65th ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF LEBANON

On the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the Independence of Lebanon, The Ambassador of Lebanon H.E. Hikmat Aouad invited together with the Director of Wilanów Palace Mr. Paweł Jaskanis prominent Polish personalities, actors, politicians and journalists to a cultural evening in the context of the 125th Birth Anniversary of Gibran Khalil Gibran followed by a reception.

Among the guests were Mr. Bogdan Borusewicz - President of Polish Senat, Mr. Jerzy Andrzejewski - Senator, Ms. Małgorzata Manka-Szulik - President of the city of Zabrze, Polish actor Karol Strasburger and Polish TV presenter Mr. Jaroslaw Kret, Ambassadors accredited to Poland and diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland as well as the Lebanese community in Poland.

The famous Polish actor Mr. Andrzej Seweryn red excerpts from the newly published book "The Prorok" which is a translation to Polish of Gibran's book "The Prophet" by the Polish writer Ms. Boguslawa Koziorowska- Jurkevich in cooperation with the Embassy of Lebanon in Warsaw.

The program also included a concert by the brilliant Polish singer Ms. Aneta Barcik who sang Lebanese songs for Fairouz .Another book "Life nearby the war" by father Kazimierz Gajowy, which describes the suffering of Lebanese people during the war against Lebanon in 2006, was launched during this cultural evening.
The Polish journalist Mr. Stanislaw Strasburger also presented his newly published book "Handlarz wspomnień albo bitwa poetów" and performed as a moderator for the evening which was broadcasted on Polsat TV and TVP.