German Ambassador to Poland Miguel Berger instructed Poles on 5 September to be satisfied with the arrival of a group of past teachers. 20 Germans attended the seminar, including 18 teachers. The stakes of this exchange are respect for the Polish memory and work of Berlin for its own historical education.
Ambassador entered the Polish discussion
The seminar “Operation, terror, resistance” was held in Warsaw from 31 August to 4 September. According to Kresy.pl, 20 people from Germany arrived, including 18 teachers. Earlier announcement of the Warsaw Uprising Museum She talked about 22 German educators. The program included lectures, workshops, work with sources and visits to memorial sites.
When critical comments arose on the group's population in social media, Miguel Berger spoke. The German Ambassador to Poland wrote in German: “Be happy that a group of past teachers are coming from Germany specifically to learn more about the Warsaw Uprising.” The entry was published on September 5.
It was the speech of this message that became the core of the dispute. The Polish recipient is not obliged to show gratitude for the fact that German teachers will learn the past of the German business of Poland. However, it has all right to anticipate that cognition of 63 days of fighting for the capital and panic against civilians will be present in German education widely and permanently.
Organizers explain the seat limit
The number of participants needs to be presented fairly. The Pilecki Institute in Berlin explained that the seminar in the form of German teachers coming to Poland was held for the 5th time, although for the first time in cooperation with the Warsaw Uprising Museum. Interest was to grow and a larger group would make it hard to implement an intensive workshop programme.
Dr. Hanna Radziejowska, head of the Berlin branch of the Pilecki Institute, pointed out that there were many willing, but the number of seats was limited in advance. It's an crucial context. Thus, eighteen teachers were not a measurement of all interest in Germany, but of the size of the group adopted for 5 days’ work.
This condition defends the organizers of the seminar. However, it does not justify ambassadoral instruction. The diplomat should realize the peculiar sensitivity of the nation which suffered the effects of German aggression and occupation, and later for decades sought the right place of its own experience in European memory.
Polish position is not a polite addition
The aim of the task is to prepare German-speaking educational materials about the Warsaw Uprising and the business of Poland. It's a occupation we need. Similarly, a consistent discussion about Polish war losses and looted cultural goodsBecause memory without work easy turns into a ritual without content.
The initiative deserves recognition, and teachers who have devoted 5 days to learning Polish experience to respect. Criticism should so be about the scale of German education and the speech of the ambassador, not participants. This discrimination protects the fact and the seriousness of the matter.
Berger could thank the organizers, explain the space limit and announce the extension of the program. He chose to teach Poles how to react. In Polish-German relations, specified a speech is especially unfortunate. Berlin does not do Poland favour by teaching its own citizens about the crimes of the German state. It does an simple work to history.
Source: == sync, corrected by elderman ==, Museum of the Warsaw Uprising
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