JW3 is delighted to host a screening of “Polmission. Passports’ Secrets”, a documentary produced by Poland’s public broadcaster TVP, and a Q&A discussion with renowned Holocaust expert Prof Antony Polonsky about the Ładoś Group and their efforts to save Jews during the Second World War.
“Polmission. Passports’ Secrets” (orig. “Polmission. Tajemnice paszportów”) is a documentary film that tells the story of Polish diplomats and their efforts to save Jews during the Second World War. The film attempts to unravel the complicated mechanisms behind the activities of Polish diplomacy and intelligence, which, in cooperation with governments and institutions of other countries, contributed to saving Jews from all over occupied Europe. As part of this operation, it was possible to save about 3,000 Jews from extermination by issuing false passports of South American countries, including Paraguay.
Jacek Papis’ film presents conversations with the survivors and their family members. The film also features commentaries and opinions presented by historians trying to solve some of the mysteries connected with the passports.
Prof Antony Polonsky is Emeritus Professor of Holocaust Studies at Brandeis University, Chief Historian of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw and Co-Chair of the editorial collegiate of Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry. He will be in discussion with JW3’s Holocaust Education programmer, Thamar Barnett.
