Poland past and present
For 1,000 years Poland had been home to the Jews. Prior to WW II, Polish territory was divided among three countries. The European tragedy between the two great wars and the Holocaust left their mark on the Polish nation, a country which in the last years has been developing in many aspects.
Our traveling seminar traces the history of the jewish world of Poland and the Holocaust, as well as the present reality of Poland.
Warsaw – The resurgent Polish capital? Museum of the History of Polish Jews – A look at history from Polish perspective. The Rapaport Monument and the ruins of the Jewish ghetto.
Krakow – A one-thousand years old Jewish community. The Schindler factory.
Częstochowa – Home of the most important Hassidic rabbis. The Black Madonna.
Auschwitz Birkenau – A living testimony of the Holocaust and of our collective memory.
Zakopane –The Jewish escape route and the charming resort town.
Lublin – The Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva and Bashevis Singer.
Wroclaw – The UNESCO Heritage.
Polish folklore evening in Krakow
Discussions, lectures and encounters – “Righteous Among the Nations”.
