janusz marszaŁek mayor of oświęcim association of polish cities
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Janusz MARSZAŁEK
Mayor of OświęcimAssociation of Polish Cities
Janusz Marszałek (personal)
• Born in Oświęcim, 1955;
• Married;
• Master’s degree in economy (economical cybernetics, informatics; Economical Academy, Cracow);
• 1975 – 1994 – employed in commercial Cooperative.
Janusz Marszałek (philanthropy)
• Since 1990 – organizer and head of Children’s Village (Kinderdorf) in Rajsko nearby Oświęcim;
• 1994 – 2002 – president of Maya Co., organized for support of the Children’s Village;
• Today there are 26 children in the Village;
• The Village is still enlarging;
• Engaged in other welfare activities.
Janusz Marszałek (politics)
• 1998 – elected member of Oświęcim County Council;
• 2002 – elected Mayor of Oświęcim (first direct election of mayors in Poland);
• 2006 re-elected Mayor for next term;• since 2007 – co-chairman of Polish-German
Committee (German Section of CEMR, Assn. of Polish Cities)
Auschwitz-Birkenau context
• Big challenge for the town – between future and history (developing for future and being very specific historical monument);
• Centres of Dialogue;• Town is the member of UN network Cities
Attorneys of Peace;• Difficulties in the relation: town – state museum
Auchwitz-Birkenau.
Auschwitz – Birkenau (2)with Henryk Mandelbaum at ruins of crematory
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