3-635: Schleifer is a German-language surname. Its Polonized form is Szlajfer , Russified of Yiddish: Shleifer . Notable people with this surname include. Schleifer is also the German term for Slide (musical ornament) and the Schleifer dialect , which is transitional between the Upper and Lower Sorbian languages. Szlajfer Henryk Szlajfer (born 7 November 1947, Wrocław ) – Polish economist and political scientist of Jewish origin, professor at
6-904: The University of Warsaw , in the years 1993–2008, director of the Department of Strategy and Policy Planning, then of the American Department and archive at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , appointed by then Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek as an ambassador ad personam, former ambassador-head of the Polish Permanent Representation to the OSCE , IAEA and other international organizations in Vienna . In 1968 Szlajfer and Adam Michnik , at that time students of
9-482: The University of Warsaw , were expelled from the university for their opposition activity. On March 8, 1968, a rally took place in their defence, which marked the beginning of mass student protests called the March events . He was sentenced to 2 years in prison . Editor-in-chief of the quarterly magazine " Sprawy Międzynarodowe " (since 1992) and its English version "The Polish Quarterly of International Affairs". Member of
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