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National Day of Remembrance of Poles Rescuing Jews under German occupation

24.03.2020

National Day of Remembrance of Poles Rescuing Jews under German occupation was established on the initiative of the President of the Republic of Poland in 2018. This day is celebrated on March 24 and has a national character.

Narodowy Dzień Pamięci Polaków ratujących Żydów

The date chosen for the celebrations - March 24 - is symbolic. On this day in 1944, the Ulma family was executed in the village of Markowa in Podkarpacie region. The German gendarmerie then murdered Józef Ulma, his pregnant wife Wiktoria with their six minor children and the eight Jews they were hiding. The execution was a punishment for helping Jews. According to the law introduced in occupied Poland by Nazi Germany, any help or concealment of Jews was punishable by death.

In March 2016, the Ulma Family Museum of Poles Saving Jews in World War II was opened, as a professional museum institution, counted on the map of world institutions important for the memory of the Holocaust, World War II and German occupation.

The Ulma Family Museum has prepared a social media campaign for this year's March 24 celebration. We encourage you to follow links:

  • spot at the Museum’s You Tube channel:

PL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-6basQml_c

EN - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqfSMAoC8Rk

and also:

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