| Poles, direct witnesses of German crimes against Jews, were forced to experience the Holocaust
in a special way. They were not only subjected to the brutal terror of war, but also confronted
with the cruel extermination of their Jewish neighbours.
In occupied Poland, unlike in the countries of Western Europe, helping Jews was punishable by death.
Despite this fact, there were Poles who stood up to evil and saved Jews. In the name of helping others,
they risked not only their own lives, but also those of their families. These rescuers managed to save
tens of thousands of Polish Jews. Many of them were honored for their heroism with the state title of Righteous Among the Nations, awarded by the Yad Vashem Institute in Israel.
Exhibition opening at Jewish Community Centre, Caulfield, Sunday 5th July at 2,30 pm
Same day The Australian premiere of the documentary The Rescued
More about the Movie premiere
The exhibition shows the phenomenon of Polish rescuers. It presents their stories, faces,
and motivations, as well as the historical context, circumstances and the scale of the help given.
The exhibition is based on a unique collection of testimonies from the Righteous Among the Nations
as well as Holocaust survivors gathered within the framework of the Museum of the History of Polish
Jews oral history project “Polish Righteous − Recalling Forgotten History.”
Exhibition prepared in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. | 
