En anglais seuleument. In 1940, Polish army officer Witold Pilecki volunteered for an undercover mission at Auschwitz.Join us for a presentation on Pilecki and his mission, accompanied by dramatic readings from Pilecki's report by Polish actor Marek Probosz. 

Thursday, Octobre 30, 7:30 PMat the Gelber Conference CentreDramatic readings and presentation of Pilecki's missionCaptain Witold Pilecki and the Resistance Movement in Auschwitz One man volunteered for Auschwitz...and now we have his story.In September 1940, Polish army officer Witold Pilecki volunteered for a secret undercover mission at Auschwitz to smuggle out intelligence and build a resistance organization among the prisoners. He accomplished his mission, surviving starvation, disease and brutality for nearly three years before escaping. Pilecki's report on his Auschwitz mission, lost for more than 50 years, has recently been published in English for the first time as The Auschwitz Volunteer: Beyond Bravery.Join us for a multimedia presentation about Pilecki and his Auschwitz mission:with dramatic readings from Pilecki's report by actor Marek Probosz,film star of The Death of Captain Pilecki.Introductory and transitional narration is by Terry A. Tegnazian, President of Aquila Polonica Publishing.Alice Herscovitch, MHMC Executive Director will moderate the event.Book Sale and signing. Reception to follow. Sponsored by the The Paul and Babey Trepman Memorial fund of the Jewish Public Library, the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre, and the Consulate General of Poland in Montreal. This event is organized during the Holocaust Education Series.