Report by the POLIN Museum: Whom do Poles see when they see a Jew? Kogo widzą Polacy, kiedy widzą Żyda? At the end of 2023, a Report on research carried out by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews was published: “Whom do Poles see when they see a Jew?” (Kogo widzą Polacy,…
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Between Bialystok and Czestochowa
Two people whose personal histories embody the history of the Eastern-European Jews during the last one and half century, Corinne Evens (AEMJP founder) and Cedric Olivestone (a great friend of AEMJP), travelled this year to mysterious places. Below, a few excerpts from the press about their travels. Corinne Evens took part in the commemoration of the…
Munich: Ringelblum Archives exhibition
Nos amis de l’Institut historique juif Emanuel Ringelblum à Varsovie coorganisent une exposition du Centre de documentation de Munich sur l’histoire du national-socialisme (NSDOKU), consacrée aux « archives souterraines du ghetto de Varsovie », assemblées par l’historien Emanuel Ringelblum et par son organisation Oneg Shabbat. Ci-dessous, vous trouverez quelques photos de l’exposition temporaire Ringelblum, mais…
The 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
In April 2023, The European Friends of the POLIN Museum were able to visit Warsaw and the Museum. Yet it was not an ordinary visit. We participated in a series of events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (19 April 1943 – 19 April 2023). the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of…
New restitution law in Poland
Deterioration of diplomatic relations between Poland, Israel and the US La version française se trouve en bas de la page Over the summer of 2021, the Polish parliament approved two controversial laws which contribute to rising concerns abroad and has consequences for the most strategic diplomatic relations outside of the EU. The first one concerns…
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Anniversary – 78 years ago
La campagne commémorant le soulèvement du ghetto de Varsovie Nous vous invitons à participer à la campagne de révolte du ghetto de Varsovie de 2021. Cette campagne est organisée par le Musée POLIN, qui retrace l’histoire millénaire des Juifs de Pologne depuis près de dix ans. Nous encourageons les communautés du monde entier à s’informer…
Solidarity with prof. Barbara Engelking and prof. Jan Grabowski
Update August 16, 2021 – great news! The lawsuit against Professors Barbara Engelking and Jan Grabowski has been rejected by the Warsaw Appellate Court. “The Warsaw Appellate Court rejected today the lawsuit filed against us by Mrs. Filomena Leszczynska. The Court of Appeals upheld the arguments raised by us in our appeal and roundly rejected the verdict…
L’Europe: l’être ou le néant
Note de lecture par Liliane-Carol Benoit Jean-Paul BENOIT et Michel DESMOULIN, L’Europe: l’être ou le néant Préface de Enrique BARON CRESPO Editions Maïa Un titre provocateur pour un essai sous forme de dialogue conduit par une journaliste par deux militants de la cause européenne, dont l’un – Jean-Paul Benoit – est ancien Parlementaire européen. L’ex…
Prof. Stola steps down and Zygmunt Stępiński becomes the head of POLIN Museum
Entre février 2019 et février 2020, le Musée POLIN n’a pas eu de directeur. Après la fin de mandat du prof Dariusz Stola, ce dernier a gagné le concours pour sa propre succession du début du mois de mai 2019. Malgré cela, le Ministre de la culture polonais conservateur n’a jamais pas publié de nomination…
Polish-Israeli Youth Exchange 2019
Below, you will find the first announcement of the call for participations for the latest edition of the Polish-Israeli Youth Exchange (PIYE) See the full information about the 2018 edition by clicking here. PIYE Polish-Israeli Youth Exchange-PIYE 2019 Polish-Israeli Youth Exchange (PIYE) is the oldest program of the POLIN Museum and the Jewish Historical Institute…
Dariusz Stola, former Head of the POLIN Museum, in the midst of a political storm
Updates (last: February 2020) February 28, 2020 – Zygmunt Stępiński, the new head of the POLIN Museum, wrote a public letter to Dariusz Stola. A passage of this letter below: 🇬🇧 Darek, I would like to address these words to you directly. They say no one is irreplaceable. Perhaps it is true. What is…
Sold out: Who Will Write Our History? @ JW3 – London
Who Will Write Our History? – screening in London International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, 2019 The event is now sold out – thanks so much for your interest! We are delighted to invite you for the first screening in London of a para-documentary movie by Roberta Grossman about the Oneg Shabbos Archives collected in…
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