▁Polish ▁anti - N azi ▁resistance ▁f ighter ▁who ▁had ▁called ▁for ▁Poland ▁to ▁apolog ize ▁for ▁the ▁Jed w ab ne ▁pog rom , ▁said ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 : ▁" I ▁took ▁these ▁words ▁of ▁Sh am ir ▁as ▁an ▁ins ult ▁to ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁my ▁mother , ▁who ▁was ▁deeply ▁religious ▁and ▁who ▁taught ▁her ▁sons ▁from ▁child hood ▁that ▁displaying ▁cont empt ▁to ▁another ▁person ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁origin , ▁religion , ▁or ▁race ▁is ▁a ▁mort al ▁sin ▁that ▁viol ates ▁the ▁inj unction ▁to ▁love ▁one ' s ▁neighbor . ▁Those ▁Pol es ▁who ▁have ▁fought ▁ra cial ▁pre jud ices ▁their ▁entire ▁life ▁must ▁also ▁take ▁Sh am ir ' s ▁words ▁the ▁same ▁way ." ▁He ▁also ▁said : ▁" there ▁are ▁Jewish ▁counter parts ▁of ▁bell iger ent ▁Polish ▁anti - Sem ites . ▁They ▁see ▁Pol es , ▁all ▁Pol es , ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁anti - S emit ic ▁nation ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁They ▁seem ▁not ▁to ▁perce ive ▁the ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁this ▁social ▁disease ▁in ▁Russia , ▁Germany ▁and ▁other ▁countries ▁of ▁our ▁region ." ▁ ▁In ▁R eth inking ▁Pol es ▁and ▁Jews , ▁Robert ▁Cher ry ▁and ▁Ann am aria ▁Or la - B uk ow ska ▁said ▁that ▁anti - Pol on ism ▁and ▁anti - S emit ism ▁remain ▁" gro tes qu ely ▁tw inned ▁into ▁our ▁own ▁time . ▁We ▁cannot ▁combat ▁the ▁one ▁without ▁comb ating ▁the ▁other ."