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Call for papers for international conference "Not the End, Not the Beginning"

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The Mystery of Izrael Lejzerowicz's painting has been solved!

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The inauguration of the EHRI Polish National Node

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.
Who killed Józefa Witkowska?

Who killed Józefa Witkowska? Read an article by JHI Genealogy Department about the crime and investigation from early 1879.
Letter of support for the Ukrainian people from the Jewish community in Poland

The director of the Jewish Historical Institute, Monika Krawczyk, together with the chairman of the Jewish Community in Warsaw, the Chief Rabbi of Poland, Michael Schudrich, and the directors of, inter alia, The Warsaw Ghetto Museum, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, and the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland, signed a letter of support for the Ukrainian nation.
They left the burning ghetto through the sewers. "Kazik" Ratajzer – Symcha Rotem

97 years ago, Symcha Rotem, or 'Kazik' Ratajzer, was born, the last participant in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. It was he who, in May 1943, led the Jewish Combat Organization fighters out of the burning ghetto through the sewers. If it weren't for "Kazik", we might have learned almost nothing about the fights in the ghetto.
A way of life. Why is the Talmud important to Jews?

Compiled between the 3rd and 8th centuries, the Talmud is the staple of Jewish religion after the destruction of the Second Temple and the primary source of halakha, religious law. What makes this book such an important aspect of Judaism to this day?
"Impossible to describe." Liberation of Auschwitz on January 27, 1945

77 years ago, the Red Army liberated Auschwitz – the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp. The weakest and the sickest prisoners remained there, who could not take part in the evacuations to the west organized by the SS, the so-called death marches. It was not the end of their suffering – they needed medical attention and convalescence.
Join 2022 International Holocaust Remembrance Day webinars with JHI Director Monika Krawczyk

Join 2022 International Holocaust Remembrance Day webinars with JHI Director Monika Krawczyk, organized on January 25 and January 26. Both events will be held online. Registration is required.
January 20, 1942. The Wannsee Conference seals the fate of European Jews

80 years ago, on January 20, 1942 in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, government officials of Nazi Germany planned the “Final Solution to the Jewish Question”. Although Hitler had made the very decision to start mass extermination earlier, the Wannsee conference helps to understand the mechanics of the Holocaust.
“Is the tree of the field a man?”. The New Year for Trees – Tu BiShvat 5782

15 Shevat falls on the nightfall of January 16, 2022 and ends on the nightfall of January 17, according to the Gregorian calendar. Known as Tu BiShvat (Hebrew: ט״ו בשבט‎), it is a minor Jewish holiday, called the “New Year for Trees” – in Hebrew Rosh HaShanah La’Ilanot. Why do Jews celebrate?
EHRI Fellowship Call | Conny Kristel Fellowship Programme 2022

By facilitating international access to an unprecedented range of key archives and collections related to the Holocaust as well as archival and digital humanities expertise, the EHRI Conny Kristel Fellowships support and stimulate Holocaust research conducted by researchers, archivists, librarians, curators, and junior scholars, especially PhD candidates with limited resources. The Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute is a partner of the program. Deadline for applications for 2022: 15 January 2022.
Conference: 80 Years after "Aktion Reinhard" (1942-1943): Social Responses and Commemoration | Call for papers

We invite you to submit proposals for papers for the international conference 80 Years after "Aktion Reinhard" (1942-1943): Social Responses and Commemoration, which will be held by the Emmanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute, the Warsaw Ghetto Museum and the State Museum at Majdanek in Warsaw, September 21-22, 2022.
How to teach Jewish spirituality and history? Report from the 2021 JHI Winter Academy

On 11-12th December 2021 we hosted another edition of the Jewish Historical Institute Winter Academy. This time we focused on a new subject – Jewish spirituality. Read the report from the event.
“Centuries full of glory”. Report from the 2021 Jan Karski and Pola Nireńska Award Gala

On 9th December 2021 at the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute a gala was held to give the Jan Karski and Pola Nireńska Award. The laureate is dr hab. Jan Doktór, a historian, translator, publisher, an outstanding expert on Jewish spirituality, long-time employee of the Jewish Historical Institute, author of works such as “Beginnings of Polish Hasidism”, and former activist of the underground “Solidarity”. Read the report from the event.
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