Inaugural "Henryk Sławik Award"
Presentation
Thursday, 27th October 2011
 
In honour of the spirit of Henryk Sławik’s life and deeds, (saving over thirty thousand lives in occupied Hungary, five thousand of those being Jews), the Board of Management of the ASPJ decided to honour an individual who, or an organisation which, has worked towards enhancing mutual respect and understanding between the Polish and Jewish communities.
 
The inaugural recipient of the award was Dr George Łuk-Kozika, Honorary Consul-General of Poland in Melbourne.
 
Dr Łuk-Kozika was presented with the award by the Israeli Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Yuval Rotem, and the Polish Consul-General in Sydney, Mr Daniel Gromann. A message was also sent to Dr Łuk-Kozica from the Polish Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Andrzej Jaroszynski, apologising for his inability to be at the award ceremony and stressing the importance of the work we have undertaken.
 
The ceremony was attended by leaders of both the Polish and Jewish communities.

Video of the Event - Part 1

Video of the Event - Part 2

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"The Forgotten Deportees"
Polish Exiles in Siberia - a Panel Discussion
Sunday, 27th February 2011
 
Over one hundred members of the Jewish and Polish communities attended a panel evening on "The Forgotten Deportees - Polish Exiles in Siberia" held in conjunction with Kresy Siberia Australia.
 
The evening was introduced by Krzysztof Łancucki, President of the Polish Community COuncil of Victoria.
 
Chaired by Prof.Stephen Wheatcroft, the panel comprised Krystyna Kinst, Zosia Skarbek andStefan Wisniowski. The evening also featured special guest, Daniel Gromann, Consul General of the Republic of Poland and a screening of "A Forgotten Odyssey" by Jagna Wright and Aneta Naszynska, introduced by Louise Blażejowska.
 
The audience were really captivated by the individual stories and it was good to hear how different people saw their experiences at the time.
 
This event was highly successful. We are extremely pleased that it is to be replicated in Toronto by Kresy Siberia Canada and Canada's Polish-Jewish Heritage Foundation.
 
Thank you to everyone who helped make this a event such a great success!

Video of the Event - Part 1

Video of the Event - Part 2