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Sacrifice of Ulma family 'a light for all' says Israeli ambassador

The beatification of Józef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children, including the unborn baby Wiktoria was carrying, who were murdered in March 1944 for aiding Jews, will be held on Sunday in village of Markowa where they lived. Darek Delmanowicz/PAP

The sacrifice of the Ulma family lights a path which everyone should follow, Israel's Ambassador to the Holy See said in an article published on the Vatican News website on Friday.

Story of Ulmas' martyrdom should be known worldwide says president

The tragic story of Ulma family murdered on March 24, 1944 by Nazi Germans for sheltering Jews deserves global recognition, Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, wrote in an article published on a number of global portals.

Polish PM honours Jews killed in Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has paid tribute to the thousands upon thousands of Warsaw Ghetto Jews killed by Nazi Germans during World War Two.

Polish family murdered for helping Jews may be beatified

Pope Francis has recognised the martyrdom of a married couple with seven children who were executed by Nazi Germans for sheltering a Jewish family in their home in Poland during World War Two.

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