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Meeting with Dr. Helena Datner, co-author of the book “Zagłada Białegostoku i Białostocczyzny. Notatki dokumentalne”
Meeting with Dr. Helena Datner, co-author of the book “Zagłada Białegostoku i Białostocczyzny. Notatki dokumentalne” (“The Destruction of Białystok and the Białystok Region. Documentary Notes”) Led by: Jacek Stawiski “These stories are flowing, dripping with blood, drowning in human torment, which for several years have become my daily food, my profession, my life goal. When […]
“The Cold Eye. March 1942: Final Pictures of Jewish Families in Tarnów” – guided tour through the exhibition
In 1941, in Vienna, a pseudoscientific project was developed in line with the ideology of National Socialism, the aim of which was to “study the typical racial characteristics of Eastern Jews.” As part of the “research” in German-occupied Tarnów, members of over a hundred Jewish families were photographed, a total of 565 men, women and […]
Screening of a documentary “Fritz Bauer’s Legacy”
We have the pleasure to invite you to the screening of “Fritz Bauer’s Legacy” on Tuesday 16th of April at 7:30 pm. Probably for the last time former SS-guards recently faced trial for their role in German concentration camps, as for many decades Germany’s justice system had difficulty dealing with its countless unpunished Nazi crimes. […]
“The Cold Eye. March 1942: Final Pictures of Jewish Families in Tarnów” – guided tour through the exhibition
In 1941, in Vienna, a pseudoscientific project was developed in line with the ideology of National Socialism, the aim of which was to “study the typical racial characteristics of Eastern Jews.” As part of the “research” in German-occupied Tarnów, members of over a hundred Jewish families were photographed, a total of 565 men, women and […]
Galicia Jewish Museum Birthday Concert: Kroke
The Galicia Jewish Museum’s 20th anniversary will be celebrated with a special concert by a band that, just like the museum, is strongly connected to Krakow’s district of Kazimierz, and whose works embody all the best of Klezmer music. Kroke (in Yiddish: Krakow) was established in 1992 by three friends: Tomasz Kukurba, Jerzy Bawoł, and […]
A meeting with Prof. Jonathan Webber, co-founder of the Galicia Jewish Museum
Led by: Jacek Stawiski The unique collection of photographs depicting Jewish heritage in Southern Poland (part of the region historically known as Galicia) by Chris Schwarz was created in cooperation with Prof. Jonathan Webber, and became the foundation of the Galicia Jewish Museum which was established in 2004. During the meeting, Prof Webber will tell […]
Agnon and His Biographer – a meeting on the book “Shmuel Josef Agnon. A Life Story” by Dan Laor
As early as the First World War, when he was living in Berlin, Agnon began writing a collection of short stories titled “Polin” (“Poland”) which was finished in 1925, shortly after the writer settled in Jerusalem. One of the short stories from “Polin”, titled “Kdumot” (“Prehistory”), tells the legendary story of the beginnings of Jewish […]
20 for 20 – Guided tour through the Galicia Jewish Museum exhibitions with Julia Sołjan
Since this year is the Galicia Jewish Museum’s 20th anniversary, on the 20th day of each month we would like to invite you to a unique guided tour through our exhibitions: “Traces of Memory. A Contemporary Look at the Jewish Past in Poland”, “An Unfinished Memory: Jewish Heritage and the Holocaust in Eastern Galicia”, “10 […]
Around Krakow – Galicia Jewish Museum 20th Anniversary Trips: Wieliczka, Dobczyce
Wieliczka – Klasno: ruins of the synagogue, cemetery, site of a former prayer house, Dobczyce: ruins of a mikveh Led by: Bartosz Wencel For 20 years the Galicia Jewish Museum has been presenting the history and heritage of the Jewish community of the historical region of Galicia through its permanent and temporary exhibitions. In order […]
