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This event is part of\u00a0<strong>#PolishHeritageDays<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jackfairweather.com\/extract.shtml\">Read excerpts from \u201cThe Volunteer\u201d<\/a><\/strong><br>&nbsp;\u2060<br>In 2020, &#8222;The Volunteer&#8221; by Jack Fairweather received a special recognition in the Historical Contest organized by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs for its outstanding contribution to promoting the history of Polish diplomacy and the history of Poland.\u2060<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/f0WP0MrPZ0w\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jackfairweather.com\">Jack Fairweather<\/a><\/strong> is the bestselling author of The Volunteer, the Costa Prize winning account of a Polish underground officer who volunteered to&nbsp;report on Nazi crimes in Auschwitz. 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