ush a ▁G os ka ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁" t win " ▁s tere ot ypes ▁of ▁the ▁anti - S emit ic ▁Sh y lock ▁and ▁the ▁anti - Pol ish ▁' B ieg ans ki ', ▁who ▁is ▁" strong , ▁stupid , ▁violent , ▁fert ile , ▁an arch ic , ▁dirty ," ▁and ▁whose ▁" special ▁h ateful ness ▁is ▁ep it om ized ▁by ▁their ▁Polish ▁anti - S emit ism ." ▁She ▁says ▁that ▁' best ial ' ▁Pol es ▁have ▁become ▁more ▁vil ified ▁as ▁kill ers ▁of ▁Jews ▁than ▁the ▁' el ite ' ▁German ▁Naz is ▁themselves . ▁ ▁Anti - Pol ish ▁sentiment ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Anti - Pol ish ▁r het or ic ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁condem n ation ▁of ▁Polish ▁culture ▁was ▁most ▁prominent ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁Pr uss ia ▁during ▁the ▁partitions ▁of ▁Poland . ▁However , ▁anti - Pol ish ▁propag anda ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁Te ut onic ▁Order ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁important ▁tool ▁in ▁the ▁Order ' s ▁attempt ▁to ▁conquer ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁which ▁eventually ▁failed ▁because ▁of ▁Lith u ania ' s ▁Personal ▁union ▁with ▁the ▁Crown ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Poland ▁and ▁the ▁Christian ization ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁to ▁Catholic ism . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁major ▁think er ▁to ▁open ly ▁call ▁for ▁the ▁gen o cide ▁of ▁the