First anniversary of the October 7 attack
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It's been a year since the terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel, in which over 1,000 people were killed, and 251 Israelis were abducted to the Gaza Strip. Among them was Alex Dancyg, a dedicated friend of POLIN Museum and a friend to all those who care about education on Polish-Jewish heritage.
It is most difficult for us to write about Professor Dancyg in past tense. He was POLIN Museum’s most devoted friend, and a friend of all people engaged in education on Polish-Jewish heritage.
Over the past decade, we developed and organized together programs for Polish teachers’ study visits at POLIN Museum and at the Yad Vashem Institute in Jerusalem.
Alex was a co-author of the training program for Israeli guides. He always made sure they spoke as much as possible about Polish Jews and their contribution to the development of Poland, Israel, and European civilization.
He was a connoisseur of culture and Polish literature lover. During each of his many visits to Poland, he would ask us what was worth reading, watching, who to meet, and who to listen to.
Alex was unyielding in his pursuit of making the world a better place, one that has room for everyone, regardless of what they believe in, their skin colour, or the language they speak. He abhorred all sorts of extremisms. Alex perished in Hamas captivity.
Today, we honor his memory, as well as the memory of all the victims of the October 7 attack.
We await a safe return home of all the hostages and hope for peace for all those whose lives have been affected by war.
POLIN Museum’s Directors and Staff