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National day of remembrance9/21/2023 ![]() ![]() The national ceremony begins at 11 am with a two-minute silence followed by prayers, laying of wreaths, music, and marching. The Cenotaph, pioneered by Edwin Lutyens, is a permanent monument in honor of fallen soldiers in the world war. Remembrance Sunday is celebrated in the Cenotaph in Whitehall. This suggestion was later approved by the King of England. When it seemed that continuing the November 11 tradition would understate the importance of World War Il, the Archbishop of Westminster, Bernard Griffin, suggested that the second Sunday in November be used to mark the remembrance of both wars. The commemoration was held every year, until World War II when it was moved to Sunday for security measures.Īrmistice Day fell on Sunday in 1945, the year World War Il ended, making it unnecessary to change the measure. It begins with a two-minute silence to respect the souls of the soldiers who died in action. The celebration is specific to time as it begins on the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month of the year. This led to a peace treaty (the Armistice) being signed by the involved nations in 1918, on November 11, which is now celebrated as Remembrance Day. Have a look at the keepsakes of Feliksa Rybus, née Szulc, honoured with the title Righteous Among the Nations in 1984.World War I broke out in 1914, and ended in 1918, when the Germans surrendered. Selected keepsakes from the POLIN Museum collection related to the stories of Poles who offered help to Jews during the Holocaust are also published on portal. We also recommend our new publications which we share with you to mark this occasion. Today, on the occasion of the National Day of Remembrance of Poles Who Saved Jews Under German Occupation, we present the selected stories of help on the Polish Righteous portal. ![]() The stories of help are popularised against the socio-political context of the German occupation, taking into account the complexity and diversity of the attitudes of Poles towards the Holocaust. Our collection-which we have been working on since the year 2007-boasts almost 1,000 stories of help. POLIN Museum commemorates Poles who rescued Jews during the German occupation (1939-1945) by documenting their stories on the Polish Righteous portal ( We commemorate primarily people honoured by the Yad Vashem Institute with the title of Righteous Among the Nations, and the Jews to whom they had offered help. ![]()
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