Back Józef Ulma, Wiktoria Ulma a jejich sedm dětí Czech Józef und Wiktoria Ulma German Γιούζεφ και Βικτώρια Ούλμα Greek Familia Ulma Spanish Famille Ulma French יוזף וויקטוריה אולמה HE Józef i Wiktoria Ulma Croatian Józef dan Wiktoria Ulma dengan Tujuh Anak ID Józef e Wiktoria Ulma Italian Rodzina Ulmów Polish
Ulma family | |
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 Photograph of the Ulma family, circa 1943. | |
| Martyrs | |
| Born | 2 March 1900 (Józef) 10 December 1912 (Wiktoria) 18 July 1936 (Stanisława) 6 October 1937 (Barbara) 5 December 1938 (Władysław) 3 April 1940 (Franciszek) 6 June 1941 (Antoni) 16 September 1942 (Maria) 24 March 1944 (unborn child) Markowa, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 24 March 1944 Markowa, Occupied Poland, Nazi Germany |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 10 September 2023, Ludowy Klub Sportowy Markovia, Markowa, Poland by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro (on behalf of Pope Francis) |
| Major shrine | Church of Saint Dorothy, Markowa, Poland |
| Feast | 7 July |
| Righteous Among the Nations |
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The Ulma family (Polish: Rodzina Ulmów) or Józef and Wiktoria Ulma with Seven Children (Polish: Józef i Wiktoria Ulmowie z Siedmiorgiem Dzieci) were a Polish Catholic family in Markowa, Poland, during the Nazi German occupation in World War II who attempted to rescue Polish Jewish families by hiding them in their own home during the Holocaust. They and their children were summarily executed on 24 March 1944 for doing so.[1][2]
Notably, despite the murder of the Ulmas — meant to strike fear into the hearts of villagers — their neighbours continued to hide Jewish fugitives until the end of World War II in Europe. At least 21 Polish Jews survived in Markowa during the occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany.[3] In 1995 the adult Ulmas have been recognized by the State of Israel as Righteous Among the Nations. They are venerated in the Catholic Church as martyrs following their beatification by Pope Francis in 2023; their feast day is celebrated on 7 July (day of the anniversary of Józef and Wiktoria's wedding).[4]
- ^ Mateusz Szpytma, "The Righteous and their world. Markowa through the lens of Józef Ulma" Archived 2008-12-05 at the Wayback Machine, Institute of National Remembrance, Poland.
- ^ (in Polish) Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, Wystawa „Sprawiedliwi wśród Narodów Świata”– 15 czerwca 2004 r., Rzeszów. Archived 2009-06-11 at the Wayback Machine "Polacy pomagali Żydom podczas wojny, choć groziła za to kara śmierci – o tym wie większość z nas." (Exhibition "Righteous among the Nations." Rzeszów, 15 June 2004. Subtitled: "The Poles were helping Jews during the war - most of us already know that."); accessed 8 November 2008.
- ^ Polish Press Agency PAP. "Commemorations in Markowa, on the 71st anniversary of the murder of Ulma family" [W Markowej uczczono 71. rocznicę zamordowania Ulmów i ukrywanych przez nich Żydów]. Dzieje.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2018-02-22 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Guzik, Paulina (2023-09-10). "As entire Ulma family beatified in Poland, pope hails them as 'ray of light in the darkness'". www.oursundayvisitor.com. Retrieved 2023-09-10.