The exhibition “Żegota – Council to Aid Jews” at The Ulma Family Museum of Poles Saving Jews in World War II.

 

Council to Aid Jews “Żegota” was founded on December 4, 1942. It was a part of the Polish Underground State, active 1942–45. “Żegota” helped Jews in and outside of ghettos, and documented German crimes against the Jewish population. Activists of “Żegota” prepared hiding places for escapees from the ghetto, they also arranged false documents for them. Orphans were directed to Polish families and convents, where they had a chance to survive as Polish children.

 

The exhibition prepared on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of “Żegota”‘s creation. The authors of the exhibition are dr Marcin Urynowicz and dr Paweł Rokicki from the Institute of National Remembrance.

 

Available in our Museum until March 8, 2018.

 

Admission based on a ticket to the Museum (PLN 5 / PLN 2).