back...Support of the Culture and Media Committee for the establishing September 10th as National Day of Polish Children of War
During a session of the Sejm's Culture and Media Committee, members of parliament approved an act on establishing September 10th as National Day of Polish Children of War. The session was attended by Ireneusz Piotr Maj PhD, who gave statement of reasons for the date of September 10th suggested by the Museum of Polish Children - Victims of Totalitarianism as the most appropriate date for the celebration of the National Day of Polish Children of War.
On June 15th 2023, the Sejm held a session of the Sejm's Culture and Media Committee, during which two bills were processed.
Statement of reasons for the first reading, concerning establishing September 10th as National Remembrance Day of Polish Children of War Gehenna, was given by Jacek Kurzępa, MP for Law and Justice (PiS), chairman of the Parliamentary Group for the Support of Children of War Communities.
Statement of reasons for the second reading on establishing May 8th as National Day for the Children of War was given by Monika Falej, MP for the Left (Lewica).
The session was attended by Ireneusz Piotr Maj PhD, Director of the Museum, who justified the designation of September 10th as the date for establishing a new public holiday.
- September 10th 1943 saw the apogee of the arrests of children from Mosina. The Germans did not stop at arresting adults. The invaders decided to punish the Polish patriots by kidnapping children and imprisoning them in German camps. Many of them ended up in the “hell on earth” that was the German concentration camp on Przemyslowa Street in Lodz (...). This date may enter a series of September commemorations recalling tragic events related to World War II. As the Museum, we suggested this date and it was accepted by the Polish Children of War community," explained the Museum Director.
The compromise was finally reached and a bill to establish September 10th as National Day of Polish Children of War was passed by acclamation.
The bill is currently awaiting further legislative process.
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