The Polish Association of Siberian Deportees in Southeast Africa is collaborating with the Sybir Memorial Museum and the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre. Join us for the 12th conference to launch a series of posters depicting the lived experiences of Polish Siberian Deportees – Sybir – Prison of Nations. The recent unveiling of the memorial to the Oudtshoorn Polish WWII refugees and the Oudtshoorn Polish Heritage Trail will also be discussed.

Opening statements will be made by Mr Jacek Chorodowicz, head of the Polish Mission in Pretoria. Recorded presentations will be from Mr Wojciech Śleszyński, Director of the Sybir Memorial Museum, Museum historian Mr Tomas Danilecki and Ms Julita Waś, Museum’s international business development manager. Stefan Szewczuk will launch the posters on behalf of the Sybir Memorial Museum.