Poland and the Jews: Inescapable Issues

Stanisław Krajewski

2002

I prefer to speak of Poland and the Jews rather than Poles and Jews, the latter threatening to limit my freedom of movement within the present subject-matter. Poland and the Jews leaves ample room for all Jews, including Polish Jews, Jews living in Poland and Jews who consider themselves Poles; Poles and Jews, on the other hand, suggests two…

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Stanisław Krajewski

b. 1950

Stanisław Krajewski was born in Warsaw, and is a professor of philosophy at Warsaw University. His areas of expertise are logic, the philosophy of mathematics, and the philosophy of religion. Krajewski is a co-chair of the Polish Council of Christians and Jews and is on the board of the Union of Jewish Communities in Poland.

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