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Film screening and a meeting with Bernard Offen, a Holocaust Survivor
On September 16th at 5:30 PM, we invite you to a conversation with Bernard Offen. This is another meeting with Bernard, who was born in Krakow and survived the Holocaust. After the war, he emigrated to the United States and recently returned to Poland permanently. At the meeting, we will present a recorded conversation with […]
Хелена Рубінштейн. Міфи та правда – Прогулянка по Казімєжу
Хелена Рубінштейн. Міфи та правда Прогулянка по Казімєжу Запрошуємо на незвиклу екскурсію яка познайомить вас із захоплюючою історією Хелени Рубінштейн — дівчини, яка створила косметичну імперію, відому в усьому світі. Під час прогулянки дізнаємося де ж Хелена насправді народилася і де зростала, де працювала, і де вчилася, ким були її батьки і де були поховані […]
“Henryk Reiss Must Cease to Exist” – Curatorial Guided Tour
Led by: Tomasz Strug, Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Galicia Jewish Museum The exhibition “Henryk Reiss Must Cease to Exist” presents the dramatic story of the Reiss family— Henryk, his wife Łucja, and their daughter Elżunia— who hid their Jewish identity during the Second World War and the Holocaust. In 1942, facing mortal […]
Film screening: “The Deluge. Postscriptum”
Film screening: “The Deluge. Postscriptum” dir. Łukasz Czajka, Poland, 2024, 54’ 51 years ago, on September 2nd, 1974, the premiere of the film “The Deluge”, directed by Jerzy Hoffman, took place. “The Deluge. Postscriptum” investigates the behind-the-scenes of the making of the cult Polish historical film, nominated for an Oscar in 1974. It tells a […]
“Promoting Polish Culture Abroad” – funding from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
The project “Presenting the Temporary Exhibition Sweet Home Sweet. A Story of Survival, Memory, and Returns at the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre in South Africa” received funding from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland as part of the “Promoting Polish Culture Abroad” program. The aim of the project […]
“Henryk Reiss Must Cease to Exist” – curatorial guided tour
The exhibition “Henryk Reiss Must Cease to Exist” presents the dramatic story of the Reiss family— Henryk, his wife Łucja, and their daughter Elżunia— who hid their Jewish identity during the Second World War and the Holocaust. In 1942, facing mortal danger, the Reiss family obtained false identity documents— known as “Aryan papers”— under the […]
“Henryk Reiss Must Cease to Exist” – curatorial guided tour
The exhibition “Henryk Reiss Must Cease to Exist” presents the dramatic story of the Reiss family— Henryk, his wife Łucja, and their daughter Elżunia— who hid their Jewish identity during the Second World War and the Holocaust. In 1942, facing mortal danger, the Reiss family obtained false identity documents— known as “Aryan papers”— under the […]
“Henryk Reiss Must Cease to Exist” – curatorial guided tour
The exhibition “Henryk Reiss Must Cease to Exist” presents the dramatic story of the Reiss family— Henryk, his wife Łucja, and their daughter Elżunia— who hid their Jewish identity during the Second World War and the Holocaust. In 1942, facing mortal danger, the Reiss family obtained false identity documents— known as “Aryan papers”— under the […]
“Henryk Reiss Must Cease to Exist” – curatorial guided tour
The exhibition “Henryk Reiss Must Cease to Exist” presents the dramatic story of the Reiss family— Henryk, his wife Łucja, and their daughter Elżunia— who hid their Jewish identity during the Second World War and the Holocaust. In 1942, facing mortal danger, the Reiss family obtained false identity documents— known as “Aryan papers”— under the […]
