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A walk through the Kraków ghetto
Led by: Bartosz Wencel Start of the walk: Father Bernatek Footbridge from the side of Mostowa street Steinberg, Rosner, Mandelbaum, Ores, Friedman, Goldstein… These are just some of the names of Kraków families who, like thousands of other Jewish residents of Kraków, were victims of Nazi crimes. One can point to many dates that marked […]
“Not Only Kroke. The History of Krakow’s Jews”. A meeting with editors and authors of the book (online event)
One thousand years of the history of Krakow’s Jewish community – all in one book. A monograph for which Krakow has been waiting for generations. In Poland, we often brag that Jews escaping persecution all over Europe found refuge in Poland which they called “Po-lin”, “the space of rest.” But do we know anything more […]
Memory Never Dies. Concert by Stanisław Soyka
We would like to invite you to a special concert by Stanisław Soyka, a prominent vocalist, pianist, and composer who is one of the most important artists of the Polish music scene. His works include 30 albums of which a few reached a multiplatinum status. During many years of his artistic work Stanisław Soyka created […]
“It rained salvo after salvo, dense as in war rifles rattled…” – Meeting with Dr. Alicja Jarkowska and her research team
“It rained salvo after salvo, dense as in war rifles rattled…. Forgetting the voices of the past. A record of memories of the coming Holocaust” Meeting with Dr. Alicja Jarkowska and her research team The research team led by Dr. Alicja Jarkowska of the Institute of History at the Jagiellonian University, in cooperation with the […]
Guided tour of the site of the former German labor and concentration camp in Kraków – KL Plaszow
Starting point of the walk: in front of the information board next to the Grey House, at the intersection of Jerozolimska and Abrahama Streets While visiting the site of the former German labor and concentration camp known as ZAL/KL Plaszow, we will learn about the history of the camp and its basic structure. Weather permitting, […]
Film screening: “Polański, Horowitz. Hometown”
Dir. Anna Kokoszka-Romer, Mateusz Kudła After several decades, they finally managed to meet in their hometown. Two artists, photographer Ryszard Horowitz and director Roman Polanski, wander through Kraków on the trail of their wartime experiences. They wander the streets of Kazimierz and the former ghetto, peek into the apartments where they spent their boyhood years, […]
“Jewish youth in the Kraków’s resistance movement” – Lecture by Dr. Alicja Jarkowska
The lecture will discuss the formation of the Jewish resistance movement in occupied Kraków based on the activities of the Jewish Youth Chalutz Organization and Jews cooperating with the local underground. In Polish. Free admission.
Екскурсія по виставці «Хелена Рубінштейн – перша леді Краси»
Українською мовою. Вхід вільний. За попереднім записом: viktoriia@galicjaold.local Guided tour through the exhibition “Helena Rubinstein. First Lady of Beauty” In Ukrainian. Free admission. Registration required: viktoriia@galicjaold.local
Curatorial guided tour through the exhibition “Helena Rubinstein. First Lady of Beauty”
In Polish. Free admission. Space is limited. Registration required: zapisy@galicjaold.local
