On the occasion of the upcoming Pesach holiday, we wish all members and friends of the Jewish Religious Community in Krakow happiness, peace and, above all, good health during this difficult time for all of us.CHAG PESACH SAMEACH! (Pesach starts on the 14th day of the month Nisan and lasts until the 21st of Nisan. According to the Gregorian calendar in 2021 these are the days from March 27th to April 4th) The Board of the Jewish Religious Community in Krakow
National Day of Remembrance for Poles who Rescued Jews – Gruszow, March 24th, 2021 On March 24th, 2021, on the National Day of Remembrance for Poles who Rescued Jews under the Nazi Occupation, in Gruszow (municipality of Raciechowice, Myślenice district) there will be ceremonies organized by the Governor of Małopolska Province, the IPN branch in Cracow and the local government of Raciechowice. After the solemn Holy Mass (at 12 o’clock), the memorial boulder commemorating the family of Aniela and Franciszek Szewczyk from Gruszów will be unveiled. During the German occupation, they hid four members of the Goldberg family on their farm in the autumn of 1941. Later, they also gave shelter to the Federgrün family. The Jews in hiding survived the war. In 1997 the Szewczyk couple…