Piotr Cywiński

Piotr M. A. Cywiński (born 16 April 1972 Warsaw) - historian of Middle Ages, participant of Polish -- Jewish, and Christian - Jewish dialogue, as well as of talks between the cultures of the borderland, ecumenist. President of Club of Catholic Intelligentsia of Warsaw, director of Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.

Biography

Between 1982-1993 Piotr Cywiński lived in Switzerland and France as a result of his father's, Bohdan Cywinski, political exile. Historian of Middle Ages, graduated from the University of Humanities in Strasbourg (1993) and Catholic University of Lublin (1995). PhD degree obtained at the Institute of History at PAS (2001).

Between 1996 and 2000 he had undertook the role of vice president, and since 2000 president of Club of Catholic Intelligentsia in Warsaw. In the year 2002 co-funded St. Adalbert's Forum, which he is chairing. Co-organized Congresses of Gniezno in 2003, 2004 and 2005. In 2004 elected vice-president (president of Europe region) of the global federation of Catholic intellectuals Pax Romana ICMICA/MIIC for the mandate 2004-2008. Since 2000 taking a role of Secretary of International Council of Auschwitz Memorial Site, co-creator of International Centre for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust and vice president of the Center's council. He is a member of the Council of Museum Gross-Rosen in Rogoźnica. On June 12 2006 Cywinski has received a nomination for director of the State Museum of Auschwitz-Birkenau, which position he assumed on September 1 that year, replacing Jerzy Wroblewski, who was the Museum's director for many years.

In years 2000-2002, in frames of his work for Adam Mickiewicz Institute, he has co-directed Festival "Europalia 2001 Poland", then created a vortal about Jewish culture and history in Poland: " [http://www.diapozytyw.pl Diapozytyw.pl] ". 2001-2004 member of Consultative Council of NGOs at Polish Council for European Integration. Since May 2002 member of the Polish Episcopate's Group for Dialogue with Greek-Catholic Church in Ukraine.

In elections 2004, candidate for Member of European Parliament on behalf of Freedom Union.

Between 2005 - 2007 Piotr Cywiński was vice president of the association Wikimedia Poland, since May 2007 is a member of the Audit Committee of the association.

On April 15, 2008, Lech Kaczyński- President of Poland - rewarded Piotr M. A. Cywiński Knight's Cross of the Poland Reborn award. In 2008, Cywiński was also an ambassador of European Year of Intercultural Dialogue.

He is grandson of Zbigniew Łoskot - polish artist.

External links

* [http://www.cwi.pl/ Private website by/of Piotr M. A. Cywiński]