A Bat in the Temple
Krystyna Czerni
Jerzy Nowosielski was one of the most original painters in Poland in the second half of the twentieth century, and he lived in immensely interesting and tempestuous times. This rich biography shows his life story—and the story of his works—in many different ways.
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Watercolors
Lidia Ostałowska
"Watercolors" is a many-layered work of historical reportage based on a biographical tale whose heroine is Dina Gottliebova-Babbitt (1923-2009). The world learned of this Czech-American artist of Jewish ancestry, who was a prisoner at Auschwitz, in the late ’90’s.
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In 2012 we will have two important anniversaries connected with Janusz Korczak – the 70th anniversary of his death in the concentration camp in Treblinka, and the 100th anniversary of the orphanage he founded on Krochmalna Street in Warsaw. In September, Parliament declared 2012 Janusz Korczak Year. 
Anna Bikont’s "We from Jedwabne" was honored with this year’s European Book Prize Award. The book was awarded in the essay category by a jury led by British writer Julian Barnes. 
The Polish Institute and the Program Department of Mishkenot Sha’ananim invite you to the conference “Czesław Miłosz: The Poet’s Exile”, as part of the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Czesław Miłosz. 
Anna Bikont’s "We from Jedwabne" has advanced to the final round of this year’s edition of the European Book Prize Award in the essay category. Polish reportage has already once been awarded by the jury – two years ago, Mariusz Szczygieł won for his "Gottland". 
