BS”D Today is the second day of Ijar and we will soon start to commemorate Remembrance Day, actually the “Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars of Israel and Victims of Actions of Terrorism”. The siren sounds and all are quiet. Entertainment, in Israel, stops for the day. How can we celebrate that in Kraków with the current situation? Sure, there are restrictions imposed by the health authorities, but we can still in private say a prayer for them or light a candle. Jews, wherever they are, remember those who were killed by terrorists and those who have given their lives for Israel, may their memory be a blessing, and give them a prayer. text D Cohen
BS”D Iyar is the Babilonian name for this month, which is referred to in the Torah as the “second month”. Another name for this month is Ziv – radiance. It is said that the generation that left Egypt became radiant during this month, for they were healed of their blemishes as they prepared themselves to receive the Torah. Rosh Chodesh Iyar is always celebrated for two days, for the preceding month of Nisan is always a full month of thirty days. The first Rosh Hodesh Iyar after the Exodus from Egypt fell on Shabbos. The people of Israel were encamped at Marah at that time and there the bitter water they found was miraculously transformed into sweet, fresh water, suitable for drinking, through the wood which Moshe…
For safety reasons, we celebrate the holidays at home. The photos show the preparation of the Seder meals delivered, before Pesach, to our members.
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…
We kindly inform, that due to the holiday break from 27 July to 10 August 2020 the office will be closed.
Today, a delegation from the Jewish Religious Community in Krakow has laid flowers under the plaque commemorating the liquidation of the Krakow Ghetto.
Ladies and gentlemen, We regret to inform you that the opening of the photography exhibition “Leopold Kozłowski, The Last Klezmer of Galicia” has been postponed.We will inform you about the new date