Multimedia web portal POLIN – Polish Jews’ Heritage www.polin.org.pl was established by the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland in 2006. The aim of the project was to create a platform presenting information on the development of Jewish communities throughout Poland, the Holocaust and monuments of Jewish historical heritage.

By the end of 2012, information regarding Jewish communities in 600 townships as well as over 18 thousand photographs and over 170 videos had been made available on the website. All information were presented in two language versions: Polish and English.

Later the ownership of the portal has been transferred to the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. The contents of the POLIN – Polish Jews’ Heritage website will be incuded in the Museum database.  

The website was created thanks to the support of the Polish Ministry of Administration and Digitization (formerly: Ministry of Interior and Administration), the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research and the Taube Foundation for Jewish life and Culture. » back