On the occasion of the 81st anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, German Ambassador to Poland Viktor Elbling wrote on social media that “we mourn the victims of the brutal repression of the German occupying forces” and assured that Germany would help close the doors of the Nożyk Tower. synagogue in Warsaw. The ambassador’s actions caused an avalanche of negative comments from representatives of public life in Poland, highlighting Elbling’s use of inappropriate language and omission of the real issues of reparations to Poland.
The German ambassador to Poland stated on Platform
On the 81st anniversary of the outbreak of the ghetto uprising, we commemorate the courage of the rebels. We mourn the victims of the brutal oppression of the German occupiers. #Never again
said Ambassador Elbling.
Apparently unaware of the issue of German reparations to Poland, Elbling also assured that Germany would help co-finance the renovation of the doors of the Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw.
No one can undo the destruction of Jewish life in 🇵🇱 during World War II. But we can help demonstrate that Jewish life still thrives here. The Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw is a powerful symbol of this. I have agreed with the Religious Commune that 🇩🇪 they will support the renovation of its doors
– wrote on the X platform.
An avalanche of reactions
Representatives of public life in our country commented on the extremely controversial submissions of the German ambassador to Poland, pointing out in particular that Elbling “smoothes over” the German crimes of the Nazi regime in occupied Poland by putting into context to use the term ‘repression’. of the systematic murder of millions of people.
The declaration of assistance in the renovation of the doors of the Nożyk Synagogue also caused outrage, while reparations to Poland were estimated at more than PLN 6 trillion.
The German ambassador’s series of scandalous entries looks like a deliberate provocation by Poland. In recent days, the ambassador blamed Poland for the Holocaust, viewed the German genocide against Jews as “repression” and manipulated the accession of the head of the Bundeswehr by insinuating that the Federal Republic of Germany was taking over responsibility for Poland . security. This requires decisive action from our Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Silence will result in more such texts. It is astonishing that in recent months, both in the media in Germany and in official communications, the German mentoring and moralizing tone towards Poland has become increasingly visible. Such trends will increase if they are not met with a strong position from the Government of the Republic of Poland
– wrote Stanisław Żaryn.
Deliberate insolence?!!! German ambassador. It was your German ancestors who committed the crime of genocide against the nations of Europe, especially the Polish and Jewish ones. Why are you leaving this out? Do you support the renovation of the doors in the synagogue? Ambassador!!! You destroyed all of Warsaw, you razed it to the ground. You ruined our country!!! You didn’t pay a mark or euro for it. And now would you be so kind as to renovate only the doors of one synagogue?
– Przemysław Czarnek noted.
And who is it, Mr. Ambassador @Amb_Niemiec, who has led to the destruction of Jewish life in Poland? Didn’t fit in the tweet?? Scandalous entry. By the way, there seems to have been some competition lately within Warsaw’s diplomatic corps over who will shoot the most spectacularly… It’s high time for @MSZ_RP to make several ambassadors understand which actions fall within the Vienna Convention – and which ones violate them.
– said Paweł Jabłoński.
Another scandalous post from the German ambassador after yesterday. He feels increasingly confident because the current Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not respond to his actions. Nothing about who destroyed Jewish life. A Polish flag was added to the negative context of destruction (so maybe it was Poland?), in a situation where Poland was subsequently destroyed by the Third Reich. And Germany? In this article they appear as close allies of the memory of Polish Jews. Germany’s entire false historical policy is based on such manipulations, associations and understatements
– wrote Sebastian Kaleta.
Mr. Ambassador, I propose to go further – not “repression”, but “retaliation”!
– said Dr. Bartosz Lewandowski.
Repression? Because you’re alive?! The Nazi language of this grave of Nazism makes the Jews guilty of the crime of life, which forced the Germans to initiate “repression.” Rabbi Schudrich took the money, so this will silence the humiliation of the victims by the perpetrators of genocide?
– said Krzysztof Wyszkowski on website X.
How dare you, a man from a nation that ruthlessly murdered Jews, suggest Polish responsibility for your crimes! Eternal shame for German murderers
– noted Witold Gadowski.
You absolutely forgot to write about the destruction of Jewish life – by German murderers. Or to be more precise: the destruction of the lives of millions of Polish citizens, including those of Jewish descent, by German criminals
– said Wojciech Wybranowski.
There was no Poland during World War II. There were areas occupied by the Germans: criminals, genociders. That’s the tribe you come from, a tribe that has never paid for its crimes
– wrote Dariusz Matecki.
According to the Germans, killing millions of people and burning them in ovens is repression. Maybe an incident?
– asks Radosław Poszwiński.
“Repression”? Burning people alive is “repression”??????!!!!
– wrote Wojciech Biedroń.
In Polish? And in Yiddish? “On the 81st anniversary of the PwG outbreak, we, following Chancellor Willy Brandt, apologize for the murder of 1.5 million Polish Jews. We do not mourn the victims of REPRESSION. We mourn the victims of the HOLOCAUST” – Federal Republic of Germany
– says Anna Maria Żukowska.
This is not the first time that Berlin’s High Representative has softened his country’s historical responsibility for the crimes committed during the German occupation of Poland.
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Source: wPolityce
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