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1 day ago · After the war, Jewish organizations made plans to erect a monument in Warsaw to commemorate the ghetto fighters. In 1946, they organized an international design competition which attracted over 150 proposals from artists around the world. Prominent Jewish sculptor Nathan Rapoport‘s design was selected.
2 days ago · In the case of Israeli-Jewish visitors (many other programmes—for instance, March of the Living—support Jews in Diaspora to travel and engage with memory sites in Poland, but Auschwitz remains central), the effects are a strengthening of the sense of Jewish identity formed against and despite this history, a sense of resilience and ...
2 days ago · More than 5,000 items related to pre-war Jewish life found in 2 basements, transferred to Warsaw Ghetto Museum. ... Poland. During excavations in the basements of two buildings in Warsaw, at 39 ...
4 days ago · The term Ashkenazi also refers to the Nusach Ashkenaz, the liturgical tradition used by Ashkenazi Jews in their siddur (prayer book). A nusach is defined by a liturgical tradition's choice of prayers, the order of prayers, the text of prayers, and melodies used in the singing of prayers. [citation needed]
5 days ago · Located in the Podgórze district of Krakow, Ghetto Heroes Square bears witness to the tragic history of the Jewish ghetto that once occupied this area from 1941 to 1943. During this time, it served as a gathering point for the Jewish population before their deportation to concentration camps.
4 days ago · Until the Second World War, this was the heartland of the Jewish world: nearly three and a half million Jews lived in Poland alone, while nearly three million more lived in the Soviet Union.Although the majority of the Jews of Europe and the United States, and many of the Jews of Israel, originate from these lands, their history there is not ...
3 days ago · The Częstochowa Jewish Cemetery dates back to the late 18th Century. It is the third largest Jewish cemetery in Poland, containing around 4,500 graves in about 8.5 hectares. The last burial here took place in 1973.
