On 7th July 2022, the Jewish Religious Community in Krakow represented by Michał Zajda and Michał Zieliński took part in celebrations of the 80th anniversary remembering the Jewish deportation from the Rzeszow ghetto. The March of Remembrance and the unveiling of a plaque at the Rzeszow Staroniwa station was organised by Stowarzyszenie Rajsze, Fundacja Rzeszowska and Stowarzyszenie Działamy Rzeszów. The honorary patronage over the event was taken by Konrad Fiołek, Mayor of Rzeszów, who also participated in the celebrations. Other attendees included: Vice-provincial governor of Podkarpacie Radosław Wiatr, a representative of the Podkarpacie voivodeship marshal Waldemar Szumny,  the University of Agriculture professor, PhD.Wacław Wierzbienic as well as several local activists. We would like to thank the organisers and all participants of the celebrations for commemorating the Rzeszow Jews. Photo by Michał Zieliński

On 4th July 2022, the Jewish Religious Community delegation led by Tadeusz Jakubowicz took part in celebrations of the anniversary remembering victims of the Kielce Pogrom from 4th July 1946. The following people were in attendance: the Ambassador of Israel in Poland Yacov Livne, Deputy Director of the Culture and Nartional Heritage Bureau of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland Dawid Drabik, Mayor of Kielce Bogdan Wenta, Chief Rabbi of Poland Michael Schudrich, Chairman of the Jewish Religious Community in Katowice Włodzimierz Katz,  Chairman of the Association of Kielce Jews in Israel Yaacov Kotlicki, Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Dr Piotr Cywiński,  Chairman of the Roma Association in Poland Roman Kwiatkowski, representatives of the Social and Cultural Association of Jews in Poland as well clergymen representing various faiths who said prayers at…