I read Nora Krug’s book Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home. The book is a powerful and judicious invitation to open one’s heart. That turns out not to be a job for cowards. In a season with ambiguous attempts at crowning art over truth (see Don’t Look Away) this book remains lyrical and […]
The Fate of Jewish Cemeteries: Recovering Jewish Dignity in Poland
When/Where: Friday, October 19, 7:30 p.m. Beth Ohr 12355 Moorpark Street Studio City, California Following the Shabbat services led by Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak and cantorial soloist Andrew Henry, we will welcome Steven D. Reece, a Protestant minister from Atlanta, who will speak about the important spiritual and physical work of remembering and restoring Jewish […]
Bogdan’s Journey- Special Screening and Discussion
(Poland & USA, 2016, 83 min) Bogdan’s Journey will screen on March 8, 2017 at 7 pm at the Laemmle Theater, Music Hall 3, Beverly Hills, CA, followed by Q&A with: Bogdan Bielak, film protagonist Professor Michael Barenbaum, Director of the Sigi Zieirng Institute: Exploring the Ethical and Religious Implications of the Holocaust, AJU Michal […]
March of the Living in Warsaw
Welcoming Visitors to Poland The March of the Living visited Warsaw on May 6 and 7, 2016. This annual gathering brings thousands of young people and adults from all over Europe, Israel, North America and Russia to Poland. The central activity of expressions of solidarity with the victims of the Holocaust is expressed in march from […]
Three Nights, Three Concerts
Celebrating the Renewal of Jewish Life in Poland Jewish Renewal in Poland is proud to present three concert events in the Los Angeles area featuring Cantor and Holocaust survivor David S. Wisnia accompanied by his grandson Avi Wisnia, with contemporary Polish cantors Rivka Foremniak and Menachem Mirski. The concerts will benefit the work of the […]
David Wisnia, Avi Wisnia, Piotr Mirski, and Rivka Foremniak
Please enjoy a remarkable Warsaw concert by David Wisnia and his grandson, Avi Wisnia. The concert took place October 24, 2015 in new concert venue in the Praga district of Warsaw. Many people remarked on the powerful symbolism of David Wisnia’s pride in returning to Poland and telling the narrative of his life which he […]
Mike Stein and Friends Concert at Beit Warszawa
The world of synagogue, Israeli, and and popular Jewish music in Poland is richer today because of the involvement of Cantor Mike Stein of Temple Aliyah in the San Fernando valley. Cantor Stein visited Poland recently and worked with our prayer leaders (Shatzim) developing their skills as prayer leaders and teachers in the Polish Jewish […]
Cantor David S. Wisnia & Avi Wisnia Koncert
We are looking forward to the upcoming concert in Warsaw this Saturday, October 24, 2015. We will make a video of the concert and hope that you will want to acquire the video. You will be interested in learning more about David Wisnia through this post from January 2015 when David Wisnia and his grandson visited us […]