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Marian Turski has passed away

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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

Anniversary of the Jedwabne pogrom

80 years ago, Polish inhabitants of Jedwabne had brutally murdered their Jewish neighbours.
"The teachers sacrificed along with the children." The 22nd of July March of Remembrance

‘This year’s March of Remembrance is dedicated to the teachers. In the ghetto’s extreme conditions, they still believed in the importance of education and moral standards they were teaching. Until the very last moments before deportations they accompanied their students in reading and writing lessons or preparations to their graduations exams. Many of them joined the pupils in their last journey to the Umschlagplatz,’ says Monika Krawczyk, Director of the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute, about the heroes of our annual 22nd of July March of Remembrance. The event will start at 6 pm CET at Umschlagplatz Memorial, 10 Stawki Street, Warsaw.
Jakub Zylberberg

Philosopher, teacher, scholar associated with the political left wing. He was submitting education-themed writings by various authors to the Archive. His greatest contribution to the Archive was an insightful study written in Yiddish, dedicated to the wartime fate of teachers and students from the Jewish schools in Warsaw. The date and circumstances of his death remain unknown.
Does anyone know the Wulkan family from Oświęcim? JHI Genealogy asks for help

We are looking for the descendants of the family Wulkan from Oświęcim. We received a letter with the information that Mr Ireneusz from Germany has the machzor (prayer book) which belonged to Aron Wulkan, and he would like the prayer book to be returned to the family.
80th anniversary of the massacre of Jews in Białystok

27th of June, 2021 marks the 80th anniversary of the massacre of Jews in Białystok done by Germans. The scale of the tragedy of Jewish inhabitants of this city made these events known as ’Black Friday’.
Warmth and lightness of style. Anniversary of the birth of Henryka Łazowertówna

112 years ago, Henryka Łazowertówna was born – a poet, social activist, member of the Oneg Shabbat group. For the Ringelblum Archive, she wrote down accounts of Jewish refugees struggling with poverty and hunger. She wrote one of the most famous works from the Warsaw Ghetto – the poem The Little Smuggler.
May 31, 1885. Alter Kacyzne, writer and photographer, is born in Vilnius

Alter Kacyzne — Jewish photographer, writer and columnist — was born on May 31, 1885 in Vilnius. Emanuel Ringelblum dedicated one of his notes from the bunker to him.
45th anniversary of Rachela Auerbach’s death

45 years ago, on May 31, 1976, Rachela Auerbach, a journalist and writer, one of only three members of the Oneg Shabbat group who managed to survive the war, died in Israel. She did everything to find the Ringelblum Archive, buried under the rubble of Warsaw. After the war, she testified in the trial of Adolf Eichmann and tried to ensure that the memories of Holocaust witnesses were recorded, and not only noted down. Before her death, she managed to prepare two books.
Mrs. Stefa – Janusz Korczak’s closest associate

On May 26, we celebrate Mother's Day and the 135th anniversary of the birth of Stefania Wilczyńska, the only "Mother" that the children from the Orphans' Home at ul. Krochmalna. Like Janusz Korczak, "Mrs. Stefa" took care of the children without pay, engaging with all her strength in upbringing and teaching. Stefania Wilczyńska is remembered by Ida Merżan, a dormitory student and associate of the Orphans' Home.
Irenka Kwiatkowska from Warsaw. Maybe someone will recognize her smile? JHI Genealogy asks for help

Simple DNA tests can bring unexpected results that lead to finding a family, identity lost during the war, regaining their first name, fragments of life that seemed to be lost. But not in this case. The research only confirmed that Irenka was a Jewish child. She was adopted by a beautiful family who adopted her and looked after her in later life.
Theatres of Ida Kamińska

On 21 May 1980, Ida Kamińska, the most outstanding – next to her mother, Ester Rachel Kamińska – actress of the Yiddish theater, died in New York.
We begin cooperation with the Museum of Warsaw

On May 20, 2021, the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute and the Museum of Warsaw opened a new chapter in cooperation. The institutions’ directors: Monika Krawczyk and Dr. Karolina Ziębińska-Lewandowska signed an agreement aimed at mutual exchange of knowledge and experience related to the study of the history and heritage of Jews in Warsaw.
Thousands of photos in cardboard folders. A memory of working together with Jan Jagielski

Fight for the preservation of monuments, trips with a camera all over Poland, tedious work in the archives. Jan Jagielski, a long-time employee of the Jewish Historical Institute, was one of the people who did the most to maintain and collect the documentation of Jewish synagogues and cemeteries. Dr. Eleonora Bergman, director of the Institute from 2007 to 2011, recalls their joint achievements.
New regulations for using JHI collections – note

All cases regarding the access to the JHI collections, started before February 2021 (and earlier), i.e. when the old regulations on the use of the JHI collections were in force, should be completed by the end of June this year.
A valuable discovery in the Jewish Historical Institute building

Marks left by a fire, which broke out in the building of the Main Judaic Library after the destruction of the Great Synagogue on May 16, 1943, are still visible on the floor in the main hall of the building at Tłomackie 3/5 Street. A recent renovation revealed that it’s not the only testimony of the events from over 75 years ago.
Traces of fire from May 16, 1943. Restoration of the historic floor at the JHI

“The former Jewish residential district in Warsaw has ceased to exist. The great action ended with the blowing up of the Warsaw synagogue at 20:15. " Thus, in a report to SS-Obergruppenführer and General of Police Krüger of May 16, 1943, Jürgen Stroop described the demolition of the Great Synagogue in Tłomackie. As a result of the fire, its flames also burst into the neighboring building of the Main Judaic Library, now the seat of the Jewish Historical Institute. Despite the passage of over 75 years, traces of damage can be seen on the floor in the Institute’s hall.
“The sky is cold and silent like the people down below”. Farewell letters from Shmuel Zygielbojm

On the night of 11/12 May 1943, Shmuel (Szmul) Zygielbojm took his own life, protesting the Allies’ indifference to the extermination of the Jews. He had left three farewell letters addressed to the President and Prime Minister of Poland in exile, to his brother Faivel, who lived in Johannesburg, and to his fellow party members in the United States.
Władysław Szlengel – the forgotten star of Warsaw

Władysław Szlengel's songs were sung by Mieczysław Fogg. The poet performed with Szpilman and was a friend of Władysław Szpilman. He was shot by the Germans on May 8, 1943.
Treasury for the priceless Archive. See how we store documents from the Warsaw ghetto

Within the Oneg Szabat Program, we strive to provide the best possible storage conditions for the invaluable collection of documents – the Ringelblum Archive. In May 2021, we have completed the next important phase of the long-term modernization project of the former Main Judaic Library building at 3/5 Tłomackie Street in Warsaw. We reserved a space within the special collection’s storehouse and created a repository dedicated solely to housing the Underground Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto. Thanks to this, we managed to provide even better protection for the Archive, meeting the highest global standards for storing archival documentation.
Welcome back to JHI starting from May 10

A story about fear and hope, about civil resistance and heroism in the face of ultimate evil, and a journey to the world of religion and culture of Polish Jews. From May 10, 2021 the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute reopens to visitors.
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