Who is my neighbor? Poles and Jews under German occupation.
"Considering the special conditions in Poland, we must recognize the behavior of that part of the Polish intelligentsia, workers and peasants who hide Jews in their own country as exceptionally noble, consistent with the traditions of tolerance in the history of Poland. […]" – Emanuel Ringelblum | Memorial plaque at 4 Kopernika Street, where a Jewish family was hiding "Since the issue of the Ghetto has become topical in Warsaw, I consider it appropriate to inform you that they are hiding at the "Elibor" company at 103 Wolska Street […]
National Day of Remembrance of Poles Rescuing Jews under German Occupation, March 24, 2021
On the anniversary of the deaths of Józef and Wiktoria Ulma and their six children, murdered by the Germans along with eight Jews from the Goldman, Gruenfeld, and Didner families whom they had sheltered in the village of Markowa in the Podkarpacie region, we commemorate all Poles who—despite the threat of severe repression—tried to save Jews from the Holocaust. The German occupation policy in Poland during World War II aimed to destroy all bonds of solidarity between Poles and Jews—citizens of the destroyed Second Polish Republic. The law […]