At the Holocaust Memorial in Budapest, an exhibition opens in the autumn dedicated to Jane Heining, a teacher at the Scottish Missionary School in Budapest during World War II. She sought to save the Jewish children from deportation to the death camps in 1944. Although she was ordered to leave Hungary and return to Scotland, Jane Heinning refused, noting: "If these children needed me in the time of sunlight, the more they need me Times of darkness. " She was arrested by the Nazis and deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she died at the age of 47.
Representative of the Zoltan To-Heinmann memorial center said in connection with the preparation of the exhibition that Mrs. Hayning was "a unique and important" figure "in saving the Jews. He noted with regret that the history of the brave tartan was forgotten by the city, which became her home. "The history of Jane Heining is an important part of the history of the Holocaust in Budapest. It is unique because all the other Holocaust survivors, victims and performers were local residents. She was the only one who could choose whether to remain there and risk her life to save the children, or simply return to Scotland, "Z.Tot-Heinmann said, noting that the main objective of the exhibition would be to explain to visitors, especially young people, that Sometimes it's important to sacrifice yourself.
Reverend Ian Alexander, Secretary of the Council of the World Mission of the Church of Scotland, in turn stated in this regard: "The history of Jane Heining is heartbreaking, but also truly inspiring. The Scottish missionaries were advised to return home from Europe during the dark days of World War II, but Jane refused. " In the village of Dunskor, where Jane Heining was born, in October a monument in her honor will also be opened. One of the activists behind this project, Matthew Aiken, said: "Jane Hayning's story is simply incredible. It's hard to say what she did and what she experienced. We hope that people will come and see the material that we have and learn about its history for ourselves. "Jane Heining was also posthumously awarded by the British government for" saving lives in the face of persecution "