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On Saturday, 21 August 2021, a Netherlands-German-Polish cycling expedition set off from Oświęcim in Poland to Westerbork in the Netherlands on a route of 1320 km. Sixty young people from Poland, Germany and the Netherlands - mostly students - took part in the unusual journey to celebrate 75 (+1) years of peace and freedom in Europe. One of the stops of the rally was Krzyżowa - a place of reconciliation.

"Terug naar Westerbork" ("Back to Westerbork") is a Netherlands initiative to commemorate the 2020 commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. The rally was originally planned for last year, but due to the coronavirus pandemic it took place in 2021. 

Yesterday we said goodbye to the participants of the youth exchange "Human, You Have Rights!". Planned as a meeting of young people from three countries: Poland, Germany and France, it ultimately turned out to be only a Polish-German project. Due to the difficulties caused by the prevailing pandemic, French youth could not, unfortunately, come to Krzyżowa. Nevertheless, we are very pleased that this 10-day youth meeting took place in an international format.

The Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe in cooperation with the Czech organisation Post Bellum, thanks to the support of the Polish-Czech Forum and the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, took part in the production of a documentary film "Invaders despite their will. Poland's involvement in the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia". The documentary will be presented in two Czech and two Polish cities. The next screening will take place on 20 August in Liberec, and the next one in Prague - on 9 September. In Poland the screenings will take place in Wrocław and Bolesławiec.

From 17 August to 25 September 2021, the Boberhaus diorama will be presented at the headquarters of the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe. It is a model showing the now non-existent building called the House on the Bóbr river, which before World War II was in Lwówek Śląski and played an important role in the upbringing and education of young people, and the then owner of the estate in Krzyżowa, Helmuth James von Moltke, was involved in its activities.

The author of the diorama is Rainer Dierchen, who tried to recreate this unique monument of the Lwówek’s region in the smallest details, mainly for promotional purposes, to support the idea of ​​rebuilding the Boberhaus as the European Center for Culture, Education and History. It is implemented by the Lwówek’s Regional Society in cooperation with the municipal partner association Heidenau e.V., referring to the activities of the Boberhaus from 1926-1937, when it housed the National People's University. This institution was mainly involved in organizing volunteer camps and courses for young people from Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, during which there were physical and artistic activities as well as discussions on current topics. It is estimated that over 40,000 young people took part in such initiatives, and in this respect, the Boberhaus was a model followed by other entities throughout Germany. 

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