The memory of Dr. Ludwig Zamenhof, the Jewish inventor of Esperanto, was commemorated at the 23rd. International Congress of Esperantists, which is now in session in Cracow.
Over 1,000 delegates from all over the world, representing 40 countries, are participating at the Congress.
In connection with the Congress, the Municipality of Cracow has decided to change the name of Niecala Street to Dr. Zamenhof Street. This will make the third city in Poland which has streets named after Dr. Zamenhof, the other two cities being Bialystock, where Dr. Zamenhof was born, and Warsaw, the City where Dr. Zamenhof lived for a great number of years, specialising as an oculist.
As soon as the Congress is concluded, the delegates will leave Cracow and go to Bialystock. The excursion to Bialystock is arranged in connection with the unveiling of the monument to Dr. Zamenhof in the Bialystock City Park.
A flying trip will also be made by the delegates to Warsaw in order to lay a wreath on Dr. Zamenhof’s grave in the Warsaw Jewish cemetery. On this occasion a memorial tablet will also be unveiled at the house in the Zamenhof Street where Dr. Zamenhof lived and practised.
The Zamenhof Street in Warsaw was formerly known as the famous Dzika Street.
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