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An online exhibition which tells the story of the "Nasza Grupa" and other rescuers, and features eleven stories of Jews saving Jews.
The exhibition is based on survivor testimony and on a range of items from the Yad Vashem Archives and Collections, some that were donated to Yad Vashem many years ago, and others that were donated only recently, as part of the national project "Gathering the Fragments".
Late June, early July 1944
"The House Manager thinks I'm a lost woman, which means either Montluc [prison] or Compiegne [concentration camp]… The more the situation improves, the more I fear for them [for the children]… that's why something must be done exclusively for them."
Fate has willed us apart… Yet the same fate has also willed that during the years of our people’s greatest misery, your mother is fulfilling a great mission in order to ease this terrible suffering. If I survive this difficult period, I think I will be able to say that I have not lived in vain. In this spirit you must bear this separation. The suffering of the People of Israel stands above any personal pain.
Gisi Fleischmann, in a letter to her daughter Aliza (Lizi), in Eretz Israel
From the Online Exhibitions
One of the unique phenomena of the Holocaust period was the rescue of Jewish children in France: a network of protective homes established by different organizations, both Jewish and Christian, whose members rescued children and brought them to remote places, in order to protect them from persecution and enable them to live a normal life under abnormal circumstances. Thanks to this rescue endeavor, thousands of Jewish children were saved. This is a story of courage and determination, a story of sacrifice, loyalty and dedication.
The Story of the Jewish Community in Bratislava
In the summer of 1941 an underground organization of public figures formed in Bratislava (Slovakia). The members of the 'Bratislava Working Group' never ceased in their efforts to save Jews.
The Story of the Jewish Community in Mir
By mid-August 1942, the entire Jewish population of Mir had been murdered in three waves of executions at shooting pits. On the night of 9 August, a few days before the final mass murder, some 200 Jews staged a daring escape from Mir with the help of Oswald Rufeisen.
Human Spirit during the Holocaust
Throughout the Holocaust period, in the shadow of persecution at the hands of the Nazi regime, there were Jews who attempted to save their brethren despite being in mortal danger themselves.
Famous Figures
(1906-1987)
Jewish partisan commander who set up a family camp and a fighting unit in a Belorussian forest
(1897-1944)
Leader of the Women's International Zionist Organization and of the Working Group
(1903-1956)
Slovakian rabbi and a leader of the Working Group, a semi-underground rescue organization
(1922-1999)
Jew posing as an ethnic German who helped save Jews during the Holocaust
From the Yad Vashem Artifacts Collection
Educational Materials
This site features an animated exhibition, interactive map and educational discussion material
Spotlight
While so many were being kidnapped, held in captivity and murdered a group of free Jews in Europe were working to help their brothers and sisters. They called themselves "The Working Group" and their goal was to save as many people as possible. The odds were not in their favor.
Designed to promote dialogue about the Holocaust, this exhibition is offered to the general public in an accessible print and display format recommended for community centers, places of work and public spaces.
Reading Corner
From a Diary by a Jewish Partisan, 1942-1943
"...The idea of the forest returned and came to life. After the second mass-murder all of us were certain that the Germans made no difference between one Jew and another..."
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Yechiam Weitz
The “Kasztner Trial” was a major event that shook up Israeli society and the government, creating a sharp ideological and political confrontation
Ruth Zariz
Attitude of members of the Dror youth movement in Bedzin to foreign passports as a means of rescue
Hava Wagman Eshkoli
The founding and activity of the Hehalutz-Histadrut Rescue Center in Geneva, 1939-1942
L.R.
Rescue efforts with the assistance of international organizations: documents from the archives of Dr. A. Silberschein
Lazar Engles (Engelstern)
"The moment we first set foot on the soil of the Naliboki Pushcha, the atmosphere was completely different. We felt a new kind of security, as if we were in our own partisan kingdom…. We had survived so many dangers, but we were now among Jews in the forest."