Elwira and Stefan Szahidewicze performing with Buńczuk. Elwira and Stefan were one of the first among Tatar youth who were involved with the band. They since married and occasionally perform with Buńczuk.
Mufti of Poland Tomasz Miśkiewicz in the prayer room of the Muslim Religious Association in Białystok. The title of Mufti is given to an educated Muslim who is qualified to give advice on applications of religious law in all aspects of everyday life. Miśkiewicz, a Polish Tatar from Podlasie, is the second Mufti in the history of Poland holding his office since 2004. The first Polish Mufti Jakub Szynkiewicz (also a Lipka Tatar) took the title in 1925. Szynkiewicz lived in exile from 1945 and died in the USA in 1966.
Adam Iljasiewicz at his home in Kruszyniany holding the seminal 1928 volume ‘The Armorial of Tatar Families in Poland’. The Iljasiewicz family, just as many other Polish Tatar families, held nobility titles. This heritage is often cherished to this day. The Iljasiewicz family identifies by the Leliwa coat of arms.
Stasiek (62 Jahre) ist seit 1995 in Deutschland und lebte bis 2012 auf der Straße. Stasiek (lat 62) jest w Niemczech od 1995 i do 2012 mieszkal na ulicy. Stasiek (62 years old) has been in Germany since 1995 and lived on the streets until 2012.