December 2017 (REVISED February 2020)
Another Look at Polish-Jewish Relations in Dąbrowa Tarnowska County
A Much Needed Corrective to Jan Grabowski’s Hunt for the Jews
by Mark Paul
CONTENTS
Introduction … 2 The Catholic Church and Clergy – Some Observations on Grabowski’s Methodology … 5 Clergy Assistance Overlooked …16 Polish Attitudes, Risks Associated with Rescue, and the “Emerging” Holocaust Narrative …21 Problematic Approach to Testimonies …30 The Extent of Rescue …34 Rescue Overlooked, Rescue Covered Up …45 Poles Put to Death for Helping Jews …54 Paid Rescue …57 Polish Police, Jewish Police – Shifting the Blame …64 Robbery and Banditry – The Cover-Up …71 Conclusion …74
Tables …75 I. Poles from Dąbrowa Tarnowska County Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations …76 II. Other Polish Rescuers from Dąbrowa Tarnowska County …88 III. Jews Who Reported to the Żabno Office of the Central Committee of Polish Jews …115 IV. Jews Who Survived the War Hidden in Dąbrowa Tarnowska County …116
Appendix: Rescue by Poles Recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations …119 Statement of Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance …148 Response to Jan Grabowski’s Toronto Globe and Mail Article …151 Response to National Post article by Vanessa Gera (AP) …152