BIALYSTOK 2007-08-30
The court in Bialystok has approved arrest warrants against the two suspects in the latest case of profanation of the local Jewish cemetery and painting antisemitic graffiti and Nazi symbols on the walls of many buildings, including the former house of Ludwik Zamenhoff, more »
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BIALA PRUDNICKA 2007-08-27
We gladly inform that the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland received a subsidy from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage for preparing the restoration documentation of the historical Jewish cemetery in Biala Prudnicka (opolskie province). The works will be more »
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WARSAW 2007-08-27
On August 25, 2007 a panel discussion „Teaching about Holocaust and Remembrance of the Jewish Heritage in Polish School” took place in Warsaw. Present were Robert Szuchta (author of the manuals and DVDs on teaching about Holocaust), Piotr Cywinski (Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau more »
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PIOTRKOW TRYBUNALSKI 2007-08-26
On August 26, 2007, in Piotrkow Trybunalski, a ceremony took place to mark the fact of the rebuilding of the ohels of the Rabbis from Piotrkow, and to commemorate the prewar local Jewish Community. Rabi Israel Meir Lau - the Head Rabbi of Israel - honored the ceremony with his presence. more »
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CHASSIDIC ROUTE. DYNOW 2007-08-20
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BIALYSTOK 2007-08-20
It with sadness that we have to inform of another act of vandalism which took place in Białystok during the last few days. On Sunday morning a painted swastika was discovered on the memorial table commemorating the place where the house of Ludwik Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto language, more »
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KNYSZYN 2007-08-16
We cordially invite you to visit the gallery of pictures from the meeting of Israeli youths with Polish students on the Jewish cemetery in Knyszyn. The meeting, co organized by the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland, took place on August 16.
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IZBICA 2007-08-14
We have a pleasure to inform that the making of a documentary film about the annihilation of the Jews of Izbica is over. The film, made by Tvschoenfilm in cooperation with the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland, will be shown for the first time on August more »
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LODZ 2007-08-14
The City of Lodz and the Lodz Jewish Community are honored to invite you to the ceremony of the 63rd anniversary of liquidation of the Litzmannstadt Ghetto. The ceremony will be held on August 29 2007, on the anniversary of the last more »
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BIALYSTOK 2007-08-14
We sadly inform you of another act of vandalism which struck a Jewish cemetery. This time it was the famous necropolis in Bialystok, located at Wschodnia St., and the monument commemorating the Jewish community located at Zabia St. On August 13, 2007, Nazi symbols and slogans were painted on more »
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BIALYSTOK 2007-08-13
Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland invites everyone to the ceremony of commemoration of the 64th anniversary of the uprising in the ghetto in Bialystok. The ceremony will start on August 16 at 11:00, when flowers will be placed at more »
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TYKOCIN 2007-08-13
The Mayor of the town of Tykocin, along with the Tykocin Museum (division of the Podlaskie Museum in Bialystok) invites to the celebration in memory of the Jews from Tykocin on the 66th anniversary of their destruction. The ceremony will start on August 24, at 12:00 at the mass grave located more »
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KAZIMIERZ DOLNY 2007-08-08
On August 9, 2007 an exposition of photos under the title „Jewish Heritage in Poland” was opened in the synagogue in Kazimierz Dolny by the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland. The exposition was part of the Jewish Culture Day, organized by the more »
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CHASSIDIC ROUTE- DEBICA 2007-08-06
On August 3, 2007, a group of visitors from Israel met in Debica with the students of the local school. The meeting, coorganized by the Foundation for the Preservation more »
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WARSAW 2007-08-06
In July 2007 the number of visitors on our website reached 120 000. We would like to express our gratitude for your interest!
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CZESTOCHOWA 2007-08-06
Unknown perpetrators have damaged abort 100 tombstones on a Jewish cemetery at Zlota Str. in Czestochowa. The necropolis looks horrible; there are swastikas, Celtic crosses and “Jude Raus” slogans painted with black spray paint on the matzevot. It is possible that the profanation more »
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WARSAW 2007-08-05
We gladly inform you about the agreement for cooperation in popularization of the knowledge of the culture and history of Polish Jews, signed recently between the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland and the Beth Hatefutsoth Diaspora more »
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WARSAW - CRACOW 2007-08-02
It is with deep sadness we express our sense of loss at the untimely passing of Chris Schwartz of blessed memory, the founder and director of the Galicia Museum in Cracow. May his memory be a source of inspiration to all of us in our actions for the preservation of the more »
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CHASSIDIC ROUTE. JAROSLAW 2007-08-01
We have the pleasure to inform that thanks to the efforts of the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland an access road to the Jewish cemetery in Jaroslaw has been built. Before the cemetery grounds had no direct connection with the public roads and were available only more »
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