Hidden Jews of Poland: Featured Articles
Bnei Menashe meet Hidden Jews from Poland in IsraelBnei Menashé se encuentran con los Judíos de Polonia en Israel
Shavei Israel reaches out to Lost Tribes and hidden Jewish communities around the world, including those in India, China, Poland, Peru, Spain, Portugal and Russia. But rarely do these communities get a chance to meet. That’s why an in-person encounter between a group of “Hidden...
A multicultural meet-up in Jerusalem: Polish Jews and Bnei Menashe together
[caption id="attachment_9648" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Bnei Menashe meet young Polish Jews"][/caption] Shavei Israel reaches out to Lost Tribes and hidden Jewish communities around the world, including those in India, China, Poland, Peru, Spain, Portugal and Russia. But rarely do these communities get...
Hidden Jews of Poland reconnect with their roots
[caption id="attachment_9616" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Meeting with the Polish Ambassador during Shavei Israel's 2012 seminar"][/caption] When Karolina Wantuch was 7 years old, she discovered a scroll with strange-looking letters up in her grandmother’s bedroom in their apartment in Krakow, Poland. Her mother explained to the curious child...
Trip to Israel aims to help Polish Jews continue their Jewish rediscovery
[caption id="attachment_9598" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Polish group at the Western Wall"][/caption] JERUSALEM (JTA) -- After Jerzy heard about frequent vandalism at an old Jewish cemetery in his home city of Gdansk, Poland, he decided to visit the graveyard. It had fallen into such disrepair that “people would...
Michael Freund interviewed on Kol Israel about seminar for Hidden Jews of Poland
Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund spoke on Kol Israel's English-language radio news program about our seminar for young Polish Jews taking place this week in Israel. Click below to listen to the interview. Kol Israel in English on Poland seminar in Israel - August 22 2012...
Summer seminar in Jerusalem for young Polish JewsSeminario de Verano en Jerusalem para Jóvenes Judíos Polacos
25 young Polish Jews, many of whom have only recently discovered their Jewish background, have arrived in Jerusalem for two and a half weeks of study and touring. The program, organized and sponsored by Shavei Israel, includes classes with Polish-speaking rabbis and educators, trips to...
40 of Poland’s Hidden Jews to Celebrate Daf Yomi Completion in Lublin
[caption id="attachment_9420" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva"][/caption] More than 40 Hidden Jews from Poland are participating in an unprecedented seminar organized by Shavei Israel. The seminar, which began on July 30 and will continue all this week until August 2 in Lublin, Poland, is dedicated entirely...