But many of those present at the private hourlong meeting that followed said that significant disagreement surfaced on the issue of Polish anti-Semitism and the dispute over a Roman Catholic convent at the site of the Auschwitz death camp.
Clamor in the East; Walesa's View of Glemp Irks Jewish Leaders
When Lech Walesa, the founder of Solidarity, entered a midtown law office yesterday to meet with about 70 leaders of Jewish organizations, he was enthusiastically applauded. In a scene that has become familiar during the Polish leader's weeklong visit to the United States, many in the audience stood and cheered.