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Krzyzowa tour

On the first day in Krzyzowa we had guided tour. We visited local Palace and House on a hill, where during the II World War meetings. It was an anti-Hitler opposition group, later called the "Kreisau Circle". Members of the group was motivated by different ideologies, but together worked on plans to renew the democratic values of Germany and united Europe. They suffered a bitter fate – eight of them were killed by the Gestapo. But their work was not useless. Half century after the end of the war at the estate of the founder of the "Kreisau Circle" Helmuth James von Moltke started work the Krzyżowa Foundation. The Foundation bases work on principles of the “Kreisau Circle” and continues to look towards developing understanding between persons from different social, political and cultural backgrounds. The reunification of Germany and symbolic "Reconciliation Mass" preceded the creation of the Foundation. Exactly in Krzyżowa, three days after fall of

Co jest najsmaczniejsze?

During our trip, we were able to train a bit with languages. It was not easy, but we tried it. For true, it’s imposible to read on a hebrew when you are from Poland and don't know this letters. But we used transliteration and it’s helped :) It was fun and cognitive. Few example from our “language survival kit”:

How we start

Today we started our training in Poland. At the beginning, we tried to remember the names of our new friends. It was not easy, but we almost managed to. A bit of games - and everything is ready.