Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Krakow Jewish Culture Festival Founder Receives Award

Janusz Makuch, the director and co-founder of the annual Festival of Jewish Culture in Krakow, Poland, has been presented one of Poland's highest civilian awards, the Poland Restituta medal. Polish President Lech Kaczynski presented Makuch with the award at a ceremony in Warsaw marking the 65th anniversary of the wartime Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

This year the Festival will take place June 28-July 6. The Preliminary Program is already online.

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