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Guided tour through the exhibition “10 Polish Cities—10 Jewish Stories” and a guided tour in the footsteps of Teofila Silberring
“They were all from Krakow, all of them. For generations. They had family houses, which were passed from father to son,” Teofila (Tosia) Silberring said about her town. Tosia’s fate and nine other stories of Holocaust survivors will be presented during a curatorial guided tour of the exhibition 10 Polish Cities—10 Jewish Stories. After the […]
Q&A with the author: Geneviève Zubrzycki, “Resurrecting the Jew: Nationalism, Philosemitism, and Poland’s Jewish Revival”
Led by: Jakub Nowakowski Since the early 2000s, Poland has experienced a remarkable Jewish revival largely driven by non-Jewish Poles with a passionate new interest in all things Jewish. Klezmer music, Jewish-style restaurants, and festivals of Jewish culture have become popular, while new museums, memorials, Jewish studies programs, and Holocaust research centers reflect soul-searching about […]
Exhibition opening: “Jewish Quarter Pipe”. Kosher Pop Sk8 Art by Steve Marcus
Using skateboard decks as canvases, New York City artist Steve Marcus’ newest exhibition explores the themes of tradition, spirituality and local Jewish history. His unique style, inspired by cartoons and underground comics, is a fun and refreshingly accessible approach to contemporary Jewish art that is masterfully showcased on 40 whimsical and thought-provoking skateboard decks. Marcus […]
Film Screening: “Concerned Citizen” (PL / HE / EN)
Dir. Idan Haguel, Israel, 2022, 82’ Part of “The Space of an Image. A Series of Films on Jewish Themes” The screening will take place at the High Synagogue, ul. Józefa 38, Kraków (basement hall) Ben thinks of himself as a liberal and enlightened gay man, living in the perfect flat with his boyfriend Raz. […]
Kabbalat Shabbat. Progressive Shabbat service
Cantor Ryfka Foremniak, Anna Hajduk-Rynkowicz (piano) We would like to invite you to the Friday religious service which begins the holy day of Judaism: Shabbat. The Kabbalat Shabbat service is mainly based on singing prayers. The service will be led by Ryfka Foremniak, cantor of Or Hadasz – the Progressive Jewish Community of Kraków, accompanied […]
Film screening: “Cinema Sabaya” (PL / EN / HE)
Dir. Orit Fouks Rotem, Israel, 2021, 91’ Part of “The Space of an Image. A Series of Films on Jewish Themes” The film screening will take place at the High Synagogue, ul. Józefa 38, Kraków (basement hall) Eight women, Arab and Jewish, take part in a video workshop hosted by Rona, a young film director, […]
Guided tour: Luftmensche
Starting point: Galicia Jewish Museum, ul. Dajwór 18 Led by: Bartosz Wencel The Luftmensche had their heads in the clouds, heedless of tomorrow and without a care for yesterday, and lived on water and air. They were as birds, artists, sometimes well-to-do but most often barely making ends meet. We would like to invite you […]
Children’s workshop: Powietrze / Air / Luft / אוויר / לופט / Aire
Led by: Anna Wencel We would like to invite children and parents to a creative workshop in the Museum garden. The main theme of the workshop will be the motto of this year’s Jewish Culture Festival: air. Together we will create original works of art by painting them with… air. [We would like to warn […]
Discussion: Memory in Transition. Community Archivists on Untold Stories
Discussion participants: Katarzyna Winiarska, Marek Chmielewski, Kamil Kmak Led by: Karolina Sakowicz They collect stories, take care of old graveyards and organize cultural events. Together with local communities, they discover histories of the Jewish inhabitants in their regions and neighborhoods. Community archivists – what motivates them, what challenges they face, and how do they and […]
