system and other anti-Semitic demonstrations of the segment of student youth inspired vengeance among some Jewish students of Lwów Polytechnic upon the arrival of the Soviet authorities, following the Soviet invasion of Poland. The practice of segregated seating for the Jewish students in Poland ended with the demise of the Polish state in the beginning of the Second World War. After which most Polish educational institutions were shut down (see Education in Poland during World War II) although Lwów Polytechnic remained. Most Polish Jews ultimately perished during the German occupation of Poland and the Holocaust. See also Disabilities (Jewish) Jewish quota Racism in Poland Universities and antisemitism References Further reading Monika Natkowska, "Numerus clausus," "ghetto ławkowe," "numerus nullus": Antisemityzm na uniwersytecie Warszawskim 1931–39 ("Numerus clauses," "ghetto benches," "numerus nullus": Antisemitism in Warsaw University" 1931–39), Warsaw, 1999. Zbysław Popławski, "Dzieje Politechniki Lwowskiej 1844–1945," Wrocław 1992. H. Rabinowicz. "The Battle of the Ghetto Benches." The Jewish Quarterly Review, New Series, Vol. 55, No. 2 (Oct., 1964), pp. 151–159. A. Srebrakowski, Sprawa Wacławskiego, „Przegląd Wschodni” 2004, t. IX, z. 3(35), p. 575-601 External links "Ghetto Benches" entry in Encyclopedia of Antisemitism Education policy History of education in Poland Jewish Polish history Antisemitism in Poland Segregation