Several causes led to the anti-Jewish violence of 1944-1947 . One cause was traditional Christian anti-semitism ; the pogrom in Cracow ( 11 August 1945 ) and in Kielce followed accusations of ritual murder . Another cause was the gentile Polish hostility to the Communist takeover . Even though very few Jews lived in postwar Poland , many Poles believed they dominated the Communist authorities , a belief expressed in the term '' Żydokomuna '' ( Judeo-Communist ) , a popular anti-Jewish stereotype . Yet another reason for Polish violence towards Jews stemmed from the fear that survivors would recover their property
pogrom in Cracow
Kraków pogrom
History of the Jews in Poland