Dr Rafał Pankowski, co-founder of the “Never Again” Association and lecturer of Collegium Civitas in Warsaw, was honored with this year’s Paul Ehrlich and Gunther K. Schwerin Human Rights Award.

Rafał Pankowski was appreciated for his consistent actions against anti-Semitism and racism. Dr Pankowski is a professor of sociology at Collegium Civitas, in 2018 he published a widely commented article in the ‘Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs’ about anti-Semitic discourse in Polish media and politics. He also cooperated with many expert organizations and academic institutions, including with the London Chatham House, the Vienna Institute of Human Sciences and the Center for European Studies at the University of Chulalongkorn in Bangkok.

The award was established in 1998 by the American Anti-Defamation League to honor people fighting against anti-Semitism in Europe.