A film screening about the tragic life history of the Ulmas from Markowa

Józef Ulma was well known in Markowa. He was the first to run a fruit tree nursery. His mulberry trees and the farm of silkworms was visited by Duke Andrzej Lubomirski. Ulma was mostly famous for his passion for photography. Many of his photographs of his wife and numerous children have been preserved to this date. The seventh child was to be born in the Spring of 1944. On March 24th, however, the entire family was slaughtered for hiding eight Jews, who were also killed.

The meeting will be attended by Dr Mateusz Szpytma, an historian from the Institute of National Remembrance and the author of a book entitled “Ofiara Sprawiedliwych. Rodzina Ulmów – oddali życie za ratowanie Żydów”. Szpytma will speak about a Markowa-based museum named after the Ulmas, which will commemorate Poles rescuing Jews. The museum is in the process of being built. Additionally, a documentary movie “Świat Józefa” by Rafał Wieczyński will be screened.

The ‘Nie tylko Schindler’ series of meetings has been organised by Fundacja Nowych Ujęć  and the Museum of the History of Kraków (Oskar Schindler’s Factory branch). All events revolve around little known heroes of the Second World War and contemporary socio-cultural problems of the State of Israel.  Film screenings and accompanying discussions and lectures are also to be staged.