Anti-Semitism is a significant phenomenon in Japan, as I mention in the book Bieganski the Brute Polak Stereotype.
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Bieganski the Blog exists to further explore the themes of the book Bieganski the Brute Polak Stereotype, Its Role in Polish-Jewish Relations and American Popular Culture.
These themes include the false and damaging stereotype of Poles as brutes who are uniquely hateful and responsible for atrocity, and this stereotype's use in distorting WW II history and all accounts of atrocity.
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Antisemitism in Japan? You cannot blame that on Christianity or on Poland.
ReplyDeleteWhich is probably why it gets almost no attention.
DeleteIn my opinion the real antisemitism is an antisemitism without Jews. It's simply unjustifiable.
DeleteSome time ago I went to a library and asked the librarian if they have a book titled "Jews fighting for Poland. Forgotten defenders of the Republic". They didn't have it. When I asked if they can acquire one the librarian asked: "But it's not antisemitic, is it?".
I saw fear in her eyes.
That is how things are. Anything can be antisemitic. Anyone can be antisemite. This is not a healthy situation.