Children beat effigy of Judas in Poland, amid persistence of ‘medieval anti-Semitism’

BERLIN — It’s difficult to see what’s not anti-Semitic about the tradition that was filmed in the Polish town of Pruchnik over Easter.

On the ground, residents had placed a straw-filled effigy, complete with some of the most prevalent stereotypes about Jews, including Orthodox Jewish sidelocks and a large nose.

Then, children and adults began to beat the effigy with sticks, before burning their “Judas.”