The Poland issue

In “‘Not Enough!’” (Comment & Features, February 5), Uri Avnery finds it very comfortable to state: “Nobody ever asks the most obvious question: How come so many Jews, millions of them, came to live in Poland in the first place?” What is most surprising is that he doesn’t ask the most searing question: How come only 50,000 Jews, of the 3 million who were domiciled in Poland in September 1939, ended up living in their former homes in Poland after World War II? Mr. Avnery, try antisemitism! After the German murder machine destroyed 90% of Polish Jewry, the Poles took over and implemented their own “resettlement” plan. People such as my father were threatened with death if they did not leave town within 24 hours. The Kielce pogrom of July 1946 is a historical fact that might also help explain Polish Jews’ hatred toward Poles.

Mr. Avnery’s facts and tone (“millions of them”) reflect a self-hating selectiveness that only gets better with age. ABE REICHMAN Efrat