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Sigmund Rolat Made Honorary Citizen of Częstochowa
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Our World Society President, Sigmund Rolat, has been made an Honorary Citizen of
Częstochowa. By unanimous vote, the Częstochowa City Council bestowed
the honour on Sigmund in January 2012.
The motion to honour Sigmund, sponsored by Councillor Jerzy Zając, was
in recognition of his achievements. These included the formation of our World Society,
promotion of the city and of its Jewish history around the world, his support
of culture for the city's young people and for establishing monuments to victims of
the Holocaust in Częstochowa - in particular, the monuments at the Umschlagplatz
and at the Hasag Pelcery slave labour camp.
In moving the motion Cr.Zając also cited Sigmund's other activities outside Częstochowa
including his Chairmanship of the North American Council in support of the Museum of the History of
Polish Jews and for his work in building bridges between Poles and Jews.
Cr.Zając noted that Sigmund's efforts have been recognised by the Presidents of both Poland
and the USA and that he has met with both Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedykt XVI.
Sigmund Rolat is only the fifth person to be awarded Honorary Citizenship of the City of
Częstochowa. The others are Pope John Paul II (in 1991), President Ryszard Kaczorowski (2003)
and Maria and Paweł Chaubon (2008).
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This is how local Częstochowa television station Telewizja Orion reported on this event.
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The World Society thanks the Częstochowa City Council for honouring our President
in this way - we all believe that this honour is well-deserved.
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We gratefully
acknowledge and
sincerely thank
"Telewizja Orion"
and
Czarek Szymański
for permission to
use the video footage
which appears on this page.
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