Kippah placed on Polish politician's head during political debate

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Kippah placed on Polish politician's head during political debate

Her party "bows down to Jews,” the man reportedly said. “They will sell this country for money.”

May 19, 2019

Former Polish Foreign Affairs Minister Anna Fotyga was presenting her party’s views when Konrad Berkowicz [Korwin] approached her from behind and placed a Jewish skullcap above her head as she was speaking, Amichai Stein from KAN reported.

Fotyga is a member of the current ruling Law and Justice Party [PiS]. The incident was aired on a local television channel in Kielce.

“They [PiS] bow down to Jews,” Berkowicz reportedly said. “They will sell this country for money.”

Writing on his Facebook page, Berkowitz said he only placed the kippa on Fotyga’s head when she was “foaming at the mouth and talking about kneeling in front of [Russian leader Vladimir] Putin.”

He claimed he only placed it in the air to “remind the public who is kneeling in front of whom.”

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[Peterski]

And ironically Berkowicz is a Jewish surname. Black guys are allowed to say nigga.

[Pine]

And ironically Berkowicz is a Jewish surname. Black guys are allowed to say nigga.

It's not just a Jewish surname, but one that's so common, that it's used in jokes. The root is derived from Berke, which is the pet name for Ber, a Yiddish male name meaning "bear". Is there an alternative Polish origin?

Writing on his Facebook page, Berkowitz said he only placed the kippa on Krupka’s head when she was “foaming at the mouth and talking about kneeling in front of [Russian leader Vladimir] Putin.”

Isn't the anti-Semitic propaganda normally the other way around?

I think I get it now:

If you like Putin, then Jews are against Putin
If you don't like Putin, then Jews are with Putin

[Peterski]

It's not just a Jewish surname, but one that's so common, that it's used in jokes. The root is derived from Berke, which is the pet name for Ber, a Yiddish male name meaning "bear". Is there an alternative Polish origin?

I don't think so! I guess he has some Jewish ancestry?

[Csanád]

While V4 seems promising, the Israel asslicking is really disgusting.

[Peterski]

While V4 seems promising, the Israel asslicking is really disgusting.

Let's make it V5 with Israel included. They are in Eurovision already.

[Roy]

It's not just a Jewish surname, but one that's so common, that it's used in jokes. The root is derived from Berke, which is the pet name for Ber, a Yiddish male name meaning "bear". Is there an alternative Polish origin?



Isn't the anti-Semitic propaganda normally the other way around?

I think I get it now:

If you like Putin, then Jews are against Putin
If you don't like Putin, then Jews are with Putin

I am pretty sure that it's a Jewish surname - Berkovitz / Berkowicz.

[Pine]

I don't think so! I guess he has some Jewish ancestry?

Has no one pointed it out to him?

[Peterski]

Has no one pointed it out to him?

Surely he knows and don't you think this is exactly why his party chose him for that provocation (unless it was his own private initiative)? As I said when a black guy calls other blacks niggas, it is considered less outrageous than when whites do this (just to use an analogy).

[Pine]

Surely he knows and don't you think this is exactly why his party chose him for that provocation (unless it was his own private initiative)? As I said when a black guy calls other blacks niggas, it is considered less outrageous than when whites do this (just to use an analogy).

I don't know how familiar Poles are with names like Berkowicz or how often his ethnic background is mentioned in the media, nor what role his entire party played in this. Is the public perception that Jews would consider someone like him a Jew? Most Jews won't even recognize that he has a Jewish surname, simply because of the transcription, or they'll assume that ethnic Poles must carry it as well.