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Forgotten Exodus

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Forgotten Exodus aims to collect, preserve, and share testimonies of Jews who were expelled from Poland during its then-Communist government’s antisemitic campaign in 1968, commemorating its 55th anniversary in 2023. Our mission is to shed light on this significant yet largely unknown chapter in modern European history, offering a platform for those who experienced the expulsion firsthand to share their stories with future generations. These accounts serve as a crucial reminder of the dangers posed by antisemitism, scapegoating, and totalitarianism.

As the window for gathering testimonies narrows with most surviving victims now in their early or mid-70s, Forgotten Exodus aims to collect a comprehensive number of testimonies from the 15,000-strong community of expelled Jews by the 60th anniversary. We are committed to making these stories broadly accessible to future generations in innovative, engaging and digitally-enabled formats.

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Today we launch #ForgottenExodus which aims to collect, preserve, and share testimonies of Jews who were expelled from Poland during its then-Communist government’s antisemitic campaign in 1968, commemorating its 55th anniversary in 2023. 

Our mission is to shed light on this significant yet largely unknown chapter in modern European history, offering a platform for those who experienced the expulsion firsthand to share their stories with future generations. 

These accounts serve as a crucial reminder of the dangers posed by antisemitism, scapegoating, and totalitarianism.

As the window for gathering testimonies narrows with most surviving victims now in their early or mid-70s, Forgotten Exodus aims to collect a comprehensive number of testimonies from the 15,000-strong community of expelled Jews by the 60th anniversary. We are committed to making these stories broadly accessible to future generations in innovative, engaging and digitally-enabled formats.

Join us at https://forgottenexodus.org.

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"Does that bother you, Herr Gomułka?
That I want to die here, where I was born,
That I call Poland my fate –
This is what bothers you most."

Click the link in our bio to read Natan's story.
"I was as if in a fever. All the time I was thinking: ‘My God, so I’ll never return to this place. How is this possible?’ There were so many things to deal with that there was absolutely no time to think."

Click the link in our bio to read Miriam's story.
"Polish Jews supported Israel; Gomułka called them a “fifth column within the country” and accused them of collective disloyalty. My father lay down on the couch, turned to face the wall and continued to lie so, motionless, for a few days."

Click the link in our bio to read Henryk's story.
"A year ago, when I left Poland, twenty-five thousand Jews were still living there. Today, as I am writing these words, half of those twenty-five thousand have left or are leaving."

Click the link in our bio to read Henryk's story.
"We weren’t students, we had no contacts with anyone, we just knew something was going on. I saw how people were beaten, how people ran and smelled the tear gas. My friend Asia got scared and wanted to leave."

Click the link in our bio to read Nadja's story.
"And when what happened, it hurt all the more. I felt disappointed, hurt. From eighty members of my family, only sixteen – one of five – had survived the Holocaust. I thought that we had paid enough. "

Click the link in our bio to read Leon's story.
Henryk Morel (1937–1968), one of the most talented sculptors of Poland’s young avant-garde, lost his life to the March 1968 antisemitic campaign.

Click the link in our bio to read Henryk's story.
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