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20th
Festival of Jewish Culture takes place in Krakow in
2010, from June 25th through July 4th.
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The
festival venues, including Krakow's
synagogues, are scattered around the former
Jewish quarter of the Kazimierz
historic district while some events take
place in other parts of downtown Krakow.
Program
of the 20th Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow
June 25th to July 4th, 2010
Note:
things keep changing, so take into account, please,
that the following program is liable to alterations
Exhibitions
'Marta
Gołab`s Paper-cutting' in the Old
Synagogue at 24 Szeroka street, opening June 26.
'Yemenite
Jewelry' in Jewish Community Centre at 24
Miodowa street, opening June
27.
'Jerusalem of Stone' in Ethnographic Museum's Ester's House at
46 Krakowska street. Opening June 27th.
'Hanna
Kossowska's works' in Jewish Community
Centre at 24 Miodowa street, opening June
28.
'Haredim'
by Menachem Kahana of Israel in Manggha Museum at 26 Konopnickiej
street, opening June 30.
Festival
Events
Friday,
June 25th
|
Hour |
Event |
Venue |
|
8:00 p.m.
|
MuLaKuŻ concert featuring
Lithuania's band Banda Dzeta. |
Cheder
Cafe, 36 Jozefa street, entrance at Jakuba street. |
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9:44 p.m.
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Kabbalat Shabbat - welcoming of the Jewish Sabbath. |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street |
|
10:00 p.m.
|
DJ Party with Lithuania's
Baltic Balkan. |
Cheder
Cafe, 36 Jozefa street, entrance at Jakuba street. |
Saturday,
June 26th
|
Hour |
Event |
Venue |
|
9:00 a.m.
|
Jewish Sabbath Morning Prayer. |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street |
|
9:00 a.m.
|
Jewish Krakow, a tour in Polish. |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
|
noon |
Visiting
Old Neighbours, workshop led by Anna Grzelak and Marta
Sztwiertnia. |
Main hall of the Krakow
National Museum at 1, 3 Maja street. |
|
noon
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Famous Jews of Krakow, a tour in Polish. |
Starting point at the Old
Synagogue,
24 Szeroka street |
|
1:00 p.m.
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Jewish Krakow, a tour in English. |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
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4:00 p.m.
|
Famous Jews of Krakow, a tour in English. |
Starting point at the Old
Synagogue,
24 Szeroka street |
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8:00 p.m.
|
MuLaKuŻ concert featuring
Nefesh Raphael Roginski Ensemble consisting of musicians
fromPoland, Denmark, and Turkey. |
Cheder
Cafe, 36 Jozefa street, entrance at Jakuba street. |
|
10:00 p.m.
|
DJ Party with Lithuania's
Baltic Balkan. |
Cheder
Cafe, 36 Jozefa street, entrance at Jakuba street. |
|
10:19 p.m.
|
Melaweh Malkah, festive ceremony at the end of Jewish Sabbath |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street |
Sunday, June
27th
|
Hour |
Event |
Venue |
|
9:00 a.m.
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Visiting Kazimierz synagogues (tour in English) |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
|
9:00 a.m.
|
Visiting Kazimierz synagogues (tour in Polish) |
Starting point at the Old
Synagogue,
24 Szeroka street |
|
10 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. |
Open Meeting. |
Galicia Jewish Museum, 18
Dajwor street. |
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11:00 a.m.
to half past noon |
Workshop of the Yiddish language. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street |
|
noon
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Lunchtime Classics - Recital by Israel's pianist ELiah
Zabaly (classical music). |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street. |
|
noon
|
Preserving
Memory, ceremony honoring Poles preserving Jewish
traditions. |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
noon |
'Judaica Collection of the National Museum in Krakow and
the Jewish Antiquarians', a lecture by Anna
Lebet-Minakowska. |
Main hall of the Krakow
National Museum at 1, 3 Maja street. |
|
noon
|
Literary meeting with Poland's
writer Andrzej Bart, led by professor Jerzy Jarzebski. |
Cheder Cafe, 36 Jozefa street,
entrance at Jakuba street. |
|
4:00 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m.
|
Lecture by Zvi Rav-Ner, Israeli
Ambassador to Poland. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street. |
|
7:00 p.m.
|
Cantors' Concert of Jewish music features Israel's cantors
Yaacov Motzen, Raphael Frieder, and Chaim Louk, the USA's
cantor Yaacov Lemmer, and the Choir of the Great Synagogue in
Jerusalem with conductor Elli Jaffe. |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street |
Monday, June
28th
|
Hour |
Event |
Venue |
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9:00 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m.
|
Visiting synagogues
of Kazimierz (tour in English) |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
|
9:00 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m.
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Visiting synagogues of Kazimierz (tour in Polish) |
Starting point at the Old Synagogue,
24 Szeroka street |
|
9:00 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m. |
Workshop of the Hebrew language. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street |
|
10 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. |
Open Meeting. |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
10:00 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. |
Klezmer
Basic, a workshop
of Klezmer music for beginners led by USA's Deborah Strauss
and Benjy Fox Rosen. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
10:00 a.m.
to 11:30 a.mn |
Yemenite jewelry, a workshop by
Israel's Benzion David. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street |
|
11:00 a.m.
to half past noon |
Workshop of the Yiddish language. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street |
11:00 a.m.
to half past noon |
Workshop for children in Polish. |
Popper Synagogue,
16 Szeroka street |
|
noon
to 1:30 p.m. |
Klezmer
Advanced, a workshop
of Klezmer music led by Germany's Christian Dawid and
Lithuania's Ilya Shneyveys. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
noon
|
Literary meeting with Poland's
author Agata Tuszynska. |
Cheder Cafe, 36 Jozefa street,
entrance at Jakuba street. |
|
noon
to 1:30 p.m.
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Workshop of Yiddish singing led by the USA's Jeff
Warschauer. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
half past noon
to 2 p.m. |
Workshop of Jewish paper-cutting |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
1:00 p.m.
to 2:30 p.m. |
Workshop
of the Jewish genealogy. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street. |
|
2:00 p.m.
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'The Wizards of Wit: How Jews Revolutionized Comedy' - lecture by
Arie Kaplan (USA). |
Kupa Synagogue,
27 Miodowa street |
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2:00 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m. |
Engish tour of the New Jewish Cemetery. |
Starting point 55 Miodowa street |
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3:00 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. |
Workshop: 'Design Your Own Synagogue' led by Monika
Krajewska |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
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3:00 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. |
Art workshop. |
Popper Synagogue,
16 Szeroka street |
|
3:00 p.m.
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'Following the Footsteps of the Krakow Rabbis' (tour in English) |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
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3:30 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. |
Workshops of Jewish dance with USA's Steven Weintraub and accompaniment
by Festival Dance Orchestra. |
SCKM, 15 Wietora street |
|
4:00 p.m. |
Lecture by Benzion Miller (USA). |
Kupa Synagogue,
27 Miodowa street |
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4:00 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m.
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Workshop of Jewish cooking. |
Eden Hotel,
15 Ciemna street |
|
4:00 p.m.
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'Patryk
Pufelski Eggs in an airplain - the mystery if Israelis fauna',
a lecture in Polish |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street. |
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5:00 p.m.
to 6:30 p.m.
|
Wine workshop: 'Vineyards of
Israel'. led by Poland's Zbigniew Pakula. |
Kolanko No 6, a club at 17
Jozefa street. |
|
5:00 p.m.
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Screening of film 'From
Swing to Shtetl' by Fabienne Rousso-Lenoir of 2005, 52
minutes. |
Alchemia club, 5 Estery street
at Plac Nowy square |
|
6:00 p.m.
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Meet the Star @ Cheder. |
Cheder Cafe at 36 Jakuba Street |
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7:00 p.m.
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Concert of Israel's Chaim Louk
Ensemble. |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street |
|
9:00 p.m. |
Concert 'Tribute to Shlomo
Carlebach' features the USA's Cantor Benzion Miller. |
Izaak Synagogue, 18 Kupa
street. |
|
10:00 p.m. |
Concert features the USA's
Jamie Saft Trio. |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street |
|
midnight
|
Jam session of jazzmen inspired by traditional Jewish
tunes, with the USA's Paul Brody and Poland's Plazmatikon
ensemble. |
Alchemia club, 5 Estery street
at Plac Nowy square |
Tuesday, June
29th
|
Hour |
Event |
Venue |
|
9:00 a.m.
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Visiting Kazimierz synagogues (tour in English) |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
|
9:00 a.m.
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Visiting Kazimierz synagogues (tour in Polish) |
Starting point at the Old Synagogue,
24 Szeroka street |
|
9:00 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m. |
Workshop of the Hebrew language. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street |
|
10 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. |
Open Meeting. |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
10:00 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. |
Klezmer
Basic, a workshop
of Klezmer music for beginners led by USA's Deborah Strauss
and Benjy Fox Rosen. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
10:00 a.m.
to 11:30 a.mn |
Yemenite jewelry, a workshop by
Israel's Benzion David. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street |
|
11:00 a.m.
to half past noon |
Workshop of the Yiddish language. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street |
|
noon to 1:30 p.m. |
Workshop for children in Polish. |
Popper Synagogue,
16 Szeroka street |
|
noon
to 1:30 p.m. |
Klezmer
Advanced, a workshop
of Klezmer music led by Germany's Christian Dawid and
Lithuania's Ilya Shneyveys. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
noon
|
Literary meeting with Poland's
author Miriam Akavia. |
Cheder Cafe, 36 Jozefa street,
entrance at Jakuba street. |
|
noon
to 1:30 p.m.
|
Workshop of Yiddish singing led by the USA's Jeff
Warschauer. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
noon
|
'Following the Footsteps of the Krakow Rabbis' (tour in
Polish) |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
|
half past noon
to 2 p.m. |
Workshop of Jewish paper-cutting |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
half past noon |
Walk in the Former Jewish
Ghetto of Krakow, tour in Polish. |
Starting point on the Plac Bohaterow Getta square. |
|
1:00 p.m.
to 2:30 p.m. |
Workshop
of the Jewish genealogy. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street. |
|
2:00 p.m.
|
'Flickering Shadows: A History of Jews in Film', a
lecture by Arie Kaplan (USA). |
Kupa Synagogue,
27 Miodowa street |
|
2:00 p.m.
|
Polish tour of the Remuh cemetery. |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
|
3:00 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. |
Workshop: 'Mizrah for the Eastern Wall' led by
Monika Krajewska |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
3:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. |
Art workshop. |
Popper Synagogue,
16 Szeroka street |
|
3:30 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. |
Workshops of Jewish dance with USA's Steven Weintraub and accompaniment
by Festival Dance Orchestra. |
SCKM, 15 Wietora street |
|
4:00 p.m. |
'Traditional
Pre-war Dresses of the Jews in the collection of the National
Museum in Krakow', a lecture by Anna
Lebet-Minakowska and a multimedia presentation. |
Main hall of the Krakow
National Museum at 1, 3 Maja street. |
|
4:00 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m.
|
Lecture by Rabbi Boaz Pash. |
Kupa Synagogue,
27 Miodowa street |
|
4:00 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m.
|
Workshop of Jewish cooking. |
Eden Hotel,
15 Ciemna street |
|
4:00 p.m.
|
Alicja
Beryt: Jewish motifs in the architecture, a lecture in
Polish. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street. |
|
4:30 p.m.
to 6:00 p.m. |
Workshop
on the comic books led by Arie Kaplan of the USA. |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
5:00 p.m.
to 6:30 p.m.
|
Wine workshop: 'Vineyards of
Israel'. led by Poland's Zbigniew Pakula. |
Kolanko No 6, a club at 17
Jozefa street. |
|
5:00 p.m.
|
Screening of film 'Fiddler
on the Hoof" by Simon Broughton of 1992, 60
minutes. |
Alchemia club, 5 Estery street
at Plac Nowy square |
|
6:00 p.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
|
Meet the Star @ Cheder. |
Cheder Cafe at 36 Jakuba Street |
|
7:00 p.m.
|
Concert features Poland's band Cukunft. |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street |
|
8:30 p.m.
|
Krakow's noted trio, Kroke, plays jazzy music inspired
by traditional Jewish tunes. |
Alchemia club, 5 Estery street
at Plac Nowy square |
|
10:00 p.m.
|
Concert features the USA's Brave Old World. |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street |
|
midnight
|
Jam session of jazzmen inspired by traditional Jewish tunes. |
Alchemia club, 5 Estery street
at Plac Nowy square |
Wednesday,
June 30th
|
Hour |
Event |
Venue |
|
9:00 a.m.
|
Visiting Kazimierz synagogues (tour in English) |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
|
9:00 a.m.
|
Visiting Kazimierz synagogues (tour in Polish) |
Starting point at the Old Synagogue,
24 Szeroka street |
|
9:00 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m. |
Workshop of the Hebrew language. |
Jewish Community Center at 24 Miodowa street |
|
10 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. |
Open Meeting. |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
10:00 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. |
Klezmer
Basic, a workshop
of Klezmer music for beginners led by USA's Deborah Strauss
and Benjy Fox Rosen. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
10:00 a.m.
to 11:30 a.mn |
Yemenite jewelry, a workshop by
Israel's Benzion David. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street |
|
11:00 a.m.
to half past noon |
Workshop of the Yiddish language. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street |
11:00 a.m.
to half past noon |
Workshop for children in Polish. |
Popper Synagogue,
16 Szeroka street |
|
noon
to 1:30 p.m. |
Klezmer
Advanced, a workshop
of Klezmer music led by Germany's Christian Dawid and
Lithuania's Ilya Shneyveys. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
noon
|
Literary meeting with Poland's
Anda Rottenberg. |
Cheder Cafe, 36 Jozefa street,
entrance at Jakuba street. |
|
noon
to 1:30 p.m.
|
Workshop of Yiddish singing led by the USA's Jeff
Warschauer. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
half past noon
to 2 p.m. |
Workshop of Jewish paper-cutting |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
1:00 p.m.
to 2:30 p.m. |
Workshop
of the Jewish genealogy. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street. |
|
2:00 p.m.
|
'From Krakow to Krypton: A History of Jews and Comic
Books', a lecture by Arie Kaplan (USA). |
Kupa Synagogue,
27 Miodowa street |
|
2:00 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m.
|
English tour of the Remuh cemetery with the USA's Edgar
Gluck, the Chief Rabbi of Galicia. |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
|
2:00 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m. |
English tour of the New Jewish Cemetery. |
Starting point 55 Miodowa street |
|
2:00 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m. |
Workshop
of Hasidic singing led by Cantor Benzion Miller from the USA. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
2:30 p.m.
|
Workshop of Jewish cooking. |
Eden Hotel,
15 Ciemna street |
|
3:00 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. |
Art workshop. |
Popper Synagogue,
16 Szeroka street |
|
3:00 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. |
DJ
workshop led by SoCalled (Canada). |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
3:30 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. |
Workshops of Jewish dance with USA's Steven Weintraub and accompaniment
by Festival Dance Orchestra. |
SCKM, 15 Wietora street |
|
4:00 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m.
|
'The Endagered Treasure Box. Preserving the Wealth of
Jewish Ethnic Cuisine', lecture by Israel's Janna Gur. |
Kupa Synagogue,
27 Miodowa street |
|
4:00 p.m.
|
Slawek
Pastuszka: 'Preserved painted interior of the synagogues in
Poland', a lecture in Polish. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street. |
|
4:30 p.m.
to 6:00 p.m. |
Workshop
on the comic books led by Arie Kaplan of the USA. |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
5:00 p.m.
to 6:30 p.m.
|
Wine workshop: 'Vineyards of
Israel'. led by Poland's Zbigniew Pakula. |
Kolanko No 6, a club at 17
Jozefa street. |
|
5:00 p.m.
|
Screening of film. |
Alchemia club, 5 Estery street
at Plac Nowy square |
|
5:30 p.m.
|
JCC
Presentation, in English. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street. |
|
6:00 p.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
|
Meet the Star @ Cheder. |
Cheder Cafe at 36 Jakuba Street |
|
7:00 p.m.
|
Concert features Ukraine's
Arkady Gendler. |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street |
|
8:30 p.m.
|
Krakow's noted trio, Kroke, plays jazzy music inspired
by traditional Jewish tunes. |
Alchemia club, 5 Estery street
at Plac Nowy square |
|
10:00 p.m.
|
Concert 'Ad Adei Ad / To
Eternity' features Israel's Piris Eliyahu, Mark Eliyahu,
Gil Hameiri, Nissim Lugasu, and Esther Kenan Ofri. |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street |
|
midnight
|
Jam session of jazzmen inspired by traditional Jewish tunes. |
Alchemia club, 5 Estery street
at Plac Nowy square |
Thursday, July
1st
|
Hour |
Event |
Venue |
|
9:00 a.m.
|
Visiting Kazimierz synagogues (tour in English) |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
|
9:00 a.m.
|
Visiting Kazimierz synagogues (tour in Polish) |
Starting point at the Old Synagogue,
24 Szeroka street |
|
9:00 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m. |
Workshop of the Hebrew language. |
Jewish Community Center at 24 Miodowa street |
|
10 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. |
Open Meeting. |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
10:00 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. |
Klezmer
Basic, a workshop
of Klezmer music for beginners led by USA's Deborah Strauss
and Benjy Fox Rosen. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
10:00 a.m.
to 11:30 a.mn |
Yemenite jewelry, a workshop by
Israel's Benzion David. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street |
|
11:00 a.m.
to half past noon |
Workshop of the Yiddish language. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street |
11:00 a.m.
to half past noon |
Workshop for children in Polish. |
Popper Synagogue,
16 Szeroka street |
|
noon
to 1:30 p.m. |
Klezmer
Advanced, a workshop
of Klezmer music led by Germany's Christian Dawid and
Lithuania's Ilya Shneyveys. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
noon
|
Literary meeting. |
Cheder Cafe, 36 Jozefa street,
entrance at Jakuba street. |
|
noon
to 1:30 p.m.
|
Workshop of Yiddish singing led by the USA's Jeff
Warschauer. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
half past noon
to 2 p.m. |
Workshop of Jewish paper-cutting |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
1:00 p.m.
to 2:30 p.m. |
Workshop
of the Jewish genealogy. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street. |
|
2:00 p.m.
|
'Sarah Schenirer and the Interwar Revolution in Jewish
Women's Religious Education', a lecture by - Naomi Seidman
(USA). |
Kupa Synagogue,
27 Miodowa street |
|
2:00 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m.
|
English tour of the Remuh cemetery with the USA's Edgar
Gluck, the Chief Rabbi of Galicia. |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
|
2:00 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m. |
Workshop
of Hasidic singing led by Cantor Benzion Miller from the USA. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
3:00 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. |
Art workshop. |
Popper Synagogue,
16 Szeroka street |
|
3:00 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. |
DJ
workshop led by SoCalled (Canada). |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
3:30 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. |
Workshops of Jewish dance with USA's Steven Weintraub and accompaniment
by Festival Dance Orchestra. |
SCKM, 15 Wietora street |
|
4:00 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m.
|
Presentation of book 'Second Soul. About 20 editions of
the Jewish Culture Festivals in Krakow' by Anna Dodziuk
(Poland). |
Kupa Synagogue,
27 Miodowa street |
|
4:00 p.m.
|
Workshop of Jewish cooking. |
Eden Hotel,
15 Ciemna street |
|
4:00 p.m.
|
Joanna
Grzesiuk: 'About Jews? That's interesting! - why Jewish
subjects are so popular in Poland', a lecture in Polish. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street. |
|
5:00 p.m.
to 6:30 p.m.
|
Wine workshop: 'Vineyards of
Israel'. led by Poland's Zbigniew Pakula. |
Kolanko No 6, a club at 17
Jozefa street. |
|
5:00 p.m.
|
Screening of film. |
Alchemia club, 5 Estery street
at Plac Nowy square |
|
5:30 p.m.
|
Panel
discussion with Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland
and Jonathan Ornstein, JCC Director. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street. |
|
6:00 p.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
|
Meet the Star @ Cheder. |
Cheder Cafe at 36 Jakuba Street |
|
6:30 p.m. |
Midrash
Theatre performs its show, The Mysteries of My Grandma, directed
by Rabbi Tanya Segal. |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
7:00 p.m.
|
Concert features Israel's Ilana
Eliya Ensemble. |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street |
|
7:00 p.m.
|
Screening
of films '8 stories that didn't change the world' by
Iwo Krankowski, Jan Spiewak, Magda Grabowska, and Jakub Rok
(in Polish with English subtitles) and 'Poland revisited.
Discovery of Heritage and Legacy' by Sarah Golabek-Goldman
(in English with Polish subtitles). |
Kinoteatr Uciecha playhouse at
16 Starowislna street. |
|
8:30 p.m. |
Midrash
Theatre performs its show, The Mysteries of My Grandma, directed
by Rabbi Tanya Segal. |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
10:00 p.m.
|
Concert Stempenyu's Neshome features
Steven Greenman, Alan Bern, Pete Rushefsky, Alexander Fedoriuk,
Mark Rubin, Dan Kahn, and Lorin Sklamberg. |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street |
|
midnight
|
Jam session of jazzmen inspired by traditional Jewish tunes. |
Alchemia club, 5 Estery street
at Plac Nowy square |
Friday, July
2nd
|
Hour |
Event |
Venue |
|
9:00 a.m.
|
Visiting Kazimierz synagogues (tour in English) |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
|
9:00 a.m.
|
Visiting Kazimierz synagogues (tour in Polish) |
Starting point at the Old Synagogue,
24 Szeroka street |
|
9:00 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m. |
Workshop of the Hebrew language. |
Jewish Community Center at 24 Miodowa street |
|
10 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. |
Open Meeting. |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
10:00 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. |
Klezmer
Basic, a workshop
of Klezmer music for beginners led by USA's Deborah Strauss
and Benjy Fox Rosen. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
10:00 a.m.
to 11:30 a.mn |
Yemenite jewelry, a workshop by
Israel's Benzion David. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street |
|
11:00 a.m.
to half past noon |
Workshop of the Yiddish language. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street |
11:00 a.m.
to half past noon |
Workshop for children in Polish. |
Popper Synagogue,
16 Szeroka street |
|
noon
to 1:30 p.m. |
Klezmer
Advanced, a workshop
of Klezmer music led by Germany's Christian Dawid and
Lithuania's Ilya Shneyveys. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
noon |
'Polish Jewish Language and Polish Jewish Identity', a lecture by
Stanisław Krajewski (Poland). |
Kupa Synagogue,
27 Miodowa street |
|
noon
to 1:30 p.m.
|
Workshop of Yiddish singing led by the USA's Jeff
Warschauer. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
half past noon
to 2 p.m. |
Workshop of Jewish paper-cutting |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
1:00 p.m.
to 2:30 p.m. |
Workshop
of the Jewish genealogy. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street. |
|
2:00 p.m.
|
Panel discussion 'Twenty Years Later: the Fall of the
Wall and Rebirth of Jewish Life in Poland' with Konstanty
Gebert, Stanisław Krajewski, Helise Lieberman, Daniela Malec
and Shana Penn. |
Kupa Synagogue,
27 Miodowa street |
|
2:00 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m.
|
English tour of the Remuh cemetery with the USA's Edgar
Gluck, the Chief Rabbi of Galicia. |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
|
2:00 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m. |
Workshop
of Hasidic singing led by Cantor Benzion Miller from the USA. |
Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace,
7 Waska street |
|
3:00 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. |
Art workshop. |
Popper Synagogue,
16 Szeroka street |
|
3:00 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. |
DJ
workshop led by SoCalled (Canada). |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
3:30 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. |
Workshops of Jewish dance with USA's Steven Weintraub and accompaniment
by Festival Dance Orchestra. |
SCKM, 15 Wietora street |
|
4:00 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m.
|
'How
a Cuisine is Born. The Amazing Story of Israeli Food from
Biblical to Modern Times', a lecture by Janna Gur of
Israel. |
Kupa Synagogue,
27 Miodowa street |
|
4:00 p.m.
|
Workshop of Jewish cooking. |
Eden Hotel,
15 Ciemna street |
|
4:00 p.m.
|
Katarzyna
Czerwonogora: 'Jewish bordello - why Argentinian
prostitutes were called polacas', a lecture in
English. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street. |
|
4:00 p.m.
|
In the Footsteps of Jewish Women (tour in Polish) |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street. |
|
4:00 p.m.
|
In the Footsteps of Jewish Women (tour in English) |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street, |
|
4:30 p.m.
|
Zahor, a ceremony commemorating
Krakow Jews. |
Plac Bohaterów Getta square. |
|
5:00 p.m.
to 6:30 p.m.
|
Wine workshop: 'Vineyards of
Israel'. led by Poland's Zbigniew Pakula. |
Kolanko No 6, a club at 17
Jozefa street. |
|
5:00 p.m.
|
Screening of film. |
Alchemia club, 5 Estery street
at Plac Nowy square |
|
5:30 p.m.
|
Jakub
Rok: 'Jewish fair trade - fixing the world during the
shopping', a lecture in Polish. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street. |
|
6:00 p.m.
|
Krakow's Bester Quartet plays
jazzy music inspired by Jewish traditional tunes. |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street |
|
7:00 p.m. |
Midrash
Theatre performs its show, The Mysteries of My Grandma, directed
by Rabbi Tanya Segal. |
Galicia Museum at 18 Dajwor
street. |
|
8:00 p.m.
|
Concert MuLaKuŻ features
Israel's band, Kruzenshtern i Parahod. |
Cheder Cafe at 36 Jakuba Street |
|
9:00 p.m.
|
Jewish
Sabbath dinner with the festival guests. |
Jewish Community Center at 24
Miodowa street. |
|
10:00 p.m.
|
Concert Stempenyu's Neshome features
Steven Greenman, Alan Bern, Pete Rushefsky, Alexander Fedoriuk,
Mark Rubin, Dan Kahn, and Lorin Sklamberg. |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street |
|
midnight
|
Jam session of jazzmen inspired by traditional Jewish tunes. |
Alchemia club, 5 Estery street
at Plac Nowy square |
Saturday, July
3rd
|
Hour |
Event
|
Venue
|
|
9:00 a.m.
|
Jewish Krakow, a tour in Polish. |
Starting
point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street. |
|
noon
|
Katarzyna
Czerwonogora: 'Jewish bordello - why Argentinian
prostitutes were called polacas', a lecture in
English. |
Jewish
Community Center at 24 Miodowa street. |
|
noon
|
Iga
Kazmierczyk: 'Intercultural education - facts and myths',
a lecture in Polish. |
Jewish
Community Center at 24 Miodowa street. |
|
1:00 p.m.
|
Jewish Krakow, a tour in English. |
Starting
point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street. |
1:30
p.m. |
Remigiusz Sosnowski: 'Israeli
emigration policy', a lecture in Polish. |
Jewish
Community Center at 24 Miodowa street |
1:30
p.m. |
Krzysztof Izdebski's: 'Jews and Jewish
congregations within the Polish law', a lecture in
English. |
Jewish
Community Center at 24 Miodowa street |
|
6:00 p.m.
|
Final open-air concert "Shalom on Szeroka Street". |
Ulica Szeroka street |
Sunday, July
4th
|
Hour |
Event |
Venue |
|
8:30 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m.
|
"In the Footsteps of Balaban", a walk
around Jewish Kazimierz (English guide) |
Starting point: Old Synagogue,
24 Szeroka street |
|
8:30 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m.
|
"In the Footsteps of Balaban", a walk
around Jewish Kazimierz (Polish guide) |
Starting point: Old Synagogue,
24 Szeroka street |
|
noon
|
Maciej
Krasniewski: 'Jewish LGBT leaders - from Magnus Hirschfeld
to Harvey Milk', a lecture in Polish. |
Jewish
Community Center at 24 Miodowa street. |
|
noon
|
Witold
Wrzosinski: 'Klezmer gone astray', a lecture in
English. |
Jewish
Community Center at 24 Miodowa street. |
|
half past noon
to 2 p.m.
|
English tour of the site if the Jewish
Ghetto in Krakow during World War 2. |
Starting point on the Plac Bohaterow Getta square |
|
1:30 p.m.
|
Maciej
Krasniewski: 'Jewish LGBT leaders - from Magnus Hirschfeld
to Harvey Milk', a lecture in English. |
Jewish
Community Center at 24 Miodowa street. |
|
1:30 p.m.
|
Witold
Wrzosinski: 'Klezmer gone astray', a lecture in
Polish. |
Jewish
Community Center at 24 Miodowa street. |
|
1:30 p.m.
|
Alicja
Mroczkowska: 'How the social changes influenced the space
of Jewish cemeteries', a lecture in Polish. |
Jewish
Community Center at 24 Miodowa street. |
|
2:30 p.m. |
Panel
discussion with Jewish Community members. |
Jewish
Community Center at 24 Miodowa street. |
|
4:00 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
|
"In the Footsteps of Balaban", a walk
around Jewish Kazimierz (English guide) |
Starting point: Old Synagogue,
24 Szeroka street |
|
4:00 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
|
"In the Footsteps of Balaban", a walk
around Jewish Kazimierz (Polish guide) |
Starting point: Old Synagogue,
24 Szeroka street |
|
4:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. |
Theater performance by the participants
in the workshops for children |
Popper Synagogue,
16 Szeroka street |
|
7:00 p.m.
|
Concert "Leopold Kozlowski and His Friends" |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street |
|
Hour |
Event |
Venue |
|
8:30 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m.
|
"In the Footsteps of Balaban", a walk
around Jewish Kazimierz (English guide) |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
|
8:30 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m.
|
"In the Footsteps of Balaban", a walk
around Jewish Kazimierz (Polish guide) |
Starting point: Old Synagogue,
24 Szeroka street |
|
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
|
Screening of films 'Process
B-7815' and 'Hawaii
and the Holocaust' by Bernard Offen and meeting with him. |
Alchemia club, 5 Estery street
at Plac Nowy square |
|
11:30 a.m.
|
Polish
tour of Krakow's Jewish cemeteries. |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
|
half past noon
to 2 p.m.
|
English tour of the site if the Jewish
Ghetto in Krakow during World War 2. |
Starting point on the Plac Bohaterow Getta square |
|
4:00 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
|
"In the Footsteps of Balaban", a walk
around Jewish Kazimierz (English guide) |
Starting point at the Remuh Synagogue,
40 Szeroka street |
|
4:00 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
|
"In the Footsteps of Balaban", a walk
around Jewish Kazimierz (Polish guide) |
Starting point: Old Synagogue,
24 Szeroka street |
|
|
Theater performance by the participants
in the workshops for children |
Popper Synagogue,
16 Szeroka street |
|
5:00 p.m. |
Concert featuring the USA's
Cantors' Choir |
Filharmonia concert hall at 1
Zwierzyniecka street |
|
7:00 p.m.
|
Concert "Leopold Kozlowski and His Friends" |
Tempel Synagogue,
24 Miodowa street. |
|
|
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