POLMISSION.THE PASPORTS’ SECRETS

The story of the „Passport action”, which took place in Switzerland between 1941 and 1945. It was an action of Polish diplomats and Jewish activists who bought South American passports for Jews in the occupied lands. Thanks to these passports, several thousand Jews were saved from death in concentration camps. The main person of this action was a Polish ambassador to Switzerland during the war – Alexander Ładoś.

JACEK PAPIS

Born in 1969. Director, actor, writer, playwright. Graduate of the Stage Direction Department at Krakow Drama Academy (1999) and of the Theatre Arts Department of Warsaw Drama Academy (1995). A co-founder of the Wytwórnia Theatre in Warsaw opened on November 5, 2005. Collaborated many times with Maja Komorowska in Warsaw and Krystian Lupa in Cracow. A winner of the Ministry of Culture scholarship for dramatic literature.