About the Some Were Neighbors Exhibition
In conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013, a special exhibition Some Were Neighbors was created and ran through 2017.
After the original exhibit closed in Washington, the Museum created an easy-to-display traveling version for international use. A number of European and international educators indicated the exhibition would be helpful in teaching their students that individuals have agency. By examining the choices that ordinary people made in the past, students can reflect on their roles and responsibilities today.
The traveling version of the exhibition has been translated into 10 languages and has so far been presented in 21 countries. In Poland it opened for the first time in January 2022 at the Ulma Family Museum of Poles Saving Jews During World War II in Markowa. To date, the exhibit has also been shown in Warsaw and Wrocław.