The statement on the Ruderman Family Foundation film
The Union of Jewish Communities in Poland and the Jewish Community of Warsaw strongly condemn the film created by the Ruderman Family Foundation. We will never agree for the use of the phrase “Polish Holocaust”. It is false and hurtful. We also do not agree with the new bill concerning...
Open statement of Polish Jewish organizations to the public opinion
We, representatives of Polish Jewish organizations, express our outrage over the growing wave of intolerance, xenophobia, and anti-Semitism in Poland. Increasingly, hate speech has escaped the confines of the Internet to infiltrate the public sphere. It has found its way into newspapers and...
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) meeting – security needs of Jewish Communities in Poland
The OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) has been mandated to support participating States with their efforts to counter contemporary anti-Semitism. Most recently, the OSCE Basel Ministerial Council Declaration on Enhancing Efforts to Combat Anti-Semitism called...
Opening an exhibition „Bet Almin – House of Eternity”
On February 6, 2018, an Exhibition Bet Almin – House of Eternity opened at the Jewish Cemetery in Bródno, Warsaw. The guest were welcomed by Anna Chipczyńska – President of the Board of the Warsaw Jewish Community, followed by Gideon Nissenbaum – President of the Nissenbaum Family...
Statement of the Warsaw Jewish Community and the Union of the Jewish Communities in Poland regarding the amendment of the Institute of National Remembrance Act
On Friday, 26 January, the lower house of the Polish Parliament passed a bill that outlaws the blaming of Poles for crimes committed during the Holocaust. In the first place let us emphasize that the use of the term “Polish death camps” is unacceptable. For years, we have been opposing the term...
A Conference Presenting the Book of Good Practices of Actions for National and Ethnic Minorities and Foreign Residents
On the 17th of January, a Conference co-organized by the Warsaw Jewish Community took place at the Ombudsman Office in Warsaw, Poland. The Conference was a summary of the project organized by the coalition of organizations representing ethnic and national minorities. The members of the coalition...
27th of January – International Holocaust Remembrance Day
27th of January – International Holocaust Remembrance Day Join the Warsaw Jewish Community in two initiatives marking the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorated all over the world on the 27th of January. “Flame of Remembrance” – in memory of all the Holocaust...
Lauder Morasha School collected over 4.00 USD during a Mitzvah for WOSP!
We are very proud to inform that Lauder Morasha School during its “Mitzvah for WOSP” Project collected over 4.400 USD. The money were collected by children, parents and teachers and will be donated to The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy WOSP) for its...
