Poland’s prime minister joined local and world Jewish leaders in a dedication ceremony for a new Jewish school in Warsaw on Tuesday. Jerzy Buzek said the new Lauder-Morasha School is “magnificent proof” of Poland’s Jewish revival “after the Shoah.” Earlier in the day, Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski presented Ronald Lauder, whose foundation built the school, with the Polish Republic’s Medal of Merit at a ceremony in the presidential palace, in recognition of the philanthropist’s contribution to the strengthening of Polish-Jewish relations.
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