Comments on: President Obama Causes Outrage with Reference to ‘Polish Death Camp’ Instead Of ‘Nazi Death Camp’

By: Milhouse

Milhouse — Thu, 31 May 2012 07:02:39 +0000

Much as I dislike 0bama, he gets a pass from me on this one. As much as the Poles hated the Germans, they saw this as the one good thing the Germans were doing, and they did everything they could to assist them. If they didn’t kill as many as the Germans, it wasn’t for lack of will or of trying, but of technology. They richly deserved their 40 years of slavery to the communists, and they deserve to have the camps attributed to them.

By: mdd

mdd — Wed, 30 May 2012 20:11:35 +0000

The truth must be said: over the course of historythe Germans were murdered the Jews. There are very many anti-Semites in Poland, but they murdered by far, by far, by far less Jews than the Germans. If not for the German Nazis, there would not be the Holocaust in Poland. And no, I am not a Polish Ger.

By: Bubby B

Bubby B — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:28:37 +0000

While from a formal, official point the President erred, in reality if the statement was made by a Jew, it could be deemed a Freudian slip. The Poles hated us, and after the war they tried, using multiple means to get rid of those Jews who tried to redeem their/family’s property which they were only too happy to have their hands on. Granted their were “yechidim”, who helped the Jews – but they were the tiny minority.

By: Give Me a Break

Give Me a Break — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:59:08 +0000

Um… Auschwitz is German for Oświęcim, Poland.

By: akuperma

akuperma — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:03:36 +0000

Obama has never been very good at European geography or the history or World War II. If we wanted an historian, we’ld have elected Gingrich.

By: texgordon

texgordon — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:45:27 +0000

My father, o”h, always said, “for the Nazis, ym”s, it was a job; for the Poles, it was a joy.”

By: working

working — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:21:46 +0000

I once worked with someone whose father went thru the camps. He told me that he would never higher a Polish worker because his father said the same thing about the Poles.

By: sg525

sg525 — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:12:27 +0000

My grandparents also told me that the Poles were much worse than the Germans. While I may not like Obama, and his statement was likely just another gaffe on his part, it’s still accurate. The Poles have been given a pass regarding their very active involvement in the Holocaust and frankly should have been subject to war crimes trials and reparations just like the Germans were.

By: eric55

eric55 — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:39:40 +0000

The Poles were as bad or worse than the Nazi’s to the Jews

By: EliezerB

EliezerB — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:03:11 +0000

My grandfather (left Poland at age 9) also told me – in those same words – “The Poles were worse than the Germans.”