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75th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide | CONFERENCE

To mark the 75th anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, we would like to extend an invitation to a conference

An exceptional exhibition on the Ładoś Group in the new “DeBeK” gallery of the Pilecki Institute at 11 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street

It is the first exhibition of this scale devoted to the activities of Polish diplomats who strove to rescue Jews in occupied Poland and other European countries during World War II.

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Conference commemorating the 80th anniversary of the United Nations War Crimes Commission

SAVE THE DATE | 80th ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNWCC | THE UNITED NATIONS WAR CRIMES COMMISSION ITS LEGACY AND RELEVANCE

The commemoration of Zofia and Aleksander Kur

On 21 September 2023, in Gamratka near Mińsk Mazowiecki, as part of the “Called by Name” program, the Pilecki Institute commemorated Zofia and Aleksander Kur, who were murdered on 27 July 1943 by German gendarmes for helping three Jewish escapees from the ghetto in Mińsk.

Virtus et Fraternitas Medals awarded | Discover the stories of heroic Ukrainians who saved their Polish neighbors during the Volhynian Massacre

On 6 July 2023, at the Belweder Palace in Warsaw, fifteen heroic Ukrainians were commemorated for saving their Polish neighbors from death at the hands of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (faction of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists) during the Volhynia Massacre.

Unveiling of a plaque devoted to the CALLED BY NAME at the Museum of Poles Saving Jews in Markowa

On Sunday, 3 September 2023, at the Orchard of Remembrance at the Museum of Poles Saving Jews in World War II in Markowa (Subcarpathia), a plaque was unveiled to symbolically include the family of Wiktoria and Józef Ulma in the “Called by Name” program.

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Lemkin. Witness to the Age of Genocide | online exhibition

Is genocide a domain of history? What led to one of the most significant intellectual responses to the tragic experience of World War II? Explore the story of Raphael Lemkin – the author of the concept of genocide!

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Pilecki Discussions (no. 1) | Youth, Social Media and Cyberwarfare in the Russia-Ukraine War

The Pilecki Discussions on the History and Legacy of Totalitarianism seek to bring together experts from East-Central Europe to discuss and debate issues of common concern in 20th century and contemporary histories of the former Eastern Bloc.

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Conference Russia’s War of Aggression Against Ukraine. Challenges of Documenting and Prosecuting War Crimes

The first day of the international conference 'Russia's War of Aggression Against Ukraine. Challenges of Documenting and Prosecuting War Crimes'.

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Video | Totalitarianism Across History and Disciplines | conference

The history of confronting totalitarianism, both as a personal and a collective experience, delivers a universal message in the face of contemporary challenges of radical political evil.