The authors of this dual memoir did not live through the trauma of the Holocaust; they inherited it. Whether their survivor parents revealed what they endured or erected barriers of silence, the horrors they experienced permeated the lives of their children. The arrival of their book opens a door not only to their friendship and their pasts but it also invites other “sons and daughters of survivors.”
Being A Polish Rabbi in the 21st Century: A Life of Service and Challenge
Once, the term Polish rabbi was a reference to a ubiquitous type. Today, Rabbi Mati Kirschenbaum is a part of a unique modern phenomenon of modern urbane learned Jewish leaders with a wide range of skills. From pastoral work to engagement with modern culture, Rabbi Kirschenbaum has inspired the families Kol Tikvah.
Where possible, Rabbi Mati has lent a hand to the revival of Progressive Polish Jewish life.[…]
Józef Piłsudski (1867-1935) in Jewish Collective Memory
PART 1: The Bund and the Polish Socialist Party in Late Tsarist Russia, 1892–1914
Poland’s modern-day emergence is connected to many storied names, but none exceeds Josef Pilsudski, the modern-day military hero, socialist activist, and head of state.[…]
Poles and Jews: A Call for Myth Reconstruction
Independent researcher Jennifer Stark-Blumenthal will present Poles and Jews: A Call for Myth Reconstruction, an expansive and engaging investigation into centuries of changing Polish-Jewish relations. With forthright honesty the author calls on Poles and Jews to recognize and challenge the “myths” each tells about the other and themselves.
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