On Monday, November 25, 2024, representatives of the Republic of Poland gathered at the Dan Hotel in Tel Aviv, along with representatives of the State of Israel and members of the Polish Embassy in Israel, to celebrate and commemorate Polish Independence Day and the alliance between the countries.

Among the many participants in the event, military and embassy representatives, members of the governments of both countries, intellectuals and educators, was also the director of the Mashmaut Center, Dr. Lea Ganor. The event was attended by representatives from the Polish Institute in Israel, with which the Mashmaut Center has maintained close ties over the years. Ganor met with the Polish Ambassador in israel and presented him with a gift in honor of Poland's Independence Day.

The Mashmaut Center, under Ganor's management, has been maintaining Motzkin's foreign relations with various cities in Poland for years as part of a twin-city alliance and cooperation in Israeli-Polish youth meetings. For her work, Ganor was awarded the Knight's Cross by the President of Poland in November 2020 for her contribution to the development of Israeli-Polish dialogue.

To read more about the event to mark Polish Independence Day in Israel, click here.