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Online seminar: “Complexity of Complicity – Holocaust Education and Holocaust Distortion”
On behalf of our partners from Austria, Germany, Serbia and Slovakia we are pleased to invite you to the online seminar “Complexity of Complicity – Holocaust Education and Holocaust Distortion”. It will take place on March 21 at 14:00 on the Zoom platform. The idea of the seminar is to present the subject of teaching […]
Film screening: “Birth Certificate”
Film screening: “Birth Certificate” dir. Stanisław Różewicz, 1961 On-site event Three film novellas, three child heroes: two Polish boys and one Jewish girl. Each one of them, as a result of the war, experiences loss and is forced to grow up prematurely. However, the situation of Mireczka is completely different then her Polish counterparts. They […]
Online Guided Tour Through the Area of the Former Krakow Ghetto
Led by: Ewa Węgrzyn Online event Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83575174896 We would like to invite you to an online guided tour through the area of the former Krakow Ghetto, which will take place on Zoom. The Krakow Ghetto was established in March 1941 in Krakow’s district of Podgórze. The prisoners of the ghetto were mainly Krakow’s […]
Film screening: “Polański, Horowitz. Hometown”
Film screening: “Polański, Horowitz. Hometown” Dir. Anna Kokoszka-Romer, Mateusz Kudła On-site event After several decades, they finally met in their hometown. Two artists, photographer Ryszard Horowitz and film director Roman Polański, are wandering around Kraków along the pathways of their wartime experiences. They walk through the streets of Kazimierz and the former ghetto, look into […]
Guided Tour Through the Area of the Former Krakow Ghetto
Led by: Bartosz Wencel Starting point: Father Bernatek’s Bridge, the bank of the river on the side of Kazimierz (at the end of Mostowa Street) Steinberg, Rosner, Mandelbaum, Ores, Friedman – these are but a few of the family names of people who, together with thousands of other Jewish Krakow citizens, were gradually murdered during […]
New Realities of Jewish Heritage – A conference marking the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe
New Realities of Jewish Heritage A conference marking the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe www.jewish-heritage-europe.eu 26-27.06.2022 Galicia Jewish Museum, Kraków, Poland What: A conference June 26-27 to mark the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe – www.jewish-heritage-europe.eu – an expanding web portal to news, information, and resources regarding Jewish monuments and heritage sites […]
“Traditional Jewish Paper Cutting” – workshop for adults
Online event ZOOM link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82588814009?pwd=Rkwzc0d1Y2xLRlJKdlU0NXZKS2l5UT09 What is the meaning of lions, birds, plants and geometric shapes in traditional Jewish paper cuts and different types of candleholders? All of them have a deep meaning rooted in religion and tradition, but also in local customs. During this workshop we will create our own paper cuts according to […]
Guided tour of the exhibition “Sweet Home Sweet. A Story of Survival, Memory and Returns”
6 pm CET | 7 pm IST | 12 noon EST | 9 am PST Online event Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84284141422?pwd=UFBIUStIU1B6S2tiUEQ5S2VoNVczQT09 The exhibition “Sweet Home Sweet. A Story of Survival, Memory and Returns” tells the story of Ryszard Ores, his family, and their relationship with Poland since the end of the Holocaust. Ryszard was born to […]
Remembering Ryszard Ores – meeting with Prof. Aleksander B. Skotnicki
On-site event Led by: Dr. Edyta Gawron Throughout his life, Ryszard Ores had a special attitude towards Krakow as the city where he was born, where he spent his childhood, the city that he loved and considered his own, even when he emigrated to the USA. Krakow was at the same time a place where […]
