Last Wednesday, on the website and other channels of Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, it was possible to watch a LIVE meeting with Robert Żurek - Managing Director and member of the Board of the Krzyżowa Foundation. The topic of the conversation was Solidarity - history, influence and legacy.
"40 years ago in Poland, a mass movement and the Solidarity trade union emerged from the strike movement. Its members stood up in solidarity and courageously for human rights. In this way they accelerated the collapse of real socialism in Eastern Europe and contributed to overcoming the division of Europe. At the same time, the movement was a school of civil responsibility, a value-oriented attitude, constructive conflict resolution and cooperation beyond all differences. Together with Robert Żurek from the Krzyżowa Foundation, we discussed the beginnings of the movement, its role in the period of change and its significance for Polish society.
Read more: LIVE with Dr Robert Żurek [Die Politikstunde, BPB] - Wednesday, 14.00, 16.09.2020
This year's 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War is an opportunity not only to celebrate the victory over Nazi Germany and the beginning of peaceful coexistence between the European nations, but also to raise the question of what exactly happened in 1945 and why that year did not mean the end of the fighting and the beginning of the reconstruction of the country for the whole of Europe.
That is why the Krzyżowa Foundation, in cooperation with the Silesian Institute, has prepared the educational project "(No)Peace 1945. What brought about the end of the Second World War?", addressed to school pupils and teachers, the aim of which is to present as broad a perspective as possible on the events of 1945, pointing out the similarities and differences in the history of Poland and neighbouring countries - as well as, more broadly, between Western European and Central European memories of the end of the Second World War.
Read more: (No)Peace 1945. What did the end of World War II bring? - Scenarios, podcasts, webinars
What happened in May 1945? What is the memory of contemporary Polish people about the war and its end? These are just some of the many questions that historians are answering in specially prepared recordings, which you will soon be able to find on our website in the form of podcasts.
In connection with this year's 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Krzyżowa Foundation, in cooperation with the Silesian Institute, has prepared educational materials for school children and teachers, the aim of which is to present the broadest possible perspective on the events of 1945. One of the elements of the educational package will be podcasts with the participation of experts.
Read more: Project "Patriotism of Tomorrow". Historical podcasts soon available on the Foundation's website!
From 31 August to 4 September, the 21st Polish-German Summer Academy "Mutual Understanding Beyond Borders: Patterns and Experiences" took place in Krzyżowa. It was organised by the Catholic Academy in Berlin in cooperation with the Institute of Political Science and Administration of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe and the Province of the Pallottine Society in Warsaw.
For the organisers, it was crucial to jointly promote meetings and discursive exchange between students from Germany and Poland, while the meeting was inspired by the church tradition of efforts for reconciliation and the involvement of the young generation, inspired by Christian social ethics.
Read more: XXI Polish-German Summer Academy "Mutual Understanding across borders: Patterns and experiences" -...
