21.10.2020
"Between life and death. Stories of rescue during the Holocaust" - an English-language exhibition at the Museum and Memorial Site in Bełżec
From October 21, 2020, to January 31, 2021, the Museum and Memorial Site in Bełżec hosts an English-language exhibition "Between life and death. Stories of rescue during the Holocaust", an exhibition devoted to stories of Holocaust survivors and rescuers.
The exhibition “Between Life and Death. Stories of Rescue During the Holocaust” presents accounts of rescue from twelve European countries: Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine. By outlining stories of survivors, along with those of rescuers, it seeks to give a voice to both of these groups. The exhibition draws attention to their endeavours, their courage, and their will to live, as well as the wartime circumstances with which they had to deal. Their fates are shown against a broader historical background, giving a better understanding of the local possibilities for Jews to survive and for helpers to provide aid.
The initiative is a joint project of European Network Remembrance and Solidarity, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, and Silent Heroes Memorial Center.