The 2012 winners in Pankration during the FILA World Championships in Cracow, Poland. Pankration is a blend of boxing and wrestling but with almost no rules disallowing biting and gouging of the opponent's eyes.
20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. At the Cracow Square in Warsaw stands an imitation of the wall made of 5 large styrofoam blocks and cement. It’s a project from the German Embassy and
Holy Mass for the Beatification of the Servant of God and previous Pontiff, John Paul II. The Mass is celebrated by the Holy Father Benedict XVI in St Peters Square.
Holy Mass for the Beatification of the Servant of God and previous Pontiff, John Paul II. The Mass is celebrated by the Holy Father Benedict XVI in St Peters Square.
Holy Mass for the Beatification of the Servant of God and previous Pontiff, John Paul II. The Mass is celebrated by the Holy Father Benedict XVI in St Peters Square.
The 12th edition of the Cracovia Marathon was held through the streets of the city with 30-year-old Tanzanian Patryk Niangero taking victory in a time recorded at 2:19:08.
A live broadcast of the funeral service of the President of the Republic of Poland Lech Kaczynski and the First Lady Maria Kaczynska at Trafalgar Square. London, UK. 18/04/2010
John Degenkolb of Germany won a rainy sprint in Krakow to take the victory in last stage of this year's Tour de Pologne. Moreno Moser of Italy won the overall classification, beating the Polish favourite Michal Kwiatkowski.
A seven-hour-long concert on Szeroka Street in Krakow's Jewish district culminated this year's Jewish Culture Festival. The organisers compare this event to a "Jewish Woodstock" due to its joyful atmosphere.
Paul Shapiro and his Ribs and Brisket Revue perform in the Tempel Synagogue in KraKow during the Jewish Culture Festival. The band plays a mix of jazz, blues, R&B and rock music with a distinct Jewish touch.
Mikolaj Trzaska Ircha Quartet, a band of four clarinet players, playing smooth jazz, performs in the Tempel Synagogue in the Krakow's Jewish district at the Jewish Culture Festival in Poland.
"Jews are Polish", says Szewach Weiss, former Israeli ambassador in Poland and Kneset speaker who visited Krakow to promote his new book and talk about complex Polish-Jewish relationships.
A large group of people gather at Wolnica Square near the old Jewish district in Krakow to dance a traditional Jewish dance. The group, led by Steve Weintraub and accompanied by Jewish professional musicians, dances for the Jewish Culture Festival.
Today in Warsaw an imitation Berlin Wall was demolished as people celebrated the fall of the Berlin wall. Participants at the event included the German Ambassador. Warsaw, Poland, 09/11/2009.
Forest rangers in Wloszczowa were first to realize that something was infecting their ash trees. They sent samples to Professor Tadeusz Kowalski who was the first person to discover and name the fungus.
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