The 1st day of November is marked in Poland as a special All Saints Day.

Crowds visit cemeteries to commemorate their belated relatives and friends. The Polish Institute in Tel Aviv would like to revive a memory of Poles buried in Israel.

Those were Polish soldiers, war refugees, diplomats, monks, priests and civilians (among them also the Righteous Among the Nations) that throughout the years resided in Palestine and the

State of Israel, after it was established in 1948.

Graves of Polish soldiers (members of several military units in the Middle East during the Second World War) are located at the war cemeteries of the British Commonwealth in Haifa, Ramla and

city of Gaza (in Gaza Strip).  In addition to 351 Polish soldiers there are also graves at Christian cemeteries in Jerusalem and Jaffa, and Jewish cemeteries in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Rehovot.

Custody of the graves of the Polish citizens remains in the hands of the Polish government and the Polish Armed Forces. The tombstones are being successively renovated and visited by the

Polish diplomats and military representatives. Whereas the Armenian Foundation (appointed by the Ministry of Culture and the National Heritage) takes care of the Polish graves located on the

Christian cemeteries in Jerusalem and Jaffa.