First Exhibition Dedicated to the Polish-Jewish Victims of the Katyn Massacre Is Unveiled in Kutno

On 21 May 2026, Primary School No. 9 in Kutno hosted the official opening of the first exhibition in Poland dedicated to the Polish-Jewish officers of the Polish Army murdered by the Soviet NKVD in the Katyn Massacre.

The exhibition was made possible through the support of the Municipality of Kutno, under the Honorary Patronage of the Katyn Museum in Warsaw, in cooperation with the Katyn Jewish Families Foundation and the Friends and Jewish Families of the City of Kutno Foundation.

Among those attending were Deputy Mayor Zbigniew Wdowiak, School Principal Iwona Lidia Pietrzak, representatives of local government, teachers, students and members of the local community.

Special guests included Wanda Albinska, born in Kutno and the daughter of Dr Halina Rotstein, a physician in the Warsaw Ghetto who chose to remain with her patients until her deportation to the Treblinka death camp, and her son Luc Albinski, President of the Katyn Jewish Families Foundation.

The exhibition tells the stories of Polish‑Jewish officers murdered at Katyn, Kharkiv and Mednoye and highlights the often-overlooked fact that hundreds of Polish citizens of Jewish origin were among the victims of the Katyn Massacre.

An important partner in the project was the Friends and Jewish Families of the City of Kutno Foundation, which has long been engaged in preserving and promoting Kutno’s multicultural heritage. Special recognition is due to Bożena Gajewska, whose commitment, energy and determination played a central role in organising the exhibition and accompanying events.

The visit to Kutno also included a screening of the documentary “Nobody Told Me”, telling the story of Dr Halina Rotstein and her family.

The project was made possible through the efforts of many dedicated individuals, including Bożena Gajewska, Andrzej Olewnik and Jacqui Meyer.

The exhibition represents another stage in the work of the Katyn Jewish Families Foundation to document and commemorate more than 500 Polish‑Jewish officers murdered by the NKVD in 1940. The Foundation maintains an online memorial cemetery at www.zydzikatynscy.pl.

It is hoped that the exhibition will travel to other cities in Poland.