BS”D 16 Sivan 5781 Róża Rock, born Grossman on 27 May 1871 was the founder of a modern educational centre for Jewish orphans in Kraków. In 1918 she was in charge of the “ Megadle Jesomim” Association, called “Association of Jewish Women for the Defence and Education of Orphans”. In 1922 it changed its name into “Bet Megadle Jesomim” and “Association of the Educational Centre of Jewish Orphans in Krakow. The children had a basic education and learnt skills that would allow them to cater for themselves after leaving the orphanage. She had the building of the Association on ul. Dietla renewed, which improved the conditions of the orphans. The works were supervised by her husband, Łazarz Rock, an architect and a councillor of the city of…
We present the decision of the District Court of Kraków in the matter numbered I C 1989/19, dated 20 May 2021, published at https://gwzkrakow.pl/2021/05/26/ogloszenie/ in which the Chabad Lubawicz Foundation is ordered to leave the Izaak Synagogue. A courtesy translation, by Dr D Cohen, could be: Number I C 1989/19 Decision in the name of the Polish Republic On 20 May 2021 The District Court of Kraków, First Civil Court represented as: Chairman: District Court Judge Piotr Pilarczyk Clerk: judicial secretary Sara Franiak following the hearing of 6 May 2021 in Kraków, in the matter of the Jewish Religious Community in Kraków v. the Chabad Lubawitch Foundation Kraków with seat in Kraków regarding EVICTION 1. orders the Chabad Lubawitch Kraków Foundation with seat in Kraków to clear…