The central point of the exhibition is the valuables donated by Jews. It begins with the years of World War I and the stories of Jewish legionnaires, defenders of Lviv and participants in the Polish-Bolshevik war, because their involvement in collections and subscriptions was one of many examples of Jewish participation in the work of regaining, maintaining and defending independence. The exhibition presents the situation of the Jewish population in the interwar period, the contribution of Jews to Polish culture, literature and art, as well as the problems they had to face in the second half of the thirties, marked by xenophobia and anti-Semitic rhetoric. Despite this, Poland was also their homeland, and many paid the highest price for their Polish patriotism.

Curators: Kamila Pściuk-Glazer, prof. Konrad Zieliński
Cooperation: Arleta Engwert, dr Paweł Freus, Zofia Gałązka, Robert Gola, dr Michał Grochowski, dr Mariusz Jastrząb, Magdalena Kruszewska-Polak, Dorota Kulawik, dr hab. Katarzyna Person- -Wooddin, Dr. Martyna Rejak-Grądzka, Janusz Wąż, Maciej Wójcicki, Aleksandra Wydro
Scenography and promotional materials design: Łukasz Markiewicz
Scenography consultant: Kamila Pściuk-Glazer
Exhibition supervision: Monika Mastyj
Editing: Anna Michałowska, Mark Bernheim
Translation: Jakub Majchrzak
Sound: Filip Wójcik

Organizers:
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
Warsaw Ghetto Museum
National Centre for Culture
Patronage: Ministry of National Defence
Honorary patrons: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, President of the Capital City of Warsaw
Media patronage: Polish Radio S.A.