Photographs of those who risked their lives to save Jews in Poland during the Holocaust are featured in an exhibition on display through Dec. 5 at Stanford University.
“Polish Heroes: Those Who Rescued the Jews” recently opened in the Koret Pavilion at the Ziff Center for Jewish Life, 565 Mayfield Ave. The images were taken by the late Chris Schwarz, founder of the Galicia Jewish Mus-eum in Poland.
The Hillel at Stanford exhibit is “more than a timely tribute to the hundreds who risked their lives to save thousands,” said Tad Taube, the Bay Area’s honorary consul for the Republic of Poland. “Indeed, it is a rare opportunity to bring light to one of the darkest periods of history the world has ever known – the Nazi Holocaust of the Jews.”
A joint exhibit, titled “Jan Karski, Righteous Among the Nations,”
runs through Feb. 2, 2009 at the Hoover Institution Rotunda. Karski was a member of the Polish underground resistance during World War II and reported on the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto and concentration camps.
In addition, a film will highlight the efforts of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker who organized the rescue of thousands of Jewish children and formed the Council to Aid the Jews with other Polish citizens. Mary Skinner’s “In the Name of Their Mothers” will screen 5 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Koret Pavilion.
“Polish Heroes: Those Who Rescued the Jews” was organized by the Galicia Jewish Museum, the Auschwitz Jewish Center and the Polish/American/Jewish Alliance for Youth Action. It is co-sponsored by a number of Jewish organizations. For more information, call (650) 736-1199.