Distinctions for the activity for the Polish Society of the Righteous Among the Nations
On August 28th, 2010, as part of the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Polish Society of the Righteous Among the Nationsduring the “Singer’s Warsaw” festival, distinctions for the activity for the Society have been awarded. Among the honored, who received special membership cards, diplomas and commemorative medals – was Łucja Koch, coordinator of the project “Polish Righteous – Recalling Forgotten History” of theMuseum of the History of Polish Jews. The other new honorary members are:Gołda Tencer – director of the Shalom Foundation, Anna Drabik – president of the Association of „Children of the Holocaust” in Poland, Etel Szyc – a Jewish community activist, Ewa Rudnik from the Embassy of Israel, Tomasz Pietrasiewicz – director of the “Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre” Centre, Jakub Jaskółowski from the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, Zofia Kowalczyk – secretary of the Polish Society of the Righteous Among the Nations, Jerzy Kropiwnicki – the Mayor of Łódź,Krzysztof Włodarczyk – chairman of the Krakow branch of the Society, pastor Kazimierz Barczuk and Ryszard Gajewski – a Warsaw confectioner. To date only 112 people have become honorary members of the Society.
The Polish Society of the Righteous Among the Nations was founded in 1985. Its members are Polish citizens who have been honored with the title and medal of the Righteous Among the Nations. The goals of the society are to disseminate information about the occupation, the Holocaust and the actions of the Righteous, and to fight against anti-Semitism and xenophobia. One of the central components of their work is to meet with young people and to talk to them about the Nazi occupation and their personal roles during those years. More about the Polish Society of the Righteous Among the Nations.
