During the major network meeting “Weimarer Dreieck Verein(t)” held at the Weimarhalle on August 27, 2025, the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe was honored with the Weimar Triangle Prize 2025. The award was presented by the Prime Minister of Thuringia, Prof. Dr. Mario Voigt, the Mayor of Weimar, Peter Kleine, and the Chairman of the Weimarer Dreieck e.V. association, Dieter Hackmann.
Accepting the award on behalf of the Krzyżowa Foundation were Ioan Bengel, Educational Officer and Project Manager for "Jazda," and Dr. Anna Poznańska, Director of the Communication and International Cooperation Department.
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With great joy and pride, we announce that the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe has been honored with the prestigious Mayor of Wrocław Award!
The award was received on behalf of the entire Foundation by our Managing Director and Board Member, Dorota Krajdocha, from the hands of the Mayor of Wrocław, Jacek Sutryk.
This distinction is a recognition of our long-standing and unwavering commitment to dialogue, reconciliation, and education. Since 1990, the Krzyżowa Foundation has promoted openness, a willingness to reconcile between nations, supported democratic values, and worked to build civil society in the spirit of tolerance and cooperation. We are proud that our work to build bridges of understanding has been acknowledged.
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On Saturday (07.10.2023), the Silesian Cultural Award ceremony took place at the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw.
This year's winners were the director of the Krzyżowa-Music Chamber Music Festival, Matthias von Hülsen, well-known writer, Marek Krajewski, and writer and journalist, Karolina Kuszyk.
The awards were presented jointly by Lower Saxony's Minister of the Interior, Daniela Behrens, and Lower Silesia Regional Board Member, Krzysztof Maj.
Read more: Matthias von Hülsen, initiator and general director of the Krzyżowa-Music Festival, received this...
On October 02, Dr. Annemarie Franke - Vice-Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of the Krzyżowa Foundation - and Dr. Robert Żurek - Managing Director, Member of the Board, received the Princess Jadwiga Śląska Award on behalf of the Krzyzowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe.
This unique award is given to individuals and institutions for significant contributions to reconciliation and deepening of Polish-German cooperation or outstanding charitable activities.
The chapter of the Princess Hedwig of Silesia Award also decided to honor Marian Turski, an outstanding historian and journalist, with this year's award.
Read more: The Krzyżowa Foundation received the Princess Jadwiga of Silesia Award
