Polish Heroes: Those Who Rescued Jews

Polish Heroes: Those Who Rescued Jews

Role: Reporter

Audience: College student

Format: News report

Human Rights During Wartime

The title of the exhibit

Polish Heritage Society of Rochester, and the Jewish Federation of Rochester bring us the exhibit; Polish Heroes: Those who Rescued Jews. The exhibit is going to display at the Shults Center Forum at Nazareth College until February 19, 2012.  The exhibit is a unique photographic exhibition created as a tribute to the more than 6,000 individuals in Poland who have been recognized for sheltering Jewish people during WWII. Their stories, written in English and in Polish accompany their photographic portraits. We can see the pictures and individual stories of 21 such recipients who all live in the Krakow region of Poland today.

Honarata Mucah

According to their story, their human rights did not exist during the wartime even their own country. They had to take shelter and they didn’t have enough food to live only they could move to find food at night 18 months until the end of war (Honarata Mucah’s saying). In hence, they used to see their family and friends’ death. There are not even basic human rights. We could imagine how they were scared and anxious at that time without any safety.

The view of Shults Center

Photo of Polish Hero by Chris Schwarz

The human dignity of all individuals must be respected at all times even during wartime. We could realize how inhumane the war was to people though this exhibition. In these days, we have a lot of conventions among nations to preserve human rights during the war such as giving medical services, foods, and civilian’s safety at least. Any country must abide by these promises and keep in mind. In addition we have to remember their faces and stories in one exhibition to respect human rights.