On March 9, 2009, the first Purim celebrations for many years took place in Tarnow. The program included reading of the Esther Megillah and tasting traditional Jewish dishes. The event was organized by The Michael H. Traison Fund for Poland, the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland, Chabad-Lubavitch Warsaw, Adam Bartosz and the Committee of Protection of Jewish Monuments in Tarnów, and the Galicia Jewish Museum.