European Day of the Righteous among the Nations was established in 2012 by European Parliament in order to commemorate those who, risking their lives saved Jews during World War II. Nowadays there are 6863 Poles honoured with the medal of Righteous among the Nations. Their names in The Avenue of the Righteous on the premises of Yad Vashem Institute in Jerusalem constitute the biggest group of the awarded among various nationalities.

In the introduction to G. Górny’s book ‘The Righteous: How Poles Saved Jews during the Holocaust’, Norman Davies wrote: ‘It is wrong to think that a name written at Yad Vashem is the ultimate account. The Israeli authorities can memorialise only those whose names have been passed on to them and have undergone stringent verification. We know nothing about many other people, those, who gave shelter to Jewish families, even only for two or three days during moments of the utmost dangers, those whom the Nazi murdered together with their Jewish guests thereby erasing all traces of their heroism, those who fulfilled their duty during the war and later remained silent. And so there is a significant distinction – ‘Righteous Poles’ as recognised by Yad Vashem and other Poles known only to God.’

The students of the primary school in Łukawica took part in classes during which they became acquainted with different forms of aid that Jews were provided with by Poles – starting from the structures of Polish Underground State, through ministry, to ordinary people who, among murderous politics of Nazi Germany, gave the most beautiful testament of humanity.