On 17 October 2022, the latest “Patriots. Soldiers. Jews” multimedia exhibition was opened in Warsaw on the Pilsudski Square. The exhibition presents profiles and the fate of Jews fighting for Poland's independence and its borders in 1914—1921.

Many Jews, as well as Poles with Jewish roots, felt they were children of the sole Polish homeland. And in the days of uprisings and war conflicts, they stood arm-in-arm with thousands of other Poles to take up the fight for Poland’s place on the map of Europe in defiance of partitioning imperialism,

wrote the IPN President Karol Nawrocki, Ph.D., in his introduction to the exhibition.

The IPN's new educational project is based on modern ways for teaching history. Thanks to interactive screens, the visitors can learn about many unknown stories of the brave people taking part in Polish fight for independence.

The overwhelming majority of Jews did not come from assimilated families. It proved that patriotism, valor and dedication to the Fatherland did not require renunciation of Jewish religion and tradition (…) Most of them did not come from assimilated families. This proved that being a patriot, bravery and dedication to the Homeland did not require renouncing religion and Jewish tradition. Poland was also their Fatherland. They have bound themselves to Poland with every fiber of their souls, with every beat of their heart, with every filament of their brain, to the last drop of blood that seeps from them into the soil on which they were born, on which their ancestors were likewise born, worked and died throughout the long (…) They joined the Polish ranks because they were driven by a sense of duty,

wrote the author of the exhibition, Marek Gałęzowski, Ph.D.

 The exhibition has been prepared in three languages: Polish, English and Ukrainian. It will be on display until 7 November 2022.