ProgramME JCC Krakow & JEWISH muSeum EVENTS 26. JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL

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GJM Galicia Jewish Museum, 18 Dajwór St. JCC Jewish Community Centre, 24 Miodowa St. JCC JCC West, 5 Izaaka St. WEST

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Krakow is an amazing place. Although marked irreversibly by the events of WWII, it has maintained Shabbat dinners, reservation required its original charm and character. The streets, squares, synagogues, cemeteries – they all tell the story of the centuries long presence of here and their contribution in building this city. The remaining ghetto wall Events for kids fragments or the remnants of Płaszow labor camp are also part of Krakow’s story. They are silent witnesses to the tragedy of the Shoah. But Jewish Krakow is not only a story of the past – it’s an exceptional testimony of enduring presence. , and especially Krakow, are being filled by a choir of Jewish voices, which are Movies evidence of various ways of expressing our culture – from the orthodox, through the progressive to entirely secular. This harmony creates the music of the authentic rebirth of Jewish life. This revival is supported by Reservation required: a wide array of institutions and organisations, amongst them the Jewish Community Centre of Krakow and GJM: [email protected] or tel. 12 421 68 42 Galicia Jewish Museum. JCC: [email protected] or tel. 12 370 57 70 The Museum commemorates the past, combats stereotypes, educates and creates an environment in which the JCC nurtures the rebirth of authentic Jewish life. Both institutions, while remembering the past, Tickets look toward the future with optimism, and aim to create a modern, open and tolerant society, both on the local and global scale. The second joint program of events during the 26th Jewish Culture Festival is symbolic of the cooperation and partnership between our institutions, not only during this extraordinary week, but also CONTACT every day. We are proud that together with the Jewish Culture Festival, Jewish Religious Congregation, Institute of Jewish Studies and many other institutions we are part of the modern Jewish Krakow landscape. But the Jewish Community Centre miracle of rebirth wouldn’t be possible without you – friends and partners from all over the world – and that is 24 Miodowa St., 31-055 Krakow what we are most grateful for. [email protected] | tel. 12 370 57 70 jcckrakow.org | fb.com/jcckrakow | friendsofjcckrakow.org Jakub Nowakowski Jonathan Ornstein

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2 3 Friday, 24 June 5:00pm The Pogrom That Never Was? On the 80th anniversary of Doboszyński’s March on Mys- JCC lenice. Led by Agnieszka Cahn 8:30pm Musical Shabbat in Galicia GJM Musical Shabbat aims to fuse the tradition of chazanut of the Eastern European region with On 23rd June 1936 Adam Doboszyński, a local leader of the right wing Stronnictwo Naro- contemporary musical styles. Join us for a Reform Shabbat service with the Mojše Band, dowe, created a small private army and attacked local Jewish shops, their owners’ families and the Progressive Jewish community of Krakow, led by Rabbi Tanya Segal, the first fema- and representatives of the State. This event gave rise to a series of high profile court cases le Rabbi in Poland. Rabin Tanya Segal (vocal, guitar); Mojše Band: Michal Paľko (cimbalon, used by Doboszyński and his political associates to launch one of the biggest anti-Jewish vocals, furulya), F. Kubiš (accordion, vocals, toys), Jakub Stračina (Bass). campaigns in interwar Poland. The impact on the local Jewish residents was largely igno- Tickets: 35/45 PLN. Due to limited space reservation required: [email protected] red in the court cases. Doboszyński returned to Poland after the War and was arrested and executed by the communist authorities, thus achieving martyr status in post-communist Organiser: Beit Kraków Poland. This presentation is based on research of archival records of the original court ca- ses, contemporary newspaper reports and interviews with surviving witnesses to reappra- Saturday, 25 June ise the event. 11:30am Presentation of the book Drzewo Życia by Chava Rosenfarb. Meeting with the transla- GJM tors Magdalena Ruta and Joanna Lisek Led by Edyta Gawron 6:00pm Gimelmania: Why Sunday Isn’t Shabbat and Why Shabbat Isn’t Sunday. Led by JCC Kra- JCC kow’s Jewish Student Club GIMEL WEST The first volume of the Yiddish novel writer Chava Rosenfarb Drzewo Życia (The Tree of Life) has been published in Polish. The book about multicultural Łódź was published for the first Why do Jews celebrate Saturday? What does it mean to keep Shabbat? How does it compa- time in 1972 in Yiddish, with its first appearance in English made in a 1985 translation. The re to the Christian observance of Sunday? Come to the JCC and find out! first volume of the novel Rok 1939 tells the story of the Łódź Jews during the first months Gimelmania – a series of informal meetings with members of our GIMEL Jewish Student of the War. It is about the everyday life and relations between people in extreme situations. Club, named for the third generation of Polish Jews, which explore Judiastic topics. Fictional characters are modeled in part on real-life figures, though the chronology of events and the topography of Łódź are based on factual evidence. The writer was honoured with the prestigious Itzik Manger prize for Jewish literature. Now, for the first time the book is available for Polish readers. 6:00pm Wine of the Desert. Israeli wine tasting, Anna Bocheńska and Andrzej Bocheński (Wi- GJM noman.pl) Partners: The Marek Edelman Dialogue Center in Łódź, Polish Association for Yiddish Studies The cultivation of wine in began in 3000 year BC. Though modern winemaking me- 1:00pm Amsterdam of Polish Jews — Old Prints from the Collection of the Jewish Historical Insti- GJM thods have been in practice over the past 120 years, it was only in the 1980s that wine qu- tute in Warsaw ality began to shift. Today, aside from a few major wineries in Israel, you can find many Led by Magdalena Bendowska significant boutique wineries, producing unique wines. On 25 June 2016, we invite you to Amsterdam of Polish Jews — Old Prints from the Collection of the Jewish Historical Institute in join us for degustation of these specially selected wines from Israel. The event is part of the Warsaw – is a unique exhibition showing the relationship between the censorship of the pu- 26th Jewish Culture Festival, at the Galicia Jewish Museum. blication imposed in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by the Jewish Council of Four Lands and the development of the production of books in Hebrew and Yiddish in Amster- Tickets: 60 PLN, reservation required: [email protected] dam, set against a background of Polish-Dutch economic and cultural relations. Organiser: Winoman.pl The basis of the exhibition is the collections of the Jewish Historical Institute, which conta- ins more than 200 volumes of collections of Amsterdam’s old prints from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. From the selection, authors chose 30 elements that they thought 6:30pm Promotion of the book The Israeli Supreme Court as a Constitutional Court by Anna Ra- JCC best illustrate the development of Hebrew printing during this period. taj, Ph.D. Led by prof. Jan Woleński Partner: Jewish Historical Institute This text details the formation of Israel’s constitutional system and the role of the Supreme 3:00pm Armenia. Karawany śmierci — meeting devoted to the Armenians and the Armenian GJM Court. It explores Israel’s journey to its own statehood, its political system, human rights diaspora in the world, inspired by a set of reportages by Małgorzata Nocuń and An- protection guarantees, and the relationship between the Supreme Court, other state au- drzej Brzeziecki thorities and Israeli society. The book also raises an important question of judicial activism; The story of Armenia and Armenians is the story of Genocide in 1915 (perpetrated by the specifically, how far can judges engage in matters outside the standard realm of judicial Turks against the Armenian population), lost lands (historically, Armenians lived in the ter- power. ritory stretching from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean) and disconnected families. During the meeting, the author will talk about the motivation for choosing this topic, how The dominant elements of Armenian culture are pain and nostalgia for their homeland. she worked with the sources and present main conclusions from the book. There will be a The Armenian word Ergir translates to lost ground. Ergir is the dominant theme in painting subsequent discussion on the role of the constitutional court in a modern democratic state. and literature. When trying to acquaint Europeans with the complexity and tragedy of their history, Armenians say: „We are close to the Jews.” Organisers: Austeria Publishing House Partner: Wydawnictwo Czarne

4 FRIDAY / SATURDAY JCC KRAKOW AND GALICIA JEWISH MUSEUM EVENTS 26. JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL 5 7:00pm The Space of an Image: A Series of Films on Jewish Themes GJM Sunday, 26 June Demon 11:00am Meet the JCC! Sunday School – open workshops for children. Led by Magdalena Puli- JCC dir. Marcin Wrona, 2015 kowska and Mateusz Lagos subtitles: Piotr, nicknamed Python by his friends, arrives in Poland from to marry beautiful JCC Krakow organizes Sunday School classes for its youngest members. During the Festi- Żaneta. He means to arrange his family seat in an old house, a wedding gift from his futu- val we invite you to visit us and find out more about Jewish culture and our classes. The re father-in-law. Everything gets complicated when on the day before the wedding Piotr workshops will be led by JCC Krakow Sunday School coordinators. finds human remains buried near the property. A moment after this discovery, an accident happens. Piotr loses consciousness and once he regains it, he sees that his gruesome find Free admission – reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70 is missing and he himself cannot remember anything of the past few hours. When the wed- ding begins, the guests notice something wrong is happening to the groom... 12:00pm JCC OpenAir with „Miejsce” Bar: Garden café and bar in the courtyard between the JCC JCC -12:00am and the Tempel Synagogue Winner of Fantastic Fest in Austin, USA and Best Film at Haifa Film Festival Organiser: Miejsce Bar Partners: Camera of David Foundation, Warsaw Jewish Film Festival 12:00pm Spinning. Jump on a spin bike at the JCC and be a part of the 2016 third annual Ride For JCC 8:00pm I Remember The Burning Sand – the Journey of Abraham Neuman to Palestine. Exhi- JCC -12:00am The Living! The Ride is a 55-mile (90k) bicycle ride from Auschwitz to JCC Krakow that not bition opening by Piotr Kaniecki only remembers Jewish history, but celebrates and supports the miraculous rebirth of Je- Artist Piotr Kaniecki’s imagination was captured by descriptions of painter Abraham Neu- wish life in Poland today. This event supports programming at the JCC. Help us pedal to- mann’s two journeys to Palestine in 1904 and 1926. Piotr Kaniecki presents a series of pa- wards the Jewish future of Krakow! intings inspired both by his own experience travelling through Israel and Abraham Neu- mann’s work. 12:00pm Presentation of Diplomas to Poles Protecting Jewish Heritage GJM Since the establishment of this this unique honour, initiated by Michael H. Traison in 1998, 9:00pm The Space of an Image: A Series of Films on Jewish Themes GJM the ceremony Honouring Righteous Poles Preserving Jewish Memory, has honoured over 170 Central Park non-Jewish Poles in eighteen ceremonies. This is an effort to recognise the selfless work of dir. Tomasz Wiśniewski, Poland 2014, 27’, doc. dedicated people who are often working alone, upon their own initiative, to ensure that Poland’s Jewish heritage will be remembered. Their heroic stories are a tribute to their sel- subtitles: The oldest Jewish cemetery in Białystok was founded in 1750 and was known as the ‘Cmen- fless devotion. tarz Rabinacki’ (The Rabbis’ Cemetery). It now lies beneath the park, buried and forgotten under a layer of sand and debris. From 1952 to 1954, Białystok’s main architect was the en- Organisers: Michael Traison Fund for Poland, Galicia Jewish Museum, Jewish Community gineer Michał Bałasz. This 90-year-old man has now decided to tell the truth: over 60 years Centre, Hotel Eden in Kraków, Zygmunt Rolat, Crown Familly Philatropies, Emile Karafiol, ago he decided to bury the cemetery in order to create a park. According to Bałasz, there University of Haifa are about 1,000 Jewish gravestones lying just under the surface… 1:00pm Last Wooden Shul in Polish Galicia. Trip to Wiśniowa; Led by Aga Cahn GJM 13th Warsaw Jewish Film Festival Absent Family. Reading the Ashes – Following in the Footsteps of Jews from Dąbrowa Guided walk trough Jewish traces in Myślenice shtetl and visiting a Jewish prayerhouse in Wiśniowa. Departure of the bus 18 Dajwór street by the Galicia Jewish Museum. dir. Tomasz Wiśniewski, Poland 2016, 57’, doc. Project co-sponsored by Anne Frank Fonds. Film about the Jewish community of Dąbrowa Białostocka. Tickets: 20 PLN - reservation required: [email protected] Partners: Camera of David Foundation, Warsaw Jewish Film Festival Organisers: Myslenice Community Association 9:00pm An Evening with the Jewish Theatre in Krakow GJM We start the week off by inviting you to spend your evening with the Jewish Theatre in 1:00pm Krakow’s Jews In The Diaspora: North America. Led by Dr. Edyta Gawron JCC Krakow, which continues the rich legacy of the Krakow’s city Jewish theatre (1926-1939). During the past two centuries Krakow has not only been a place where Jews immigrated to, We will begin the evening with a music Havdalah ceremony led by Rabbi Tanya Segal, first but also a location that Jews fled from. Starting in the early 19th century, more and more woman Rabbi to serve in Poland. We will continue the evening with a taste of the Theatre Jews from Krakow have moved to Western European countries and across the ocean to the itself with a presentation (fragmentary) of our latest work, followed by the meeting with the U.S, Palestine and South American countries. In the 20th century, when faced with anti- director and the theatre team for a short chat about the method of the work, the repertoire, Semitism and the outbreak of WW2, the Holocaust and its consequences, Krakow’s Jews and the future of the Theatre. sought shelter in the Soviet Union, Far East and Australia, Scandinavian countries and to Tickets: 40/50 PLN the Middle East and Africa. Reservation: [email protected] This series of lectures and discussions will explore the presence of the Jews from Krakow Organiser: Beit Kraków in various countries of the Jewish Diaspora. It will also show the worldwide distribution of Krakow’s Jews and their current connections with their city of origin. 10:00pm The Best Of Israeli Music. Led by JCC Krakow’s Jewish Student Club GIMEL JCC WEST Organisers: Centre for the Study of the History and Culture of Krakow Jews at Jagiellonian Come to JCC WEST and listen to the best of Israeli Music from Tel Aviv Beach and Jaffa Street University, The Marcell and Maria Roth Center for the History and Culture of Polish Jews and in ! Bring your friends and chill out! Polish-Jewish Relations

6 SATURDAY / SUNDAY JCC KRAKOW AND GALICIA JEWISH MUSEUM EVENTS 26. JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL 7 2:00pm Shofar Blowing Competition JCC 6:00pm The Jewish Music & Poetry Project in Concert GJM The Jewish Music & Poetry Project (soprano Nanette McGuinness and pianist Dale Tsang) In September 2015, American artist Richard Edelman’s sculpture SHOFAR KRAKOW: A Call present a program of songs of the Diaspora and piano solos. The program will feature for Return was erected in the JCC Krakow courtyard. This is not only art but also a version works by composers and poets of the American and European Diaspora (Kurt Weill, George of a musical horn used for religious purposes. Traditionally, Jews blow the shofar during Gershwin, Mascha Kaléko and Yala Korwin), including selections from the Jewish Music & the holiday of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year). During the Jewish Culture Festival Poetry Project’s 2016 CD release of music by David Garner, Surviving: Women’s Words, as celebrations we would like to invite everyone to try to sound the shofar! well as the world premiere of a new commission by recent Krakow Music Academy gradu- ate Martyna Kosecka, plus songs to poems by Krakow Nobel Prize winner Czesław Miłosz Beit 2:00 pm Exhibition opening: DIBROT (1911-2004) and the Polish premiere of works by Polish musical prodigy Josima Feldschuh Kraków (1929-1942) and Hungarian Lajos Delej (1923-45). The exhibition referring to Jewish life in the Diaspora inspired by the classic text of the Ten A post-concert discussion will be led by Dr. Teryl Dobbs, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Commandments. Dajwór 14 Dr. Dobbs’ appearance is courtesy of the Performing the Jewish Archive AHRC Large Grant Paintings: Aga Pinkosz, Poetry: Jonathan Garfinkel, Project Midrash Lab 3 (The L.A. Pin- (United Kingdom). chas Fund For Jewish Education in The Diaspora) Jewish Music & Poetry Project’s appearance at the Galicia Jewish Museum is supported in part by the SF-Krakow Sister Cities Association. Free admission Ticket price: 25 PLN

Organiser: Beit Kraków 7:00pm The Space of an Image: A Series of Films on Jewish Themes GJM Klezmer 3:00pm Kosher Cook & Eat: Challah. Led by JCC Krakow’s Jewish Student Club GIMEL JCC WEST dir. Piotr Chrzan, Poland 2015, 90’ Mini-lecture and workshops of Jewish cuisine led by members of JCC Krakow’s Jewish Stu- subtitles: It is a sunny summer day in 1943. The film is set in the Polish countryside under German dent Club GIMEL. occupation. A group of young people finds a wounded Jew in a nearby forest: this event will change their lives forever. This innovative film, directed by Piotr Chrzan, shows the diversity Free admission – reservation required: [email protected] of attitudes adopted towards Jews by Polish peasants during World War II. Venice International Film Festival, Warsaw Jewish Film Festival 2015, 13th Warsaw Jewish 4:00pm They Tried to Kill Us, They Failed, Let’s Eat! Jewish Festivals Throughout Our History: JCC Film Festival – Grand Prix Pesach. Led by Rabbi Avi Baumol Partners: The Camera of David Foundation, Warsaw Jewish Film Festival

These five classes will explore Biblical and Rabbinic Jewish festivals, with a focus on the 9:00pm The Space of an Image: A Series of Films on Jewish Themes GJM historical context, agricultural motifs and practical applications of each holy day. As with Birthplace many Jewish events, food is an integral to our cultural celebrations and we will explore with dir. Paweł Łoziński, Poland 1992, 57’ our minds as well as our stomachs! subtitles: Henryk Grynberg revisits his hometown in Poland, where he lived with his family during World War II. In the village of Radoszyna he talks to the old inhabitants, in an attempt to 4:00pm Exhibition opening: A Single Point Perspective. Presences of the Jewish Past in Contem- GJM discover the truth behind the death of his father and younger brother during the war. porary Poland, Erica Lehrer, Soliman Lawrence Partners: The Camera of David Foundation, Warsaw Jewish Film Festival

This collaborative exhibition brings the work of photographer Soliman Lawrence () Monday, June 27 and anthropologist Erica Lehrer (Montreal) into dialogue, raising questions about how the Di Ershte Trit. First Steps. past inhabits the present, and the ways that both visual and narrative frames can over-de- 10:30am Yiddish For Beginners. Led by Julia and Urszula Makosz and JCC Przemysław Piekarski. termine our relationships to history. During the classes we will study the script, learn basic phrases and sing songs. The workshop can be bilingual by demand. 5:00pm JCC Krakow Choir Concert. Sing Along with the JCC Choir! JCC Reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70; ticket price: 10 PLN The JCC Krakow Choir was created in 2012. The repertoire of the choir includes nigu- The Colours of the Orient nim, traditional religious songs in Hebrew and Yiddish, as well as contemporary music. 11:00am Workshop for children: GJM The choir performs at celebrations of Jewish holidays and cultural events at the JCC. Bnei Menashe, Bnei Israel, Bnei Ephraim are just some of the names of Jewish communities living in India. What is Jewish life in India like? What languages do the local Jews speak and Over the last 3 years the choir has performed at: the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, what traditions are they cultivating? During the workshop, you will find the answers to all the famous Piwnica pod Baranami club in Krakow, the Galicia Jewish Museum, Interna- of these questions. We invite all children regardless of artistic ability to join for the creation tional Days of Roma Culture Festival, and the Festival of Asian Studies. The choir is led of rangoli. Rangoli is a traditional Indian art of creating colour compositions on the ground. by Walentyn Dubrowski, a graduate of the Ukrainian National Music Academy in Kiev. Armed with coloured chalk and unlimited imagination we will create true works of art! During the concert the choir will perform popular songs in Hebrew and Yiddish. Reservation required, tel. (12) 4216842 or [email protected]

8 SUNDAY / MONDAY JCC KRAKOW AND GALICIA JEWISH MUSEUM EVENTS 26. JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL 9 11:30am Shabbat Around the World: Morocco. Culinary Workshop. Led by Kasia Leonardi JCC 2:30pm Biblical Places In Modern Israel. Led by Kordian Gdulski. JCC In 2015 JCC Krakow introduced a cycle of themed Shabbat dinners. The participants were During the lecture we will take a virtual tour through Israel, exploring what well known taken on a culinary journey to different parts of the world, and informed about Jewish com- munities from different countries. We continue this theme of exploring culinary traditions biblical places look like today. of the Jewish diaspora. Reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70; ticket price: 25 PLN 4:00pm Galicia with Access to the Sea! GJM -7:30pm 12:00pm JCC OpenAir with Miejsce Bar: Garden café and bar in the courtyard between the JCC and JCC The Galicia Jewish Museum has expanded! We would like to invite you to our new backyard -12:00am the Tempel Synagogue - together we will celebrate the latest development of our museum’s history with the ac- Organiser: Miejsce Bar companiment of some beach rhythms and sounds of the sea!

12:00pm Spinning. Jump on a spin bike at the JCC and be a part of the 2016 third annual Ride For JCC -12:00am The Living! The Ride is a 55-mile (90k) bicycle ride from Auschwitz to JCC Krakow that not 4:00pm They Tried to Kill Us, They Failed, Let’s Eat! Jewish Festivals Throughout Our History: JCC only remembers Jewish history, but celebrates and supports the miraculous rebirth of Je- Shavuot. Led by Rabbi Avi Baumol wish life in Poland today. This event supports programming at the JCC. Help us pedal to- wards the Jewish future of Krakow! These five classes will explore Biblical and Rabbinic Jewish festivals, with a focus on the historical context, agricultural motifs and practical applications of each holy day. As with 12:00pm Walking Tour: Secret . Led by Anna Maria Baryła JCC many Jewish events, food is an integral to our cultural celebrations and we will explore with Kazimierz - what is it really like? During this tour we will take a peek into Kazimierz’s bac- our minds as well as our stomachs! kyards and unknown places to discover the hidden treasures of Krakow’s Jewish district. Reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70; ticket price: 10 PLN 5:00pm Chris Schwarz Memorial Lecture GJM

How to Present Polish Jewish History? Lecture led by Dariusz Stola 12:00 pm The Phoenix. Like Mother. Like Father. GJM Performance of a group of Israeli artists. Inspired by the Phoenix legends, the act will deal In the past several years, a number of museums – both small and big - dedicated to the hi- with the phenomena of societies rising from the ashes and human ability to rebuilt destroy- story of Jews have been opened in Poland. The already existing museums have been exten- ed lives. Performing artists: Ayla Levy-Kaluski, Yotam Aichler, Ruty Segal, Moshe Perlman, ded or their exhibitions dedicated to Jewish history have been remodeled. The largest of all Arie Yass and artists from Tiltan Art Academy in Haifa. of them, POLIN Museum in Warsaw, is an experiment whose performance calls for a closer Organisers: Association of Cracovians in Israel, Tiltan Art Academy in Haifa. scrutiny. Welcomed with unprecedented interest of the media both in Poland and abroad, it managed to attract over half a million visitors over a short period of time and was granted 1:00pm Krakow’s Jews In The Diaspora: South America. Led by Dr. Edyta Gawron JCC one of the most prestigious museum awards in Europe. The lecture will present the theory During the past two centuries Krakow has not only been a place where Jews immigrated to, and practice of POLIN Museum’s operation, concentrating on both the roots of its success th but also a location that Jews fled from. Starting in the early 19 century, more and more and the risks it faces, as well as conclusions which can be drawn for other institutions po- Jews from Krakow have moved to Western European countries and across the ocean to the pularizing Jewish history by way of exhibitions. U.S, Palestine and South American countries. In the 20th century, when faced with anti- Semitism and the outbreak of WW2, the Holocaust and its consequences, Krakow’s Jews 5:00pm Genealogy of Krakow’s Jews. Led by Jakub Czypryński JCC sought shelter in the Soviet Union, Far East and Australia, Scandinavian countries and to the Middle East and Africa. A practical lecture on how one searches for information on the history of Jewish families This series of lectures and discussions will explore the presence of the Jews from Krakow from Krakow. in various countries of the Jewish Diaspora. It will also show the worldwide distribution of Krakow’s Jews and their current connections with their city of origin. 5:30pm Can a Jew Dance The “Krakowiak”? Dances of the Jewish Diaspora. Led by Awa Cybulska JCC Organisers: Centre for the Study of the History and Culture of Krakow Jews at Jagiellonian Dancing is the language of your body - it has its own grammar and syntax, and it is under- University, The Marcell and Maria Roth Center for the History and Culture of Polish Jews and standable to anyone. Jews who were forced to live without a homeland for many years Polish-Jewish Relatio have gained an appreciation for the body language of dance. While nurturing and caring 1:00pm Individual Genealogy Consultations. Led by Jakub Czypryński JCC for their own culture, they have been influenced by cultures of others and have created Free admission – reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70 truly diverse forms of dance in classical, ethnic and contemporary styles. Jewish and Israeli dances are an essence of the spirit of a nation which made its dream come true.

2:00pm Meet the JCC! Meshugoyim – Non-Jewish Volunteers. Led by Magdalena Arabas JCC Reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70; ticket price: 20 PLN A meeting with non-Jewish JCC volunteers will change your view on Jewish Poland. Learn 6:00pm JewTalks or Jewish TEDx. Led by JCC Krakow’s Jewish Student Club GIMEL JCC exactly why they decided to help this place, about their experiences and how volunteering WEST has changed their lives. Representatives of the Jewish Student Club will discuss their Jewish inspirations.

10 MONDAY JCC KRAKOW AND GALICIA JEWISH MUSEUM EVENTS 26. JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL 11 6:30pm Music and the Diaspora: Three Luminous Musical Lives. Led by Dr. Teryl Dobbs, Dr. JCC 12:00pm Walking Tour: Secret Kazimierz. Led by Anna Maria Baryła JCC Nanette McGuinness and Dale Tsang, DMA Kazimierz - what is it really like? During this tour we will take a peek into Kazimierz’s bac- The 20th century saw a great intensification of the diaspora, with Jews emigrating from kyards and unknown places to discover the hidden treasures of Krakow’s Jewish district. Eastern to Western and Northern Europe, and North and South America. Musicians were Reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70; ticket price: 10 PLN not unaffected by these vast waves of emigration forced by world events, nor was their mu- sic. In this lecture-recital, Dr. Teryl Dobbs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, will join Jewish Music & Poetry Project musicians Dr. Nanette McGuinness and Dale Tsang, DMA to focus on 1:00pm Krakow’s Jews In The Diaspora: Australia. Led by Dr. Edyta Gawron JCC music by three different mid-century young Jewish composers and music prodigies, Polish During the past two centuries Krakow has not only been a place where Jews immigrated to, Josima Feldschuh (1929-1942), Hungarian Lajos Delej (1923-1945) and Czech Vitezslava Ka- but also a location that Jews fled from. Starting in the early 19th century, more and more pralova (1915-1940). How did their works travel across continents and oceans? Where did Jews from Krakow have moved to Western European countries and across the ocean to the it end up? What does their music tell us today? The presentation will feature readings from U.S, Palestine and South American countries. In the 20th century, when faced with anti- diaries, letters, and historical documents, along with musical excerpts. Dr. Dobbs’ appe- Semitism and the outbreak of WW2, the Holocaust and its consequences, Krakow’s Jews arance is courtesy of the Performing the Jewish Archive AHRC Large Grant (United Kingdom). sought shelter in the Soviet Union, Far East and Australia, Scandinavian countries and to Organisers: San Francisco – Krakow Sister Cities Association the Middle East and Africa. This series of lectures and discussions will explore the presence of the Jews from Krakow 7:30pm Ceremony of affixing the mezuzah at the new Galicia Jewish Museum space located GJM in various countries of the Jewish Diaspora. It will also show the worldwide distribution of at Dajwór Street in the buildings formerly being part of the woodwork factory of the Krakow’s Jews and their current connections with their city of origin. Steinberg Family Partners: Centre for the Study of the History and Culture of Krakow Jews at Jagiellonian University, The Marcell and Maria Roth Center for the History and Culture of Polish Jews Tuesday, June 28 and Polish-Jewish Relations 10:30am Di Ershte Trit. First Steps. Yiddish For Beginners. Led by Julia and Urszula Makosz and JCC Przemysław Piekarski. 1:30pm Meet the JCC! The Senior Club. Led by Anna Gulińska JCC During the classes we will study the script, learn basic phrases and sing songs. The The Senior Club has been an active part of our Center since the establishment of JCC Kra- workshop can be bilingual by demand. kow. For 6 days a week, its door is open to the seniors of the Krakow’s Jewish community. This meeting will be an opportunity to meet the frequent visitors of the Club and hear their Reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70; ticket price: 10 PLN touching stories.

11:00am Workshop for children: We Invite You to Tea! GJM 2:00pm Mezuzah from the Diaspora. Jewish Design Workshop. JCC Is tea kosher? And if so, what kind is the tastiest? Certainly, members of the Jewish diaspora Mi Polin: Helena Czernek, Aleksander Prugar living in China would know. The participants of these classes will soon know that, too. And For hundreds of years the Jews lived in different parts of the world, and their aesthetic maybe after a few sips of tea we will be able to say something in Chinese? was influenced by these places. Although the customs of the Jews around the world are Reservations required, tel. (12) 4216842 or [email protected] almost the same, their architecture, products, ritual objects tend to be diverse stylistically. A very strong influence of local traditions, ornamentation and symbolism is clearly appa- rent. During the workshops you will find the examples of such differences, and your task 11:30am Shabbat Around the World: Brasil. Culinary Workshop Led by Kasia Leonardi JCC will be to design and make a mezuzah of the Jewish community from the country which In 2015 JCC Krakow introduced a cycle of themed Shabbat dinners. The participants were you have selected, based on information and images which you were shown. The aim of taken on a culinary journey to different parts of the world, and informed about Jewish com- the workshops is to inform you about the Jewish Diaspora, to discuss ideas, and to acquire munities from different countries. We continue this theme of exploring culinary traditions skills to translate inspiration into new items. of the Jewish diaspora. Ticket price: 15 PLN Reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70; ticket price: 25 PLN Organisers: Jewish Culture Festival

12:00pm JCC OpenAir with Miejsce Bar: Garden café and bar in the courtyard between the JCC and JCC 2:30pm Frames of the Times: Kazimierz. A Tale About an Exhibit. Led by Bartolomeo Koczenasz JCC -12:00am the Tempel Synagogue and Piotr Sikora Organiser: Miejsce Bar An exhibition opening of collages by Bartolomeo Koczenasz took place at JCC Krakow in the beginning of June. During the lecture, its author will lead a tour and tell us more about the installation which contrasts old photographs of Kazimierz with contemporary images 12:00pm Spinning. Jump on a spin bike at the JCC and be a part of the 2016 third annual Ride For JCC which create a dialogue between past and present. -12:00am The Living! The Ride is a 55-mile (90k) bicycle ride from Auschwitz to JCC Krakow that not only remembers Jewish history, but celebrates and supports the miraculous rebirth of Je- Partners: Polin Museum, The National Archives in Kraków, The Historical Museum of the wish life in Poland today. This event supports programming at the JCC. Help us pedal to- City of Kraków, Centrum Papieru wards the Jewish future of Krakow!

12 MONDAY / TUESDAY JCC KRAKOW AND GALICIA JEWISH MUSEUM EVENTS 26. JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL 13 3:00pm FREE walking TOUR: Shabbat GJM 4:30pm Kosher Cook & Eat: Israeli Salad. Led by JCC Krakow’s Jewish Student Club GIMEL JCC WEST Let’s try to imagine old Kazimierz preparing for Shabbat. Last-minute errands, someone Mini-lecture and workshops of Jewish cuisine led by members of JCC Krakow’s Jewish Stu- runs over to get the challah at the nearest bakery, women put cholent into the oven, eve- dent Club GIMEL. ryone puts on festive clothes and after a while the movement comes to a halt – the holy time starts, queen Shabbat is coming. Join us on a journey into the past and learn how Free admission – reservation required: Shabbat was celebrated in Kazimierz through listening to stories and becoming acquainted [email protected] with connected traditions. City tour. Start: Galicia Jewish Museum, Dajwór 18 reservation required: [email protected] 5:00pm Conference Traces of Memory, Traces of Identity. Jewish Heritage in Local History and GJM Culture Partner: FREE walking TOUR Foundation. Day 1: Local Presence 3:00pm Conference Traces of Memory, Traces of Identity. Jewish Heritage in Local History and GJM Culture Panel discussion: Reclaiming Memory – Looking to the Future Local Presence Day 1: What are the biggest challenges for the new institutions? What are the key issues? How do Opening lecture: Prof. Jonathan Webber Making sense of the Jewish place in the world: educational and cultural institutions operating in the renovated synagogues and other si- a view from present-day Poland tes of memory related to Jewish heritage affect the level of knowledge about that heritage The conference is devoted to local initiatives relating to the protection of Jewish heritage, of the local community? How are they received by the locals? How do they promote their restoration of memory, research and education about Jewish history and the Holocaust. activities, attracting locals and tourists alike? Each of the three days of the conference will be composed of panel discussions held in three different sections. The key concepts of the program are locality, identity, heritage Can a Jew Dance The “Krakowiak”? and transformation. Representatives of various institutions, who work at the local level 5:30pm Dances of the Jewish Diaspora. Led by Awa Cybulska JCC to restore the memory of the Jewish communities, commemoration, heritage protection Dancing is the language of your body - it has its own grammar and syntax, and it is under- and education, will attend the conference. During the presentations and discussions, par- standable to anyone. Jews who were forced to live without a homeland for many years ticipants will present interesting initiatives, good practices, success stories, but also the have gained an appreciation for the body language of dance. While nurturing and caring challenges that they face. for their own culture, they have been influenced by cultures of others and have created truly diverse forms of dance in classical, ethnic and contemporary styles. Jewish and Israeli 3:30pm Diaspora and Shabbat Songs - A Workshop and Open Rehearsal with JCC Krakow Choir. JCC Led by Walentyn Dubrowskij, Dr. Nanette McGuinness and Dale Tsang, DMA dances are an essence of the spirit of a nation which made its dream come true. The Jewish Music & Poetry Project (Nanette McGuinness, soprano, and Dale Tsang, piano), Reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70; ticket price: 20 PLN will coach the singers in the JCC Krakow Choir on selected songs about Shabbat and the Emigrant Song in an open rehearsal with JCC Krakow Choir Director Walentyn Dubrowskji, which will conclude with a performance for the workshop audience. 5:30pm The of Gomulka 1956-1959: Book Promotion. Led by Dr. Ewa Węgrzyn. JCC Partners: San Francisco – Krakow Sister Cities Association This book explores the mass emigration of Jews from Poland to Israel in the second half of the 50’s. It examines the reasons why Jews left Poland, how they arrived in their new home 4:00pm They Tried to Kill Us, They Failed, Let’s Eat! Jewish Festivals Throughout Our History: JCC and how they assimilated within the Israeli society. Wegrzyn based her book on archival Rosh Hashana. Led by Rabbi Avi Baumol material collected both in Polish and Israeli archives as well as more than a hundred in- These five classes will explore Biblical and Rabbinic Jewish festivals, with a focus on the terviews conducted with the participants of this emigration wave. The book was published historical context, agricultural motifs and practical applications of each holy day. As with in 2016 by Austeria Publishing House. many Jewish events, food is an integral to our cultural celebrations and we will explore with our minds as well as our stomachs! The Sea of Changes. Migration Crisis in Europe. Where Are We Now? 4:00pm Conference Traces of Memory, Traces of Identity. Jewish Heritage in Local History and GJM 6:00pm Panel discussion: GJM Culture The panel discussion devoted to the issues of transformations of migration, which have Day 1: Local Presence been noted in recent months and years in Europe and also the ways in which these phe- Panel discussion: Emerging from the Shadow of the Holocaust… nomena have changed the social and political life on the European continent and beyond. Panelists will discuss issues related to political, social and humanitarian aspects of the „mi- How to escape the shadow of the Holocaust? How can one create a museum narrative to gration crisis” by focusing on its latest wave, using, among others, the concept of „cultural tell about Jewish history and culture? How can we understand the centrality of the Holo- alienation”, in extreme cases reaching for well-known figures of the Nazi rhetoric. caust, yet try to place it within in the context of the historical presence of the Jewish com- munities? How to relate Jewish history to local heritage so that it makes an imprint on the Panelists: Konstanty Gebert, Kaja Puto, Janina Ochojska; moderated by Iwona Reichardt minds of those who listen? How to depict profiles of important figures, while placing them within a broader narrative? Partners: New Eastern Europe, The Polish Humanitarian Action, The Halina Nieć Legal Aid Center

14 TUESDAY JCC KRAKOW AND GALICIA JEWISH MUSEUM EVENTS 26. JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL 15 7:00pm The Space of an Image: A Series of Films on Jewish Themes GJM Wednesday, June 29 Righteous 10:30am Di Ershte Trit. First Steps. Yiddish For Beginners. Led by Julia and Urszula Makosz and JCC dir. Michał Szczerbic, Poland 2015, 95’ Przemysław Piekarski. subtitles: A picture of the Polish countryside and Poles’ extreme attitudes towards rescuing Jews During the classes we will study the script, learn basic phrases and sing songs. The during World War II. Hania, a 6-year-old Jewish girl (Ewelina Zawistowska/Aleksandra workshop can be bilingual by demand. Hamkało) is adopted by a young married couple. Pajtek (Jacek Braciak), a local oddball, befriends the girl. Will their bond survive the atrocities of war and human envy? Directorial Reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70; ticket price: 10 PLN debut of Michał Szczerbic (screenwriter of the award-winning Rose by W. Smarzowski) star- ring leading Polish actors: Jan Wieczorkowski, Urszula Grabowska, Katarzyna Dąbrowska, 11:00am Workshop for children: Hola Amigos! GJM Maja Komorowska, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Olgierd Łukaszewicz. Do you know what favourite drink of the Jews living in Mexico is? Chocolate, of course! We 13th Warsaw Jewish Film Festival invite all fans of cocoa in any form to our tasty workshops. We will explore the ins and outs Partners: The Camera of David Foundation, Warsaw Jewish Film Festival of preparing chocolate goodies and learn to sing some truly chocolate songs. Reservations required, tel. (12) 4216842 or [email protected] 7:00pm Shalom Poland: Documentary Film Series. Led by Paulina Fiejdasz JCC Shalom Poland is a TV series of documentary films on Jewish themes made specifically for Tickets: 25 PLN a Polish audience. The main goal of the series is to educate Poles about Jewish culture and address xenophobia and intolerance which still persist due to long existing stereotypes. 11:30am Shabbat Around the World: Ukraine. Culinary Workshop Led by Kasia Leonardi JCC Jewish holidays, traditions, cultural events and daily life in contemporary Poland are di- scussed by local Jews. In 2015 JCC Krakow introduced a cycle of themed Shabbat dinners. The participants were taken on a culinary journey to different parts of the world, and informed about Jewish com- During the event 5 short movies will be screened: Purim, Lucky Jew, Chanukkah, Next Year munities from different countries. We continue this theme of exploring culinary traditions in Krakow, Narishkayt of the Jewish diaspora. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the director Paulina Fiejdasz. Reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70; ticket price: 25 PLN 9:00pm The Space of an Image: A Series of Films on Jewish Themes GJM 12:00pm JCC OpenAir with Miejsce Bar: Garden café and bar in the courtyard between the JCC and JCC Czech, Through the Eyes of the Photographer Slovak. -12:00am the Tempel Synagogue dir. Matej Mináč, Czech Republic, Slovakia 2015, doc. Subtitles: Award-winning director Matej Mináč tells the fascinating story of his mother, famous Slo- Organiser: Miejsce Bar vak photographer of movie stars Zuzanna Mináčova. The movie, full of humor, wisdom and tragic events from the Nazi and Communist era, presents the remarkable testimony of an 12:00pm Spinning. Jump on a spin bike at the JCC and be a part of the 2016 third annual Ride For JCC optimistic and successful woman who is still haunted by a tormenting childhood secret -12:00am The Living! The Ride is a 55-mile (90k) bicycle ride from Auschwitz to JCC Krakow that not that won’t let her sleep at night. only remembers Jewish history, but celebrates and supports the miraculous rebirth of Je- Karlovy Vary IFF 2015, Haifa IFF 2015, 13th Warsaw Jewish Film Festival wish life in Poland today. This event supports programming at the JCC. Help us pedal to- wards the Jewish future of Krakow! Partners: The Camera of David Foundation, Warsaw Jewish Film Festival 12:00pm Walking Tour: Not Only Jewish Kazimierz. Led by Anna Maria Baryła. JCC 9:00pm Yossele, Yossele – Theater Play. High Jews and Christians have been living together in Krakow’s Kazimierz for centuries. They Yossele, Yossele is a theater play with musical elements which tells the story of Yossele, a Synago- have passed each other on the streets, stood shoulder to shoulder in the marketplaces, Kazimierz native. Once rich, he secretly gave away all his money to people in need.The truth gue, and have a history of discussions and debate. During the tour we will meet on the corner about his generosity was discovered after his death. Yossele, Yossele illustrates the atmos- of Bożego Ciała (Corpus Christi) Street and Rabbi Meisels Street to discuss the crossroads phere of the prewar life in Jewish district Kazimierz, and the play is one and only poetic Józefa of the past. interpretation of Yossele’s life. Preview of the play took place at Piwnica pod Baranami in Street, 2015. 38 Reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70; ticket price: 10 PLN Contemporary texts were written by Elżbieta Borkowska, music composed by Andrzej Zarycki. Cast: Beata Paluch, Elżbieta Borkowska, Marek Pyś, Lech Dyblik, Janusz Nowak, 12:00 pm The Phoenix. Like Mother. Like Father. GJM Wojciech Hanuszkiewicz. Musical part: JCC Choir, Walentyn Dubrowskij – piano, Michał Performance of a group of Israeli artists. Inspired by the Phoenix legends, the act will deal Półtorak – violin, Szymon Frankowski – contrabass, Andrzej Popiel – drums, Janusz Witko with the phenomena of societies rising from the ashes and human ability to rebuilt destroy- – clarinet ed lives. Performing artists: Ayla Levy-Kaluski, Yotam Aichler, Ruty Segal, Moshe Perlman, The play is a project of JCC Krakow and musical-theater group Hamesh. Arie Yass and artists from Tiltan Art Academy in Haifa. Tickets: 80 PLN available at the JCC Organisers: Association of Cracovians in Israel, Tiltan Art Academy in Haifa. Organisers: JCC Krakow, Musical-theater group Hamesh

16 TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY JCC KRAKOW AND GALICIA JEWISH MUSEUM EVENTS 26. JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL 17 12:30pm Jewish Art Workshops. The Shabbat Reflected in Art. Led by Monika Krajewska JCC 4:00pm Conference Traces of Memory, Traces of Identity. Jewish Heritage in Local History and GJM Each meeting will begin with a slide show. Various phases of the Shabbat and beautifully Culture ornamented objects associated with it will be shown in paintings, prints and contemporary Day 2: Local Education photographs. This will provide inspiration for you to make your own works. It is not neces- Panel discussion: 45 Minutes of History sary to have any experience in art nor to speak Hebrew to attend the workshops. How to introduce the essential elements of Jewish history into the school curriculum? Welcoming the Shabbat: between the image and the song How to relate Jewish culture to the youth, for whom it is something completely alien and We will welcome the Shabbat with light, wine, songs, and a blessing. After the presentation distant? How to teach it in a place where almost no tangible traces have survived? How do you will use the collage technique to make compositions in which you can combine the educators find a balance between teaching the Holocaust and presenting Jewish history image and the word, that is the symbols of the Shabbat and prepared verses of the songs and tradition? How to move beyond the typical lesson schema, and engage students? which welcome the Queen of Shabbat. 5:00pm Conference Traces of Memory, traces of Identity. Jewish Heritage in Local History and GJM Ticket price: 15 PLN Culture Organiser: Jewish Culture Festival Day 2: Local Education Reactions and Attitudes 1:00pm Krakow’s Jews In The Diaspora: Asia and Africa. Led by Dr. Edyta Gawron JCC Panel discussion: How to address all of the complexities of local history in a classroom setting? How to speak During the past two centuries Krakow has not only been a place where Jews immigrated to, about the lost minorities, and not to simplify or “whitewash” the past? Why does the radical but also a location that Jews fled from. Starting in the early 19th century, more and more nationalist rhetoric, now presented as „patriotic,” resonate with such a large number of the Jews from Krakow have moved to Western European countries and across the ocean to the th nation’s youth? How does this affect the reactions of the students coming into contact with U.S, Palestine and South American countries. In the 20 century, when faced with anti- Jewish themes? How do the school and local communities respond to the introduction of Semitism and the outbreak of WW2, the Holocaust and its consequences, Krakow’s Jews the subjects of minorities in general, and more specifically, the Jewish minority, at schools? sought shelter in the Soviet Union, Far East and Australia, Scandinavian countries and to the Middle East and Africa. Presentation of Antyschematy Project will follow the debate. This series of lectures and discussions will explore the presence of the Jews from Krakow 4:00pm They Tried to Kill Us, They Failed, Let’s Eat! Jewish Festivals Throughout Our History: JCC in various countries of the Jewish Diaspora. It will also show the worldwide distribution of Purim. Led by Rabbi Avi Baumol Krakow’s Jews and their current connections with their city of origin. These five classes will explore Biblical and Rabbinic Jewish festivals, with a focus on the Organisers: Centre for the Study of the History and Culture of Krakow Jews at Jagiellonian historical context, agricultural motifs and practical applications of each holy day. As with University, The Marcell and Maria Roth Center for the History and Culture of Polish Jews and many Jewish events, food is an integral to our cultural celebrations and we will explore with Polish-Jewish Relations our minds as well as our stomachs!

1:00pm Individual Genealogy Consultations. Led by Jakub Czypryński JCC 5:00pm Jewish Genealogy in Poland. Led by Jakub Czypryński JCC Free admission – reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70 More than half the world’s Jews have their roots in pre-war Poland. During the lecture you will learn practical methods for tracing your family’s Polish lineage and tips to overcome the difficulties you may encounter along the way. 2:30pm Meet The JCC! The Other 51 Weeks: Jewish life in Krakow during the rest of the year. JCC 6:30pm The Great Jewish Culture Trivia. Led by JCC Krakow’s Jewish Student Club GIMEL JCC Jonathan Ornstein Why should only the English have quizzes? The members of the Jewish Student Club GIMEL WEST JCC Krakow Executive Director Jonathan Ornstein will discuss the issues facing Krakow’s would like to invite you to a quiz on Jewish culture accompanied by Israeli wine tasting! resurgent Jewish community and the importance of Poland’s Jewish revival.

3:00pm Conference Traces of Memory, Traces of Identity. Jewish Heritage in Local History and GJM 7:00pm A Shining Future?: The Tsukunft Youth Movement and Challenges of the Interwar Poland, JCC Culture led by dr. Magdalena Kozłowska. Led by Alicja Beryt Day 2: Local Education The history of the Tsukunft youth movement in the interwar period urges us to reflect upon the popularity of the movement in certain circles of Jewish youth and the role of parties’ Lecture: Robert Szuchta: Beware of the Jew! Can historical and civic education change youth branches. Through research of various documents, the author traces the course anti-Jewish stereotypes and prejudice among Polish students? of the movement and outlines the socio-political context in which the organization esta- Introducing the topics of Judaism, Jewish history and culture and the Holocaust in classro- blished their principles. This work depicts how the most important changes which occurred om and during extracurricular activities; challenges, problems and possible solutions. in interwar Poland (and more broadly: in Europe) indirectly affected the behavior and atti- tudes of the Jews living there.

18 WEDNESDAY JCC KRAKOW AND GALICIA JEWISH MUSEUM EVENTS 26. JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL 19 7:00pm The Space of an Image: A Series of Films on Jewish Themes GJM 12:00pm Awarding ceremony of medals and certificates of the Righteous Among the Nations. GJM Hungarian, Son of Saul The title Righteous Among the Nations is the highest Israeli civilian medal given to non- Yiddish, dir. László Nemes, 2015, 107’ Jews. The medal is granted by the Yad Vashem Institute in Jerusalem for merits of people German, Auschwitz-Birkenau, 1944. 48 hours in the life of Saul Ausländer, a member of the Sonder- Polish, and families who risked their own and their families lives to rescue Jews from the Holo- kommando - a unit made up of Jewish prisoners forced to assist the Nazis in the Holocaust caust during World War II. subtitles: machine - shortly before the outbreak of rebellion. Submerged in a reality which is impossi- ble to comprehend, with no chance of survival, Saul is trying to save whatever is left of the The awarding of a few Polish families of people that rescued Jews in the times of Holocaust man he once was. will take place during the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow at the Galicia Jewish Museum. Academy awards 2016: Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globe Awards 2015: Best Fo- The ceremony is very important for both the awarded families of the Righteous, as well as reign Language Film Holocaust survivors and their families, who plan to come for this event from abroad. Partners: The Camera of David Foundation, Warsaw Jewish Film Festival Organiser: Embassy of Israel in Poland 8:30pm Lonely Tango of Vera Gran GJM 12:00pm Walking Tour: Not Only Jewish Kazimierz. Led by Anna Maria Baryła. JCC Jewish Theatre in Krakow presents: The Lonely Tango of Vera Gran - the tragic story of Vera Gran, renowned Polish singer and muse of the legendary Cafe Sztuka of the Warsaw Ghetto, Jews and Christians have been living together in Krakow’s Kazimierz for centuries. They subtitles: who after the war was accused of collaborating with the Gestapo. The performance deals have passed each other on the streets, stood shoulder to shoulder in the marketplaces, with one of the most damaging inclinations of human nature - the tendency for gossip, in and have a history of discussions and debate. During the tour we will meet on the corner Jewish tradition considered equal to murder. Director - Rabbi Tanya Segal, scenographer – of Bożego Ciała (Corpus Christi) Street and Rabbi Meisels Street to discuss the crossroads Agata Pinkosz, composer - Michal Pal’ko. Starring: Vera Gran – Agnieszka Bała, Władysław of the past. Szpilman – Michał Roemer. With live music Reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70; ticket price: 10 PLN Tickets: 40 PLN (concession)/50 PLN (regular). Meet the JCC! Jewish Student Club GIMEL. Reservations: [email protected] 12:00pm Representatives of the Third Generation of JCC Polish Jews Who Discovered Their Jewish Roots Organiser: Beit Kraków The Jewish Student Club GIMEL is an association of young people of Jewish origin. GIMEL 9:00pm The Space of an Image: A Series of Films on Jewish Themes GJM is proud of its diversity - its members are secular, orthodox, reformed, and, sometimes, un- Amnesia decided Jews. The club is a place for anyone and everyone brings something to the table. dir. Jerzy Śladkowski, Poland 2015, 56’ Members of GIMEL are a colorful mosaic; wouldn’t you like to get to know them better? subtitles: Although Amnesia is a documentary about the Kielce pogrom, Jerzy Śladkowski did not make a historical movie. The tragic events that took place in Kielce almost 70 years ago 12:00pm JCC OpenAir with Miejsce Bar: Garden café and bar in the courtyard between the JCC and JCC become the background for a story about evil that is hidden deep inside all of us. The film -12:00am the Tempel Synagogue tells the story of Piotr, who returns to his hometown in order to find out what part his gran- dfather played in the Kielce pogrom. He talks to witnesses, knocks on the doors of people Organiser: Miejsce Bar who live in the tenement building at 7 Planty Street and seeks those who are interested 12:00pm Spinning. Jump on a spin bike at the JCC and be a part of the 2016 third annual Ride For JCC in the Jewish past of Kielce. He tries to find out what really happened in July 1946. The example of Piotr proves that old traumas can deeply affect the lives of future generations. -12:00am The Living! The Ride is a 55-mile (90k) bicycle ride from Auschwitz to JCC Krakow that not 13th Warsaw Jewish Film Festival only remembers Jewish history, but celebrates and supports the miraculous rebirth of Je- wish life in Poland today. This event supports programming at the JCC. Help us pedal to- Partners: The Camera of David Foundation, Warsaw Jewish Film Festival wards the Jewish future of Krakow! Thursday, June 30 12:30pm Jewish Art Workshops. The Shabbat Reflected in Art, led by Monika Krajewska JCC 10:30am Di Ershte Trit. First Steps. Yiddish For Beginners. Led by Julia and Urszula Makosz and JCC Each meeting will begin with a slide show. Various phases of the Shabbat and beautifully Przemysław Piekarski. ornamented objects associated with it will be shown in paintings, prints and contemporary During the classes we will study the script, learn basic phrases and sing songs. The photographs. This will provide inspiration for you to make your own works. It is not neces- workshop can be bilingual by demand. sary to have any experience in art nor to speak Hebrew to attend the workshops. Reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70; ticket price: 10 PLN The Shabbat: between paradise and Paradise 11:00am Workshop for children: Diamond Stories GJM The Shabbat is a temple in time and this time extends between the creation of the world What if the mythical mines of King Solomon, full of gold and diamonds, were located in the and the coming of the Messiah. The seventh day of creation – the day of rest – is what the faraway South Africa? Inspired by these wonderful stories about the endless treasures, we Shabbat blessing is about. According to tradition the Shabbat is a foretaste of paradise. You invite you to a workshop, during which we will make some jewelry, not of diamonds, but of can use these influences in your own compositions. equally beautiful beads and other glittering ornaments that we will enrich with elements Ticket price: 15 PLN typical of Jewish culture. Mandatory advance reservations, tel. (12) 4216842 or [email protected] Organiser: Jewish Culture Festival

20 WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY JCC KRAKOW AND GALICIA JEWISH MUSEUM EVENTS 26. JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL 21 1:00pm Krakow’s Jews In The Diaspora: Europe. Led by Dr. Edyta Gawron JCC 4:00pm They Tried to Kill Us, They Failed, Let’s Eat! Jewish Festivals Throughout Our History: JCC During the past two centuries Krakow has not only been a place where Jews immigrated to, Chanukah. Led by Rabbi Avi Baumol th but also a location that Jews fled from. Starting in the early 19 century, more and more These five classes will explore Biblical and Rabbinic Jewish festivals, with a focus on the Jews from Krakow have moved to Western European countries and across the ocean to the historical context, agricultural motifs and practical applications of each holy day. As with U.S, Palestine and South American countries. In the 20th century, when faced with anti- many Jewish events, food is an integral to our cultural celebrations and we will explore with Semitism and the outbreak of WW2, the Holocaust and its consequences, Krakow’s Jews our minds as well as our stomachs! sought shelter in the Soviet Union, Far East and Australia, Scandinavian countries and to the Middle East and Africa.

This series of lectures and discussions will explore the presence of the Jews from Krakow 4:30pm Kosher Cook & Eat: Hummus. Led by JCC Krakow’s Jewish Student Club GIMEL JCC in various countries of the Jewish Diaspora. It will also show the worldwide distribution of WEST Krakow’s Jews and their current connections with their city of origin. Mini-lecture and workshops of Jewish cuisine led by members of JCC Krakow’s Jewish Stu- dent Club GIMEL. Partners: Centre for the Study of the History and Culture of Krakow Jews at Jagiellonian University, The Marcell and Maria Roth Center for the History and Culture of Polish Jews Free admission – reservation required: [email protected] and Polish-Jewish Relations

2:30pm Meshugenes & Troublemakers: Challenging Jewish Identities. Led by Katka Reszke and JCC Traces of Memory, Traces of Identity. Jewish Heritage in Local History and Jacqueline Nicholls 5:30pm Conference GJM Culture Artist/Jewish educator Jacqueline Nicholls and writer/filmmaker Katka Reszke hold a co- nversation about Jewish art, mysticism, madness and disquiet. Day 3: Local Actions 3:00pm FREE walking TOUR: Ashkenaz GJM Summary lecture: Krzysztof Bielawski Development of regional tourism in the context The vast majority of Jews living in the world today are Ashkenazim. For centuries, Poland of Jewish heritage was home to this diaspora and the place where its unique culture was developed, and whe- re customs and traditions were formed. During the tour we will describe how Krakow and Kazimierz, the people who lived here, and their ideas influenced the culture of Ashkenazi 6:30pm Exhibition opening: Updated permanent exhibition Traces of Memory GJM Jews and what life of the diaspora is like in Kraków today. Since its opening in 2004, the exhibition Traces of Memory has been visited by almost half a City tour; start: Galicia Jewish Museum, Dajwór 18 million people. The exhibition has won numerous awards and receives continuous interest reservation required: [email protected] from guests and scholars alike - from both Poland and abroad. The travelling version of the Parnter: FREE walking TOUR Foundation exhibition has been presented in the US (in one of the most important Jewish museums in the world, the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, among others), Great Britain, 3:00pm Conference Traces of Memory, Traces of Identity. Jewish Heritage in Local History and GJM , Ireland, and Israel. In 2014, the Galicia Jewish Museum undertook a project to Culture update Traces of Memory which will culminate in an opening of the updated permanent Day 3: Local Actions exhibition. Panel discussion: Locally. Non-governmental and Civilian Organizations Beit In what ways do the actions of individuals and small organizations dealing with Jewish 6:30 pm Musical Theatre: Jankiele heritage impact knowledge and attitudes in the local sphere? What are the reactions of the Kraków inhabitants and the authorities? What is the interest level in these activities? What are the “Many cymbalists were there, But when Jankiel was present to play none would dare” biggest problems and challenges? What „good practices” can be recommended to others (Adam Mickiewicz) Dajwór 14 who are just starting? Jewish Theatre in Krakow – Midrash Theatre presents musical performance – contempora- th 4:00pm Conference Traces of Memory, Traces of Identity. Jewish Heritage in Local History and GJM ry interpretation of folk melodies of Polish Jews and cimbalists from the turn of 19 century Culture performed by The Mojše Band. Day 3: Local Actions Starring: Michal Paľko – Jankiele (cimbalom, vocals), F. Kubiš – Accordion player, Jakub Panel discussion: Locally. Local Government Stračina – Bass player What is the level of the local government’s involvement with the visitors to the local Jewish Admission: 40/50 PLN, Reservations: [email protected] heritage sites? What are the main challenges and problems in this context according to the representatives of local governments? How are decisions being made about the renovation Organiser: Beit Kraków / revitalization of historic monuments or the creation of various forms of commemoration? What are the reactions of the locals in relation to these initiatives? Led by Adam Bartosz

22 THURSDAY JCC KRAKOW AND GALICIA JEWISH MUSEUM EVENTS 26. JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL 23 7:00pm The Space of an Image: A Series of Films on Jewish Themes GJM 11:00am Workshop for children: Fragrant Sabbath GJM The Seer of Lublin Throughout the week we became acquainted with the traditions, customs and cultural Dir. Grazyna Stankiewicz , 2015, 52’ elements characteristic of the Jewish diaspora living in different countries throughout the world. But there is something that connects Jews around the world, regardless of location. Yaakov Yitzchak Horowitz was a Hassidic rabbi, a tzadik and a forerunner of Hasidism in Sabbath - a day of rest, a time for prayer, meant to be spent with loved ones. During the Poland. He was the most well known student of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk. He had an workshop you will learn a little more about this joyful feast and learn how to make your incredible intuition, foreseeing, for example, the defeat of Napoleon in Russia. Even though it has been 200 years since his passing, thousands of Jewish pilgrims continue to make their own besamim boxes – containers for spices used during Havdalah - the closing ceremony way to his grave in Lublin. His work at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth century of the Sabbath. made Lublin the most famous city east of Warsaw. The Seer of Lublin believed that one is Reservations required, tel. (12) 4216842 or [email protected] closer to God drinking slivovitz with an unknown person in a tavern, as one then listens to another’s problems and concerns. This is why the film presents the perspectives of both 11:00am Israel Jewish Renaissance: Jewish Life Outside of the Synagogue. Led by Ruth Calderon JCC Symcha Keller, the rabbi of Łódź, who continues the ideas developed by the Seer of Lublin, The majority of Jews in the world do not find the synagogue to be their main channel of and Prof. Jan Doktór of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw, who opposes these ideas connection to their Jewish life. What are the other options, and how were they developed and defines the actions of the Seer as heresy. The film’s production lasted for one year, over the last 50 years? We will discuss the study of great books, celebration of the Jewish and the beautiful scenes were filmed in Lublin, Lizhensk and Łódź. The creation of the film calendar, learning Hebrew, and other ways of connecting with Jewish peoplehood. involved the work of over 100 people. Thanks to all of their work, expressive, fictionalized scenes were created and subtly intertwined with the view of the historic town. 12:00pm JCC OpenAir with „Miejsce” Bar: Garden café and bar in the courtyard between the JCC JCC Co-produced by: N-Vision sc, Dorota and Wojciech Nowakowscy, OTO Agencja Producencka -12:00am and the Tempel Synagogue Olga Michalec-Chlebik Organiser: Miejsce Bar

9:00pm In Memory of Wanda Sieradzka: Do Not Cry When I’m Gone GJM 12:00pm Spinning. Jump on a spin bike at the JCC and be a part of the 2016 third annual Ride For JCC -12:00am The Living! The Ride is a 55-mile (90k) bicycle ride from Auschwitz to JCC Krakow that not Screening of a film and a meeting with the director, Sławomir Grünberg (Poland/USA) only remembers Jewish history, but celebrates and supports the miraculous rebirth of Je- It’s certain that many people know the famous Polish song "Nie płacz, kiedy odjadę" wish life in Poland today. This event supports programming at the JCC. Help us pedal to- ("Don’t Cry When I’m Gone"). This song was performed over half a century ago by an Italian wards the Jewish future of Krakow! singer, Marino Marini and won the hearts of the audience at the Congress Hall in Warsaw. Later the song became a huge hit in Poland. Marini sang a song which was written especial- 12:30pm Jewish Art Workshops. The Shabbat Reflected in Art, led by Monika Krajewska JCC ly for him by Wanda Sieradzka and it became a cult classic loved by many generations. It is Each meeting will begin with a slide show. Various phases of the Shabbat and beautifully still sung today on many occasions and you can see decals with the first verse of the song ornamented objects associated with it will be shown in paintings, prints and contemporary on the back window of cars. photographs. This will provide inspiration for you to make your own works. It is not neces- In his latest documentary Sławomir Grünberg attempts to portray the amazing story of the sary to have any experience in art nor to speak Hebrew to attend the workshops. author of the lyrics, Wanda Sieradzka. Her complicated life becomes a basis for a psycho- Farewell to the Shabbat: between the holy and the secular logical portrait of a mother and her son, who as a result of a brutal war – were the last Saying goodbye to the Shabbat, we bid farewell to our „second soul” which was given to members of the Sieradzki family and, because of Communism, were separated by two con- us specifically for this sacred time. The Shabbat farewell ceremony activates all the senses, tinents. Wanda remained in Poland, while her son emigrated - first to the Netherlands, later we breathe in the scent of herbs and roots concealed in a beautiful besam holder which is to South Africa, and, finally, to Australia. After Zygmunt had emigrated, Wanda said: "Hitler to sweeten the parting with the Shabbat. Containers for herbs come in different forms; you killed my parents, Stalin took away my son." This is a film of a woman who survived the will make one at the last workshop. horror of the Holocaust; a woman, whose unbelievable optimism made it possible for her to adjust to the harsh reality of post-war Communist Poland. Ticket price: 15 PLN Organiser: JCC Krakow Organisers: Jewish Culture Festival

10:00pm The Rebbetzin’s (Silent) Disco. Led by Jacqueline Nicholls JCC 1:00pm By A Thread. A journalist’s quest to unravel her mother’s secret past GJM And you shall love your God with all your heart & soul, blues, funk, hip-hop, R&B, rock, indie Led by Marisa Fox disco, reggae, euro-pop... Standing still or swaying is not an option. The Rebbetzin’s Disco When New York journalist Marisa Fox discovered that her late mother had a secret identity will your stir body and soul into movement! and had changed her name and age to conceal her past, she is determined to unearth all that she had been buried. Please join her for an afternoon discussion on unraveling her Friday, July 1 mother’s secrets. Hear how an investigative journalist uses social media, the Internet, state archives, networks of survivors and second-generation survivors, and even random resour- 10:30am Di Ershte Trit. First Steps. Yiddish For Beginners. Led by Julia and Urszula Makosz and JCC ces and coincidences to find the truth. And get a sneak peek of her film,By A Thread, about Przemysław Piekarski. her search for her mother’s hidden past. During the classes we will study the script, learn basic phrases and sing songs. The workshop can be bilingual by demand. 1:00pm Shabbat of Women. Panel Discussion with Karolina Szykier-Koszucka, Olga Danek, and JCC Reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70; ticket price: 10 PLN Alicja Beryt. Led by Katka Reszke Female representatives of different denominations of Judaism will discuss the meaning of Shabbat, the ways to celebrate this holiday, and the joys and difficulties related to it.

24 THURSDAY / FRIDAY JCC KRAKOW AND GALICIA JEWISH MUSEUM EVENTS 26. JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL 25 1:00pm The Slice of Bread That Saved the World: Stories of Light from the Shoah, the Kingdom JCC 9:00pm JCC Krakow Shabbat Dinner JCC of Night. Led by Eli Rubenstein Chief Rabbi of Poland Michael Schudrich invites you to a festive Kosher dinner to benefit Eli Rubenstein, a celebrated writer, speaker, filmmaker and storyteller, will bring the past the Jewish Community Centre of Krakow. Spend Shabbat with Rabbi Avi Baumol, Jewish to life through stories and songs about heroic figures who stood up to evil and fought back Culture Festival Director Janusz Makuch, Festival performers, and Krakow’s Jewish com- against the Nazis with body and soul. Stories include accounts of the ‘Righteous Among the munity. Nations’, who risked their very lives to save their persecuted Jewish sisters and brothers; Ticket price: from 50 USD; reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70 examples of Jewish heroism, such as Abba Kovner, Janusz Korczak and Hannah Senesh; and stories of bravery and courage exemplified by Holocaust survivors now living in Cana- Stara Zajezdnia, Wawrzynca Street, 12 da and around the world. Saturday, July 2 1:00pm Individual Genealogy Consultations. Led by Jakub Czypryński JCC 10.30 a.m Shacharit Free admission – reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70 Reform service High Synago- Join us for a Reform Shabbat morning service, with the Progressive Jewish community gue, 3:00pm Schudrich’s Top 10: The Greatest, Most Incredible Stories From a 20+ Year Career in JCC of Krakow, which continues traditions of pre-war progressive synagogue and Association 38 Poland. of Progressive Israelites. Rabbi Tanya Segal, the first female Rabbi in Poland, will lead the Józefa Chief Rabbi of Poland Michael Schudrich will share his most amazing stories and encoun- service. Street ters from his time as a leader’s of Poland’s Jewish community. Tickets: 9 PLN (synagogue entrance) 4:30pm In the Circle of Art and - the 120th Anniversary of the Birth of Mordecai Ardon GJM Organiser: Beit Kraków Led by Renata Piątkowska, Michał Galas 11:30am Panel discussion: Jewish Communities after World War II: The Czech Republic, Poland, GJM The lecture is dedicated to Mordecai Ardon, one of the most prominent Israeli artists, who Slovakia was born in Tuchów. His works are hardly known in Poland. Discussion on the situation of Jewish communities in postwar Czech Republic, Poland and Partners: Department of History of Judaism and Jewish Literatures, The Marcell and Maria Slovakia, and the political, economic and social influences on their functioning. Roth Center for the History and Culture of Polish Jews and Polish-Jewish Relations, Institu- te of Jewish Studies, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews Panelists: Peter Hudák, Eva Kalousová; moderated by Edyta Gawron Partners: Centre for the Study of the History and Culture of Krakow Jews, Jagiellonian Uni- 5:00pm Three Minutes in Poland. Meeting Author Glenn Kurtz; JCC versity; Bardejov Jewish Preservation Committee; Kurt and Ursula Schubert Centre for Je- Traveling in Europe in August 1938, one year before the outbreak of World War II, Da- wish Studies, Palacký University vid Kurtz, the author’s grandfather, captured three minutes of ordinary life in a small, predominantly Jewish town in Poland on 16mm Kodachrome color film. More than seventy years later these few minutes of home movie footage would become a me- 12:00pm JCC OpenAir with „Miejsce” Bar: Garden café and bar in the courtyard between the JCC JCC morial to an entire community—an entire culture—annihilated in the Holocaust. -12:00am and the Tempel Synagogue Three Minutes in Poland traces Glenn Kurtz’s four-year journey to identify the people in his Organiser: Miejsce Bar grandfather’s haunting images. Painstakingly assembled from interviews, photographs, documents, and artifacts, Three Minutes in Poland tells the rich, funny, harrowing, and sur- prisingly intertwined stories of these seven survivors and their Polish hometown. 12:00pm Spinning. Jump on a spin bike at the JCC and be a part of the 2016 third annual Ride For JCC -12:00am The Living! The Ride is a 55-mile (90k) bicycle ride from Auschwitz to JCC Krakow that not 5:00pm Gimelmania: A Woman in the Kitchen? Not Only! Role of Women in Judaism. Led by JCC JCC only remembers Jewish history, but celebrates and supports the miraculous rebirth of Je- Krakow’s Jewish Student Club GIMEL WEST wish life in Poland today. This event supports programming at the JCC. Help us pedal to- What is the role of women in Judaism? Why are they released from some of the command- wards the Jewish future of Krakow! ments? This, as well as many other questions about women in Judaism, will be answered by the members of the Jewish Student Club GIMEL. 12:00pm Israeli Diaspora in Poland. Panel discussion. Led by Ewa Węgrzyn JCC 9:00pm Musical Shabbat in Galicia GJM Why do Israelis come to Poland? What do they expect? What is their life like? The partici- pants of the panel represent Israeli expats in Krakow. Musical Shabbat aims to fuse the tradition of chazanut of the Eastern European region with contemporary musical styles. Join us for a Reform Shabbat service with the Mojše Band, and the Progressive Jewish community of Krakow, led by Rabbi Tanya Segal, the first fema- 12:00pm Speed Dating: Meet JCC Warsaw. Led by Agata Rakowiecka JCC le Rabbi in Poland. Rabin Tanya Segal (vocal, guitar); Mojše Band: Michal Paľko (cimbalon, Everything you always wanted to know about JCC Warsaw but were afraid to ask, aka speed vocals, furulya), F. Kubiš (accordion, vocals, toys), Jakub Stračina (Bass) dating with JCC Warsaw. What do we do? Who do we do it with and for? What makes us similar and what makes us different from our older sister - JCC Krakow? What is Jewish life Tickets: 35/45 PLN. Due to limited space reservation required: [email protected] in Warsaw like? Why is a visit to Warsaw worthwhile? Come and meet some members of the JCC Warsaw to get all the answers! Organiser: Beit Kraków Partners: JCC Warszawa

26 FRIDAY / SATURDAY JCC KRAKOW AND GALICIA JEWISH MUSEUM EVENTS 26. JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL 27 12:00pm Inspired by Jewish Culture. Exhibition closing GJM Sunday, July 3 The sixth edition of the artistic and literary contest Inspired by Jewish Culture, first orga- 12:00pm JCC OpenAir with "Miejsce" Bar: Garden café and bar in the courtyard between the JCC JCC nized in 2006 by Jacek Malczewski’s School of Fine Arts in Częstochowa, is meant to be a -12:00am and the Tempel Synagogue reflection on the collection of historic mementos – a set of objects and documents from the collection of the Jewish Historical Institute, of which each item has its own history Organiser: Miejsce Bar concerning both the group experience, as well as the individual who possessed it. These 12:00pm Spinning. Jump on a spin bike at the JCC and be a part of the 2016 third annual Ride For JCC are testaments to both worlds – they say a great deal about themselves and about the The Living! The Ride is a 55-mile (90k) bicycle ride from Auschwitz to JCC Krakow that not condition of a contemporary man, who, for different reasons, facilitates their storage. The -12:00am only remembers Jewish history, but celebrates and supports the miraculous rebirth of Je- works of students taking part in the contest have a chance to become “a vehicle initiating wish life in Poland today. This event supports programming at the JCC. Help us pedal to- the emotions.” They can play the role of a medium between the commonness of the objects wards the Jewish future of Krakow! and the uniqueness of human destinies connected with these objects. Principal: Anna Maciejowska 1:00pm The Meaning Of Tikkun Olam Led by Jennifer Singer JCC Contest commissaries: Piotr Kaniecki, Cezary Stojek, Tomasz Florczyk, Leszek Szeląg Come and learn about Tikkun Olam and why Judaism emphasizes the importance of volun- Organisers: Jacek Malczewski’s School of Fine Arts in Częstochowa teering and doing community service work. See what several international Jewish organi- zations are doing to help repair the world. 2:00pm The Fifth Annual Latkes vs. Hamantashen Debate. Participants: Prof. Nathan Wolski and JCC Jaqueline Nicholls. Led by: Benjamin Lorch 2:00pm Ashkenazi Cocktails. Culinary workshop led by Liz Alpern JCC For millennia the Jewish people have struggled with eternal, weighty questions. Perhaps Learn to make two delicious cocktails bursting with savory Ashkenazi flavors such as ca- the most important and vexing: „What is the more perfect Jewish food: the potato Latke raway, dill, beets, and celery. We will walk through making syrups, composing the drinks pancake or the triangular Hamantash pastry?” Since its inception at the University of Chi- and garnishing, while discussing the unique flavor profiles of the Ashkenazi kitchen. Get cago, the Latke-Hamantash Debate has brought together learned scholars, esteemed thin- hands on! kers, even Nobel laureates to clash in an absurdist battle of ideas, Talmudic philosophy, Liz Alpern is an experienced cook, food writer and event planner. She is co-owner of The modern interpretations and comedy. Today, the debate continues to thrive wherever our Gefilteria and co-author of the forthcoming narrative cookbook: The Gefilte Manifesto: New people dwell. This year at the JCC Krakow, we take up its critical questions again. Bring Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods (September, 2016, Flatiron Books). Liz holds an MBA your sense of humor and appetite! from CUNY Baruch College. Reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 57 70; ticket price: 15 PLN 3:00pm Forgotten Jews. The New Core Exhibition About the Jewish Community of the Town Which GJM Became Auschwitz. Led by Artur Szyndler, Bartosz Haduch, Magdalena Poprawska 3:00pm How and When to Use the Words Jew and Jewish: A Discussion on Discrimination. Pa- JCC Presentation about the new core exhibit telling the story of 400 years of Jewish presence in nel discussion with Elżbieta Janicka, Bożena Keff, Basil Kerski and Jonathan Ornstein. the town which became a worldwide known symbol of the Holocaust. Led by Marta Duch-Dyngosz Organisers: Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oświęcim, Narchitektura, Imaginga Studio For the last few years we have been observing a revival of the Jewish community in Poland as well as a growing interest in the culture and history of Polish Jews. However, simulta- 4:00pm Beyond the Shoah. Panel Discussion with Symi Rom-Ryder and Agata Rakowiecka JCC neously, we can observe the expansion of hate speech. Violence and ostracizing what is Beyond the Shoah captures personal stories of young Jewish leaders and activists in nar- understood as the Other are more commonly seen in today’s society. We aim to explore rative video. Their paths to finding their own Jewish space are complex and at first glan- different meanings, methods of depicting and using the words such as "Jew", "Jewess" and ce, strikingly different from the typical American Jewish experience. Yet, the issues with "Jewish" in contemporary Poland. What is the image portrayed by textbooks? Who is the which they wrestle, from the legacy of the Holocaust to forging their own Jewish identity Other? How should we speak so as not to discriminate? to finding a Jewish partner, are universal and will resonate for Jews throughout the United States and beyond. Organiser: "Znak" Publishing House The goal of BTS is not only to bring these personal stories to a wider audience, but, more 3:00pm Kosher Cook & Eat: Falafel Led by JCC Krakow’s Jewish Student Club GIMEL JCC importantly, to use them to deepen the conversation within Jewish communities in the Mini-lecture and workshops of Jewish cuisine led by members of JCC Krakow’s Jewish Stu- WEST United States and around the world, about the complex nature of Judaism and Jewish life dent Club GIMEL. in the former Soviet Bloc and the ever-evolving nature of what it means to be Jewish in 21st century. Free admission – reservation required: [email protected]

4:30pm Savyon Liebrecht Sonia Mushkat translated by Michal Sobelman. Performative re- GJM ading. Directed by Damian Neć A contemporary Israeli play written by one of the most important Israeli playwrights. Lie- brecht became famous in Poland after her playThe Banality of Love was performed in Teatr Telewizji - as a part of a series of stage performances recorded for the Polish television - and also in the Dramatic Theatre of the Capital City of Warsaw. Excerpts of her play titled Sonia Mushkat were performed for the first time in Poland at the Theater Academy in Warsaw in February 2016. Free admission - reservation required: [email protected], tel. 12 370 570 70 Partners: JCC Krakow 28 SATURDAY / SUNDAY JCC KRAKOW AND GALICIA JEWISH MUSEUM EVENTS 26. JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL 29 supporters supporters

Over 90% of JCC Krakow’s operating budget is raised overseas from individuals, families, The work of the Galicia Jewish Museum is possible only thanks to the trust and support of synagogues, foundations, and Jewish Federations. JCC Krakow’s success depends on support many individual donors and foundations. In 2015, the Galicia Jewish Museum received over from around the world. Thank you to the following institutions and individuals for being 70 major grants and donations from individuals, foundations, private and governmental instrumental in helping us build a Jewish future in Krakow. organizations. The operational activity of the Galicia Jewish Museum in 2015 has been generously supported by:

The work of the Museum would also not be possible without the support of Mr. Maciej Skocz.

In 2015 the Galicia Jewish Musuem organized or co-organized over 30 major projects: exhibitions, seminars and educational, cultural and artistic programmes. These projects were sponsored or co- sponsored by a number of foundations, governmental offices and individuals, among them:

The Claims Conference Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland The David Berg Foundation Friends of JCC Krakow Board JDC Poland Prime Minister Office Ministry of Education Michelle Ores, President Cheryl Fishbein Shana Penn Dutch Jewish Humanitarian Fund Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Shari Gersten Irene Pletka Suellen Kadis, Secretary Re-Bau Larry Kadis Sheri Sandler Wingate Foundation Dagan LaCorte, Treasurer Agnieszka Legutko Philip Schatten Holocaust Educational Trust Ireland Rabbi Michael Paley Vicki Warner Ministry of Labour and Social Policy The Małopolskie Voivodeship Association of Cracovians in Israel

Thank you to all of our supporters and Overseas Members. Your donation today will help ensure a future for the Museum and an ongoing contribution to the commoration of the Jewish heritage and revival of Jewish culture in Poland. For more information on Overseas Membership and for a full list of our Overseas Members, please visit: www.friendsofjcckrakow.org/overseas-membership Please contact Jakub Nowakowski for details: We need your help to continue to build a Jewish future in Krakow. [email protected] Your gift has a direct and lasting impact on the lives of hundreds of Jews More information about support possibilities in the Donors section of our website: who are revitalizing Jewish life in Krakow. www.galiciajewishmuseum.org Help us build a Jewish future in Krakow: www.friendsofjcckrakow.org/donate

30 31 PARTNERS About Galicia Jewish Museum (GJM)

In 2004, British photojournalist Chris Schwarz established the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow. Through exhibitions, cultural events, and an educational outreach and community programme, the Museum presents Je- wish history from a new perspective. The aim of the Museum is to challenge the stereotypes and misconceptions typically associated with the Jewish past in Poland, educating both Poles and Jews about their own histories whilst encouraging them to think about the future. At the heart of the Museum is the permanent exhibition, "Traces of Memory: A Contemporary Look at the Jewish Past in Poland". The new permanent exhibition, "An Unfinished Memory: Jewish Heritage and the Ho- locaust in Eastern Galicia", complements the core exhibition. With the new exhibition, the Museum realizes its long-held goal of extending its thoughtful and provocative approach to the Jewish past to the whole of historical Galicia, including the eastern part that is today in Ukraine. During its existence the Museum has become one of the most important Jewish cultural institutions in Po- land. It has been recognized for its work by both national and local government as well as individual visitors. In 2013 the Museum has been ranked by the users of the site Trip Advisor as one of the three best museums in Krakow, as well as one of the top ten museums in Poland for 2014. There is no other Jewish museum in Central and Eastern Europe of a comparable size that is as innovative as the Galicia Jewish Museum in terms of its positioning vis-à-vis exhibiting Jewish culture, the Holocaust and present-day Jewish life all under one roof. The compact size of the Museum, which is a well-designed and well -structured site, means that a visitor can learn a very great deal about the subject in a (typically) rapid visit. This אוניברסיטת חיפה University of Haifa learning experience can be built not only by way of a passive visit to the Museum’s exhibitions, but also through active participation in a wide range of cultural, artistic and educational programmes.

About Jewish Community Centre (JCC Krakow)

The Jewish Community Centre of Krakow (JCC Krakow) was opened in April 2008 by HRH, The Prince of Wales and now serves as the focal point for the resurgence of Jewish life in Krakow, which has dramatically increased since Poland’s transition to a democracy in 1989. JCC Krakow works to change both the world’s perception of Poland and Poland’s perception of Jews by providing social, educational and community-oriented services to the Jewish community of Krakow, by offering programming open to the entire Krakow community to foster Po- lish-Jewish relations, and by acting as a visitors center for the hundreds of thousands of tourists, many of them Jewish, who pass through Krakow. Located in the heart of Kazimierz, the JCC provides Krakow’s growing Jewish community with a space to meet, learn and share ideas in a warm, welcoming environment. The JCC is devoted to nothing less than the re- vival of Jewish life in our beautiful city. A committed team of enthusiastic staff and volunteers works year round to build our community. Additionally, we offer programming and events to engage Krakowians in intercultural education to build longstanding cooperation between communities. We currently boast 600 Jewish members as well as a robust volunteer program which includes 50 non-Jews. JCC Krakow provides programming for Jewish holidays, weekly Shabbat dinners and services, social activities, targeted welfare provision, festivities, education for all ages, arts and culture (including over 35 Jewish focused events each week). We provide a home for all generations including our Senior Club (with over 100 Holocaust MEDIA PATRONATE survivors), Gimel – the Jewish Student Club, Sunday School and nursery, and Shmooze Club for Adults. Krakow, with the JCC leading the way, is one of the most compelling, important stories in the Jewish world today as a community long believed to be coming to an end is reborn in Krakow’s open, tolerant, nurturing environment.

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Galicia Jewish Museum, 18 Dajwór St.

JCC Krakow, 24 Miodowa St.

JCC West, 4 Izaaka St. High Synagogue (Synagoga Wysoka), 38 Józefa St. Stara Zajezdnia Restaurant, 12 Wawrzyńca St.

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