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Tickets to the 29th Festival

Tickets to the 29th Festival
Internet presale of tickets.
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29th JCF – musical program

29th JCF – musical program
Over the years, music has become a trademark of the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow.
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Accreditation to 29th Jewish Culture Festival

Accreditation to 29th Jewish Culture Festival
We invite journalists and media representatives to the 29th JCF
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VIP Pass – your special ticket to 29th Jewish Culture Festival

VIP Pass – your special ticket to 29th Jewish Culture Festival
VIP pass for donors and sponsors of the Jewish Culture Festival.
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What’s on program of 29th Jewish Culture Festival?

What’s on program of 29th Jewish Culture Festival?
The Earth is the main theme of the upcoming edition of the Jewish Culture Festival.
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Honorary patronage of Polish President

Honorary patronage of Polish President
As in previous years, current President of the Republic of Poland becomes a Honorary Patron of the Jewish Culture Festival.
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Janusz and Maria Makuch met with President of Israel

Janusz and Maria Makuch met with President of Israel
Janusz Makuch and his wife Maria, met with Rueven Rivlin, President of Israel.
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Film about Jewish Culture Festival

Film about Jewish Culture Festival
Immersion – a film by Mateusz Miszczyński and Jakub Słabek about Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow.
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Janusz Makuch named Friend of Israel

Janusz Makuch named Friend of Israel
Very special distinction for Janusz Makuch from the State of Israel.
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Upcoming events

Slawomir Grünberg – A man with a camera

The book “Slawomir Grünberg – a Man with a Camera” by Barbara
Funeral Traditions

Death – beliefs and superstitions (folklore)
Neighborhood: myth or reality

Coexistence is a key word for a memory about Polish-Jewish relations
Jewish Poland in Color 1975

Pictures will include polychrome murals inside abandoned synagogues, cemeteries, and more
After Auschwitz, dir. Jon Kean

After Auschwitz is a “Post-Holocaust” documentary that follows six extraordinary women, capturing what it means to move from tragedy and trauma towards life
The Pankowsky Collection Art Opening – Paintings by Sofia Guttentag Davidson

Sofia Guttentag Davidson was a Holocaust survivor who shared her personal stories through art, created throughout her lifetime after the war
Kol Isha – are we where we want to be?

Jewish women from Poland, Israel and the U.S. compare gender relations in their respective communities
Aging spaces & faces
Debate Latkes vs Hamantashen

Which is the more perfect Jewish food: the potato Latke or the triangular Hamantash pastry?
JCC Krakow Shabbat Dinner

Chief Rabbi of Poland Michael Schudrich invites you to a festive kosher Shabbat dinner
Hidden in silence, dir. Richard A. Colla

This is the true story of a young woman’s selfless commitment and unwavering resolve in the face of war
Imigrants from Poland and the agriculture

Polish Jews’ influence on the development of the Israeli agriculture
How to trace Jewish roots?

From 10 AM to 1 PM, genealogist Jakub Czupryński will conduct private personal genealogical consultations
On the trail of Jewish partisans in Krakow

Who were the men and women of the Jewish Polish resistance?
How to trace the Jewish roots?
Handmade Books

We are the people of the many, many books
Historical Atlas of Hasidism, edited by Marcin Wodziński, Waldemar Spallek (PL)

The authors present Hasidism in its historical entity from the 18th century until today
Food and Resistance

Food and Resistance- The Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook in the Wake of Anti-Kosher Laws in Lithuania
How to trace the Jewish roots?

From 2.30 to 6.30 pm, genealogist Jakub Czupryński will conduct private personal genealogical consultations
Astrology in the Synagogue?

The Origins of the Zodiac in Polish Jewish Art
On which day did God create dinosaurs?

We will learn about the Sabbath!
On the trail of Jewish partisans in Krakow

Who were the men and women of the Jewish Polish resistance?
The Rebbetzin’s Silent Disco

The Rebbetzin’s Disco obligates your body and soul
Krakow Revolutionary Choir (KCHR)
Three generations – one story. The Zieliński Family

The Zieliński Family
Historical atlas of Hasidism, edited by Marcin Wodziński, Waldemar Spallek

The authors present Hasidism in its historical entity from the 18th century until today
Philo-Semitism, anti-Semitism and everything in between: Jewish life in contemporary Poland
My soul is filled with Joy, Karen Treiger

The dead of Poland speak loudly from the ashes, but the living find new voices.
The Four Holy Cities of Israel

Jerusalem, Hebron, Safed and Tiberius
On which day did God create dinosaurs?

We will learn about the Sabbath!
Hasidic stories, legends and superstitions

During this lecture you are going to learn inspiring, humorous Hasidic stories, legends and superstitions
Di Ershte Trit. Yiddish language workshop

You will practice writing in Yiddish, learn basic phrases and even some Yiddish songs
The Governor General and I, dir. Vera Berzak

In 2017 an Israeli playwright finds the book “The Nuremburg Diaries” and decides to write a theater play based on it
Biblical cosmology

Torah contains a lot of references about the creation and shape of the Universe
I am a Jewess from Krakow

Krakow, Kroke, Kraków – my place, my Jewish home …
Makom/ Place
The Mifgash Foundation presentation

Come and meet The Mifgash Foundation!
Woman’s role in reformed and orthodox Judaism

When does a woman go to mikvah?
The Four Holy Cities of Israel

Jerusalem, Hebron, Safed and Tiberius
On which day did God create dinosaurs?

We will learn about the Sabbath!
ZIEMnIAk, soil and taste

Latkes or kugel? Or maybe chremslech?
Di Ershte Trit. Yiddish language workshop

You will practice writing in Yiddish, learn basic phrases and even some Yiddish songs
Sarajevo – a city, continent or different planet?

Conversations in Sarajevo usually are accompanied by coffee or tea – at our meeting we will follow this tradition
Changes in Jewish cemeteries from the second half of the 19th century – themed walk

The case of the Miodowa Street Cemetery in Krakow
Memory hidden in stone

Memory hidden in stone, Leszek Hondo PhD, Maksymilian Puzio, Sławomir Pastuszka
From Moscow to Berlin

The texture is intricate and dense expressing the trauma of the second generation
Meshugoyim: meet JCC Krakow volunteers

Come get to know JCC volunteers!
Judaism as a religion without land

How did Judaism shape itself as a religion without a piece of land?
Israeli Dance
The Four Holy Cities of Israel

Jerusalem, Hebron, Safed and Tiberius
On which day did God create dinosaurs?

We will learn about the Sabbath
Di Ershte Trit. Yiddish language workshop

You will practice writing in Yiddish, learn basic phrases and even some Yiddish songs
Jews in Space

What do the first words of the Torah and the Moon have in common?
Come and turn your world green!

Join our meeting, we will talk about plants!
Film Stories of Sławek Grünberg dir. Krzysztof Tusiewicz

Film Stories of Sławek Grünberg dir. Krzysztof Tusiewicz
The land of Israel in the writings of various Jewish Rabbis and Philosophers

Come discuss and explore the meaning and place of the Holy Land in the writings of various Jewish thinkers
The Four Holy Cities of Israel

Jerusalem, Hebron, Safed and Tiberius
On which day did God create dinosaurs?

We will learn about the Sabbath
ZIEMnIAk, soil and taste

Latkes or kugel? Or maybe chremslech?
Is it really all that different : a Rabbi and a Priest, a synagogue from a church, Shabbat from Sunday?

What is the difference between the Bible and Torah? Do angles have wings? Who is the Messiah?
Moscow to Berlin

The texture is intricate and dense expressing the trauma of the second generation…
How to live a zero waste lifestyle without going crazy?

Learn how to change your habits in order to take better care of our planet with little effort
Songs of Love and Loss

Thursday, May 30th, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.
silent green Kulturquartier, Berlin
Tribute to Leopold Kozłowski

Sunday, 30.06.2019, 17:00
Shalom at Szeroka

Saturday, 29.06.2019, 18:00
Teder Weekender. Krakow meets Tel Aviv

Friday, 28.06.2019, 22:00
The Name’s Bajgelman

Thursday, 27.06.2019, 19:00
Friday Night Shabbes Hang-out

Friday, 28.06.2019, 20:00
Kosher style – Michael Winograd & The Honorable Mentshn (US/DE)

Friday, 28.06.2019, 18:00
Emil Kroitor and The Trance-Moldavian Express (IL)

Tuesday, 25.06.2019, 19:00
Songs of Love and Loss

Monday, 24.06.2019, 22:00
Cantors’ Concert

Sunday, 23.06.2019, 19:00
Classics at Noon: Airis Quartet (PL)

Sunday, 23.06.2019, 19:00
Mała Orkiestra Dancingowa (PL)

Saturday, 22.06.2019, 20:00
Opening Concert: Abrão (IL)

Friday, 21.06.2019, 21.00

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