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The figurines were first described in articles from 2000 whose authors state the phenomena is recent, the figurines probably date back to the times following the [[Revolutions of 1989#Poland|transition of government in 1989]].<ref name="Tartakowsky"/> According to Ruth Ellen Gruber, the figurines, were hand-crafted in the 1990s. However, as of 2011 many of figurines are mass produced in standardized forms that are widely available and popular.<ref name="Gruber">[https://books.google.com/books?id=K5437Vh3YEUC&pg=PA324&dq=Zydki+jewish&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjhgL7686riAhWYSxUIHeWdAj8Q6AEINDAC#v=snippet&q=Anatewka%20coin&f=false Philosemitism in History], chapter by Ruth Ellen Gruber, Cambridge University Press, page 324</ref>
 
In 2017 [[Rafał Pankowski]], co-founder of the anti-racism [["Never Again" Association]], condemned the sale in the [[Parliament of Poland]] of "lucky Jew" figurines as "deeply rooted in negative stereotypes". Following Pankowski's condemnation, the figurines were removed from sale from the parliament 's souvenir shop.<ref>[https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/polish-parliament-gift-shop-removes-jewish-figurines Polish parliament gift shop removes Jewish figurines from sale], [[The Art Newspaper]], 15 December 2017</ref><ref name="JTA20180818">[https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-lucky-jew-imagery-is-so-popular-in-poland/ Why ‘Lucky Jew’ imagery is so popular in Poland], Times of Israel (JTA reprint), 18 August 2018</ref> A few years earlier similar concerns lead to the souvenir being removed from sale in the hotel hosting an international conference.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rp.pl/Spoleczenstwo/310189884-Afera-wokol-Zyda-z-pieniazkiem-w-polskim-parlamencie.html|title=Afera wokół Żyda z pieniążkiem w polskim parlamencie|website=www.rp.pl|language=pl|access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref>
 
==Ethnographic analysis==