Tribute to Poles who rescued Jews in WWII

A variety of events are being held in Poland on Tuesday to pay tribute to those who helped Jews during World War II.

Plaques on the wall of the Ulma Family Museum, at Markowa in the southeast of Poland, commemorating those who risked their lives to save Jews from the Holocaust during World War II.

Photo: PAP/Darek Delmanowicz

March 24 marks a special memorial day in the country dedicated to Poles who risked their lives to save their Jewish neighbours from the Holocaust.

❗ Today we commemorate all 🇵🇱 Poles who rescued #Jews during #WWII. The date March 24th was chosen as a tribute to the #Ulma family murdered by #Germans #OTD in 1944. Ulma family paid ultimate price for being human in inhumane world. 🇵🇱#PolishRighteous https://t.co/BPFf3mLzB5

— Institute of National Remembrance (@ipngovpl_eng) March 24, 2020

This year events are predominantly being held online due to the coronavirus pandemic, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

On March 24, 1944, German military police shot members of the Polish family of Józef and Wiktoria Ulma, who were sheltering Jews in the village of Markowa in the southeast of the country.

Mateusz Szpytma, deputy head of Poland's Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), has said that "Poles who saved Jews were, are and should serve as a role model and an inspiration."

ℹ🇵🇱"Poles who saved Jews were, are and should serve as a role-model and an inspiration", said the #IPN's Deputy President Mateusz #Szpytma during yesterday's conference. 👉 https://t.co/Nqlft7tESY. If you know🇵🇱we invite you to watch the conference. https://t.co/yCFmL4CUe7

— Institute of National Remembrance (@ipngovpl_eng) March 24, 2020

Polish President Andrzej Duda told world leaders in January that “the truth about the Holocaust must not die.”

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Source: IAR

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