An unknown resistance story from Auschwitz | lecture at Humanity House - Instytut Pileckiego
lecture
05.03.2019 (Tue) 15:30
An unknown resistance story from Auschwitz | lecture at Humanity House
Polish Professor Mared Kornat will give a lecture on the story of Pilecki and confront the audience with the choices people had to make during the horrors of the Second World War.
Although the horror stories of extermination camp Auschwitz are widely known, many resistance stories are more unknown. This includes the story of Polish intelligence agent Witold Pilecki: he volunteered for a Polish resistance operation that involved being imprisoned in Auschwitz in order to gather intelligence. During this lecture, the Polish historian Mared Kornat will present this little known story.
Risking his own life, Pilecki organized a resistance movement and escaped the camp in 1943, in order to inform the Western world about what happened behind the closed gates of the camp. The result of this operation was the Witold’s Report: the first comprehensive Allied intelligence report on Auschwitz, and the atrocities of Nazi Germany.
Tickets and more information:
https://www.humanityhouse.org/en/event/lecture-an-unknown-resistance-story-from-auschwitz/
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Professor Kornat is a historian, specialized in modern history and foreign policy of Poland. Being the author of various publications, books, and articles, he is known as a well-known historian in diplomacy, international relations, and foreign policy of Poland.
This program is organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in cooperation with the Pilecki Institute.
De Poolse professor Mared Kornat (Historic Institute of the Polish Academy of Science) zal het publiek confronteren met de keuzes die mensen moesten maken tijdens de verschrikkingen van de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Hoewel de gruwelverhalen van concentratiekamp Auschwitz breed bekend zijn, zijn sommige verzetsverhalen uit het kamp onbekender. Hieronder valt ook het verhaal van de Poolse geheim agent Witold Pilecki. Hij ging vrijwillig naar Auschwitz voor een verzetsoperatie, om daar als gevangene informatie te verzamelen. Tijdens deze lezing zal de Poolse historicus Mared Kornat ingaan op dit weinig bekende verhaal.
Met gevaar voor eigen leven richtte Pilecki een verzetsbeweging op waarmee hij in 1943 het kamp ontvluchtte. Hierna kon hij de wereld vertellen wat er daadwerkelijk gebeurde binnen de muren van Auschwitz. Het resultaat was het Witold’s Report: het eerste uitgebreide inlichtingenrapport over Auschwitz en de donkere feiten van de Holocaust.
OVER DE SPREKER
Professor Kornat is historicus, gespecialiseerd in moderne geschiedenis en buitenlandse politiek van Polen. Als auteur van verschillende publicaties, boeken en artikelen staat hij bekend als een bekend historicus in diplomatie, internationale betrekkingen en buitenlandse politiek van Polen.
Dit programma wordt georganiseerd door de Ambassade van de Republiek Polen en het Pilecki Institute.
Tickets en meer informatie:
https://www.humanityhouse.org/agenda/lezing-een-onbekend-verzetsverhaal-uit-auschwitz/
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