Wanda Traczyk-Stawska: we must forgive Germany — hatred is no way to live

Wanda Traczyk-Stawska, a veteran of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, spent her life calling for reconciliation with Germany, even as nationalist sentiment grew across Europe. At the age of 96 she argued that hatred destroys those who harbour it and that forgiveness is essential for a dignified life. Her courage extended from the battlefield to outspoken public advocacy for Polish-German reconciliation.