Head of US Holocaust museum learns more about Poles who saved Jews

The director of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, Sara Bloomfield, and several members of staff have come to Poland to visit the Ulma Family Museum of Poles who Saved Jews in World War II.

Józef Ulma (right) and his wife Wiktoria

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Located in the village of Markowa, south-eastern Poland, the museum commemorates Poles who sheltered Jews and offered them other forms of assistance at risk to their own lives.

The museum is named after the family of Józef Ulma who, together with his pregnant wife Wiktoria and their six children, was executed by the Germans in 1942 for sheltering Jews on their farm.

Interviewed by the Polish Press Agency, Sara Bloomfield said: “My friends in Washington told me that the Ulma Museum is worth visiting. Having come here, I have to say that they were right. I hope that cooperation between our two institutions will be developing.”

The director of the Ulma Museum, Anna Stróż-Pawłowska, visited the US Holocaust Memorial Museum last year, giving a talk about the Polish centre.

Last year, the Ulma Museum in Markowa attracted over 35,000 visitors.

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Source: PAP