“Chasydzkie opowieści. Antologia” (“Hasidic Stories. An Anthology”) – a meeting with Dr. Wojciech Tworek, Dr. Marek Tuszewicki, and Prof. Marcin Wodziński
Led by: Dr. Karolina Koprowska
Hasidism originated in the southeastern borderlands of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth among a small group of Kabbalists and mystics, but soon became one of the largest religious movements among Eastern European Jews.
Stories are one of the most important forms of Hassidic culture. This anthology, edited by Dr. Wojciech Tworek and Prof. Marcin Wodziński, depicts the phenomenon of this literary genre. Here, readers will find stories about miracles, documentaries, pieces of historical significance, and more.
The oldest texts in the anthology emerge from the first collections of stories, from 1814 and 1815. The newest are the yet-unpublished stories which were recorded especially for this edition by Israeli Hassidim in 2022. The Edition by the Polish National Library not only depicts the changes in this literary genre from its beginnings until today, but also underlines the living nature of this tradition.
The translations were conducted from Yiddish and Hebrew to Polish by: A. Brudło, A. Brzozowska, J. Budzik, J. Czeska-Kosiba, J. Doktór, A. Ganczarska, A. Kałużna, M. Lipska, A. Paluch, M. Tuszewicki, W. Tworek, W. Urbańska, M. Wodziński, and P. Zadworny. The English to Polish translation was completed by M. Wójcik.
Partner: Ossolineum Publishing House
In Polish.
Free admission.
This event is part of the “Galicia. Here You Read” series.
The Galicia Jewish Museum Bookshop is a beneficiary of the “Small Bookshop Certificate, 2025-2026 Edition” program led by the Polish Book Institute.
Podobne aktualności
“Henryk Reiss Must Cease to Exist” – A Family-Curatorial Guided Tour. Led by: Miriam Levy, Tomasz Strug
The exhibition “Henryk Reiss Must Cease to Exist” presents the dramatic story of the Reiss family— Henryk, his wife Łucja, and their daughter Elżunia— who hid their Jewish identity during the Second World War and the Holocaust. The exhibition is based on Henryk Reiss’s postwar memoirs and the family’s collection of priceless documents. Nearly 50 […]
“Chciałabym opowiedzieć, jak zginęło miasto…” (“I Would Like to Tell You, How a City Perished…”). Meeting with Karolina Panz, author of the book
Led by: Marta Duch-Dyngosz The book is the result of years of research, based on thousands of documents, photographs, letters, and archival records. From scattered traces, the author recreates the life and destruction of the Jewish community of Nowy Targ – a world that ceased to exist but left behind numerous traces. From patiently collected […]
Helena and Maria. A Story on “Aryan Papers”, Friendship, and Memory. Meeting with Krystyna Nowak
Led by: Dr. Katarzyna Suszkiewicz In 1995, Maria Nowak (1920-2020), a pharmacist from Kraków, was awarded the Righteous Among the Nations medal for saving the life of her school friend, Helena Goldstein (1920-1986). We would like to invite you to a meeting with Krystyna Nowak, Maria’s daughter, who will tell us more about the tragic […]
Curatorial tour of the exhibition “Unimaginable. The Void After the Great Synagogues”
Led by: Jakub Wydrzyński The exhibition “Unimaginable. The Void After the Great Synagogues” draws attention to the scale of destruction of pre-war monuments of sacred architecture. The reasons for the annihilation of these remarkable buildings were hatred and violence — hatred toward everything Jewish, and violence against people and their material culture. Destroyed and — […]
A holiday season concert by the band Korali – Ukrainian and Polish holiday songs
The band “Korali” is a group of women who have been living in Poland for a long time, who were connected by the love of Ukrainian folk music, and who have always shared a common desire for the world to find out more about Ukrainian culture. The members of the band have known Ukrainian songs […]
Holiday Candle-Making Workshop
Creating candles together in a warm, cosy atmosphere will help set the holiday mood. Each participant will make their own unique candle using a special mould. We use only natural ingredients: soy wax, a cotton wick, and a fragrance that each person can choose according to their preference. The workshop will be led by Lilia […]
Light & Love – workshops on creating handmade winter and holiday cards
We will begin with a presentation about Ukrainian women artists in Krakow and the “Ukrainian women” project. The workshops will be led by artists from Kyiv, members of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine: • Iryna Kot – graduate of the Kyiv National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture. She actively participates in exhibitions […]
Official launch: “MAPA. Contemporary Jewish Places and Stories”. Project presentation and a themed guided tour
Led by: Olga Adamowska, Anna Wencel, Katarzyna Suszkiewicz, Bartosz Wencel, Alicja Abramowicz We would like to invite you to a presentation of a guide through Krakow and Warsaw: “MAPA. Contemporary Jewish Places and Stories” and to a guided tour through Krakow, based on this unique publication. There are many maps and guides depicting the historic […]
