We too must raise our voices loud and clear against this outrageous decision. Call or write to the Polish embassy or consulate nearest you, and tell them what you think of the fact that they are trampling on the rights of Jews.
Remind them politely but firmly that after their behavior during the Holocaust, Poles are in no position to preach to us about morality or decency.
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It shouldn’t have come to this, but as obvious as it is, it bears repeating: for a country that afflicted its Jews so heartlessly in the recent past, Poland has a special responsibility to make up for its transgressions.
And a good place for them to start would be to rescind the ban on shechita forthwith.
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