From ruined synagogue to culture and education centre - White Stork Synagogue Wroclaw
The White Stork Synagogue in Wrocław, Poland, was restored between 2008 and 2010 with funds from the EEA Grants (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) as well as funding from the city of Wroclaw, the Union of Jewish Religious Communities in Poland and its Wroclaw Branch and the Bente Kahan Foundation, the leader of the renovation project.
Poland had a large Jewish community before the Holocaust. The history of Polish Jews dates back a 1000 years, and is an important part of Polish cultural heritage.
The EEA Grants have funded several projects aiming at restoring this important cultural heritage.
Today the White Stork is not only a synagogue, but also houses the Wrocław Centre for Jewish Culture and Education. The Center is co-financed by the city of Wroclaw and run by the Bente Kahan Foundation in cooperation with the Wroclaw Jewish community.
They organise various events such as concerts, exhibitions, film screenings, workshops, lectures, and theatre and dance performances. The activities held in the White Stork Synagogue are already an integral and popular part of the cultural life of this region of Poland.
The Bente Kahan Foundation has recently received a grant from the EEA Grants for a project that will promote Yiddish language and culture in Poland and Norway. Norwegian partners for this project are Oslo Jewish Museum, the Centre for Research on the Holocaust and Religious Minorities, the Jewish Festival in Trondheim and Aarflot Productions.
The film is made by the Norwegian Embassy in Warsaw, July 2013
The White Stork Synagogue in Wrocław
The White Stork Synagogue in Wrocław, Poland, was restored between 2008 and 2010 with funds from the EEA Grants (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) as well as funding from the city of Wroclaw, the Union of Jewish Religious Communities in Poland and its Wroclaw Branch and the Bente Kahan Foundation, the leader of the renovation project.
Poland had a large Jewish community before the Holocaust. The history of Polish Jews dates back a 1000 years, and is an important part of Polish cultural heritage.
The EEA Grants have funded several projects aiming at restoring this important cultural heritage.
Today the White Stork is not only a synagogue, but also houses the Wrocław Centre for Jewish Culture and Education. The Center is co-financed by the city of Wroclaw and run by the Bente Kahan Foundation in cooperation with the Wroclaw Jewish community.
They organise various events such as concerts, exhibitions, film screenings, workshops, lectures, and theatre and dance performances. The activities held in the White Stork Synagogue are already an integral and popular part of the cultural life of this region of Poland.
The Bente Kahan Foundation has recently received a grant from the EEA Grants for a project that will promote Yiddish language and culture in Poland and Norway. Norwegian partners for this project are Oslo Jewish Museum, the Centre for Research on the Holocaust and Religious Minorities, the Jewish Festival in Trondheim and Aarflot Productions.
The film is made by the Norwegian Embassy in Warsaw, July 2013.
THE WHITE STORK SYNAGOGUE by Bente Kahan & Yoav Rossano
Multimedia presentation shown at the official re-opening of the White Stork Synagogue on May 6, 2010, in Wroclaw, Poland.
White Stork Synagogue
The White Stork Synagogue is a nineteenth-century synagogue in Wrocław, Poland.
The ART GALLERY nearby TRAIN STATION? Yes! In WROCŁAW – Poland In
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Bente Kahan: re-opening of the Breslau synagogue (May 6, 2010)
Norwegian Yiddish singer Bente Kahan greets visitors to the grand reopening of Breslau's White Stork synagogue in Breslau/Wroclaw. The city of Breslau was German when the synagogue was torched in 1938, and today, as the city of Wroclaw, belongs to Poland. Camera & owner: Alex Jacobowitz
Jewish Cemetery in Wrocław 1856 (museum) Walking tour, The most beautiful I have ever seen
Established in 1856, this 4.6 hectare cemetery is perhaps the most well-preserved testament to the former strength of Breslau's pre-war Jewish community, with over 1200 gravestones. Closed in 1942, the cemetery quickly fell into deep neglect: in 1945 it was turned into a fortress by the Nazis and saw fierce fighting as evidenced by the eerie bullet holes in many of the gravestones. Preservation began in the 1970s and in 1991 it was opened as the Museum of Jewish Cemetery Art in tribute to the craftsmanship of its sepulchral art. Indeed the beauty and diversity of styles and symbols on display is perhaps unmatched anywhere. Many noteworthy figures are buried here, including the renowned biologist Ferdinand Cohn, the historian Heinrich Graetz (author of the first complete history of the Jews), Clara Immerwahl (first female PhD student at the University of Breslau, and wife of Fritz Haber, who committed suicide in objection to her husband's work developing chemical warfare), Ferdinand Lassalle (founder and leader of the first labour party in Germany, killed in a duel), and the parents of Edith Stein; using old records some of their tombstones are slowly being restored. However, despite these modest efforts the Ślężna Street Cemetery remains a completely mysterious and evocative sanctuary of decaying vine-covered monuments, the broken pieces of which are stacked against each other, giving shelter to stray cats and shade to wildflowers. Well worth a visit.
PEOPLE by Bente Kahan and Yoav Rossano
Multimedia presentation shown at the official re-opening of the White Stork Synagogue on May 6, 2010, in Wroclaw, Poland.
The Synagogue in Wielkie Oczy, Poland
A tour of the synagogue in Wielkie Oczy , Poland as it stood in the summer of 2003. Erected in 1910 and restored in 1927 through the generosity of Eliahu and Rachel Gottfried of New york City. This video was produced for the Wielkie Oczy Foundation, Inc. by Middle Way Productions. For inquiries and additional information, visit the Foundation's web site at
NOZYK SYNAGOGUE
The only remaining active synagogue in Warsaw, a city which once had a population of 450,000 Jews.
בית כנסת בווארשה -1- A Synagogue in Warsaw
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Visit to Nozyk Synagogue, Warsaw, Poland
Lecture at synagogue
The White Stork
A Dance in Honor of The White Stork Synagogue, a newly restored synagogue in Wroclaw, Poland, that fell into ruin after WWII.
Beneath the rubble
Lay hidden a life
See The White Stork spread its wings.
Choreographed by Ruth Botchan
Music composed by Cheryl Koehler and Michael Mortilla
Dancers: Constance Clare, Robin Nasatir, and Betsy Strome
Orthodox light we Wrocławiu. Relacja Aleksandra Gleichgewichta
Jak wygląda życie mniejszości żydowskiej w Polsce obecnie? Kim są ludzie tworzący wspólnoty żydowskie? Co myślą o życiu i historii? Jakie mają nadzieje, marzenia i obawy?
Prezentujemy cykl reportaży, w którym o życiu w swoich miastach i tożsamości żydowskiej opowiadają działacze żydowscy, członkowie gmin i klubów Towarzystwa Kulturalno-Społecznego Żydów w Polsce, rabini, chazani, artyści, społecznicy i pasjonaci kultury żydowskiej.
Poszczególne reportaże powstały w oparciu o realizowane w Muzeum POLIN wywiady historii mówionej oraz bogatą ikonografię gromadzoną przez lata w archiwum Żydowskiego Instytutu Historycznego.
PEOPLE by Bente Kahan and Yoav Rossano
Multimedia presentation shown at the official re-opening of the White Stork Synagogue on May 6, 2010, in Wroclaw, Poland.
Tour of Jewish quarter WWII lesson in Wroclaw
The Piyut Ensemble @TVP3 WROCLAW POLAND
A reportage in Polish in regard with the Performance 5th May 2018 by the Piyut Ensemble Ben Zvi Institute at the White Stork synagogue Wroclaw.
why you should visit POLAND !!! | Title: 5 THINGS TO DO IN Wroclaw ????????
In this video, i am sharing with you things you can do, if you are visiting Wroclaw, Poland. It has some amazing and historical places to see, it is one of the best in the country and one tourists favorite destination, personal is my favorite and you can't be boring in this city. So check it out .
1) The Market Square ( Rynek we Wrocławiu )
2) The cathedral of St. John the Baptist ( Archikatedra sw. Jana Chrzciciela )
3) The Opera House of Wroclaw ( Opera Wrocławska )
4) The Polish Theatre ( Teatr Polski we Wrocławiu )
5) The Pergola of Wroclaw or Wroclaw multimedia fountain ( Wrocławska fontanna )
Bonus;
Supermarket ( Biedronka in Polish )
The University of Wroclaw ( Uniwersytet Wrocławski )
The beautiful White Stork Synagogue ( Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem we Wrocławiu )
The best ice cream shop ( Przełam Lody cafe Wroclaw )
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יעקב מידד 2
יליד 1919, ברסלאו בגרמניה (שלאחר מלחת העולם השנייה, הפכה וורוצלב, פולין). ב-1934 עם התגברות האנטישמיות בגרמניה הנאצית, עלה בגפו ארצה. הוריו נשארו בגרמניה. אביו נרצח בטריזינשטאט, אימו נרצחה באושוויץ.
בארץ למד בבית הספר הריאלי העברי בחיפה ולאחר סיום לימודיו החל ללמוד הנדסת חשמל בטכניון בחיפה.
עם פרוץ מלחמת העולם השנייה מיהר להתנדב לצבא הבריטי, להלחם בנאצים. הוא היה המתגייס הראשון! - מספר 8001.
ב-7 ספטמבר 1939 הוצב ליחידה 17 של תותחי החוף Coast Regiment R.A , בבת-גלים שבחיפה ולקח חלק בהטבעת הצוללת האיטלקית שירה במפרץ חיפה.
בתום המלחמה השתחרר ועבד בוולקן. ב-1947 גוייס להגנה על חיפה. ב-1948 התגייס לצהל ולחם במסגרת גדוד תותחי שדה 402. בין השנים 1951-53 היה מפקד בית הספר לתותחנות - בהד 9. עד פרישתו בשנת 1955 שרת במינהל הסגל של צהל.
לימים גוייס למוסד והיה בצוות שלכד את אייכמן (ראה סיפור אישי) ולאחר מכן השתתף בחיסול התליין מריגה - צ'וקרס.
Wroclaw after WWII
How to deal with life after WWII? Making of concept art from the shelved indie game, art directed by Waldek Kamiński.