Tribute to Captain Witold Pilecki, who was murdered 75 years ago in the Mokotów prison in Warsaw was paid in many Polish towns and cities. On 25 May 2023 at 9.30 p.m. – the hour of his death – candles were lit at monuments and other commemorations devoted to Captain Pilecki.
On 29 May 2023, Belfast, Northern Ireland, hosted a celebration in connection with the Day of the Polish Diaspora and Poles Abroad, as well as Polish Heritage Days, The event was attended by Mateusz Szpytma Ph.D., Deputy President of the Institute of National Remembrance.
In January 2020, the Institute of National Remembrance initiated an exhibition and educational project on the basis of sculptures by Samuel Willenberg, depicting people and situations he remembered particularly vividly during his imprisonment at Treblinka. These unique sculptures, constituting the world heritage of the Holocaust, were brought by the IPN from Israel for the purposes of the project.
We encourage you to read some educational materials on the subject.
The latest article by Karol Nawrocki Ph.D., President of the Institute of National Remembrance, on the Warsaw Uprising. The text has been published on the wszystkoconajwazniejsze.pl portal - in Polish, English, Spanish, French and Ukrainian
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