Marian Turski Museum Political Journalist

Witness of the time, journalist, historian, Ovisimiyak. A friend, a piercing observer, a great speaker and listener, a man with extraordinary sensitivity, grace and warmth. Our Marian – wrote “Polyticica”.

In the work of a historical witness Marian He traveled for decades, or the pilgrimage to the world: his speeches were heard in the UN General Assembly, UNESCO, World Organizations and Foundations, and we read in the memory of the Holocaust generation, a warning voice, but hope – “politics”.

When he spoke on the 75th anniversary of the Ashwitz’s liberation on January 27, 2020, his words spread all over the world. They moved and were wise, and all addressed to all, but above all, for the younger generation. This prisoner of Ashwitz was taken from Keto in Austo in August 1944, forced to take part in two death parades just before the release, when the Germans first rushed from Ashwitz to Buchenwal, and then Theresianstad. There, near the pain, he lived to release on May 8, 1945 – “Polytica”.

Marian He is a Polish historian, journalist and a social activist of Jewish descent. Since 1940, as imprisoned, he stayed in Ad Keto in 1944-1945 of Ashwitz-Pirgena.

In 1997, he was awarded the Commander’s Cross with The Star of the Order of Polia Restida, and in 2007, he received the cross of the first class of Germany’s Federal Republic of Germany for Services for Poland-German Relations.

In 2012, he took French Ambassador Fran ுவ ois Barry Telangsams of Honor Legion for the formation of Poland-Jewish relations. “Marian Durski, you are the faithful guardian of the memory. The Nazi machine has committed crimes against mankind. By destroying the European Jews, she tried to eliminate their traces in history and destroy their memory. And the function has received great recognition to my country’s highest officers, in which the world’s third largest Jewish The community lives, ”said the French Ambassador at this occasion.

In 2015, he won the gold medal of the culture – Gloria Artis. He was a citizen of the capital, Warsaw and Ado. In 2020, he received the Orary Rava Award in 2021, the Sergio Vayera de Mello of the High United Nations Human Rights Commissioner – the Nights Cross’s Honor for the Austria Republic.

Marian Durski was born on June 26, 1926 in the family of the Poland Jews in Truskinenagai. After the war erupted, he and his family found himself in Ad Keto. His family members were taken to Ashwits. For a long time he was protected by friends from the underground system of the Union left, and he belonged to it. He was taken only in August 1944, which was last taken to Ashwitz to Ashwits.

In January 1945, he escaped from the death parade for Buchenwal, and in April, when the American troops approached the camp – a parade for Theresianstat. There, the Typus patient, he lived to release.

Marian Turski for seven decades in “polyticica”

After the war, he settled in Warsaw. Since 1945, he has been active in the Youth PPR and later worked in the PZPR newspaper. He was the assistant editor of the “Young Banner” in the year 1956-1957. He became a journalist in 1957, and since 1958, he has been the head of the History Department of the weekly Polyteica.

She was the husband of the sound operator of Halina Basscovska-Thurska, who died in 2017. Their daughter is the flute Jona Durska.

“Polyticica” Chairman: Marian Durski incorporated all generations to the editorial office

Marian attached all generations of our editorial office. He was a symbol of all, a legend, a man who escaped from this terrible story -the author of the Varandra Polyteica -in -Safi, Maryan Durski, said the journalist worked for the rest of his life.

“Next year – in 2026, we will celebrate the centenary of the Mary, and we believed that we would celebrate this century Jersey Baksiyaski.” Mary’s body, mental and emotion. As long as there is a special agreement with death, he will avoid him and Marian will decide on himself when he wants to rest after this life. ”

Baxisci noted that Marian Durski was sick earlier this year, but despite this, he wanted to attend the 80th anniversary of Ashwitz-Birna’s release. “We know that it will cost a lot. This is a great effort. He has been in the hospital, and he has been recessed since the beginning of the year. He went to Ashwitz. He took the ground. This is another important talk.”

Commenting on this year’s celebrations and the former prisoner’s speech, “A goal that Marian repeated this year is not to be afraid of + and it was all listeners, politicians, but also addressed to the younger generation. “

The author of “Polytica” -IF referred to Durski’s speech five years ago, reminded that Marian Durski is one of the few who survived Ashwitz, which is why his life work “is not only a testimony of a testimony, but also reminds the poles of history, because the younger generation is no longer the younger generation. Don’t know, they have no memory, they have not seen the Poland Jews – that this should be the voice of the murdered generation Marian felt.

Jersey Boxiaski also noted a billboard, “Even in Berlin, Botstam Square, near the Jewish Memorial Museum, a great photo of Marian Durski and a quotation in English, if we are, if we are, if it is ours,” The author noted that a very important person, “they continued to recall the crime they committed by the ancestors; The contemporary Germans do not remember, but to draw a historical and moral lesson from what happened ”.

Marian Turski will be the patron of the “Polytica” award for Historical Books

Marian Durski was not only an extraordinary historic person, but also an active journalist until the end. “We are lucky to work with Marian for many years, be with him every day – Baxiacky said, more

“Marian attached all the generation of our editorial office, and he was a symbol of all, a man who had experienced this horror history of the second half of the 20th century, but not only war, aggressive, ashwits, but then our Polish adventure with stalinism, communism, but freedom Restores, the whole story of the Poland Republic.

The oldest award in Poland for Historical Books will be named Marian Durski from this year, said the author of “Polytica”. “This will be our little tribute to Marian,” said Bakshiski.