Date: November 8, 2016
Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Embassy of Poland (443 Daly Ave.)
RSVP: Ottawa.info@msz.gov.pl
POLIN Museum Reconnecting with a Great Forgotten Past
Prof Darius Stola, the director of the POLON museum of History of Polish Jews, will speak about the unexpected revival of interest in Jewish history in Poland and how the museum responds to and strengthens this interest. He will present basic ideas the museum stands on, and how does it differ from other Polish and Jewish museums in Europe. POLIN has been awarded the title of the European Museum of the Year 2016, the most important museum award in Europe.
HEM program of the Polish embassy in cooperation with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) and the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES)
