Winter 2015 - Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, DC

Embassy of the Republic of Poland Newsletter, Winter Edition, 2015
From the Ambassador
Dear Readers,
On January 27th the world commemorated the 70th
anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Birkenau Nazi
German Concentration and Death camp. This solemn date
should remind us of Europe’s dark history and motive us to
work even harder for greater cooperation and coexistence.
You can read more about the commemorations from this day
on page 3.
2015 began with a flurry of activity at our Embassy as we
hosted a high level delegation from the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs headed by Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna, who
paid his first visit to Washington, D.C. since assuming
responsibilities as Foreign Minister back in October. The
Minister’s visit coincided with the inauguration of the new
Congress which meant that Minister Schetyna was the first
foreign dignitary to meet with the new Chairman of the
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Senator Corker. More on
the Minister’s visit on pages 2 and 8.
Pictured Above: On November 25, Ambassador Schnepf
had the opportunity to meet with President Barack
Obama who assured him that Poland remains at the
center of his thoughts, which explains exactly why the
President selected the Copernicus Center as the venue for
his remarks in Chicago.
December already seems so long ago when in fact it is quite
recent. During the Holiday months our Embassy was
beautifully decorated and hosted a multitude of events, an
overview of which you can enjoy on page 6.
I’m excited to once again serve as honorary patron of the
Polish Heritage Night with the Washington Wizards! We
hope to see you at the Verizon Stadium as we cheer on
Marcin Gortat! Ticket information on page 11.
And lastly I wish to take a moment to pay my respects to a
few notable individuals whom we have lost over the past few
weeks. Professors Stanisław Baranczak and Anna Cienciała
were renowned in their fields and will be dearly missed.
Follow Us!
Kind regards,
Ryszard Schnepf
Foreign Minister Schetyna Visits Washington, D.C.
On Janurary 7-9 Minister Schetyna paid a visit to
Washington, DC at the invitation of Secretary of State
John Kerry. The Minister met with Secretary Kerry at the
State Department where the top diplomats of Poland and
the United States began their meeting by expressing their
condolences following the terrorist attack against the
offices of the French weekly Charlie Hebdo.
“We are delighted to have our [Polish friends’] support and
to work with them in their commitment to Ukraine, to the
freedom and sovereignty of that nation,” Secretary John
Kerry said while welcoming Minister Schetyna.
“Washington can count on Warsaw, and I’m confident that
Warsaw can count on Washington also,” replied the chief
of Polish diplomacy.
The talks focused on the security situation in Europe and
around the world, including the Ukraine crisis and bilateral
relations between Poland and the US. As Minister
Schetyna stressed, last year was a time of intensive and
fruitful cooperation between Poland and the US. “We
especially value US commitment to European security,
including in Central and Eastern Europe,” remarked the
chief of Polish diplomacy. He said he was hopeful that
American security proposals will contribute to expanding
US military presence in our part of Europe, including in
Poland.
“Russia’s aggression against Ukraine reaffirms the need to
continuously foster transatlantic security, and highlights
the importance of American involvement in Europe,” said
the minister. He pointed out that the dialogue with
Washington takes on special significance in the context of
preparations for the NATO summit in Warsaw in 2016.
High on the meeting’s agenda was the situation in Ukraine.
“We are aware that scenarios in the East are very difficult
to predict. Along with our American partners and based on
the existing international fora, we will continue to engage
in looking for a political solution to the crisis,” added the
Polish foreign minister.
During the course of his visit to Washington, D.C. Minister
Schetyna also spent time on Capitol Hill where he met with
key legislators from the new 114th Congress. The Minister
discussed the Visa Waiver Program and other Poland
related legislation with Senate Poland Caucus co-chairs
Senator’s Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Patrick Murphy (DCT) and James Risch (R-ID) (Pictured above). Additionally
he held meetings with Senator Corker (R-TN) Chairman of
the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations as well as with
Senator McCain (R-AZ) Chairman of the Senate Armed
Services Committee. Minister Schetyna was the first
foreign dignitary to meet with newly appointed Chairman
Corker.
While in the US capital, Minister Schetyna met with Susan
Rice, the US President’s National Security Advisor, and
Zbigniew Brzezinśki, who filled this position during
Jimmy Carter’s term of office. These meetings were
dedicated to discussing Ukraine and security related issues.
During the course of the visit, Minister Schetyna presented
Professor Timothy Snyder with the Officer’s Cross of the
Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland. The distinction
was awarded by President Bronisław Komorowski in
recognition of the historian’s outstanding scientific
achievements and merits to the promotion of Poland’s
history. Timothy Snyder is a Professor at Yale University,
and an eminent expert in the history of Central Europe and
modern nationalism.
Pictured: Professor Timothy Snyder offering remarks after being
presented with the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the
Republic of Poland by Minister Schetyna
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70th Anniversary of thesLiberation of Auschwitz
“We are in a place where our civilization collapsed, in a
place where the plan to take away man’s dignity was
systematically put into practice. Where the German Nazis
rolled out a genuine ‘death industry’ and man was reduced
to merely a tattooed camp number,” Poland’s President
Bronisław Komorowski emphasized in his address during
the commemorations of the 70th Anniversary of the
Liberation of Auschwitz. He went on to say that the
memory of Auschwitz implies remembering about the
obligation to stand up for our values – freedom, justice, and
respect for human rights. “From this very place we
denounce all manifestations of hatred, anti-Semitism and
xenophobia,” said President Komorowski.
Earlier that day, some one hundred former prisoners of
German camps and President Bronisław Komorowski laid
a wreath of white and red carnations at the Execution Wall
in the former Auschwitz I complex.
The central commemorative event took place at the main
gate of the former Auschwitz II Birkenau camp, in whose
gas chambers the Germans had conducted mass
extermination of Jews. The commemorations were
attended by 300 former camp prisoners and officials from
49 countries. Apart from the Polish president, addresses
were delivered only by former Auschwitz inmates. “We
survivors share a common goal with the current generation.
And hopefully with all future generations. We do not want
our past to be our children’s future,” underscored
Holocaust survivor Roman Kent. The ceremony concluded
with a premiere screening of Auschwitz, a documentary of
USC Shoah Foundation produced by the internationally
acclaimed film director Steven Spielberg, who was also
present at the ceremony.
The Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp was liberated
on 27 January 1945 by Red Army units of the 1st
Ukrainian Front. It was the largest Nazi death camp in
German-occupied Europe.
In Washington, D.C. our embassy was represented by
Deputy Chief of Mission Maciej Pisarski at the
International
Holocaust
Remembrance
Day
Commemorations organized by the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum. The program included
remarks by Holocaust survivor Steven Fenves, recitation of
the Holocaust Kaddish and Victims’ Names Reading. A
musical interlude which included the Hymn of the
Partisans was performed. The ceremony closed with the
lighting of memorial candles.
Preceding the official program, Minister Pisarski laid a
bouquet of white flowers before the eternal flame in the
Hall of Remembrance in memory of all the victims of the
Holocaust and Nazi oppression.
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Delegations: A Photo Essay
Washington, D.C., the capital of the Free World, is a place often visited by statesman and government officials from around the
world, seeking to meet with US counterparts and leading thinkers and policy experts. Here is a brief overview of some recent
Polish delegations and visitors as captured through the camera lens
Former Prime Minister Jan Krzysztof Bielecki delivered the 2014
Bronislaw Geremek Lecture. Initiated in 2009, the Geremek Lecture is
today one of the Atlantic Council’s flagship events, the lecture series
serves to remind us that much of Europe would not be democratic today
without the courageous individuals who rose up in the Gdansk shipyard,
beginning a continent-wide movement toward freedom.
Deputy Minister Leszek Soczewica, Undersecretary of State for Security
and the Americas pictured here with Victoria Nuland, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs and Ambassador
Ryszard Schnepf before a meeting at our Embassy during Minister
Soczewica’s visit to the United States.
Marshal Radoslaw Sikorski, Speaker of the Sejm (Lower House of
Parliament) participates in a panel at the Atlantic Council “Toward a
Transatlantic Strategy for Europe's East” where he discussed with
Stephen Hadley, former National Security Advisor the mapping of
Europe's strategic landscape.
Deputy Minister Konrad Pawlik (third from left), Undersecretary of
State for Development Cooperation, Polish Diaspora and Eastern
Policy discussed the Eastern Partnership in a panel entitled "Toward a
Europe Whole and Free" moderated by Ambassador Dobriansky.
Deputy Minister Konrad Pawlik, Undersecretary of State for
Development Cooperation, Polish Diaspora and Eastern Policy met
with Polish-American students and young professionals working in
both the private and public sector to discuss issues affecting Polish
diaspora youth.
Speaker Sikorski met with Vice President Joe Biden at the White
House during his visit to Washington, D.C
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In 2014 we celebrated the centennial of Jan NowakJeziorański's birth. The legendary courier from Warsaw,
Jan Nowak was active in the Polish underground during
WWII and in the postwar years became director of the
Polish section of Radio Free Europe. To commemorate the
life and achievements of Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, our
embassy organized a conference together with the National
Endowment for Democracy. Attendees had a chance to
watch archival footage of Jan Nowak-Jeziorański
describing his wartime meetings with Western leaders
when he served as a courier of the Polish underground
state. The keynote speaker was Professor Zbigniew
Brzezinski, who worked closely with Jan NowakJeziorański and described him as “the authentic voice of
freedom." A panel entitled "New Threats to Security and
Democracy in Europe" featured Daniel Fried, former US
Ambassador to Poland; Andrew Nagorski, Author and
Chair of the Polish-American Freedom Foundation; Paula
Dobriansky, former Undersecretary of State; and Peter
Pomersantsev, Author and TV Producer. The panelists
addressed the current challenges Europe faces. Closing
remarks were presented by Andrzej Siezieniewski,
President of Polish Radio, who asserted that Jan NowakJeziorański's legacy was being continued by the Polish
Radio.
Almost a thousand participants, dozens of panel
discussions and presentations of Polish companies, ideas
and technologies, countless meetings and relations
established opening new development opportunities – this
is only a brief summary of Polish-American Innovation
Week. The event took place from 17th to 21st November
2014 on the West Coast of the United States. This was the
biggest economic mission in Polish economic diplomacy’s
history and the biggest event of its kind as PolishAmerican relations are concerned. The Polish delegation
was led by Katarzyna Kacperczyk, Undersecretary of State
in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During PAIW the Poland-US Innovation Council came
together for the first time. This body was set up during
President Barack Obama’s visit to Poland in June 2014.
The Council is responsible for deepening bilateral
innovation cooperation and supporting the entities which
are investing in R&D. During the first meeting of PolandUS Innovation Council a ‘Statement of Intent’ which
defines the rules of Polish-American cooperation was
signed (pictured below).
PAIW was devoted mainly to business and to
strengthening the cooperation between Polish and
American partners. As Deputy Minister Katarzyna
Kacperczyk stated, “The West Coast of the United States is
a very unique place – one of the most innovative in the
world. We wanted Polish companies and R&D units or
centers to meet their business partners, potential investors.
We also wanted them to learn and see how innovations are
developed and implemented in Silicon Valley. One of
public administration tasks is to encourage Polish
entrepreneurs to cooperate with foreign partners and to
support projects in which we can be helpful. I hope that
know-how, experience and contacts gained during PolishAmerican Innovation Week will bring benefits to both
Polish and American companies and institutions.”
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Holidays: So Beautiful
Above: A volunteer from the Mary's Center for Maternal and
Child Care poses with gifts collected by our Embassy during
our Mikolajki Party organized with the Meridian International
Center Rising Leader’s Council and the American Polish
Forum. All the gifts went to children in need during the holiday
season. Thank you to all who donated!
Below: Ambassador Schnepf welcoming guests to the
Mikolajki Party
The Holidays are always a festive time, and it was no different
at our Embassy, where in addition to organizing and hosting
numerous holiday events, our embassy staff got in the holiday
spirit by making a video which we hope you had a chance to
enjoy. (click on image above to view)
Above: A caroler beautiful sings a Polish Christmas carol during
this year’s Koledy organized by the Polish Library and our
Embassy.
Below: Polish schoolchildren enjoy a St. Nicholas Day
performance at the Ambassador’s residence
Above: Rabbi White lights the chanukiah on the third day of
Hanukkah celebrated at our Embassy during an evening
organized together with the Anti-Defamation League marking
the end of the Year of Jan Karski.
May the Spirit of giving last throughout
the year…
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Lights…Cameras…. AFI!
The 2014 AFI European Union Film Showcase was
inaugurated with the screening of "Warsaw Uprising," the
world's first feature film composed entirely of documentary
footage. Re-mastered to add color and sound to the original
footage, the Warsaw Uprising depicts the events from 70
years ago as captured by video chroniclers during the 63
day Uprising in the Polish capital. This is the second year
in a row that a film from Poland has been selected for the
opening night of the European Union Film Showcase. The
screening was followed by a Q&A with film producer and
director of the Warsaw Uprising Museum, Dr. Jan
Oldakowski, who stated in
his remarks, "We made this
film to keep history alive.
Warsaw was the site of two
uprisings, both of which must
be remembered." The 2014
AFI EU Film Showcase also
screened
the
Polish
blockbuster City 44, directed
by Jan Komasa, which also
portrays the Warsaw Uprising
using
incredible
special
effects
to
convey
the
emotions of the time. The
City 44 screenings were
attended by the lead actor Józef Pawlowski and supporting
actress Anna Prochnia who spoke about the film and
fielded questions from the audience. The remaining Polish
film to be screened was Papusza, a moving black and white
production portraying the true story of Papusza - the first
Roma woman who put her poems into writing and
published them, and therefore confronted the traditional
female image in the gypsy community.
Pictured above: Jan Oldakowski, director of the Warsaw
Uprising Museum and Producer of the “Warsaw Uprising”
film offering opening remarks at the Premier of the AFI EU
Film Showcase which featured a screening of “Warsaw
Uprising”
Below: Ambassador Ryszard Schnepf with Józef
Pawlowski and Anna Prochnia who starred in “City 44.”
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And the
goes too…
Polish Filmmakers Rack Up Four Oscar Nominations for
Our Curse , Joanna and Ida.
As critics and movie goers can agree, it has been a great
year for Polish cinema. In a historic accomplishment,
Polish filmmakers have been recognized with five
nominations for 2015 Oscar Awards.
Two Polish films, Our Curse, directed by Tomasz
Śliwińsk, and Joanna, directed by Aneta Kopacz, are in
contention for the Best Documentary Short Subject
award. Ida, directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, is nominated
for both the Foreign Language Film and Cinematography
awards. Cinematographer Lukasz Zal served as the
cinematographer on both Ida and Joanna.
Our Curse and Joanna are both currently playing in
theaters across the country as part of Shorts HD’s Oscar
Nominated Short Films 2015 theatrical release. Here in
Washington, DC, you can catch both films at the West End
Cinema at 2301 M Street NW.
Our Curse follows a mother and father facing the
difficulties of caring for a baby who has been born with a
life-threatening congenital breathing disorder. Joanna
follows a mother diagnosed with a terminal illness as she
writes a blog for her young son in which she tries to leave a
record of what she hopes to teach him. Trailers and
additional information are available here.
Our Curse, directed by Tomasz Sliwinski is also available
to watch on the New York Times website.
This Oscar Poster (Below) released by the Academy, “is
inspired by the quote ‘Imagine What’s Possible’ and the
Polish School of Posters, which is characterized by simple
metaphors; with the camera pointed at him, the Oscar
statuette imagines what’s possible and leaps into the air,
dancing.”
Ida tells the story of Anna, a young Polish woman about to
take vows as a nun when she learns from her only relative
that she is Jewish. Both women embark on a journey to
discover their family story and where they belong. “Ida” is
currently screening in select theaters and available on
iTunes,
Netflix,
Amazon
and
Video
on
Demand. Additional information is available here.
Anna Biedrzycka-Sheppard was nominated for Best
Costume Design for her work on Maleficent.
Make sure your fingers are crossed when you tune in to the
Oscar Award ceremony on February 22.
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In the Arts
Drawings by Zbigniew Brzezinski
During a special program at the Library of Congress,
representatives of the Book Art Museum in Łodz, Poland
presented “Bibliography and Drawings by Zbigniew
Brzezinski,” a unique work containing drawings and
doodles by the former National Security Advisor to
President Jimmy Carter. The event, whose guests of honor
included Professor Zbigniew Brzezinski and his wife
Emilie Benes-Brzezinski, was co-organized by the
Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, D.C.
The original concept for a book containing doodles drawn
by Zbigniew Brzezinski during meetings at the White
House and at international conferences together with
selections of his speeches and articles was conceived by his
wife and artist, Emilie Benes-Bezezinski, who over the
years collected his drawings and doodles.
“Drawing the doodles at numerous summits and meetings
in the 1960s and 1970s, I never intended for them to be
published” noted Professor Brzezinski, adding that in some
of the drawings you can see indications as to what the
conference was about and how the meetings were
progressing.
Congratulating Professor Brzezinski, his wife for the
project’s concept, and the publishers of the book, Jadwiga
and Paweł Tryzno; Ambassador Schnepf explained the
unique character of the Book Art Museum.
Pictured Above:
Zbigniew
Brzezinski
discussing
his
doodles. Left and
below:
Mrs.
Jadwiga Tryzno of
the Book Art
Museum in Łodz,
Poland displaying
their
latest
publication
During the course of the event, which was attended by the
Librarian of Congress Dr. Billington, members of the press,
academia and the Polish-American Community, attendees
watched a special presentation on the Book Art Museum in
Łodz, which was just recently awarded the 2015 American
Printing History Association Award for extraordinary
accomplishments in the field of printing.
Historic Tapestries donated to Poland
Flora and Leda, two priceless tapestries dating from the
18th century, will return to Poland. Minister Grzegorz
Schetyna took part in a ceremony at the Polish Embassy
during which the exhibits were handed over to the
management of the Royal Castle at Wawel.
Pictured Right: Dr.
Jan
Ostrowski,
Director
of
the
Wawel Royal Castle
Museum,
presents
the silk tapestry
“Leda” to Minister
Grzegorz Schetyna.
The silk tapestries have been donated by Xavier Pusłowski.
They will become part of a tapestry collection from Slonim
housed by the Royal Castle at Wawel. Slonim tapestries
were made at a workshop set up by Grand Hetman of
Lithuania Michał Kazimierz Ogiński around 1782, and run
by a Saxon-born weaver Johan Karl Kletsch. The
workshop’s greatest achievement was a series of 12
tapestries which depicted statues of ancient gods, and were
supposed to decorate a garden pavilion of the Slonim palace
complex. The tapestries were part of Prince Ogiński’s grand
project of establishing an aristocratic residence in Slonim –
a miniature Versailles.
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History Corner
A Boy At War
Love Eternal
A soldier of the Gray Ranks, participant in the Warsaw
Uprising and known Washingtonian architect, Julian Kulski
was a special guest at a literary evening organized to mark
the launch of his newest book, “The Color of Courage - A
Boy at War: The World War II Diary of Julian Kulski.” The
Ambassador of the Republic of Poland hosted the event,
which was co-organized with Aquila Polonica Publishing.
I am convinced, that reading the memoirs of Julian Kulski
will be a moving and inspiring experience for all of you”
asserted Ambassador Schnepf speaking of the well
prepared publication which features countless images, map
and digital extras. The Ambassador also indicated, that as
someone born and raised in Warsaw, it brings him great
delight to “find on the pages of the book not only the story
of an extraordinary person, but also of an extraordinary
place, which is the Polish capital of Warsaw.”
A wedding captured on film amidst the fighting and
carnage of wartime Warsaw. Bill, a soldier in the Polish
Home Army and Lili a field nurse, were married on
August 13, 1944 during the Warsaw Uprising, and it was
all caught on film. The footage from their iconic wedding
was included in the movie "Warsaw Uprising" which was
screened in Washington, DC at the opening night of AFI
EU Film Showcase. As we commemorated the 70th
Anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, we were also happy
to wish the Biega's all the best on their 70th wedding
anniversary. The couple resides in a quiet town outside of
Trenton, New Jersey. The director of the Warsaw Uprising
Museum Jan Oldakowski met with the couple during his
recent visit to the United States, and he presented them
with a bouquet of roses from Ambassador Ryszard
Schnepf. We wish Lili and Bill Biega many more years of
happiness together!
Written immediately after the conclusion of World War II,
the diary of Julian Kulski is a colorful account of the
wartime fate of a boy, who in Nazi-occupied Warsaw at the
mere age of 12 begins his fight with the enemy. The book
tells of, among others, the author’s involvement in small
sabotage, incursions into the Warsaw ghetto, as well as his
arrest and torture which he experienced in the gestapo
headquarters at Szucha Avenue as well as at Pawiak Prison.
The memoir also covers the Warsaw Uprising, in which 15
year old Julian fought with great courage and his
subsequent imprisonment in a prisoner of war camp.
During the course of the discussion with Julian Kulski, led
by Polish Defense Attache Brigadier General Jaroslaw
Strozyk and President of Aquila Polonica Terry Tegnezian,
the author reveled the course of events that led to him
documenting his wartime experiences and the feelings that
accompanied him during key moment of his life in
occupied Warsaw. Asked by a member of the audience
about his feelings regarding the Warsaw Uprising, Kulski
replied, “After experiencing five long years of occupation
and Nazi bestiality perpetrated every day, there was no
stronger feeling than the desire to undertake direct armed
struggle with the enemy and reclaim freedom at all cost."
A heart that is in love remains forever young…
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In Memorium
Stanisław Baranczak
Anna Cienciała
Professor Anna Cienciała passed away on December 24,
2014. An American of Polish descent, Professor Cienciała
was one of the most renowned specialists on Poland’s
foreign policy during the interwar period.
Professor Cienciała was the author of numerous books and
scholarly articles, including her monumental work
dedicated to Poland’s foreign policy from 1926-1939. In her
publications she framed Polish diplomatic undertakings
within the greater perspective of international affairs.
Professor Cienciała participated in scientific studies of such
important events in Poland’s history as the Katyn Massacre
and the Warsaw Uprising.
Professor Cienciała was associated with Canadian and
American universities, which allowed her to popularize
Poland’s history among foreign historians. Furthermore, by
undertaking research relating to Poland, she contributed to
the popularization of Poland’s history and the history of
Polish diplomacy outside Poland’s borders. Although she
spent most of her years abroad, Professor Cienciała
participated in many scholarly initiatives undertaken in
Poland as well, and unrelentingly sought to familiarize
American researchers with Polish sources.
Professor Cienciała was born on November 8, 1929 in the
Free City of Gdansk. She earned her doctorate in 1962 at
the University of Indiana in Bloomington. She lectured at
universities in Ottawa, Toronto, and at the University of
Kansas. She was a member of numerous academic
organizations in Poland, the United States, and Great
Britain.
On May 16, 2014 by the decision of the President of the
Republic of Poland Bronisław Komorowski, Professor
Anna Cienciała was awarded the Commander's Cross with
Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.
Family and friends, among them many eminent professors
from Harvard University, as well as representatives of the
Polish government, including the Ambassador of the
Republic of Poland to the US and the Consul General of the
Republic of Poland in New York gathered to pay their
respects for renowned poet, translator and literary critic
Stanisław Barańczak.
Some traveled all the way from Poland, including one of
the co-founders of the Worker’s Defense Committee
Barbara Torunczyk. Attendees paid tribute to Professor
Barańczak's tireless work of promoting and popularizing
Polish literature around the world. Ambassador Ryszard
Schnepf presented the family with the Grand Cross of the
Order of Rebirth of the Republic of Poland, awarded
posthumously to Stanisław Barańczak by the President of
the Republic of Poland in recognition for his outstanding
contribution to Polish culture, achievements in literary
work and translations, and contributions to Poland’s
democratic transformation.
During the course of the service, Ambassador Schnepf read
a letter from the President of the Republic of Poland
Bronislaw Komorowski, “It is near impossible to find
appropriate words with which to bid a poet farewell. The
death of a poet is a time when the language grieves. A
language which the poet wrote in, created in, and enriched
it with his imagination. Our language and culture is deeply
indebted to Stanislaw Baranczak” wrote the President,
adding, “His passing is a dramatic capstone to a quartercentury of Poland’s freedom. A freedom which he pursued
not only as an author, but also an a citizen engaged in
the democratic opposition.”
The professor’s memorial service on January 22 at the
University of Kansas was attended by Deputy Chief of
Mission Maciej Pisarski.
“The Renaissance poet Mikołaj Sęp Szarzyński once wrote, ‘To
struggle. Is our earthly obligation.’ As an author and as a person,
Stanislaw Baranczak emerged from this struggle as a victor. May
his memory be eternal.” – President Bronisław Komorowski
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Did You Know
American Ride
#DiscoverPolska
We’re excited to introduce our latest social media
campaign: #DiscoverPolska where each month
throughout 2015 we will present a different region of
Poland. We started with Lower Silesia and the Lublin
region. Stay tuned to see what we explore this month
and let us know what you think using the hashtag
#DiscoverPolska
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Harley-Davison. But that is exactly what happened when
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a few months ago. The episode from his visit has now aired
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