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An open letter from twelve Jewish organizations in Poland

Last Wednesday, Rabbis Szalom Dow Ber Stambler and Eliezer Gurary, together with Mr. Artur Hofman and Mr. Jonny Daniels, met with Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the president of the ruling Law and Justice party, as invited “representatives of Poland’s Jewish community.” According to Daniels, “It was...

Volunteers clean the Jewish cemetery on Okopowa Street

An international group of volunteers will be cleaning Jewish cemetery on Okopowa Street for over a week. Join them! The works will finish by the 24th of August and will be carried out on every week day, except Shabbat from 10:00 to 16:00, and of Friday between 9:00 and 13:00.Cultural Heritage...

claims for the WWII reparations – controversial poster

The public debate in Poland has recently focused on the country’s claims for the WWII reparations from Germany. One of the materials promoting the case was a poster highlighted on Twitter of TV Republika. The poster’s graphic design is based on the sign: „Arbeit macht frei” located over the...

Summer program

Summer is the time when children cannot get bored. While some of them joined summer camps in the United States and returned home happy and excited, the others stayed in the city and participated in our summer school program. This year, the educational program focused on social responsibility...

Letter to Chairman Jarosław Kaczyński

As a result of latest events that took place in Poland, the Jewish Community wrote a letter to Chairman Jarosław Kaczyński. The full text is below. August 4, 2017, Warsaw Mr. Jarosław Kaczyński Chairman of Law and Justice Dear Mr. Chairman, We would like to express our concern regarding the...

Rabbi Moshe Bloom and Rebbetzin Chava Bloom

After four years in Warsaw the Bloom family – Rabbi Moshe Bloom and Rebbetzin Chava Bloom with children went back to Eretz Israel. We are very grateful for everything they did for the Jewish Community of Warsaw. We wish them good luck! Rabbi Moshe Bloom was born in 1984 in Israel. He studied in...

President Trump’s trip to Poland

Statement: Ever since the fall of Communism in 1989, all US presidents and vice-presidents visiting Warsaw had made a point of visiting the Monument to the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto. They did this in the name of the American people, who had played such a central role in bringing down Fascism, and...

History of the Yeshiva of the Lublin Magi

We are happy to announce that the Moses Schorr Foundation’s application for a grant for the preparation of a multimedia exhibition “The History of Yeshiva of the Lublin Magi” has been positively considered by the National Centre for Culture. The exhibition will be located the in 5 rooms next...

Storms passing through Warsaw

The Jewish cemetery on Okopowa Street suffered damages in a result of severe storms and strong winds that occurred in Warsaw. We know of a damaged matzevot and ohels, as well as of fallen trees. We were not yet able to estimate the extent of damages. We will keep you updated about the cemetery’s...