13th Festival of Jewish Culture SIMCHA
29/05 – 03/06/2011
Wrocław


29/05/2011 Sunday JEWISH CUISINE

10:00 JEWISH MARKET
The courtyard of The White Stork Synagogue

11:00 FROM „BARROW BOY” TO „ART PATRON” – THE CHANGEABLE ROLES OF JEWS IN WROCŁAW IN 19th CENTURY
tour guide: Prof. Leszek Ziątkowski [UWr]
Start: pl. Solny ( „Iglica”)
admission free

12:30 JEWISH DANCES WORKSHOP
led by Marta Koronkiewicz
The courtyard of The White Stork Synagogue
admission free

13:30 AT THE JEWISH TABLE
Narrated by Mira Gawłowicz
Jewish Restaurant Sarah
ul. Włodkowica 7
admission free

14:00 CHILDREN'S DRAWING/PAINTING WORKSHOP
led by Małgorzata Rel
The courtyard of The White Stork Synagogue
admission free

15:00 KOSHER CUISINE AND ECOLOGY
workshop led by Malka Kafka [Warsaw]
kosher cuisine in Jewish Community
ul. Włodkowica 9
admission free/enrolment

17:00 THE OPENING OF „SARAVAL” EXHIBITION– associated event
Arranged by Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture and Education in cooperation with the City of Wrocław and Wrocław University
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
admission free

19:00 OPENING CONCERT
Samuel Barzilai [Vienna, Austria] and The White Stork Synagogue Choir
Piotr Rojek – organ, Stanisław Rybarczyk - conductor
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
tickets: 30 zł balcony / 40 zł ground floor

21:00 FILM PROJECTION: INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIWAL "JEWISH MOTIFS" – The Best Of [Warsaw]
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
admission free


30/05/2011 Monday

13:00 YIDDISH LANGUAGE WORKSHOP
led by Joanna Lisek, Ph.D. [Centre for the Culture and Languages of the Jews UWr]
prayer room, ul. Włodkowica 9
admission free

14:00 HEBREW LANGUAGE WORKSHOP
led by Tomasz Duda [Centre for the Culture and Languages of the Jews UWr]
prayer room, ul. Włodkowica 9
admission free

15:00 JEWISH PHILOSOPHY AND CABBALA
lecture of Jan Doktór, Ph.D. [Jewish Historical Institute, Warsaw]
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
admission free

16:00 JEWISH DANCES WORKSHOP
led by Marta Koronkiewicz
courtyard of The White Stork Synagogue
admission free

17:00 THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS AN INNOCENT EYE
opening of Wojciech Wilczyk’s exhibition
Lower Silesian Centre for Photography "Domek Romański"/The Culture and Art Centre in Wroclaw
pl. Bp. Nankiera 8
admission free

19:00 BORIS MALKOVSKY TRIO [Kraków]
Boris Malkovsky - button accordion, grand piano
Damian Niewiński - drums
Henryk Gradus – duble bass
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
tickets: 30 zł

21:00 FILM PROJECTION: INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIWAL "JEWISH MOTIFS" – The Best Of [Warsaw]
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
admission free



31/05/2011 Tuesday

13:00 YIDDISH LANGUAGE WORKSHOP
led by dr Joanna Lisek [Centre for the Culture and Languages of the Jews UWr]
prayer room, ul. Włodkowica 9
admission free

14:00 HEBREW LANGUAGE WORKSHOP
led by Tomasz Duda Centre for the Culture and Languages of the Jews UWr]
prayer room, ul. Włodkowica 9
admission free

15:00 BETWEEN PRINTING PRESS AND CENSORSHIP: THE EXPANSION OF CABBALA IN JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN WORLD
lecture by Jan Doktór, Ph.D. [Jewish Historical Institute, Warsaw]
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
admission free

16:00 JEWISH DANCES WORKSHOP
led by Marta Koronkiewicz
The courtyard of The White Stork Synagogue
admission free

16:30 SCHMITZLER’S PEOPLE. THE PRE-WAR INHABITANTS OF ŚNIATYŃ.
The opening of exhibition and a meeting with authors – led by dr Olga Linkiewicz ( The Institute of History, Polish Academy of Science)
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
admission free

19:00 ANNA JAGIELSKA-RIVEIRO & MAAYAN [Warsaw]
Anna Jagielska-Riveiro - vocal, guitar, art director
Patrycja Napierała - cajón, udu, darabuka
Oliwier Andruszczenko -clarinet, wheel fiddle
Maciej Matysiak – duble bass
Michał Pindakiewicz -guitar
Mateusz Szemraj - oud
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
tickets: 30 zł

21:00 FILM PROJECTION: INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIWAL "JEWISH MOTIFS" – The Best Of [Warsaw]
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
admission free



1/06/2011 Wednesday CHILDREN’S DAY IN A SYNAGOGUE


9:00-11:00 HAMSA AND MEZUZAH WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN
led by Etel Szyc [Warsaw]
kosher cuisine in Jewish Community
ul. Włodkowica 9
admission free /enrolment

9:00-11:00 CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP OF YIDDISH POETRY
led by Joanna Lisek, Ph.D. [Centre for the Culture and Languages of the Jews UWr]
prayer room, ul. Włodkowica 9
admission free /enrolment

11:30 JEWISH DANCES – WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN
led by Marta Koronkiewicz
The courtyard of The White Stork Synagogue
admission free

13:00 GOD’S SMILE
theatrical performance of Lauder- Etz Chaim School
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
admission free

14:00 JEWISH DANCES CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP
led by Marta Koronkiewicz
The courtyard of The White Stork Synagogue
admission free

13:00 YIDDISH LANGUAGE WORKSHOP
led by Joanna Lisek, Ph.D. [Centre for the Culture and Languages of the Jews UWr]
prayer room, ul. Włodkowica 9
admission free

14:00 HEBREW LANGUAGE WORKSHOP
led by Tomasz Duda [Centre for the Culture and Languages of the Jews UWr]
prayer room, ul. Włodkowica 9
admission free

16:00 JEWISH DANCES WORKSHOP
led by Marta Koronkiewicz
courtyard of The White Stork Synagogue
admission free

17:00 CABBALA AND POPCULTURE
lecture by Piotr Pazińskiego [Midrasz, Warsaw]
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
admission free

19:00 PUSHKIN KIEV KLEZMER BAND [Ukraine]
Dmitry Gerasimov – vokal, clarinet
Vasyl Gnatchuk - accordion
Sergiu Babuci – vokal, keybord, duble bass
Andriy Voytyuk - drums
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
ticekts: 35 zł

21:00 FILM PROJECTION: INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIWAL "JEWISH MOTIFS" – The Best Of [Warsaw]
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
admission free



2/06/2011 Thursday WOMEN’S GALLERY

13:00 YIDDISH LANGUAGE WORKSHOP
led by Joanna Lisek, Ph.D. [Centre for the Culture and Languages of the Jews UWr]
prayer room, ul. Włodkowica 9
admission free

14:00 HEBREW LANGUAGE WORKSHOP
led by Tomasz Duda [Centre for the Culture and Languages of the Jews UWr]
prayer room, ul. Włodkowica 9
admission free

16:00 JEWISH DANCES WORKSHOP
led by Marta Koronkiewicz
The courtyard of The White Stork Synagogue
admission free


17:00 WOMEN,Kaballah AND TRADITION: BAT MITZVA
lecture of Rabbi Tanya Segal [Beit Kraków]
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
admission free


19:00 CHAVA ALBERSTEIN [Israel]
Chava Alberstein – vocal and guitar
Eran Waitz - guitar
Oved Efrat - guitar
Avi Agababa – drums
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
tickets: 70/80zł

21:00 FILM PROJECTION: INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIWAL "JEWISH MOTIFS" – The Best Of [Warsaw]
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
admission free



3/06/2011 Friday SABBATH

13:00 YIDDISH LANGUAGE WORKSHOP
led by Joanna Lisek, Ph.D. [Centre for the Culture and Languages of the Jews UWr]
prayer room, ul. Włodkowica 9
admission free

14:00 HEBREW LANGUAGE WORKSHOP
led by Tomasz Duda [Centre for the Culture and Languages of the Jews UWr]
prayer room, ul. Włodkowica 9
admission free

15:00 CABBALA AND MATHEMATICS
Discussion on Darren Aronofsky’s film „Pi”
Małgorzata Różewicz, Ph.D., Mira Żelechower-Aleksiun, Prof. Adam Jezierski , Tomasz Krakowski [Warsaw], Włodzimierz Zylbertal
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
admission free

18:00 KABBALAT SABBATH
opening service to welcome Shabbath
led by Tomasz Krakowski [Warsaw]
The White Stork Synagogue Choir
Stanisław Rybarczyk - conductor
The White Stork Synagogue / Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture
ul. Włodkowica 7
admission free

19:00 SABBATH SUPPER
LED by Tomasz Krakowski [Warsaw], Julia Makosz [Kraków], Przemysław Piekarski [Kraków]
blessing, singing and dancing
The courtyard of The White Stork Synagogue
tickets: 120 zł – Jewish Information Center and Hotel Orbis Wrocław