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30th anniversary of the opening of the office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Poland

The Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe together with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation celebrated the 30th anniversary of the opening of the KAS office in Poland.

A conference "Poles and Germans 30 years after 1989: Neighbors, partners, friends", which summarized the last 30 years of Polish-German relations through the perspective of the experience of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation took place in Warsaw in Teatr Dramatyczny.

The KAS Office in Poland was opened on 10 November 1989, five months after the June elections, two months after the inauguration of Tadeusz Mazowiecki's government and the day after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Read more: 30th anniversary of the opening of the office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Poland

Anniversary of awarding the Krzyżowa Foundation with the Cross of Nails

In November 2000, in recognition of its work for reconciliation, the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe was the first organization in Poland to be awarded the Cross of Nails by the Community of the Cross of Nails of Coventry.

The Cross of the Nails is located today on the right side of the entrance hall of the palace in Krzyżowa,

behind the glass panel, and is a symbol of reconciliation and a reminder of the atrocities of World War II.

Prayers for world peace are regularly held at the cross.

Read more: Anniversary of awarding the Krzyżowa Foundation with the Cross of Nails

Jubilee 2019 – letters from Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Chancellor Angela Merkel

The jubilee celebrations in Krzyżowa were international and ecumenical in nature. The celebrations of the Jubilee began with a ceremonial Holy Mass, commemorating the events of 12 November 1989. The Holy Mass, chaired by Archbishop Alfons Nossol, was concelebrated by Archbishop Ludwig Schick, Archbishop Victor Skwarc and Bishop Ignacy Dec.

In order to emphasize the exceptional character of this event, during the jubilee celebrations were read out letters to the participants from Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Below you can find both letters. 

Read more: Jubilee 2019 – letters from Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Chancellor Angela Merkel

109th birthday of Freya von Moltke. Maryna Czaplinska on Radio TOK FM

We encourage you to listen to the podcast from the programme "Weekend morning - Maciej Zakrocki" on Radio TOK FM.

Podcast: Freya von Moltke - preserving the heritage of the Kreisau Circle was her priority [broadcast in Polish].

On March 29th, the 109th anniversary of Freya von Moltke's birthday, Maciej Zakrocki's guest was Maryna Czaplinska, a member of the Krzyżowa Foundation Council.

Freya von Moltke was born on March 29th 1911, in Cologne. She was a German lawyer, an activist of the anti-Hitler opposition, a member of the Kreisau Circle, wife of Helmuth James von Moltke, the last owner of an estate in Krzyżowa.

Read more: 109th birthday of Freya von Moltke. Maryna Czaplinska on Radio TOK FM