Israel ,...
16. Read between the lines, Michael ,...
split ,   US   (03.17.13)
According to this article in 2012 out of 11 schools designated for closure due to public pressure they managed to save 8. What do you think happen to the remaining 3 that they couldn't save and their teachers?,... Here how is done in other parts of Poland, and probably in Krakow too, they close the school and bus the kids to other schools creating traffic on the streets and overcrowding schools. A class that used to have 25students and one teacher today have 35 and the same teacher ,... They don't have to fire every teacher it's enough if they won't hire one for the one that have retired due to age, health issues, left for private sector or better paying jobs, etc.
17. PS. to16 ,...
split ,   US   (03.17.13)
This museum already costs the taxpayer a fortune and it will be a burden forever - Jewish millionaires and billionaires around the world, the holocaust industry didn't and don''t give a damn about this museum and it was a Polish dude had to rescue this project from going under before it was finished and opened to public ,... By the way, there're other minorities in Poland, greater or smaller in numbers and unlike the Jews with an impeccable loyalty record that are pretty happy to be noted and appreciated in National Museums as one an integral part of the nation.
18. 13 - P.S. I am not a gun and not for hire.
split ,   US   (03.17.13)
I believe you, at least you write/spell Krakow and Poland with a capital letters unlike that hasbara goon ,...
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