(Luke 10: 33 – 34)
A PASSAGE MARKED BY JÓZEF OR WIKTORIA ULMA
A PASSAGE MARKED BY JÓZEF OR WIKTORIA ULMA
“But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.”
IN THE PHOTOGRAPH: WIKTORIA ULMA, JÓZEF ULMA
BASIA ROSENBERG FROM PRZEWORSK, ENTRY IN A PRIVATE JOURNAL, DATED SEPTEMBER 2, 1939
“The war. It was continuously spoken about, but no one believed it would actually break out. (…) My nerves are strung. How can I stand it? People are sealing their windows, everyone wants to defend themselves, but does not know how to do it. Oh, God! Have mercy upon us. What comes next...?”
IN THE PHOTOGRAPH: TRAFFIC ON THE WOODEN BRIDGE OVER THE SAN RIVER. PRZEMYŚL, 1939 – 1945.
FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL DIGITAL ARCHIVES
FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL DIGITAL ARCHIVES
EDWARD SZPYTMA FROM MARKOWA
“In bright days, when it did not rain (…) smoke plumes could be seen – they came from fires made by the fugitive Jews who wanted to get some warmth, baked potatoes. Before the war, such a view used to make one think of a good time, but now these evenings were not fun – they were a life necessity, a daily struggle for survival.”
IN THE PHOTOGRAPH: MARKOWA, PHOTO TAKEN BY JÓZEF ULMA
FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF WŁADYSŁAW ULMA
FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF WŁADYSŁAW ULMA
ABRAHAM SEGAL – THE SURVIVOR
“He accompanied me, he taught me to pray, he gave me a prayer book so that I learned »Our Father, who art in heaven… and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us«.”
IN THE PHOTOGRAPH: BAR MITZVAH OF ABRAHAM SEGAL, PRAGUE, DECEMBER 1945
FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF ABRAHAM SEGAL
FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF ABRAHAM SEGAL
CALENDAR
July 24, 1942
Liquidation of the ghetto in Sędziszów Małopolski
The Sędziszów ghetto accommodated about 1,800 Jews from Sędziszów, and mainly from Ropczyce and Wielopole. They were transported to the ghetto in Dębica and Rzeszów, and next to the forced-labour camp in Pustków, and to the Bełżec extermination camp.
The Sędziszów ghetto accommodated about 1,800 Jews from Sędziszów, and mainly from Ropczyce and Wielopole. They were transported to the ghetto in Dębica and Rzeszów, and next to the forced-labour camp in Pustków, and to the Bełżec extermination camp.