A former Polish representative to the United Nations, now exiled in Denmark, maintains that the fact that he was Jewish was only part of the reason for his dismissal from Warsaw University in 1968, where he had been a professor of international relations and diplomatic history. In a New York Times article today Julius Katz-Suchy, now an associate professor at Aarhus University in Jutland, was quoted as stating that his opposition to certain internal policies and his calls for freer discussions were the main reason for his dismissal.
“This technique was used against other Jewish civil servants, too. “he said, referring to the “libelous and slanderous” campaign against him beginning in March, 1968. “My situation is perhaps typical of that of many Polish Jews in academic posts.” He emphasized however that similar campaigns have been conducted against non-Jews as well. Mr. Katz-Suchy, who was granted asylum by the Danish government two weeks ago, said that he still considered himself a Pole and that he still believed in socialism “even if some of my ideas have let me down.” The 57-year-old expert on international affairs, was Poland’s U.N. representative from 1947-1952.
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