The event is free of charge and open to the public. Space is limited. Registration required. Donations to the Kosciuszko Foundation are welcome. Please RSVP by April 4th at:
Sunday, April 8th, 5:00 p.m. .The residence of
the Kosciuszko Foundation 15 E 65th St, New York, NY 10065
Program:
Presentations and Panel Discussion by the following Speakers:
A Piano Recital by Roman Markowicz
Reception
PROF. ANDRZEJ ŻBIKOWSKI - Polish historian, professor at the Centre for East European Studies of the University of Warsaw. Member of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw where he directs research on the latest history of Polish Jews.
NATALIA ALEKSIUN, PH.D. - Associate Professor of Modern Jewish History at Touro College, Graduate School of Jewish Studies, New York. She studied Polish and Jewish history at the Warsaw University (where she received her first doctoral degree), the Graduate School of Social Studies in Warsaw, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the New York University.
ANNA FRAJLICH, PH.D. - Senior Lecturer Emerita, Department of Slavic Languages and Associate Faculty Member, Harriman Institute Columbia University. She has taught Polish language and literature for over 30 years. Poet. Awarded The Knight Cross of the Order of Merit by the President of the Polish Republic.
IRENA GRUDZINSKA-GROSS, PH.D. - Polish literary historian, essayist and publicist. Research scholar at Princeton University and professor at the Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Science, teaches East European literature and history. She lectured at the New York University. In the years 1998-2003 she was responsible for the program for Central and Eastern Europe at the Ford Foundation. In the years 2003-2008 he was the director of the Boston University Institute of Humanities.
ANDRZEJ KRAKOWSKI, PH.D. - an award winning film producer, screenwriter and director, professor of the City College of New York. Alumni of Polish National Film School in Łódź and the American Film Institute. Over the last four decades, Krakowski wrote, directed and/or produced over 50 feature films and TV movies for major studios and TV networks. His TV series "We Are New York" won two Emmy Awards.
ROMAN MARKOWICZ - a Polish-born pianist, music critic and educator, music reviewer and publicist began his musical education in Warsaw (F. Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw). His musical training was interrupted by the antisemitic events of 1968 and the political situation forced the family to emigrate to the United States. Alumni of Manhattan School of Music and the Juiliard School.