back...The opening of the exhibition "Let's hope my 'I love you' doesn't come too late". Children’s letters from the war

The dramatic stories of the youngest victims of war were told through the photographs and letters written by children, showing the brutal reality of war as confronted with children's helplessness and hopes – says Ireneusz Piotr Maj, PhD, Director of the Museum of Polish Children - Victims of Totalitarianism, in connection with the opening of the Museum's exhibition entitled "Let's hope my 'I love you' doesn't come too late".Children’s letters from the war. The opening of the exhibition took place on October 2, 2023, at the Polish Institute in Berlin.

Exhibition by the Museum of Polish Children – Victims of Totalitarianism entitled "Let's hope my 'I love you' doesn't come too late". Children's letters written during the war depict a dramatic story about the experience of Polish children who survived the trauma of imprisonment during World War II and Ukrainian children who were forced to leave their family homes as a result of the invading Russian army.

- The dramatic stories of the youngest victims of war are told through the photographs and letters written by children, showing the brutal reality of war as confronted with children's helplessness and hopes –says Ireneusz Piotr Maj, PhD, Director of the Museum of Polish Children – Victims of Totalitarianism.

The exhibition includes 13 boards telling the stories of five Polish and five Ukrainian children. Visitors are also able to see reproductions of photographs and letters.

The exhibition was presented on October 2, 2023 at the Polish Institute in Berlin. It is available in two languages: German and English. A catalogue on the exhibition in German, English and Polish was also prepared.

The opening culminated in an event entitled. "Two Wars – One Pain”. Meeting with historians and Survivors of the camp on Przemysłowa Street.It was heldat the Pilecki Institute in Berlin. Participants of the meeting was able to hear the story of Jerzy Jeżewicz, a former prisoner of the German concentration camp for Polish children on Przemyslowa Street in Lodz. Michał Hankiewicz, head of the Education Department of the Museum of Polish Children – Victims of Totalitarianism, gave a lecture on the history of the German concentration camp for Polish children in Lodz. The lecture was also given by Olga Morozova, PhD, who was talking about Russian crimes committed against Ukrainian children.

The meeting will also be attended by Ireneusz Piotr Maj, PhD, Director of the Museum of Polish Children – Victims of Totalitarianism, who was talking about the Museum's activities, its statutory goals and upcoming plans.

Media patronage for the opening was provided by: TVP Info, TVP Historia and Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy.