Opinion  Ronen Bergman
In the name of my mother, the Holocaust survivor
Ronen Bergman
Published: 19.02.18, 17:04
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61. who believes in these
aandy ,   warsow   (02.20.18)
"Mother and grandmother, and a few other relatives who survived, spent the rest of the war in the woods, with the partisans"
mom won't speak polish, but speak german?!? Who help't you'r family in the woods? german?, NO it wos polish people. But yr mom hate them more than german who looke'd fore jeu to kill. seems legit
who believes in these lies LOL
62. in the name of my mother
Ceekay ,   Sydney   (02.21.18)
In the name of the 65 members of my extended family,including my late Father MURDERED on Polish soil with the full knowledge of the POLES.
I sincerely am sorry and regret the demise of the USSR . Merely for their collusion with the Nazis they only deserve the Communist boot on their neck for a THOUSAND YEARS
63. You're lying
Axer ,   Lubin   (02.21.18)
You have no idea what happened during the war in Poland. There were 3,000,000 Jews killed there, but also 3,000,000 Poles
64. Funny
PC ,   London   (02.21.18)
How you avoided to name the nationality of the Polish partisans who rescued your mother, to whom she owed her life.
Your mother said Poles were worse than Germans, did she? Why hadn't she escaped straight to these better Germans then?
65. Manipulation of facts
Jonathan ,   New York   (02.21.18)
You will not learn a grain of truth from this article.

1. "I listened to the Polish leader talk about economy, energy and other Polish-related issues. (...) This legislation (...) wasn’t important enough for Morawiecki.

It was the Security Conference. Morawiecki had no reason to talk about that legislation until asked by a journalist.


2. "The legislation prescribing prison time and a fine for accusing Poland and the Poles of taking part in the Holocaust."

That's not what the legislation does. The legislation penalizes accusing Poland for crimes committed by Germany, not crimes "committed by Poles or Poland".


3. "'There were Jewish perpetrators in the Holocaust,' was the reply."

That was NOT the reply. That was a part of the reply that makes no sense when taken out of context. Morawiecki said that speaking about the journalist's story would not be punished, because there were Polish perpetrators as well as Jewish, Ukrainian and other perpetrators. Morawiecki explained that the legislation punishes blaming Poland for German crimes. Poland had suffered under a campaign of slander for decades, hence the necessity of the legislation.
66. where Jewish "victim mentality" comes from
mirka ,   San Francisco   (02.21.18)
https://youtu.be/XNWF9CeoZdE
67. Israel is a racist country, many Russian Jews arrived in yrs
mirka ,   San Francisco   (02.21.18)
"I Traveled to Palestine-Israel and Discovered There Is No ‘Palestinian-Israeli Conflict"
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ferrari-sheppard/i-traveled-to-palestine_b_4761896.html
68. mr
zaburbian ,   warsaw   (02.21.18)
Before the II World War there wasn`t in Poland Ministry of Education.
69. the true about jewish people who dealed with nazi
Pole   (02.21.18)
Please check the names of Jews and their history:
Mojżesz Meryn from Sosnowiec,
Efraim Barsz from Białystok,
Jakub Gens from Wilno,
Józef Parnas from Lwów,
Chaim Rumkowski from Łódź,
Check what was and what did Judenrat
and later make public speach!!!
70. Polish Partisans?
Maciek   (02.21.18)
I am Polish and I am glad that you have asked this question to the Polish PM. I don't really know or understand why the government in Poland felt it was ok to bring this stuff up at this moment in time. One thing I would like to possibly clarify - if your mum and her family were sheltered by partisans (in Poland I presume, where they lived before the war), then I would strongly believe that these partisans were mainly Polish as well. And this just goes to show how vastly different approaches you could found during this horrible time. Poles denounced her but Poles also helped her.
72. Thank you Polish Prime Minister!
markstoll ,   calgary   (02.21.18)
Thank you Polish Prime Minister! Finally a politician speaks openly about Jewish "contribution" to the WWII and the Holocaust of their own people. I just wish more politician had a courage like the Polish PM to speak about real history - not the history reshaped by Israel and powerful American Jewish Organizations...
73. So sorry
Joanna ,   Warsaw   (02.21.18)
No empathy of Polish PM, it was awful. I feel sorry for that, For years everything was ok, cooperation, friendship, since 2-3 years some problems, quarells. No respect to others, to Jews awful. Here in Poland what hapend, I am sad. It's not needed.
74. Death penalty for Poland hiding Jews
Michal   (02.22.18)
May your mother rest in peace. It is a pitty she cannot speak for herself, because the words about German are controversial considering that Nazis were German...
"She was willing to speak German, but Polish? Absolutely not", occupied It It should be mentioned that occupied Poland was the only country where helping Jews was charged with death penalty (gubernator's Hans Frank ordinance from 1941). Anyway, prof Żaryn stated that 1 mio Poles helped Jews during the war.
75. Thank you
Thomas ,   WARSAW   (02.22.18)
great to hear finally the voice of reason. Been in Eilat a week before the crisis started an had a great time with my familly . "How was it " friends ask me after we returned. " Great People and great weather, wish to get back one day!"

Can I still think that Shachar?
Tom
76. Strange, Mr Begman doesn't know answers
wanna truth   (02.22.18)
When & where his mother was born.
Where she lived during WWII.
What woods & partisans.
Was it Eastern Poland under Soviet (then German) occupation & soviet partisans?
Simple questions.
77. How old was she ?
Jan ,   Warszawa   (02.22.18)
So how old were your mother when she received a special prize from the Polish education minister ?
78. Mr
Szczepan Paprocki ,   Poland   (02.22.18)
It is hard to come to terms with someone who value more emotional impressions than historical truths. If I want to play your game Mr. Bergman I would say for my grandparents Jewish people were the worst nightmare because of their greed. Is it true? No! But who cares if it sound good and can be used to humiliate the opponent in discussion. So it is your choice Mr. Bergman to play that game but be sure - you may win the battle but at some point you will lost the war. Because truth will always triumph a lie. It's only a matter of time...
79. Shameless !
Richard ,   Miississauga   (02.22.18)
Mr.Ronan Berman - why you're spreading fake news? Bad jurnalism
80. Mr
As   (02.26.18)
Too much emotion to hide inchorence in this story ?

How old was your Mother when the WW II started ?

Where were those woods ?

Who were partisants (PL, UKR, RUS, JEW) ?

Where she stayed 1945 -1949?

and finally - how many German Nazis she met during the WW II to make her opinion that they were better then the Poles ?

Answer or lose creditibility
81. Mr
ED   (02.26.18)
Was your mother 5 years old twice in one lifetime ?
82. Do you suffer from Helsinki Syndrome?
Ricko ,   Polsnd   (11.02.18)
And the Partisans who gave your family protection of nationality? German or Polish ??? You have to be an exceptionally dumb man to spit on Poland and to grasp the Germans from whom you hid! Was your mother stupid or maybe you are ailing your head?
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