▁for ▁threaten ing ▁staff ▁with ▁term ination ▁of ▁employ ment ▁for ▁speaking ▁Polish ▁during ▁work ▁and ▁at ▁their ▁tea ▁breaks . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁British ▁refer endum ▁of ▁EU ▁membership , ▁there ▁were ▁more ▁cases ▁of ▁Pol on oph ob ic ▁attacks ▁including ▁anti - Pol ish ▁leaf lets ▁distributed ▁in ▁Hun ting don ▁and ▁gra ff iti ▁against ▁the ▁Polish ▁Cultural ▁Centre ▁in ▁Hamm ers m ith . ▁The ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁Polish ▁man ▁in ▁Har low ▁was ▁initially ▁reported ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁possible ▁Bre x it - related ▁hate ▁crime , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁disc ount ed ▁at ▁the ▁subsequent ▁trial . ▁ ▁Central ▁and ▁Eastern ▁European ▁pup ils , ▁including ▁the ▁Polish ▁ones , ▁ ▁have ▁experienced ▁increased ▁levels ▁of ▁rac ism ▁and ▁x en oph ob ia ▁since ▁the ▁Bre x it ▁vote . ▁ ▁Israel ▁ ▁The ▁politician ▁Y air ▁Lap id ▁claimed ▁that ▁his ▁father ' s ▁grand m other , ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁Aus ch witz ▁concentration ▁camp , ▁" was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁Poland ▁by ▁Germ ans ▁and ▁Pol es ". ▁Lap id ▁also ▁wrote ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁" Pol ish ▁death ▁cam ps " ▁( see ▁Polish ▁death ▁cam ps ▁controvers y ). ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁interview , ▁Anna ▁Az ari , ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Poland , ▁said ▁that ▁" We ▁need ▁to ▁work ▁to ▁reduce ▁anti - S emit ism , ▁but ▁work ▁is ▁also ▁needed ▁for ▁there ▁to ▁be ▁less ▁anti -