We have just completed the XI edition of the Irena Sendler Award “For Repairing the World”. The awarding ceremony took place on 27 October at the Austrian Cultural Forum. For the first time in its history the award committee decided to name two winners: Jerzy Hamerski and Elżbieta Drygas, the...

1 November is traditionally the day when we open the Jewish cemeteries in Warsaw to public. We encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity to visit the cemeteries with the accompaniment of a tour guide (in polish only). The Jewish Cemetery at Okopowa Street 1 November 9.00 – 16.00...

Here we are already at the end of the Holiday cycle. It has been a very full three weeks, we had Rosh Hashana, the ten days of Tchuva, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Hoshana Rabba. So what do we end with? Simchat Torah – taking joy in the Torah. Why are we so happy on Simchat […]

The children from the Lauder Morasha Schools helped the Jewish Community prepare for Sukkot. The students decorated the sukkahs of the Nożyk Synagogue, and Ec Chaim and JCC. Most of these decorations was done by hand in the by hand in the school’s art class. Thank you very much for your help!

Shana Tova, On Friday just before sundown all over the world Jews will gather together to ask each other and G!d for forgiveness. I would like to take this opportunity to ask you as the Chief Rabbi of Poland and as the individual Michael Schudrich to forgive me, forgive our community and forgive...

In Rosh Hashana begins time for self-reflection. In synagogues Ec Chaim and Nożyk’s situated in Warsaw and in Wroclaw’s Synagogue a prayer by Michael Schudrich Chief Rabbi of Poland was read, which prompted us to reflect on how we address one another. While hate speech is all-present...