A Macher in Yiddish is “an important guy”, the one who not only “does” things, but also bristles with energy to act. It is a dynamic person – not only has great ideas, but also actively pursues them. In Yiddish, “a macher” refers to an important person who has an influence on their surroundings – a real influencer.

A Macher is also a volunteer of the Jewish Culture Festival, who helps us to create the Festival in summer and ¬– during the rest of the year – supports us in Cheder. All the Machers are also invited to develop their own projects, in order to learn, gain experience and make new friends.

• You will be part of one of the most important cultural events in Poland and one of the largest Jewish culture festivals worldwide.
• You will also participate in the pre-festival events, prepared especially for volunteers.
• Also you will work in a dynamic, friendly and international team.

• You can rely on the support of the coordinators, who will help you with their advice, sharing their experience with you.
• Outside your working time, you will have an opportunity to take part in all the Festival events free of charge.
• You will get 2 free tickets and 2 tickets at a special promotion price, available solely for the volunteers, for the concerts in the Tempel Synagogue for your friends or family members.

• They support the events organized in the Cheder Cafe – an official Club of the Jewish Culture Festival (concerts, lectures, workshops)
• They create the cultural and educational program of the Cheder: with the local community in mind, they create their own proposals of the events in the Cheder and they conduct them with the assistance of the JCF office;
• They work in the Cheder library, cataloguing the collections and searching for the new books in collaboration with publishing houses;
• They co-organize the events connected with the Workshops for Seniors;
• They assist the preparation of the next editions of the JCF;