Polish Refugees in Iran during World War II

The 75th anniversary of the arrival of more than 120,000 polish refugees (including women and children) in Iran during WWII was marked in Tehran and Isfahan by a string of cultural events, curtesy of the polish government as a token of appreciation for the warm welcome they received at the time from Iranians.

We took the opportunity to go through historical facts to exhibit the level of religious tolerance that the peace loving nation of Iran displayed at a time when they were struggling with the consequences of WWII including famine and widespread epidemics.

The events include a exhibition of a collection of very rare photos of polish children in Isfahan which were recently discovered; a play, performance art and a music band comprising of both Iranian and Polish musicians; and a tour pf the old neighborhoods were the refugees were stationed as well as the cemetery were nearly 2000 of them are buried.