An Exhibition on the Ulma Family on the 70th Anniversary of Their Deaths

The exhibition, entitled The Markowa Samaritans, which was first went on display in Warsaw on 24th March 2010,  is a joint project of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), the Central Rural Library (CBR), the Museum of the History of the Polish Peasant Movement, and the Nation Centre of Culture. The graphic designer of the project was CBR’s Dominik Wasilewski. The exhibition has already been shown in many cities around the country and also in other countries.

The Ulma family was murdered on 24th March 1944 in Markowa. The Germans also killed eight Jews from the Szall and Goldman families, as well as those hiding them, Józef Ulma and his eight-month pregnant wife, Wiktoria. They also killed the six Ulma children: Stanisława (the eldest, 8 years old), Barbara, Władysław, Franciszek, Antoni and Maria.

The Ulma family was honoured with the title of Righteous Among the Nations. In 2003, the process of their beatification was begun. The Ulma Family Museum of Poles Saving Jews is currently being constructed in Markowa.

Source: PAP