Professor Jerzy Samp became the next patron of a tram in Gdańsk. The ceremony of naming an outstanding citizen of Gdańsk, professor of the University of Gdańsk, traditionally took place at the tram terminus in Chełm. - 'According to my Dad, trams with patrons were monuments on wheels. Today, my Dad has such a monument and may it last as long as possible,' said Christian Samp, the Professor's son, during the ceremony…

Monday, April 19, marks the 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the International Holocaust and Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Remembrance Day. We asked dr hab. Miłosława Borzyszkowska - Szewczyk, prof. UG from the Faculty of Philology and dr hab. Grzegorz Berendt, prof. UG from the Faculty of History, to explain the situation of Kashubian and Gdańsk Jews during the Holocaust. - 'I must ensure that their memory…

Being human in different epochs and cultures is the title of a series of seven online lectures organised by the Pomeranian Philosophical and Theological Society. The speakers will be mainly scholars from the Faculty of History and Philology of the University of Gdańsk. It will begin on April 15 at 7 p.m. The first lecture of the series entitled The Gdansk real and imaginary world in the 17th century will be given by…