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Edward Raczyński (1891–1993), who studied law in Leipzig from 1910 to 1911, now adorns a Polish stamp. As Foreign Minister of the Polish government in exile in London during the Second World War, he alerted the Allies to the German crimes against the Jews in German-occupied Poland.

Raczyński became a diplomat of the Republic of Poland in 1919. After the occupation of Poland by German and Soviet troops, he was Foreign Minister of the Polish government in exile from 1941 to 1943. On 10 December 1942, the Polish government in exile issued “Raczyński’s Note”, appealing to the signatories of the Declaration by United Nations to stop the crimes against the Jewish population in German-occupied Poland. From 1979 to 1986, he was also President of the Polish government in exile and supported the Solidarność trade union in Poland from London.

To mark the national day of remembrance of Poles who saved Jews during the Holocaust, the Polish Post Office introduced a stamp, an envelope and a date stamp on 24 March 2020. The stamp was created in cooperation with the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN).