In addition. reporters who have recently returned from Poland affirm that the Polish people are not fooled by the allegations that the Solidarity movement is controlled by manipulative Jews. The contention that the Jews are undermining tlie Nation and plotting a seizure of power is ludicrous. The Jewish population has been severely decimated. Prior to World War II there were some 3 million Polish Jews. All but about 30.000 were liquidated during the Holocaust. and in the 1968 purges large numbers of Jews were forced to emigrate reducing their numbers to an estimated 5.000 to 6.000. Since most of the remaining Jews are either old or infirm it is
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Allegations that Jews are undermining the nation and plotting a seizure of power.