We invite you to the concluding gala of the “Shtetl of Tsanz – Young Ambassadors of Tolerance”, that will take place in the Nowy Sącz Town Hall in the S. Małachowski auditorium on 28.04.2016 r. at 10.00 to 12.00.

Programme:

Premiere of the “In Ahasuerus’ footsteps” movie, dir. B.Szewczyk. The movie documents the course of the project, shows the Young Ambassadors of Tolerance as they were visiting places important for the history and culture of Jewish people of Poland (incl. Tarnów, Leżajsk, Lublin) and martyrdom sites (Bełżec, Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp), presents the young people’s reflections and feelings.

Presentation of the book “Remembering for the Future. Jewish history of Sąfecczyzna. Contexts, references, reflections”. The release contains articles by Łukasz Połomski about Jewish people in Sądecczyzna and multiculturality of the region; article by Alicja Bartuś about hate speech; article by Maria Molenda about the history of Jewish people in Poland and biograms of Jewish people from Nowy Sącz. The articles are accompanied by photograps from theYad Vashem and National Archive in Kraków Nowy Sącz Branch collections and from private collections. The photographs invoke people from pre-war Nowy Sącz, some of them are from the time of war (incl. photos from Nowy Sącz ghetto)

Awarding the project participants with diplomas.

Admission free. Come, join us! Please book a seat at sztetl@nomina.pl

Project received funding within the Citizens for Democracy programme, coordinated by the Stefan Batory Foundation in collaboration with the Polish Children and Youth Foundation, financed by the European Economic Area Financial Mechanisms.