Join POLIN’s Daffodil Campaign
In 2013, the POLIN Museum launched the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Campaign to raise awareness. Every year on April 19th, hundreds of volunteers across Poland and around the world encourage people to commemorate the anniversary by wearing a yellow paper daffodil. The campaign has been accompanied by the slogan “Remembering Together” which highlights the importance of […]
Exhibition at the Zachęta Gallery supported by the TaubeCenter
‘’Spring never comes again… Children and art in the 20th & 21st centuries’’ This exhibition references the practice of pioneers in modern pedagogy including Janusz Korczak, Maria Montessori, Célestin Freinet, Friedel Dicker-Brandeis, and alternative educational approaches from the early and middle 20th century. The common denominator among them is how to support children’s creativity through […]
Taube Center’s new educational initiative
Marta Eichelberger-Jankowska, head of the Taube Center’s education department, was invited to participate in the Erasmus+ project, which took place between February 27th and March 3rd in Kalamata, Greece. Marta gave a presentation and led a workshop titled “Making Heritage Relevant,” in which she introduced the work of the European Association for the Preservation and […]
Historie rodzinne od kuchni
Warsztaty kuchni żydowskiej i historii rodzinnej, czyli to, co lubimy najbardziej: genealogia i jedzenie. 2 kwietnia 2023 r. godzina 15.00 Już 2 kwietnia, tuż przed Pesach, Fundacja Centrum Taubego na rzecz Edukacji i Życia Żydowskiego zaprasza na drugie warsztaty w ramach programu europejskiego CIV-ASHOAH. Tym razem do tematu historii i kultury Żydów aszkenazyjskich i ich […]
Ukrainian Pre-Taglit in Warsaw
In cooperation with Hillel Poland, the Taube Center organized a pre-Taglit (Birthright) program for 22 Ukrainian students and young adults on their way to Israel. This was the first time since the beginning of the war that a delegation from Ukraine was able to participate in a Taglit Birthright trip. The group celebrated Shabbat with […]
Workshop: Resistance and resilience
The Taube Center welcomed a group of Jewish students from the Golda Och Academy led by Rabbi Rob Kahn on February 27. Helise Lieberman took the students to see the critically-acclaimed exhibition “What We Couldn’t Shout Out to the World” at the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute and hosted a follow-up discussion, with Taube Center’s […]
Polish Theatre Premiere Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski
On January 25 and 26, the critically acclaimed play ‘’Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski,” starring Oscar-nominated David Strathairn, premiered in Warsaw and was enthusiastically embraced. During its Polish performances, the Karski Foundation and the Taube Center co-hosted two workshops on inclusive education and the role of the arts in driving social engagement and […]
New Translations of Taube Center Publications
In addition to the publication of the French and Spanish translations of our flagship resource, “1000 Years of Jewish Life in Poland: A Timeline,” the Taube Center, with financial support from the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and private donors, has added a new resource to its educational toolbox. Working with a team of educators […]
Cooperation with the Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies (Israel)
On January 15, Helise Lieberman met with students from the Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies during their trip through Poland. The meeting, a long-held tradition, took place after the group‘s visit to the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews with an engaging conversation about historical contexts, the transmission of heritage, and Jewish life […]
The first study tour group in 2023
In January, we hosted 40 students from Weber High School in Atlanta, Georgia. This marks the third year of working with Dr. Rachel Rothstein and the school. The group’s program included guided study visits to the POLIN Museum, the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute, the Galicia Jewish Museum, and Auschwitz-Birkenau. The participants enjoyed making pierogi, […]