The exhibition “Risking their lives – Poles saving Jews during the Holocaust” consists of 18 boards presenting the stories of Poles who, risking their lives and their families, helped the persecuted Jews. In German-occupied Poland, unlike in Western Europe, helping Jews was punishable by death. After the war, some of the rescuers were honored by the State of Israel with the title of Righteous Among the Nations. At the exhibition, the lives of the saved are shown in the historical context of occupied Poland. The circumstances and scale of the assistance provided is explained, as well as the motivations of the Righteous.
The exhibition was prepared by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.
Admission based on a ticket to the Museum (PLN 5 / PLN 2).