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“W 80 uderzeń serca dookoła Ewy Lipskiej” (“Around Ewa Lipska in 80 Heartbeats”) – book premiere and a meeting with Ewa Lipska and Witold Bereś
This book is a literary film, in which the narrator – sometimes a documentarian, sometimes an ironic chronicler – leads us through the world of Ewa Lipska. Sometimes the narrator laughs at themselves, sometimes we are touched when the heroine hands the narrator a magenta bow tie and a funny birthday poem. This is a […]
TRAKL-TAT. The Georg Trakl All-Polish Poetry Contest 2025 – final gala of the 12th edition of the competition
“TRAKL-TAT. The Georg Trakl All-Polish Poetry Contest” is a competition for poets inspired by the works of the Austrian poet. Georg Trakl lived from 1887-1914 and died in Krakow, but historical context is important. 1914 is the year of the Great War. Thus, Georg Trakl became a symbol of a generational tragedy that affects the […]
“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 […]
Changes at the Museum
We would like to inform you that Dr. Jacek Stawiski will be stepping down as Director of the Galicia Jewish Museum at the end of October 2025. This decision was made jointly by the Board of the Galicia Jewish Heritage Institute Foundation and Dr. Stawiski. We are grateful for Mr. Stawiski’s contribution to the development […]
A meeting with Prof. Irena Grudzińska-Gross, author of the book “Wielka karuzela. Życie Aleksandra Weissberga-Cybulskiego” (“The Great Carousel. The Life of Aleksander Weissberg-Cybulski”)
Led by: Dr. Jacek Stawiski A physicist, a Communist, a gambler, and a spy who fell victim to NKVD persecution whom Albert Einstein was trying to release from Stalin-era prisons. Handed over by the NKVD to the Gestapo, he was imprisoned in the Krakow Ghetto, from which he escaped and hid in Warsaw. This was […]
“Republika pobożnych. Chasydzka historia Polski” (“The Republic of the Pious. The Hasidic History of Poland”) – meeting with Dorota Bidzińska, author of the book
Led by: Jan Grabowski Dorota Bidzińska goes on a journey through Hasidic Poland – once a spiritual center of Europe, today a map of cemeteries and a bunch of almost forgotten stories. She visits places which were once marked by the presence of famous mystics, and searches for the traces of the most important leaders […]
New Perspectives. A Contemporary Reading of History: The Shoah. A Meeting with Prof. B. Engelking and Prof. J. Tokarska-Bakir
We would like to invite you to a discussion from the series “New Perspectives. A Contemporary Reading of History”. The panellists of this debate will be Prof. Barbara Engelking and Prof. Joanna Tokarska-Bakir. Led by: Prof. Roma Sendyka Prof. Barbara Engelking – psychologist and sociologist, head of the Center for Holocaust Research at the Institute […]
“Jews in Galicia. Histories, Topographies, and Texts”. IV International Conference
From 1772 to 1918, Galicia played a significant role in the history of the Jewish Diaspora, emerging as a vibrant and diverse center of Jewish life within a multicultural environment. The fourth International Conference “Jews in Galicia” will explore three key dimensions of contemporary Galician Jewry: historical, topographical, and textual. The program will include topics […]
“Ocaleni z Drohobycza” – a meeting with Katarzyna Skopiec, author of the book and screening of the film “What Humans Do” (dir. Ruth Behar)
“Ocaleni z Drohobycza” (“Saved from Drohobych”) – a meeting with Katarzyna Skopiec, author of the book and screening of the film “What Humans Do” (dir. Ruth Behar) “Saved from Drohobych” is a story of courage and humanity in the darkest times of war. The author presents unknown heroes from the time of the Second World […]
