Monatsprogramm /...Jahresbericht
STIFTUNG JUDAICA
Zentrum für Jüdische Kultur
in Kazimierz - Krakau

Between January 1 st , 2006 and December 31 st , 2006, 169 program events took place at the Center for Jewish Culture. Among them were:

 

29 lectures

22 book presentations and meetings with authors

7 seminars and conferences

12 exhibitions

32 concerts

49 film showings and

18 other program-related events

 

The Center was visited by

 

58 personalities from international and Polish cultural, social and political life

106 foreign groups and

26 Polish groups of visitors

 

In the year 2006 approximately 25000 people visited the Center and participated in its programs.

 

The Judaica Foundation - Center for Jewish Culture participated in the European Union program under the title Monument Nomination and Pilot Implementation as an Alternative Form of Religious and Architecture Tourism dedicated to synagogal and monasterial architecture in Europe .

 

LECTURES

  1. Museum of the History of Polish Jews - Under Construction - meeting with Jerzy HALBERSZTADT, Director of the Museum.
  2. Oświęcim as a Center for Human Rights - meeting with Prof. Andrzej ZOLL, one of the Center's initiators. (61 st ANNIVERSARY OF THE KL AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU LIBERATION)
  3. Andrzej Wajda - Master of Civic Thought - lecture by Prof. Tadeusz LUBELSKI.
  4. Books in Ancient Israel - lecture by Prof. Allan MILLARD, Great Britain.
  5. Meeting with Andrzej WAJDA moderated by Prof. Tadeusz LUBELSKI, Jagiellonian University in Krakow .
  6. Meeting with Avram FLAKS, the Rabbi of Krakow .
  7. Henryk Vogler, in memoriam - meeting dedicated to the late Henryk Vogler, Polish-Jewish writer from Krakow, with the participation of Ewa LIPSKA, Prof. Henryk MARKIEWICZ, Prof. Andrzej KURZ and Ludwig Jerzy KERN. Excerpts from
    H. Vogler's books were read by Wiktor LOGA-SKARCZEWSKI.
  8. The Order of Our Lady of Zion and Judaism - meeting with Sister Anna BODZIŃSKA.
  9. Hypnosis - Myths and Facts - lecture by Prof. Jerzy ALEKSANDROWICZ.
  10. John Paul II - One of Us? The Jewish Context. - meeting (conducted in Polish) with Rev. Dr. Jakub Romuald WEKSLER-WASZKINEL. (ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF POPE JOHN PAUL II)
  11. Franciszek Palowski, in memoriam - meeting dedicated to the late Dr. Franciszek Palowski, Vice President of the Judaica Foundation Board, who died on February 17th, 2006. With the participation of: Krzysztof KONARZEWSKI (Polish TV), Prof. Jędrzej KRUPIŃSKI (Research Institute of Animal Production), Prof. Emil ORZECHOWSKI ( Jagiellonian University ) and Prof. Marian STĘPIEŃ ( Jagiellonian University ).
  12. Israeli's Monotheism and Politheism in the Light of Archeology - lecture by Prof. Alan MILLARD ( Great Britain ).
  13. Poland - History and Present Times - lecture by Prof. Hieronim KUBIAK for American students of the Jagiellonian University .
  14. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and His Links With Leipzig - lecture opening Felix Mendelssohn Music Days in Kazimierz by Jürgen ERNST, President of the International Mendelssohn Foundation in Leipzig, Germany.
  15. At the Genesis of Jedwabne. Jews in the Northeast Borderland - lecture by Dr. Andrzej ŻBIKOWSKI of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw .
  16. The Grosses of Krakow - A Family Story - meeting with Yoram Gross ( Australia ).
  17. On Bar Mitzvah but Not Only - a lecture by Michael SCHUDRICH, Poland 's Chief Rabbi. (BAYIT HADASH - ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE)
  18. On the Mechanisms of Collective Remembrance or How Human Societies Remember - a lecture by Dr. Sławomir KAPRALSKI from the Centre for Social Studies in Warsaw, as a part of the European Program Monument Nomination and Pilot Implementation as an Alternative Form of Architecture and Religious Tourism (MoNoPi).
  19. Professor Józef A. Gierowski in Memoriam - an evening meeting dedicated to the late Professor Gierowski, the co-founder of the Judaica Foundation and its Board Chairman for a number of years. (ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH).
  20. The Benedictine Tradition in the United Europe - a meeting with Father Bernard, Abbot of the Benedictine Abbey at Tyniec, as a part of the European Program Monument Nomination and Pilot Implementation as an Alternative Form of Architecture and Religious Tourism (MoNoPi).
  21. Jewishness in the Contemporary Urban Space - on the Example of Warsaw - a lecture by Dr. Jacek LEOCIAK as a part of the European Program Monument Nomination and Pilot Implementation as an Alternative Form of Architecture and Religious Tourism (MoNoPi).
  22. Jewish Messianism and the Liberal Spirit - a lecture by Leon WIESELTIER, American writer and essayist, head of the literary section of The New Republic ; organized jointly with the Embassy of the United States in Warsaw and the Consulate General of the United States in Krakow . THE ALEKSANDER AND ALICJA HERTZ ANNUAL MEMORIAL LECTURE (ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  23. 80 th Anniversary of the Polish Radio: Radio as a School of Civic Culture - a lecture by Dr. Krzysztof GÓRSKI, Director of the Center of History of Polish Radio Broadcasting. (ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  24. Monotheism or a Pagan Cult? Levinas' Discussion with Freud. - a lecture by Professor Andrzej LEDER of the Polish Academy of Sciences. (ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  25. October '56 Events in Poland - From a Perspective of Half a Century - a meeting with Lechosław GOŹDZIK, workers' leader from the Żerań Car Factory, Professor Tadeusz KOWALIK, Professor Andrzej WALICKI, Professor Marek WALDENBERG. (ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  26. Krakow's Podgórze - The Mysteries of the Right Bank of the Vistula River - a presentation of the Association Podgórze.pl (ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  27. History of Jews in Gliwice - a lecture by Bożena KUBIT, Head of the Ethnography Section of the Museum in Gliwice . (THE JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN POLAND )
  28. The Jewish Rebirth in Cuba: Stories and Photographs - lecture by Prof. Ruth BEHAR of Michigan University , Ann Arbor .
  29. Rafael F. Scharf and Polish - Jewish Understanding - lecture by Prof. Antony POLONSKY, Brandeis University , USA .

    BOOK PRESENTATIONS, MEETINGS WITH AUTHORS

 

  1. City of Dead. Public Buildings of the Jewish Community in Krakow 1868 - 1939 - meeting with Barbara ZBROJA and presentation of her book under the same title as a part of the EU Program "Monument Nomination and Pilot Implementation as an Alternative Form of Architecture and Religious Tourism."
  2. People of Good Will. Memorial Book of Oświęcim Residents Who Aided KL Auschwitz Prisoners - presentation of a book edited by Henryk ŚWIEBOCKI, published by the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum . (61 st ANNIVERSARY OF THE KL AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU LIBERATION)
  3. In Our Heart We Were Big. The Extraordinary Story of Jewish Family of Dwarfs Saved From the Holocaust - meeting with Yehuda KOREN and Eilat NEGEV, authors of the book under the same title, moderated by Michał SOBELMAN (in Polish). Meeting and book presentation organized jointly with Videograf II Publishing House. (INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST DAY)
  4. Unyielding Cleric. Conversations with Father Stanisław Musiał - presentation of the book (in Polish), by Witold BEREŚ and Krzysztof BURNETKO, published by Świat Książki Publishing House in Warsaw, 2006; moderated by Roman GRACZYK.
  5. Jewish Krakow - presentation of a guide book (in English) to Jewish sites in Krakow, published in cooperation with the European Program Monument Nomination and Pilot Implementation as an Alternative Form of Architecture and Religious Tourism (Mo.No.Pi.)
  6. I Survived. The Saga of Saint Yuri - meeting with Kurt I. LEWIN (USA) and presentation of his book under the same title, published by Zeszyty Literackie Publishing House. Moderated by Katarzyna ZIMMERER.
  7. My Barbarian Life - presentation of a book by Janina KATZ, Polish-Jewish poet from Denmark .
  8. Between Us - presentation of a book by Prof. Shevah WEISS and Ewa SZMAL
    (16 th JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL IN KRAKOW)
  9. Lem! Why Did You Die?! - presentation of a book by Robert STILLER.
  10. Stroke - presentation of a book by Sylvia BACZYŃSKA.
  11. The Century of Jews - presentation of a book by Yuriy SLEZKIN; moderated by Prof. Jan WOLEŃSKI.
  12. Forgotten. We, Jews of the Borderland - presentation of an album by Andrzej POLEC, published by BOSZ Publishing House. (LITERARY PROGRAM, ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  13. Die Namem der Nummern - a lecture by Hans Joachim LANG, author of the book bearing the above title, organized jointly with the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Krakow . (LITERARY PROGRAM, THE ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  14. Grymek's Adventures in the Holy Land - presentation of a book by Natan GROSS, published by the Rabid Publishing House; selected and edited by Roman WŁODEK. (LITERARY PROGRAM, ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  15. From Krakow to Krakow - a meeting with Ryszard LÖW (Loew), Israeli writer born in Krakow; moderated by Andrzej KOZIOŁ, author of the book Krakowianie [ Cracovians ] on the Israelis born in Krakow . (LITERARY PROGRAM, ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  16. Der Judenstaat - The Jewish State - a presentation of the Polish translation of the book by Theodor Herzl, with the participation of David PELEG, Israeli Ambassador in Poland, Dr. Erik PETRY, Professor Jan WOLEŃSKI and Jacek SURZYN, translator of the book published by Austeria Publishing House. (LITERARY PROGRAM, ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  17. Where Are You from, Sir? - a meeting with Professor Władysław BARTOSZEWSKI and a presentation of the interview with Professor W. Bartoszewski published by Świat Książki Publishing House; moderated by Michał KOMAR. (LITERARY PROGRAM, ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  18. Blowup - presentation of pictorial album about the new Jewish cemetery on Miodowa Street in Krakow by Andrzej NOWAKOWSKI. (LITERARY PROGRAM, ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  19. The Road to Corinth . From Today to 1956. - a meeting with Ewa KURYLUK, a writer and painter, and promotion of her latest book published by Twój Styl Publishing House. (LITERARY PROGRAM, ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  20. The Jewish ABC in Our Literature, and Not Only - a lecture and meeting with the writer Robert Reuven STILLER. (LITERARY PROGRAM, ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  21. Israel - Dreams and Reality - a meeting with Paweł SMOLEŃSKI, author of the book Israel Is Flying No More. (LITERARY PROGRAM, ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  22. Polish - Jewish Conversations - presentation of a book by Andrzej KOZIOŁ publishedby the Austeria Publishing House and meeting with the author.
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SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES

  1. Memory and Architecture - workshop with Dr. Eleonora BERGMAN, Architect Lubor HERZAN, Prof. Bohdan JAŁOWIECKI, Dr. Sławomir KAPRALSKI, Dr. Bogusław KRASNOWOLSKI, Architect Helmut MORLOCK, Dr. Monika MURZYN as a part of European Program Monument Nomination and Pilot Implementation as an Alternative Form of Architecture and Religious Tourism (Mo.No.Pi.)
  2. Conference organized by the Central - European Section of the International Congress and Convention Association.
  3. Conference for French teachers, organized by the Shoah Memorial Foundation, Paris.
  4. German - Polish conference on the subject of the Holocaust literature.
  5. Joint Distribution Committee conference on the project of the Jewish Community Center in Krakow (JCC).
  6. Anti-Semitism in Poland: An Attempt at a Diagnosis - a panel discussion with Dr. Alina CAŁA, Professor Jan WOLEŃSKI and the journalist Adam SZOSTKIEWICZ. (ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  7. Conference of the World Heritage Fund and the UNESCO Committee dedicated to the Auschwitz - Birkenau Museum .

EXHIBITIONS

  1. Exhibition by Helena OŁOMUCKA, Auschwitz-Birkenau survivor, organized jointly with the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Musuem. (61 st ANNIVERSARY OF THE KL AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU LIBERATION)
  2. .. and We Ceased to be Humans. The Road to Auschwitz as Reflected in the Wolfgang Hanay Collection -an exhibition of documents from the collection of Wolfgang Hanay ( Germany ), organized jointly with the German Federal Archive in Rastatt.
  3. Trebic - Written in Stones -a documentary exhibition under the patronage of the Czech Consulate in Katowice as a part of the European Program "Monument Nomination and Pilot Implementation as an Alternative Form of Architecture and Religious Tourism" (Mo.No.Pi.)
  4. I Am Here - an exhibition of photographs by David TARTAKOVER ( Israel ), as part of Krakow Photography Month.
  5. Exhibition of Italian books about art, organized jointly with the Italian Culture Institute in Krakow .
  6. About Love and Death - opening of an exhibition of paintings by Tova BERLINSKI ( Israel ).
  7. Exhibition of paintings by Aya Admon MEYZELS ( Israel ). (16 th JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL IN KRAKOW )
  8. The Phoenix Throne - exhibition of prints by Basil C. FRANK ( Israel ), as part of the Krakow Graphic Arts Triennial.
  9. Exhibition of paintings and drawings by late Tithy ALEKSANDROWICZ ( Israel ). (ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  10. Galician Jews - exhibition of photographs by Andrzej POLEC ( Poland ). (ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  11. Blowup - exhibition of photographs by Andrzej NOWAKOWSKI ( Poland ). (ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  12. Exhibition of prints from the collection of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw . (ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)

 

CONCERTS

  1. Concert performed by the Jagiellonian University Choir, conducted by Ryszard ŹRÓBEK . ( THE NATIONAL CHARITY ORCHESTRA CAMPAIGN)
  2. Guitar music concert performed by Anders Clemens OIEN (Spain), organized jointly with the Cervantes Institute.
  3. Piano recital by Piotr RÓŻAŃSKI (Krakow).
  4. Shir del Essalem / Song for Peace - concert of Jewish music performed by Moni OVADIA, Feisal TAHER and Theatrum Instrumentorum, directed by Aleksander Sasha KARLIC, organized jointly with the Italian Culture Institute in Krakow .
  5. Piano concert performed by Ignacio SALDAN and Julia DIAZ YANES, organized jointly with the Cervantes Institute in Krakow .
  6. Chamber music concert performed by Agnieszka REINER (violin) and Sławomir CIERPIK (piano).
  7. Concert performed by the CORO GRAMOLON Choir (Italy), conducted by Giuseppe BRUNELLO, organized jointly with the Italian Culture Institute in Krakow.
  8. Piano recital performed by Piotr RÓŻAŃSKI ( Krakow ).
  9. Chamber music concert performed by the students of the Music School in Krakow, dedicated to grandmothers, on the occasion of the Grandmothers' Day.
  10. Guitar concert performed by ENTREQUATRE Ensemble ( Spain ), organized jointly with the Cervantes Institute in Warsaw .
  11. Concert of the LEIPZIG SYNAGOGAL CHOIR in the Cathedral in Gniezno .
  12. Concert of the LEIPZIG SYNAGOGAL CHOIR in the former synagogue in Poznań .
  13. Concert of the LEIPZIG SYNAGOGAL CHOIR in the Christ-the-Saviour Church in Zielona Góra.
  14. Concert of the LEIPZIG SYNAGOGAL CHOIR in the Maria Madaleine Church in Wrocław .
  15. Concert of the LEIPZIG SYNAGOGAL CHOIR in the Duke's Castle in Szczecin .
  16. Piano recital performed by Piotr RÓŻAŃSKI (Krakow).
  17. Violin concert performed by Alicja PACZEŚNIAK (violin), student of the Music Academy in Krakow under Prof. Roman Reiner. Accompanist: Sławomir CIERPIK (piano).

 

FELIX MENDELSSOHN MUSIC DAYS IN KAZIMIERZ, KRAKOW

  1. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Fanny Hensel: Songs and Songs Without Words - concert performed by Stephan HEINEMANN (baritone) and Konstanze HOLLITZER (piano), organized jointly with the International Mendelssohn Foundation in Leipzig , Germany .
  2. Chamber music concert performed by Kaja DANCZOWSKA (violin), Jeremy FINDLAY (cello) and Ellen BRASLAVSKY (piano), organized jointly with the Canadian Embassy in Poland .
  3. Chamber music concert performed by the Okoun Ensemble : Eduard OKOUN (violin), Peter LANGGARTNER (viola), Jeremy FINDLAY (cello) and Nadja RUBANENKO (piano). Organized jointly with the Austrian Consulate General in Krakow .
  4. Chamber music concert performed by Ivan PALOVIČ (viola) and Jordana PALOVIČOVA (piano), organized jointly with the Consulate General of the Slovak Republic in Krakow .
  5. Discovering Mendelssohn. Unknown Piano Works - piano recital by Roberto PROSSEDA. Organized jointly with the Italian Culture Institute in Krakow .
  6. Concert performed by the Beethoven Academy Orchestra, conducted by Maciej TWOREK, with Julia KOCIUBAN - piano. Organized jointly with the Beethoven Academy .

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  1. Concert of songs by Mieczysław Karłowicz, with Łucja CZARNECKA (soprano) and Mirosław HERBOWSKI (piano).
  2. Concert for a Friend - piano recital by Stefan ŁABANOWSKI ( Krakow ).
  3. Concert of the KROKE ensemble: Tomasz KUKURBA (viola, violin), Jerzy BAWÓŁ (accordion), Tomasz LATO (double base), Tomasz GROCHOT (drums). (ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  4. From Baroque to Broadway - a concert by KEN SHIFRIN'S POSAUNE VOCE TRIO ( Great Britain ): Ken SHIFRIN (trombone), Claire Angela HOLLOCKS (soprano) and Robert CHALLINOR (piano). (ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  5. Józef Koffler (1896 - 1944), Jewish composer of Lvov - chamber music concert performed by Danuta BYRCZEK (piano) and the students of the Academy of Music in Krakow: Alicja MACIEJOWSKA (violin), Urszula KOPYTKO (viola), Paulina DRUCH (cello), Hanna SWARYCZEWSKA (mezzo-soprano) and Jan SIAŚKIEWICZ (clarinet); introduction by Ewelina CZARNIK.
  6. Concert of Jewish songs featuring Maestro Leopold KOZŁOWSKI, Marta BIZOŃ, Jacek CYGAN, Katarzyna JAMRÓZ, Halina JARCZYK, Andrzej RÓG, Renata ŚWIERCZYŃSKA and Katarzyna ZIELIŃSKA. 13 th ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE CENTER FOR JEWISH CULTURE (ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  7. Mozart - a Journey for Fame - concert performed by Łucja CZARNECKA (soprano) and Mirosław HERBOWSKI (piano).
  8. Diploma recital by Anita NOREK (violin) and Ireneusz BOCZEK (piano), students of the Krakow Music Academy .
  9. NEW YEAR'S EVE CONCERT 2006 / 2007 - chamber music concert performed by Beata BILIŃSKA (piano) and Patrycja PIEKUTOWSKA (violin).

 

FILM SHOWINGS

  1. Passenger - presentation of film by Andrzej MUNK. (61 st ANNIVERSARY OF THE KL AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU LIBERATION)
  2. From the Auschwitz Chronicle - presentation of documentary film by Michał BUKOJEMSKI (61 st ANNIVERSARY OF THE KL AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU LIBERATION)
  3. From the Auschwitz Chronicle - documentary film showing (in English) by Marek BUKOJEMSKI. (61 st ANNIVERSARY OF THE KL AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU LIBERATION)

ANDRZEJ WAJDA - MASTER OF CIVIC THOUGHT. FILM REVIEW.

  1. Credit and Debt - presentation of film by Andrzej WAJDA.
  2. A Layer Cake - presentation of film by Andrzej WAJDA.
  3. Ashes and Diamond - presentation of film by Andrzej WAJDA.
  4. Lotna (Ephemeral) - presentation of film by Andrzej WAJDA.
  5. Everything For Sale- presentation of film by Andrzej WAJDA.
  6. November Night - film showing of play directed by Andrzej WAJDA.
  7. Danton - presentation of film by Andrzej WAJDA.
  8. Love in Germany - presentation of film by Andrzej WAJDA.
  9. Crime and Punishment - film showing of play directed by Andrzej WAJDA.
  10. Without Anesthetic - presentation of film by Andrzej WAJDA.
  11. Pilate and Others - presentation of film by Andrzej WAJDA.
  12. Bigda Is Coming - film showing of play directed by Andrzej WAJDA.
  13. My History Notes - presentation of documentary film by Andrzej WAJDA.
  14. Korczak - presentation of film by Andrzej WAJDA.

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  1. Lacrimosa by Dominik ZADĘCKI - film showing and meeting with the film director.
  2. Quartet - presentation of film by Tomasz ZYGADŁO (ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH '68 EVENTS IN POLAND)
  3. Piotr Skrzynecki and the Ram's Cellar Cabaret - presentation of film by Antoni KRAUZE ( 50 th ANNIVERSARY OF THE RAM'S CELLAR CABARET)
  4. Ocalone (Survivors) - presentation of film by Maria WOLSKA (ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF POPE JOHN PAUL II)
  5. Holy Week - presentation of film by Andrzej WAJDA. (63rd ANNIVERSARY OF THE WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING)
  6. The Wall - presentation of film by Mieczysława WAZACZ and meeting with the film director. (63rd ANNIVERSARY OF THE WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING)
  7. Sarid - presentation of film by by Zbigniew GAJZLER and meeting with the film director. (63rd ANNIVERSARY OF THE WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING)
  8. From the Archives of Franciszek Palowski - documentary film showings dedicated to the late Dr. Franciszek Palowski.
  9. Portraits: Marek Rostworowski - presentation of film by by Malina Malinowska-Wollen (10th ANNIVERSARY OF MAREK ROSTWOROWSKI'S DEATH)
  10. The Unexpected Guest - presentation of film about the exhibition presenting Polish Jews, arranged by the late Marek Rostworowski in the National Museum in Krakow in 1989. (10th ANNIVERSARY OF MAREK ROSTWOROWSKI'S DEATH)
  11. A Short Film About Love - presentation of film by Krzysztof KIEŚLOWSKI; followed by a discussion with Dr. Jan MALEWSKI of Heidelberg, Germany, organized by the Krakow School of Psychoanalitic Psychoterapy.
  12. Henio - presentation of film by Andrzej MIŁOSZ and Piotr WEYCHERT.
    (60 th ANNIVERSARY OF THE KIELCE POGROM)
  13. Pogrom - Kielce 1946 - presentation of film by Andrzej MIŁOSZ and Piotr WEYCHERT (60 th ANNIVERSARY OF THE KIELCE POGROM)
  14. Remembering Rafael F. Scharf - presentation of a TV interview with R. F. Scharf from the series End of the Century Interviews ,with Katarzyna JANOWSKA and Piotr MUCHARSKI
  15. I Am a Polish Jew - presentation of film by Jerzy RIDAN.
  16. The Work - presentation of film by Bernard OFFEN. (16 th JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL IN KRAKOW)
  17. Process B-7815 - presentation of film by Bernard OFFEN. (16 th JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL IN KRAKOW)
  18. My Hometown Concentration Camp - presentation of film by Bernard OFFEN.
    (16 th JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL IN KRAKOW)
  19. Natan Gross in memoriam - presentation of the film Unsere Kinder (Our Children) by Natan GROSS and Shaul GOSKIND. (16 th JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL IN KRAKOW )
  20. Hawaii and the Holocaust - presentation of film by Bernard OFFEN.
    (16 th JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL IN KRAKOW)
  21. Julian Stryjkowski: And You Will Say: I Am - presentation of film by Andrzej TITKOW. (JEWISH FATES - ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  22. Julian Stryjkowski - An Attempt at a Portrait - presentation of film by by Nina TERENTIEW. (JEWISH FATES - ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  23. Hiding and Seeking - presentation of film by Menachem DAUM and Oren RUDAVSKY (JEWISH FATES - ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  24. Coffee Beans for Life - presentation of film by Helga HIRSCH (Germany)
    (JEWISH FATES - ENCOUNTERS WITH JEWISH CULTURE BAYIT HADASH)
  25. Heldenplatz / Heroes' Square - presentation of film by Piotr SZALSZA, based on a play by Thomas Bernhard

MARIA KWIATKOWSKA, A FILM DIRECTOR. DOCUMENTARY FILM REVIEW

  1. Ordonka - presentation of film by Maria KWIATKOWSKA.
  2. Krakow's Salwator and the World - presentation of film by Maria KWIATKOWSKA.
  3. Upon the Vistula River - presentation of film by Maria KWIATKOWSKA.
  4. Kazimierz Wiśniak's Krakow - presentation of film by Maria KWIATKOWSKA.
  5. Why Zamość - presentation of film by Maria KWIATKOWSKA.
  6. About the Existence of Miraculous Places - presentation of film by Maria KWIATKOWSKA.
  7. The Ball in Pieskowa Skała Castle - presentation of film by Maria KWIATKOWSKA.

OTHER PROGRAM EVENTS

  1. MARCH OF REMEMBRANCE on the occasion of the 63 rd anniversary of the liquidation of the Krakow ghetto, organized jointly with the Jewish Culture Festival Society and Historical Museum of the City of Krakow - Pod Orłem Pharmacy.
  2. Postcard auction organized by RARA AVIS Antiquarian Bookstore. (twice)
  3. Book auction organzied by the RARA AVIS Antiquarian Bookstore in Krakow. (four times)
  4. Hasidic Singing - workshop with Benzion MILLER (USA) (16 th JEWISH CULTURE FESTIVAL IN KRAKOW) (three times)
  5. Meetings of the Righteous Among the Nations Society, Krakow branch. (five times)
  6. Presentation of the Judaica Foundation - Center for Jewish Culture during The Day of Judaism organized by the Archbishop of Poznań Dioceses.
  7. Joint meeting of the Culture Commission of the City of Gdańsk and the Culture Commission of the City of Krakow .
  8. The Annual Jan Karski and Pola Nireńska Award was presented to Joachim S. RUSSEK by Prof. Feliks TYCH of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw .

 

VISITS

  1. Dr. Thomas GLÄSER, German Consul General in Krakow .
  2. David MACHLIS - March of the Living, USA
  3. Giovanni SCIOLLA, Director of the Italian Culture Institute in Krakow .
  4. Abel Murcia SORIANO, Director of the Cervantes Institute in Wasraw.
  5. Halina LIPUSOVA, Assistant to the Czech Consul General in the Czech Republic General Consulate in Katowice .
  6. Anne Katherine DAHL, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim , Norway .
  7. Sissel MYROLD, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim , Norway .
  8. Prof A. MILLARD, Liverpool University , Great Britain .
  9. David PRESTON, Canadian Ambassador to Poland .
  10. Roger PULVERS, Japan.
  11. Ewa LIPSKA, a Polish poet.
  12. Prof. Andrzej KURZ
  13. Prof. Henryk MARKIEWICZ
  14. Dr. Hans Joachim HARDER, German Federal Archive.
  15. Jacek NOWAKOWSKI , US Holocaust Memorial Museum , Washington , DC.
  16. Prof. Doris DONNELLY, USA
  17. Allan PAUL, an American writer, author of a book about Katyń.
  18. Ann HALL, US Consul General in Krakow.
  19. Patrick PEROTTO, a journalist of the L'est Republicain , France.
  20. Antonella KREBS, a journalist of the Le Republiccain Lorain , France.
  21. Prof. Rolf RITSCHER, Germany.
  22. Cardinal Franciszek MACHARSKI, Krakow.
  23. Prof. Jennifer GRATZ, Huston, USA
  24. Pastor Friedrich MAGIRIUS, Leipzig, Germany.
  25. Prof. Rainer MAHLAMAEKI, Finland , architect of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw .
  26. Dr. Elena DERECHINSKAYA, Nizhny Novgorod , Russia .
  27. Prof. Gilah Yelin HIRSCH, California State University
  28. Delegation of the Jewish Community in Hamburg , Germany .
  29. Prof. Elżbieta MATYNIA, New School of Social Research, New York .
  30. Hanka SZAFRAN, Jewish Community in Stockholm , Sweden .
  31. Witold KOCHAN, Voivod of the Malopolska Region.
  32. Prof. Alex ALEXANDER, New York .
  33. David CARTER, Prudential Foundation, London .
  34. Alison WESTHEAD, Prudential Foundation, London .
  35. Gabrielle BEHLER, Minister of Education, Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany
  36. Prof. Rohee DASGUPTA, Keele University , Great Britain
  37. Bogusława SOCHAŃSKA, Director of the Danish Cultural Institute
  38. Yossi EREZ, Joint Distribution Committee, Warsaw
  39. Maurice SWIRC, a journalist from Amsterdam , Holland .
  40. Timothy CHASE, Editor-in-Chief of the English language magazine Lost in Krakow
  41. Bernard ŻOŁYNIAK, Director of the Cultural Forum from Poznań , Poland .
  42. Prof. Zygmunt BAUMAN and Janina BAUMAN
  43. Prof. Władysław BARTOSZEWSKI
  44. Senator Krzysztof KOZŁOWSKI, Tygodnik Powszechny weekly, Krakow
  45. David PELEG, Israeli Ambassador to Poland .
  46. Dr. Erik PETRY, Basil University, Switzerland.
  47. Wisława SZYMBORSKA, a Polish poet, Nobel-Prize winner
  48. Adam ZAGAJEWSKI, a Polish poet
  49. Ryszard KRYNICKI, a Polish poet
  50. Robert KUWAŁEK, Director of the Museum in Bełżec, Poland.
  51. Mykhailo BRODOVYCH, Ukrainian Consul General in Krakow .
  52. Nichi VENDOLA, Marshall of the Puglia Region in Italy .
  53. Antonio BASSALINO, former Mayor of Naples, Marshall of the Camparia Region , Italy .
  54. Prof. Anette ARONOWICZ, Franklin & Marshall College, Ohio, USA.
  55. Dr. Mechtild RÖSSLER, UNESCO World Heritage Center .
  56. Giora SOLAR, UNESCO expert.
  57. Prof. Michael TURNER, Israel World Heritage Committee UNESCO.
  58. Dietmar NIETAN, Foreign Affairs Advisor in the European Parliament.

 

 

FOREIGN GROUPS

There were 106 foreign groups visiting the Center in the year 2006. Most of them requested
a special program for them, including documentary film showing, presentation of the Center's mission and activity, as well as discussion. They came from almost the whole world: most of the European countries, Israel , the United States , as well as South America , Australia and Asia .

 

 

POLISH GROUPS

There were 26 groups from Poland visiting the Center for Jewish Culture, including school groups and tourist groups. For most of them a special program was organized with discussion, film presentation and presentation of the Center's mission and activities.



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