Ladies and gentlemen,
In response to the decision of the Minister of National Education, a non-public educational institution, operating as part of the International Youth Meeting Centre in Krzyżowa, suspends teaching and educational activities until 24 May 2020.
We would also like to inform you that in accordance with the recommendations of the Government Crisis Management Team, in the interest of our guests' health and safety, during this period the exhibitions and palace in Krzyżowa will be closed to the public. These actions are aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus epidemic in Poland.
Read more: Coronavirus epidemic. Information about the work of the Krzyżowa Foundation and the IYMC in Krzyżowa
Annemarie Franke, Supervisory Board of the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe
Andreas Möckel was one of the founders of the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe and supported the Krzyżowa Foundation until the end, both professionally and socially. This is evidenced by the annual report of the Kreisau-Initiative (Kreisau-Initiative e. V.), where we can find a report on the annual celebration of 20 July 1944 in Würzburg prepared by Andreas Möckel, 92 years old, shortly before his death.
Until his retirement in 1992, Andreas Möckel was Professor of Special Education at the University of Würzburg. His achievements as a scientist and teacher are highly valued.
Read more: Prof. Dr Andreas Möckel (*30.01.1927, +11.12.2019) and Krzyżowa. Farewell
On 6 February, in Radio GRA 95,1 FM Wrocław a short report presenting the activities of the Krzyżowa Foundation was aired.
In the programme they were speaking:
- Anna Kudarewska, Program Director and Head of the IYMC, who talked about youth exchanges, the history of the Foundation and the exhibition Courage and Reconciliation,
- Agnieszka Janik - coordinator of "My and Your History" project (organised by Kreisau-Initiative e.V.) and a member of the Council of the IYMC, which highlighted the benefits of the international youth meeting.
Read more: ||MEDIA|| Report about the Krzyżowa Foundation on Radio GRA
On 16th January, in the atrium of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the official opening of the exhibition "Emil Krebs - Ein Leben für die Sprachen / Emil Krebs - a life for languages" took place.
At the invitation of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aleksandra Królak-Wąsowicz, plenipotentiary of the Management Board of the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe, took part in the ceremony.
Emil Krebs (1867-1930) was a Silesian diplomat, lawyer and sinologist, who is considered to be one of the most outstanding polyglots of all time. He was born in Świebodzice, and in 1870 his family moved to Opoczka. In the years 1880-1887 he attended the gymnasium in Świdnica.
Throughout his life Emil Krebs worked in 111 languages, mastered 68 of them, and as a translator he spoke over 40 languages.
Read more: Opening ceremony of an exhibition about Emil Krebs in Berlin, 16.01.2020 (PHOTO)
