Lemkin - Instytut Pileckiego

Publications

The result of the project, but also of the independent activities of the Pilecki Institute, are various publications and initiatives. Some of them are listed below.

The Lemkin Collection – the first-ever collection of books relating to Rafał Lemkin and genocide studies. It was donated to the Warsaw University Library by the Pilecki Institute (at the time the Witold Pilecki Center for Totalitarian Studies). The set – unique in Poland and including both classic and the most recent publications on the subject – comprises more than 160 titles from all over the world, carefully selected in consultation with numerous acclaimed specialists and experts.

  • The Biographical Landscapes of Raphael Lemkin | Piotr Madajczyk

    The Biographical Landscapes of Raphael Lemkin | Piotr Madajczyk

    The book is the first biography of Raphael Lemkin to draw on a comprehensive body of research into Lemkin as a person and his background and will be of interest to both non-specialists and academics.

  • Totally Unofficial. The Autobiography of Raphael Lemkin | editor: Donna-Lee Frieze

    Totally Unofficial. The Autobiography of Raphael Lemkin | editor: Donna-Lee Frieze

    Totally Unofficial is not only an autobiography, but also a fascinating account of the birth of the Genocide Convention, which Lemkin considered as his life’s work. The book was published in Polish (originally published by Yale University Press in 2013).

  • The Opening of the Lemkin Collection

    The Opening of the Lemkin Collection

    More than 160 books concerning the life and work of Rafał Lemkin were handed over to the Warsaw University Library. Compiled by the Center/Institute, the Lemkin Collection was today officially bequeathed and opened.