Tisha B’Av | תשעה באב: A Day of Collective Mourning and Reflection
Tisha B’Av — the 9th day of the Hebrew month of Av — is one of the most solemn and mournful observances in the Jewish calendar. It is a day marked by fasting, introspection, and commemoration, dedicated to remembering a series of catastrophic events that have profoundly shaped Jewish history and identity. The most significant […]
European Holocaust Memorial Day for Roma and Sinti
August 2 marks the European Holocaust Memorial Day for Roma and Sinti, commemorating the genocide of Roma and Sinti communities under Nazi rule. On the night of August 2–3, 1944 — in what is known as Zigeunernacht — nearly 4,300 Roma and Sinti were murdered in the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau in a single, coordinated […]
The Warsaw Uprising: Remembering Jewish Participation
On August 1, we commemorate the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, a major World War II resistance operation launched by the Polish underground in 1944 against German occupation. For 63 days, Warsaw fought with resilience and determination. Among the resistance fighters were Jewish survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, escapees from concentration camps, and Jews […]
TJHTalks | A Portal to Pre-War Jewish Life in Warsaw: The Okopowa Street Cemetery
On July 30, 2025, the Taube Center hosted a special TJHTalks online session dedicated to one of Warsaw’s most significant sites of Jewish memory: the Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery. As one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe, Okopowa is not only a place of burial but also a vital portal to the rich Jewish […]
March of Remembrance in Warsaw
On July 22, we joined the 14th March of Remembrance organized by The Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute to honor the victims of the Grossaktion in the Warsaw Ghetto. The Grossaktion was the mass deportation of nearly 300,000 Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka extermination camp in the summer of 1942. The march […]
Educators from the Stan Greenspon Center Visit Poland
We had the pleasure of welcoming a group of 18 Holocaust educators from the Stan Greenspon Center for Holocaust and Social Justice Education at Charlotte University. Led by Judy La Pietra, the group came to Poland to deepen their knowledge of Jewish life and the Holocaust. Their visit included meetings, guided experiences, and reflective conversations […]
Commemorating the Jedwabne Pogrom
On July 10, 1941, in the town of Jedwabne, at least 340 Jewish men, women, and children were murdered. The massacre was carried out by local Polish residents, with the participation or tacit approval of German forces. Many victims were burned alive in a barn on the town’s outskirts. This crime was long suppressed and […]
Remembering the Pogrom in Kielce
On July 4, 1946, in the city of Kielce, more than 40 Jews and several non-Jewish Poles were brutally murdered. Approximately 40 others were injured in a violent pogrom, which occurred more than a year after the end of the Holocaust. The violence was incited by baseless accusations surrounding a missing child, reigniting long-standing antisemitic […]
The Gluck Family’s Journey Through Jewish Poland
For the Gluck family, this was more than a trip.It was a living dialogue with the past and present of Jewish Poland. Over ten days, they walked through Grzybowski Square, met with Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich, visited Treblinka, Tykocin, and Łódź, and explored the layered histories of Kraków’s Jewish quarter and Plaszów. In Tarnów, they […]
TJH Talk #41 1945. Not the End, Not the Beginning. Post-war Jewish Life in Poland
The Taube Center, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, and the Global Education Outreach Program (GEOP) are pleased to invite you to join us for the next TJHTalks on Wednesday, June 18: 1945. Not the End, Not the Beginning. Post-war Jewish Life in Poland Dr. Kamil Kijek, co-author of POLIN’s temporary exhibition, 1945. […]