Our guests left for home this morning. We wish them a safe journey. We hope that in the future we will apply together for the Visegrád Fund and that we can work together on a joint project.
The last day that the guests spent with us arrived. The Polish Research Institute and Museum welcomed us with open arms. We took part in a very informative guided tour, we revised the material of the whole week, everything we learned about the Polish-Hungarian parallels. At school we prepared for the farewell lunch. While the…
In the morning, we met on the Danube bank at the statue of Henryk Slawik and József Antall Sr. There is an identical statue in Warsaw, which emphasizes the parallel between the two heroes even more. Both of them helped Jewish refugees and children during World War II. They provided them with false documents, found…
We started today in the Gesztenyés Garden, where Imre Molnár gave a lecture about János Esterházy, the servant of God, the Polish-Hungarian politician who died a martyr’s death. He was the only one to defend minority rights and protest against the deportation of Jews in the Slovak parliament. Even during the years of torture and…
The Polish team was welcomed by the principal, Mr. Zsolt Harmath. The students received a small gift from the Budapest office of the Polish Tourist Organization, then toured the building, recalled memories of Warsaw, and discussed their tasks in Budapest. In the morning, they visited the Castle, where they learned, for example, that Poles were…
The Polish guests arrived in Budapest tonight. This week we will visit the Polish memorial sites in Budapest, learn about the similarities in Polish-Hungarian history, and the centuries-old friendship between the two nations.
The students of the Polish and Hungarian schools watched the film and completed the quiz in April. The best ones received a small prize. We hope they learned a lot about the Polish-Hungarian cultures.
A 25-minute film about Polish-Hungarian parallels in Warsaw has been made from the students’ videos. The students discovered many similarities in the fields of history, literature, geography, painting, architecture, music, sports, national symbols, food and visual culture. They worked very hard on collecting information, filming, editing, and adding subtitles. Thank you. After watching the film,…