WW2 aid to Jews one of finest pages in Polish history - PM

Aid to Jews in German-occupied Poland during World War Two is one of the finest pages in Polish history, PM Mateusz Morawiecki wrote in a letter accompanying the Friday opening of an exhibition devoted to Poles executed by the Germans for helping Jews.

The exhibition, housed in the historical House without Edges in Warsaw's Old Town quarter and titled, "Called Out By Name," was organised by Poland's Pilecki Institute.

In his letter, Morawiecki recalled known Polish rescuers of Jews, including the Pilecki Institute's namesake Witold Pilecki, who also went down in history for his extensive report on Nazi atrocities in the Nazi-German Auschwitz death camp in south Poland, in which he deliberately allowed himself to be imprisoned to reconnoitre the situation.

"Aid to Jews during the German occupation is one of the finest pages in Polish history," Morawiecki wrote. He also reminded that Poles are the largest group of holders of the Israeli Just Among the Nations title awarded to persons who helped Jews during the war.