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The Wiener Holocaust Library in London. Following its launch, the publication was discussed at several venues, including Hebrew Union College in New York, the Mandell JCC Innovation Center in Connecticut, and the Pilecki Institute in Berlin.
“The Ładoś List” is one of the most significant documents in the history of the Holocaust. Though incomplete, it constitutes as a testament to the heroic and humanitarian efforts of those who bravely resisted the Holocaust – noted Roger Moorhouse, a British writer and historian, during the publication's launch.
As of 2021, the Ładoś List is available online, featuring a full-text search function.
The websitel www.paszportyzycia.pl (http://passportsforlife.pl/, http://reisepassedeslebens.pl/) is available simultaneously in three languages: Polish, English and German. It is where the current state of knowledge about the passport action of Polish diplomats and its impact on the Jewish communities in Switzerland is presented.
Thanks to the publication of Ładoś List, the rescue operation of Polish diplomats in Switzerland has become the subject of an international discussion involving Holocaust survivors and their descendants, the families of the diplomats involved in the operation, as well as scholars, journalists and cultural figures. Families of survivors from all over the world, who are discovering the fate of their loved ones for the first time, are bravely coming forward to the Pilecki Institute. Their willingness to share their stories, photographs and documents is not only a testament to their resilience, but also a crucial contribution to the ongoing research, allowing the list to be constantly supplemented with more names.
The Polish Parliament has established 2021 as the Year of the Ładoś Group. At the same time, the International Committee of the Ładosia Group was established, comprising survivors, family members of Polish diplomats, Holocaust historians and researchers, politicians and representatives of memorial culture institutions from Poland, Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Germany, among others. https://theladosgroup.com/)
– This is fantastic news! Thanks to introducing the Ładosia List to the Holocaust Museum's database, the world can learn about the extraordinary story of the Ładoś Group: Polish diplomats and Jewish activists in Switzerland. The story of how they jointly produced thousands of passports to save people from the cruel machinery of the Holocaust. The story of how they mutually said NO to an evil ideology – says Sebastian Ładoś, Chair of the International Committee of the Ładoś Group.
The inauguration of the International Committee of the Ładoś Group took place during an international conference organised by the Pilecki Institute on 19-21 October 2021“Decision: to save people. Diplomats and relief operations during the Holocaust”.
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