Poles and Jews

A Call for Myth Reconstruction

Jennifer Stark-Blumenthal

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English

Academic Studies Press
25 September 2025

European history; Religious issues & debates; Religion & politics; Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict; Judaism

Series: Jews of Poland

Nationalism’s global resurgence has upended societies. With the rise of the Polish nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, and American Jewry’s swift reaction to its law punishing people who allege Polish complicity in Holocaust crimes, both sides have revived old stereotypes. Stark-Blumenthal argues that American Jews’ disgust with Polish nationalism ought to be checked by America’s centuries-old embrace of white supremacy. Poles and Jews: A Call for Myth Reconstruction confronts both the anti-Polonism deeply embedded in the American Jewish community and Poland’s enduring relationship with antisemitism. Armed with two decades of research and in-depth interviews with scholars, community leaders, and laity in Poland and the U.S., Stark-Blumenthal dispels myths and considers new approaches to this relationship.

By: Jennifer Stark-Blumenthal
Imprint: Academic Studies Press
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9798897830657
Series: Jews of Poland
Pages: 668
Publication Date: 25 September 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jennifer Stark-Blumenthal is an independent researcher of Polish-Jewish relations with an extensive background in Judaic studies from Brandeis University, the Jewish Theological Seminary, and YIVO. Having conducted interviews with scholars, community leaders, and laity in Poland and the U.S., Stark-Blumenthal elevates context, respectfully challenging current taboos dividing the two groups.

Reviews for Poles and Jews: A Call for Myth Reconstruction

“This book is an outline of the history of changing Polish-Jewish relations as much as it is a record of the author’s personal journey, of grasping with the concept of the Other, of one’s Self, and of one’s homeland. The book looks at the history of Jewish experiences in Poland through Polish and Jewish understanding of the collective past, deconstructing components of both groups’ national myths.” — Katarzyna Person, Jewish Historical Institute “This is a bold tour-de-force through Jewish-Polish history. The book is personally engaged and passionate, but also well-informed and rich in its treatment of the historical fabric of life. The questions the author asks will not leave the reader indifferent.” — Marcin Wodzinski, University of Wrocław