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Day in a nutshell: Remembrance Day for the Victims of the Jewish Genocide

Monday will be sunny in Vilnius and the surrounding area, although thermometers will show a maximum of 12 degrees above zero. There is no forecast of rain. In Vilnius, on
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Znad Wilii 2019-09-23
Phot. Roman Niedźwiecki

Vilnius Region 2040: Where we would like to be in 20 years

What will the Vilnius region be like in 20 years? Will Polishness survive and develop? Will the Polish community be an educated and wealthy part of the Lithuanian society, or
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Znad Wilii 2019-09-21
The star of Saturday evening was Piotr Rubik, who performed together with choristers of Polish bands from the Vilnius region.

We create a positive image of the Lithuanian Poles

“Vilnius connects us” was the slogan of this year’s Second World Congress of Vilnius Poles [Polish: Wilniuk, TN], which took place from 6th to 8th September in Vilnius. The event
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Kurier Wileński 2019-09-21
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Warzecha: The problem with maintaining Polishness in Lithuania lies somewhere deeper

“There are many social processes that cannot be steered by law, they cannot be shaped from above. When it comes to the development of the Polish culture and language in
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Znad Wilii 2019-09-21
Robertas Dačkus

President presented Crosses of the Salvation of the Dying. Poles among the awarded

President Gitanas Nausėda awarded Crosses of the Salvation of the Dying [Lithuanian: Žūvančiųjų gelbėjimo kryžius, TN] to people who saved Jews from extermination during World War II. Crosses were awarded
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Znad Wilii 2019-09-20
Phot. Roman Niedźwiecki

Tadeusz Romer – the Lithuanian Pole who saved Jews in Japan

“It was a chain of help that reached half the world” – said the Polish ambassador in Vilnius, Urszula Doroszewska, during the opening ceremony of the exhibition ‘Polish Ambassador in
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Znad Wilii 2019-09-20
Joanna Bożerodska

Ludkowski: Plans for a joint Polish-Lithuanian government meeting

“There are plans for a joint meeting of Polish and Lithuanian governments,” says Artur Ludkowski, director of the House of Polish Culture in Vilnius. A guest of our ‘Political Salon’
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Znad Wilii 2019-09-19
The centre of interest of the fair participants was the stage where bands, soloists, students and graduates of Polish schools performed. Kurier Wileński

2nd Educational Fair of Polish Schools in Lithuania

On 14th September, at the Cathedral Square, Polish schools from the Vilnius region presented their educational offer during the 2nd Educational Fair ‘100 colours’ organized by the Association of Polish School
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Kurier Wileński 2019-09-19
During the main part of the ceremony participants lay wreaths and light candles at the former prison in Lukiškės. Phot. Marian Paluszkiewicz

‘Paneriai Family’: We want the next generations to remember

Ceremonies devoted to commemorating crimes in Paneriai will take place in Vilnius, the Vilnius region, and Šiauliai on 22nd-26th September. The main organiser is the nationwide ‘Paneriai Family’ [Polish: Rodzina
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Kurier Wileński 2019-09-19
Phot. Roman Niedźwiecki

Radczenko: Polish Discussion Club like Deus ex machina

“I am not persecuted, we don’t call it like that. It’s about the legislative problems related to the rights of minorities” – said Rita Tamašunienė in an interview with the
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Znad Wilii 2019-09-18