PROGRAM BAJIT HADASH 2010 / 5771
Encounters with Jewish Culture
65th ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF WWII
September - November, 2010

Wednesday, September 1st, 6.00 p.m.

Dance of Death - vernissage of drawings by Béla Faragó of Nuremberg, organized jointly with the Nuremberg House in Krakow.

Béla Faragó, born in a Hungarian city of Kiskunfélegyhaza in 1958, an inhabitant of Nuremberg by choice, brings a dancing death to Krakow, the city in which four or more images of dance of death are on public display. Alongside the most famous one, i.e. the procession in the Friars Minor Church, they include also a mural from the Augustinian church, a series of images at the Capuchin monastery and a plague in the Jagiellonian University Museum. Krakow's dances of death, particularly the Friars Minor painting, depict through words and images heated arguments, assaults and other transgressions against infidels.

Thursday, September 2nd, 6.00 p.m.

From Biłgoraj across Siberia and Uzbekistan to Israel - meeting with Szmulik Wircer-Atzmon, actor and Director of Yiddishpiel Theatre in Tel-Aviv.

Saturday, September 4th, 8.30 p.m.*

She Has Not Been Here - monodrama performed by Anat Atzmon, actor of Yiddishpiel Theatre, at Teatr Ludowy, Scena pod Ratuszem, main Market Square in Krakow (simultaneous translation into Polish).
Tickets available in Teatr pod Ratuszem.

It is a story about people living in the land of Holocaust. Reminiscences of the past come to life, childhood images superimpose themselves on the memories full of times of fear and traumatic experiences, interwoven with a few moments of joy.

Sunday, September 5th,6.00 p.m. **

Chaskele, Chaskele - music performance based on old Jewish lieder and songs, arranged and performed by the artists from the Krakow Chamber Opera.

Saturday, September 11th, 10.00 a.m.

Postcard auction organized by the Antiquarian Bookstore RARA AVIS in Krakow. More detailed information available at www.raraavis.krakow.pl

Sunday, September 12th, 6:00 p.m.*

THE NEW YEAR CONCERT - ROSH HA-SHANA 5771
The New Year Concert performed by Duo Arp/Franz (Germany):
Julien Arp (cello),
Caspar Franz (piano);
among others, the program features works by R. Schumann, and F. Chopin.

Monday, September 13th, 6:00 p.m.

Literary program
Giants of the 20th Century
Jan Karski
- meeting with Stanisław M. Jankowski and promotion of his book entitled Karski - Reports of a Secret Emissary, published by Wydawnictwo Rebis, 2009.

Wednesday, September 15th, 5:00 p.m.

RAFAEL F. SCHARF IN MEMORIAM ON THE 7TH ANNIVERSARY OF DEATH.
On "The Wedding", Wyspiański and Old Bronowice
- meeting with Maria Rydlowa at Rydlówka of Bronowice and a premiere presentation of a screen version of the play entitled "I Am the Jew from the Wedding" by Roman Brandstaetter.
Departure by coach from Plac Wolnica in Kazimierz at 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, September 16th, 6:00 p.m.

Literary program
Film Soirée
- devoted to the memory of RAFAEL F. SCHARF and promotion of his book titled Poland, What Have I To Do With Thee..., published by The Judaica Foundation.

Monday, September 20th, 6:00 p.m.

The August Agreements 30 Years Later, Drawing up a Balance Sheet
- meeting with Ludwika and Henryk Wujec, founders of free trade unions.

Tuesday, September 21st, 6:00 p.m.

Literary program
The Life and Death of Hershl Sperling
- meeting with Mark Smith (Great Britain), author of the book by the same title, and presentation of paintings by Roy Petrie (simultaneous translation).

Monday, September 27th, 6:00 p.m.

Rabbit a la Berlin
- documentary film on the Berlin Wall and not only, directed by Bartek Konopka,
(2009, 52 min., in Polish).

Tuesday, September 28th, 6:00 p.m.

Literary program
A History of Famous Funerals in Krakow
- lecture by Professor Michał Rożek and promotion of his book titled An Atypical Guidebook of Krakow, published by Wydawnictwo WAM, 2010.

Wednesday, September 29th, 6:00 p.m.

A Film - Unfinished
- screening of an Israeli documentary film based on German propaganda materials from the Warsaw Ghetto, directed by Yael Hersonski
(2010, 87 min., in English, simultaneous translation).

Monday, October 4th, 6:00 p.m.

Giants of the 20th Century
Irena Sendlerowa
- meeting with Anna Mieszkowska, author of the book entitled The Children of Irena Sendlerowa, published by Wydawnictwo Muza, 2009.

Tuesday, October 5th, 6:00 p.m.

Defamation
- screening of the documentary film directed by Yoav Shamir (Israel) which analyses the phenomenon of contemporary anti-Semitism
(2009, 93 min., in English, simultaneous translation).

Wednesday, October 6th, 6:00 p.m.

Literary program
The Jews of Lvov - A Story
- promotion of a pictorial album by Dr. Leszek Allerhand, published by the Allerhand Institute in Krakow, and a meeting with the author.

Monday, October 11th, 6:00 p.m.

Literary program
Giants of the 20th Century
Marek Edelman
- meeting with Witold Bereś and Krzysztof Burnetko, and promotion of the book Marek Edelman - Life. Just That., published by Wydawnictwo Świat książki.

Tuesday, October 12th, 6:00 p.m.

Women in "Signals Magazine", published in Lwow 1933-1939
- meeting with Ewa Kuryluk.

Wednesday, October 13th, 6:00 p.m.

Literary program
The Worldwide Life of "The Dead Class" by Tadeusz Kantor
- meeting with Dr. Krzysztof Miklaszewski and promotion of the book entitled Kantor - Between a Rubbish Tip and Eternity, published by PIW, 2008.

Thursday, October 14th, 6:00 p.m.

Literary program
An Unknown Portrait of Krakow
- promotion of the book by Barbara Zbroja and Konrad Myślik, published by Wydawnictwo WAM, and a meeting with the authors.

Saturday, October 16th, 11:00 a.m.

Book auction, organized by the antiquarian bookstore Rara Avis.
(www.raraavis.krakow.pl)

Sunday, October 17th, 6:00 p.m.*

Concert: Inspirations, Compositions, Improvisations
- Boris Malkovsky (Israel), master of piano and accordion.

Monday, October 18th, 6:00 p.m.

Literary program
Giants of the 20th Century
Jerzy Giedroyc
- promotion of the book by Magdalena Grochowska, published by Wydawnictwo Świat Książki, and a meeting with the author.

Tuesday, October 19th, 6:00 p.m.

A Short Long Road
- meeting with Fedor Gal, representative of democratic opposition in Czechoslovakia and screening of the documentary by the same title, with the participation of director Martin Hanzlíček.

Wednesday, October 20th, 6:00 p.m.

Literary program
The Jews of Wrocław
- meeting with Dr. Maciej Łagiewski and promotion of his book by the same title, followed by a documentary film on Jewish Breslau, before WW II.

Thursday, October 21st, 6:00 p.m.

On Masks and Roots of Psychoanalysis
- vernissage of drawings by Jane McAdam Freud, (Great Britain), granddaughter of Sigismund Freud, and a meeting with the author, with the participation of Professor Jacek Bomba, Professor Jerzy Vetulani, Professor Zofia Rosińska, and Professor Ewa Śnieżyńska-Stolot.

Sunday, October 24th, 6:00 p.m.*

Chamber Music Concert performed by Vistula Quartet:
Paulina Różańska (1st violin),
Oriana Masternak (2nd violin),
Maria Dutka (viola),
Piotr Głuszyński (cello);
among others, the program features works by J. Brahms, F. Schubert, and J .Haydn.

Monday, October 25th, 6:00 p.m.

Literary program
Giants of the 20th Century
Cardinal Wyszyński
- promotion of the book by Ewa Czaczkowska, published by Wydawnictwo Świat Książki, and a meeting with the author.

Tuesday, October 26th, 6:00 p.m.

Literary program
Giants of the 20th Century
Jan Nowak Jeziorański - A Biography of the Courier from Warsaw
- meeting with Jarosław Kurski, author of the book published by Wydawnictwo Świat Książki, 2009.

Wednesday, October 27th, 6:00 p.m.

Nazi Anti-Semitism and Racism - Reflections on the 75th Anniversary of the Nuremberg Laws
- lecture by Professor Wiesław Kozub-Ciembroniewicz.

Wednesday, November 3rd, 6:00 p.m.

GREAT CHALLENGES OF CONTEMPORARY WORLD
Catholic Church in Poland in the Face of Great Challenges
- lecture by Professor Tadeusz Bartoś.

Thursday, November 4th, 6:00 p.m.

Extermination and Identity - A Case of the Roma
- lecture by Dr. Sławomir Kapralski.

Sunday, November 7th, 6:00 p.m.

Foreign Body
- vernissage of the exhibition; part of the DesignAttack Festival.

Tuesday, November 9th, 6:00 p.m.

Literary program
Sometimes Sisyphus Succeeds - Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw
- meeting with Jerzy Halbersztadt, Director of the Museum, and promotion of Atlas of the History of Polish Jews.

Sunday, November 14th, 6:00 p.m.*

THE 92nd ANNIVERSARY OF REGAINING INDEPENDENCE BY POLAND
From Italy to Poland
- chamber music concert - performed by The String Quartet of the Krakow Philharmonic Musicians:
Marcin Türschmid (1st violin),
Beata Kwiatkowska-Kalinowska (2nd violin),
Elżbieta Gromada (viola),
Franciszek Pall (cello);
the program features works by Massimiliano Messieri, Giuseppe Verdi, Feliks Ignacy Dobrzyński.

Monday, November 15th, 6:00 p.m.

In the East
- meeting with Jerzy Bahr, former Ambassador of Poland in Ukraine, Lithuania, and Russia.

Tuesday, November 16th, 6:00 p.m.

The Joy of High Jewish Holidays
- meeting with Rabi Shalom Stambler from Chabad Lubavitch of Warsaw.

Wednesday, November 17th, 6:00 p.m.

Literary program
Cioran, Eliade, Ionesco, or on Forgetting Fascism
- discussion on the book by Alexandra Laignel-Lavastine, published by Universitas in 2010, with the participation of Professor Joanna Bakir-Tokarska, Ireneusz Kania and Dr. Andrzej Nowakowski.

Thursday, November 18th, 6:00 p.m.

Literary program
The Klezmer - A Story of Leopold Kozłowski-Kleinman
- meeting with Leopold Kozłowski and Jacek Cygan, and promotion of the book published by Wydawnictwo Austeria.

Monday, November 22nd, 6:00 p.m.

Giants of the 20th Century
Henryk Sławik (the Polish Wallenberg)
- soirée.

Tuesday, November 23rd, 6:00 p.m.

A Story of the Jewish Perec School in Łódź
- meeting with Golda Tencer, actor and graduate of the school, and screening of the film Perecowicze (Graduates of the Perec School) directed by Sławek Grunberg.

Wednesday, November 24th, 6:00 p.m.*

THE 17. ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE CENTER FOR JEWISH CULTURE
Concert of the KROKE ensemble:
Tomasz Kukurba (viola, violin),
Jerzy Bawół (accordion),
Tomasz Lato (double bass),
Tomasz Grochot (percussion).

Sunday, November 28th, 6:00 p.m.*

Piano recital
- performed by Piotr Kosiński, winner of the First Prize of the I. J. Paderewski Competition in Los Angeles;
among others, the program features works by M. Ravel, I. J. Paderewski, and F. Chopin.

Monday, November 29th, 6:00 p.m.**

Literary program
Krakow Grand Piano
- stage performance based on the book by Maria Drue entitled My Own Way, performed by Polish actors from London; Performance Hall (Sala Teatralna) of Academy for the Dramatic Arts (PWST), ul. Straszewskiego 21, Krakow.
Tickets available at the Theater.