Marian Turski, Auschwitz survivor, President of the International Auschwitz Committee, long-standing head of the historical section of POLITYKA and Chairman of the International Museum Council at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, was awarded the Cross of Officer of the Order for Merits to Lithuania on 23 January.

Marian Turski was honoured as a promoter of the culture, the heritage and the history of the Polish and Lithuanian Jews. He received the award from the President of the Republic of Lithuania during a ceremony at the Lithuanian Embassay in Warsaw. President Gitanas Nausėda stressed that in these difficult times, and in view of Russian aggression, support is crucial, not only at state level, but also in the friendship and relations between people. And this is best exemplified by the attitude and deeds of Marian Turski.