Archiwum wydarzeń

June 12th, (Monday) at 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m please join us for a special event at The New York City Bar Association and the Pilsudski Institute, invite to an English-language lecture entitled: "History is the teacher of life. The American-Polish Alliance: The Past and Its Lessons for Central and Eastern Europe Today."

The speakers:

Ambassador Krzysztof Szczerski, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations in New York, and
Iwona Korga, Ph.D., President of the Pilsudski Institute who will cover the story of Merian Cooper, the American pilot who fought in the Polish-Bolshevik War; America's support in the fight for Polish independence during 1919-1921; the establishment and history of the Pilsudski Institute.
Ambassador Krzysztof Szczerski will discuss the lessons learned from that history, and draw implications for the politics in Central and Eastern Europe since Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

Following the presentation will be an opportunity for Q & A.

Format: IN-PERSON

Where: New York City Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036

Free for Members and Non-Lawyers | $15 Non-Member Attorneys

Registration required: To attend please call Customer Relations of The New York City Bar Association at 212-382-6663 to register.

Moderator: Diane Fener, Co-Chair, Senior Lawyers Committee

Sponsoring Committee:
Senior Lawyers, Diane Fener and Gertrude Pfaffenbach, Co-Chairs

Co-Sponsoring Committees:
Rule of Law Task Force, Marcy Kahn, Chair
European Affairs, Jonathan Halpern, Chair
Military and Veterans Affairs, Christopher Amore, Chair
United Nations, Catherine van Kampen, Dr. Sophia Murashkovsky, Ervin Nina, Co-Chairs
Council on International Affairs, Mark A. Meyer, Chair
Middle Eastern & North African Affairs, Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong and Robert Eli Michael, Co-Chairs