Henryk Sławik as a Patron. Reviving the Memory of KL Gusen

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  • Grzegorz Łubczyk

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https://doi.org/10.12775/STW.2018.02.06

Abstract

The article presents the person of Henryk Sławik, a Polish journalist and political and social activist who following the outbreak of the Second World War, together with tens of thousands of Poles, found refuge in Hungary. He rendered great service in organizing care and assistance for his fellow countrymen, and played a very important role in saving the Jews of Europe. His bearing and actions led to him being hanged at the German extermination camp of Gusen. The text summarizes years of efforts aimed at reinstating the memory of this “Righteous” Silesian, and goes on to describe their results and future plans, which include the establishment of the Henryk Sławik European Center of Education in Gusen.

Author Biography

Grzegorz Łubczyk

Graduate of the University of Warsaw (Polish studies and the Postgraduate School of Journalism), the editor of, among others, “Sztandar Młodych”, “Życie Warszawy” and “Rzeczpospolita”, and a long-standing correspondent for the Warsaw press in Hungary. In the years 1997–2001, he served as Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Hungary. He is also a producer of documentary films concerned with wartime Polish émigré circles in Hungary, the Vice-President of the HENRYK SŁAWIK – Pamięć i Dzieło [Remembrance and Legacy] Association, and a popularizer of Henryk Sławik – one of the greatest of the “Righteous Among the Nations”. Mr. Łubczyk has also written ten books and made six films devoted to Polish-Hungarian issues and relations, including the fictionalized documentary Życie na krawędzi. Henryk Sławik–József Antall senior. He has been awarded the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic (Middle Cross with a Star Medal) in recognition of his services to the development of Polish–Hungarian relations.
Selected publications:
Pamięć: polscy uchodźcy na Węgrzech 1939–1946 [Emlékezés: lengyel menekültek Magyarországon 1939–1946] (2015); Henryk Sławik: wielki zapomniany bohater trzech narodów (2008); Polski Wallenberg: rzecz o Henryku Sławiku (2003); Wielogłos węgierski: zapiski z rozmów (1977–1993) (1994).

Studia nad Totalitaryzmami i Wiekiem XX Tom 2 2018

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2025-09-21

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ŁUBCZYK, Grzegorz. Henryk Sławik as a Patron. Reviving the Memory of KL Gusen. Totalitarian and 20th Century Studies. Online. 21 September 2025. Vol. 2, pp. 76-86 (PL), 210-221 (ENG). [Accessed 14 May 2026]. DOI 10.12775/STW.2018.02.06.

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