Order of Merit for Maria Szwecow-Szewczyk: Brückenbauerin between the cultures

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Erfahren Sie in diesem Artikel, wie Maria Szwecow-Szewczyk mit ihrem unermüdlichen Einsatz für den kulturellen Austausch zwischen deutschen und polnischen Bürger*innen den Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland erhalten hat. Lesen Sie mehr über ihr Wirken als Brückenbauerin und Kursleiterin in Berlin und ihr langjähriges Engagement für den interkulturellen Dialog.
In this article, you can find out how Maria Szwecow-Szewczyk received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany with her tireless efforts for cultural exchange between German and Polish citizens. Read more about her work as a bridge builder and course instructor in Berlin and her many years of commitment to intercultural dialogue. (Symbolbild/MB)

Maria Szwecow-Szewczyk receives the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for intercultural use

The translator and bridge builder Maria Szwecow-Szewczyk recently awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. This highest recognition for merits around the common good was awarded for her decades of commitment in the intercultural dialogue between German and Polish citizens.

Ms. Szwecow-Szewczyk studied polonistics at the University of Warsaw and has lived in Berlin since 1985. There she worked as a Polish lecturer at various adult education centers and was also involved as a translator and author.

her particularly remarkable commitment began in the 1980s when she recognized the potential of the Polish market south of Potsdamer Platz. Instead of promoting the traditional market encounter, she founded the German-Polish club to promote cultural exchange.

Through her good contacts with cultural workers in Poland, she organized numerous events, concerts and cultural trips that strengthened the intercultural dialogue. Ms. Szwecow-Szewczyk made partnerships with various facilities and became a fixture in the Polish Kulturberlin.

Your commitment goes far beyond your professional activity and makes an important contribution to the cultural exchange between people on both sides of the German-Polish border.

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