“The Image of Treblinka in the Eyes of Samuel Willenberg” exhibition displayed in the Polish Seym on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day

ARTICLE by Karol Nawrocki, Ph.D: Polish Relay for Freedom

Poles have always refused to their fate being decided by others. The nineteenth-century January Uprising – a heroic guerrilla war against the Russian occupier – fits in this attitude.

The representatives of the Institute of National Remembrance visit Lithuania – Vilnius, 19 January 2023

A meeting at the Lithuanian institutions of memory and the promotion of the IPN production film "Black Ceiling" about Józef Mackiewicz and Monika Tomkiewicz's monograph entitled "The Ponary Massacre 1941-1944" at the Polish Cultural Center in Vilnius were the main points of the visit of the IPN delegation to Lithuania.

Opening of the IPN exhibition "The Economy of the Third Reich", Warsaw — 12 January 2023

The ceremony of unveiling "The Economy of the Third Reich" open-air exhibition with the participation of the IPN President Karol Nawrocki, Ph.D. took place on 12 January 2023, at 64 Krakowskie Przedmieście St. in front of the “Dom Polonii”. The ceremony was also attended by Adam Hlebowicz, Director of the IPN National Education Office and Tomasz Panfil, Ph.D., author of the exhibition.

The IPN President on the Independence Congress; Warsaw, 11—12 January 2023

Behind the Scenes of the Greater Poland Uprising

What events led to the outbreak of the Greater Poland Uprising in December 1918?

Greater Poland Uprising - short film

We encourage you to watch a short film about the Greater Poland Uprising prepared by the Institute of National Remembrance

Meeting with the Latvian Ambassador at the Mausoleum of the Presidents of Poland in Exile

On 21 December 2022, the unveiling of a monument dedicated to Prime Minister Jan Olszewski took place in front of the Prime Minister's Office at Ujazdowskie Avenue in Warsaw

The Ulma family

On 17 December 2022, Pope Francis approved the decree on the martyrdom of the Ulma family and has authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to publish it. This is an important step on the road to their beatification.

POLES RESCUING JEWS UNDER GERMAN OCCUPATION - THE ULMA FAMILY

On 24 March 1944, during World War II, the Germans murdered the entire Polish Ulma family, along with the Jews they had been sheltering – the Didners, the Grunfelds and the Goldmans.

Press Release – Martial Law Crimes – a press conference of the IPN President Karol Nawrocki, Ph.D. and Prosecutor Andrzej Pozorski, Director of the IPN Chief Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation; Warsaw, 12 December 2022

The IPN celebrates the 80th anniversary of establishing the "Żegota" Council of Aid to Jews

On 4 December 1942, "Żegota" Council of Aid to Jews was established by the Government Delegation for Poland. “Żegota” was the only state organisation in Europe whose aim was to provide help for Jews.

On 15 November 1947, Wojtek the bear was moved from the Anders’ Army to the Edinburgh Zoo

Wojtek was a Syrian brown bear adopted by the soldiers of the 22nd Artillery Supply Company in the 2nd Polish Corps commanded by General Władysław Anders. He carried ammunition boxes and pulled a supply cart during the Battle of Monte Cassino. He was promoted to the rank of corporal for his services to the Polish Army.

COLLECTED CONTENT: "The Image of Treblinka in the Eyes of Samuel Willenberg" educational project

In January 2020, the Institute of National Remembrance initiated an exhibition and educational project on the basis of sculptures by Samuel Willenberg, depicting people and situations he remembered particularly vividly during his imprisonment at Treblinka. These unique sculptures, constituting the world heritage of the Holocaust, were brought by the IPN from Israel for the purposes of the project.

COLLECTED CONTENT: Poles Saving Jews

COLLECTED CONTENT: Trails of Hope. The Odyssey of Freedom - a commemorative and educational project on General Władysław Anders and his soldiers