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The “Underground: The Hidden Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto” exhibition is open!
We have opened the exhibition “Underground: The Hidden Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto” at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum!
Seminar "El Archivo Ringelblum y su relationión con España" – a part of the "Inspiring Culture" program
The new Programme Board of the Jewish Historical Institute
Szymon and Jakub Simons – The Bankers and Jewellers of King Stanisław August Poniatowski
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"Dancers 1944. Mieczysław Wejman." Visit our temporary exhibition
‘The artist’s works in the years 1943–1944, between the July 1942 “Gross Aktion” (Great Action or Operation, namely the deportation and mass murder of Jews from the Jewish quarter), the Ghetto Uprising (April 1943) and the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising (August 1st 1944) became one of the most important Polish artistic documents recording the German occupation – especially the Holocaust,’ writes Dr. Piotr Rypson, curator of the temporary exhibition “Dancers 1944. Mieczysław Wejman”.
Dance in the fire of war. Report from the opening of the exhibition “Dancers 1944. Mieczysław Wejman”
On May 26, we opened the temporary exhibition “Dancers 1944. Mieczysław Wejman”, presenting a unique series of graphics by the artist and witness of the Holocaust in the Warsaw Ghetto, created at the beginning of 1944, when Wejman was hiding from the Germans. This is the first such extensive presentation of the artist’s works from the war period. Read the report from the exhibition opening.
Who is that dancing beneath the wall? "Dancers 1944. Mieczysław Wejman"
Dancers, actors, actresses, acrobats. “Misfits who cover up something and reveal something in dance positions or circus tricks, assume and change roles, perform their dance steps alone or interact with the crowd through dance”. From May 27, 2022, you can visit the JHI's new temporary exhibition "Dancing 1944. Mieczysław Wejman", devoted to a unique series of prints from the occupation period. Who was Mieczysław Wejman? What do his works say about the experience of the war and the fate of Jews in Warsaw?
Bridging Divides. Rupture and Continuity in Polish Jewish History | Take part in conference on the 75th anniversary of the Jewish Historical Institute
In honor of its 75th anniversary, the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw, together with the Yale University Fortunoff Archive and the Yeshiva University Emil A. and Jenny Fish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, will host an international conference in Warsaw on May 23-26, 2022, dedicated to bridging historiographical and disciplinary divides. The event is also part of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the extermination of Jews as part of the German operation "Reinhardt". Follow the conference live on YouTube.
The Great Synagogue on Tłomackie Street and its destruction
Until the Second World War, Warsaw had the largest Jewish community in Europe. Hundreds of thousands of Jewish residents needed numerous synagogues and houses of prayer. The most distinguished synagogue in Warsaw was the Great Synagogue located by Tłomackie Square.
May 1942. The Germans shoot a film in the Warsaw Ghetto
On May 1, 1942, a German film crew came to the Warsaw ghetto to prepare an anti-Jewish propaganda film. It was entitled Das Ghetto. Read how the members of the Oneg Shabbat group saw these events.
Professor Jonathan Brent joins the Editorial Board of the "Jewish History Quarterly"
We are pleased to announce that Professor Jonathan Brent, director of YIVO, historian and translator, an outstanding expert on the history of Jews and the USSR, has joined the Editorial Board of the "Jewish History Quarterly".
Teodor Pajewski and Emilia Kossower-Rozencwajg awarded for saving Jews
On 27 April 2022, 2Lt. Teodor Pajewski, pseudonym “Szalony” [“Crazy”], and Emilia Kossower-Rozencwajg, pseudonym “Marylka”, were awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for heroic attitude and extraordinary courage shown in saving the lives of Jews during World War II, as well as for outstanding services in the defense of dignity, humanity, and human rights. The ceremony took place at the Belweder Palace in Warsaw.
The Year(s) Of Elijah. Vilnius With And Without The Vilna Gaon
One of the most celebrated Jewish scholars, blessed with outstanding intellect and wisdom, the Vilna Gaon was a legendary figure in his lifetime and after his death. For many people, he became a symbol of Jewish Lithuania, and he stayed a patron of the Vilna Jews even after the destruction of their community and religious life during World War II.
We found the oldest Hebrew book printed in a Jewish publishing house in Warsaw
Interesting discoveries happen in every library and the JHI library is no exception. This time I came across a work Rishmey Sheela, published in Warsaw, by Israel Moshe ben Arie Leib, a rabbi in Zabłudów. The Hebrew year [5]571, given in the chronogram, is the year 1811 in the Gregorian calendar. The volume belonging to the collection of the Jewish Historical Institute is the oldest book printed in Hebrew in Warsaw by a Jewish printer.
"If we survive, it will only be as free people." Report from the 79th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
On April 19, 2022, we celebrated the 79th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. At 12 AM sirens sounded all over the city.
Pesach – one of the greatest miracles in Jewish history
Pesach, also known as Passover, is an incredibly important time for Jews. Celebrated annually from the 15th to the 22nd of the month of Nissan in the Hebrew calendar, it remembers the birth of the Jewish nation. In the year 2022, Pesach falls on April 15 and will be observed until April 22 in Israel and April 23 in other countries.
Katyn Massacre Victims Remembrance Day. A memory of Rabbi Baruch Steinberg
April 13 is the Katyn Massacre Victims Remembrance Day. In the spring of 1940, in Katyn, Tver and Kharkiv, the NKVD, the Soviet secret police, murdered nearly 22,000 Polish officers nad members of Polish intelligentsia with a shot to the back of the head. It is estimated that as many as 700-800 of them were of Jewish origin. One of the Polish Jews murdered by the Soviets was Baruch Steinberg.
“Place of no return.” See the drawings of Zinovi Tolkachev from Majdanek in the JHI collection
At the turn of 1944 and 1945, Zinovi Tolkachev, a Red Army soldier, painter, and graphic artist, made two series of drawings depicting German concentration camps and extermination centres: Majdanek and Auschwitz. See photos from the “Majdanek” portfolio in the collections of the Jewish Historical Institute.
“You will not remain indifferent.” Report from the ceremony of awarding the Righteous Among the Nations medals
On April 6, 2022 at the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute, a ceremony of awarding the Righteous Among the Nations medals and honorary diplomas was held. The awards were collected by members of Polish families who saved the lives of Jews from the German occupiers during World War II. The event was attended by the ambassadors of Israel, the USA and Germany, the Masovian voivode, and representatives of the parliament. The event was co-organised by the Israeli Embassy in Poland.
Take part in our charity fair for Ukraine!
We invite you to the Jewish Historical Institute at Tłomackie 3/5 Street in Warsaw for a charity fair for Ukrainians who left their country following the Russian invasion.
Professor Daniel Reiser joins the Editorial Board of the "Jewish History Quarterly"
We are pleased to announce that Professor Daniel Reiser, an eminent specialist in Jewish mysticism and philosophy, has joined the Editorial Board of the "Jewish History Quarterly".
Purim 5782: fasting, Megillat Esther, and celebration
Purim is a very joyous festival; falling each year on 14 Adar, it is a time for fancy dress, socialising, eating, and also drinking alcohol! The most important part, however, is the reading of the Megillat Esther (Book of Esther), which is to be heard twice during Purim.
“This is the first time I see the ghetto smile.” Photograph from March 11, 1942
“This is the first time I see the ghetto smile. On the face of a released prisoner,” Adam Czerniaków, the chairman of the Warsaw Judenrat, noted in his journal, looking at the photographs from March 11, 1942.
“I owe my life to these heroic women.” Help find the families of the Righteous Among the Nations
On 20 April 2021, Celina Romańska and Józefa Pawłucka were posthumously recognized as Righteous Among the Nations thanks to, among others, reports belonging to the Archives of the Jewish Historical Institute. Unfortunately, the Yad Vashem Institute has no contact with the families of both women, so the medals and diplomas cannot be presented. We ask for help in finding the families of both heroic women.
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