▁killed ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 . 9 ▁million ▁eth nic ▁Pol es , ▁of ▁which ▁over ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁were ▁murder ed ▁in ▁Aus ch witz . ▁ ▁Anti - Pol ish ▁sentiment ▁includes ▁def am ation ▁and ▁der og atory ▁s tere ot yp ing ▁of ▁Pol es ▁as ▁un int ellig ent ▁and ▁ag gress ive , ▁as ▁th ugs , ▁th ieves , ▁alco hol ics , ▁national ists ▁and ▁anti - Sem ites . ▁It ▁also ▁includes ▁rising ▁work place ▁disc rim ination ▁and ▁criminal ▁violence ▁against ▁Pol es . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁ ▁Form s ▁of ▁host ility ▁toward ▁Pol es ▁and ▁Polish ▁culture ▁include : ▁▁ ▁Organ ized ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁the ▁Pol es ▁as ▁a ▁nation ▁or ▁as ▁an ▁eth nic ▁group , ▁often ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁Polish ▁interests ▁are ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁one ' s ▁own ▁national ▁asp ir ations ; ▁ ▁R ac ist ▁anti - Pol ish ▁sentiment , ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁x en oph ob ia ; ▁ ▁Cultural ▁anti - Pol ish ▁sentiment : ▁a ▁pre jud ice ▁against ▁Pol es ▁and ▁Polish - spe aking ▁persons ▁– ▁their ▁custom s , ▁language ▁and ▁education ; ▁and ▁ ▁S tere ot ypes ▁about ▁Poland ▁and ▁Polish ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁popular ▁culture . ▁ ▁A ▁historic ▁example ▁of ▁anti - Pol ish ▁sentiment ▁was ▁pol ako ż erst wo ▁( in ▁English , ▁" the ▁dev our ing ▁of ▁Pol es ") ▁–