Workers Circle Journey Through Lithuania and Poland
In May, the Taube Center welcomed participants from the Workers Circle for a ten-day educational journey through Lithuania and Poland, exploring Jewish history, Yiddish culture, sites of memory, and contemporary Jewish life. The program offered participants an opportunity to engage with more than a thousand years of Jewish history while exploring the region’s diverse cultural […]
Bridging Stewardship and Commercialization – Jewish Heritage in Kazimierz
The Taube Center, the Galicia Jewish Museum, and the Institute of Jewish Studies at Jagiellonian University will host a conference exploring the preservation, management, and promotion of Jewish heritage in Kazimierz amid growing tourism and commercialization. On June 29, 2026, the Taube Center for Jewish Life & Learning, in partnership with the Galicia Jewish Museum […]
Watch TJHTalks #52: The Warsaw Ghetto: Resilience and Resistance
In partnership with the Warsaw Ghetto Museum, we explore the many dimensions of resilience and resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto, from everyday acts of survival to the legacy of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and its remembrance today. What forms did resistance take in the Warsaw Ghetto? How did individuals and communities preserve dignity, culture, and […]
Mi Dor Le Dor Europe Receives EU Support for a New Edition
Mi Dor Le Dor Europe has received EU funding for its second edition. Selected from among 787 applications, the project will bring together educators and cultural practitioners from across Europe to explore innovative approaches to transmitting Jewish heritage as a living, evolving process. The Taube Center for Jewish Life & Learning is proud to share […]
Watch TJHTalks #51: March 1968 in Poland: to Stay or to Go?
What did it mean to leave — or to remain — in the face of state-initiated antisemitism? This episode of TJHTalks explores one of the most significant moments in postwar Polish Jewish history: the events of March 1968, when a wave of political repression led to the forced emigration of approximately 15,000 Jews from Poland. […]
Northwestern University Hillel Students Explore Jewish Poland
We recently welcomed a group of students from Northwestern University Hillel for an educational visit focused on exploring Jewish history and contemporary life in Poland. During their stay, students engaged with a range of sites, materials, and perspectives that reflect the richness and complexity of Jewish experience in the region. Alongside moments of reflection, the […]
Watch now: TJHTalks #50: The Archaeology of Holocaust Memory
How do we remember the Holocaust in places where little or nothing visibly remains? In this TJHTalks conversation, three leading scholars explore how landscapes, architecture, and buried traces can become sources of knowledge, commemoration, and responsibility. Moving beyond traditional monuments and museums, the discussion focuses on “non-sites of memory” — woods, fields, ruined structures, and […]
Supporting Jewish Women Leaders in Ukraine
This month, Helise Lieberman, Director of the Taube Center for Jewish Life & Learning, led two online sessions for Project Kesher Ukraine, engaging Jewish women educators and community leaders across Ukraine. One of the sessions focused on Jewish text learning in preparation for Shabbat, creating space for reflection, shared study, and meaningful dialogue. Even in […]
Watch now: TJHTalks #49 — Jewish Life in Poland: Here and Now, Part I
Explore a rich conversation on Jewish life in Poland today, as our speakers share both professional insight and personal experience. In this live conversation, Helise Lieberman, Joanna Fikus, Maria Kos, and Karina Sokołowska shared their insights and personal stories, reflecting on identity, community, and what it means to live Jewishly in Poland today. Helise Lieberman […]
From History to Living Community: The Weber School’s Visit to Poland
Five days of immersive learning with senior students from Atlanta, exploring Jewish history, memory, and contemporary life. Our January visit with over 20 senior students from The Weber School in Atlanta, led by Dr. Rachel Rothstein, has come to an end. This year, we spent five intensive and meaningful days together in Poland, engaging in […]