The Rabbinical Centre of Europe mourns the tragic untimely passing of the President of the Republic of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, his wife and many senior personalities of Polish society.

We will sadly miss this leader who had a close relationship to the Jewish community and to Israel, both as Mayor of Warsaw and as President of the Republic of Poland.

As a great friend and national leader, we warmly recall his sympathy not just with words, but combined with concrete actions. He was staunchly committed to the Museum of History of Polish Jews and regularly took part in Jewish events and ceremonies thereby contributing to the resurgence of Polish-Jewish life.

On these painful moments, our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Poland and the family and loved-ones of the tragically perished.