In the 50s Bialystok Poland’s communist era local government used Jewish gravestones (Matzevot) for retaining walls, water channels, and grading walls. Until just yesterday (May 9, 2014), in the center of the city there stood a fountain, long defunct, constructed of Matzevot. Extract and Translation of Gazeta Bialystok: [gview file=”http://RabbiBeliakBlog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Gazeta-Bialystok-May-9-2014_Matzevot_eng.pdf”] No effective protest was raised until summer 2013. Frequent visitors to Bialystok […]
Father Lemanski Visits Warsaw Synagogue, Beit Warszawa
The long scheduled visit by Fr. Lemanski to Warsaw’s Beit Warszawa, the flagship congregation of the Progressive Polish Jewish movement took place this Saturday evening, May 10 at 7 pm. The historic visit of Fr. Lemanski is an expression of this priest’s unique stance of active friendship toward Jews. Fr Lemanski spoke on the topic of his experience of […]
A Gift from the Sandrow Family
Recently a considerable collection of Judaica books was received at Beit Warszawa, a gift from Yiddish theater scholar, Dr. Nahma Sandrow. Dr. Sandrow is the author of Vagabond Stars: A World History of Yiddish Theater and a prominent interpreter of drama in the Yiddish language that once flourished and was centered in Poland. Dr. Sandrow and her husband […]
Religious Freedom for Hungary’s Jews, Questions Remain
By Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak The decision by the European Union’s Court of Human Rights ordering the Hungarian government to recognize its two Reform congregations – Szim Shalom and Bet Orim — will not serve as a caution to the Polish courts as some have claimed; rather, it will serve as a caution to Poland’s Union of Orthodox communities, […]
Phoney Charges of Anti-Semitism Derail Polish Newspaper’s Commitment to Press Freedom
A Direct Order from Germany Germans owners of Forbes Poland closed down their journalist’s investigation into financially questionable activities in Poland when the targets of the inquiry complained that they were the victims of anti-semitism. The Polish Jewish leaders never directly responded with an audit to charges over the mishandling of the Jewish community’s funds. […]
Remembering our Brothers and Sisters
By Rabbi Haim Beliak and Piotr Stasiak, Chair of Beit Polska Yom HaShoa (Holocaust Memorial Day on Sunday eve April 27 and Monday, April 28) marks the loss of millions of our brothers and sisters who were murdered by the Nazi Germans in ghettos, forests, killing factories, and work camps located primarily in Poland and […]
Polish Graduate Student, Agata Ilwicka-Sheppard’s Radio Interview on PRI
We people are aware of the enormous goodwill and effort of a group of students of Jewish culture in Poland. These are graduate students of Poland’s many university programs in Hebrew, Yiddish, Jewish History and Culture that are found all over Poland. One of the most talented of this group was interviewed for PRI last […]
Friends of Jewish Renewal in Poland – Fundraising
Friends of Jewish Renewal in Poland is a ray of hope and a beacon for the Jewish future. We are proud of the growth of progressive Jewish life in Poland under the nationwide umbrella of Beit Polska. I hope you share my admiration for the work of Beit Polska. Its leaders and participants have transformed congregational […]
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