Projects

ESHEM

European Sites of Holocaust Memory (ESHEM) is a flagship project of the European Commission, included in the first EU Strategy on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life (2021–2030).

Recollecting Post-Jewish Objects

Do you have “post-Jewish” objects in your home? Everyday objects like dishes, linens, clothes, furniture, or trinkets that belonged to Jews before World War II? What do you know about them? What might be knowable about them? Do you want to understand their histories better?

If I Had a Gun, I’d Take Them All Down - monodrama

“Please tell the Jews that I did not want to harm them in any way, on the contrary, I struggle for their good and for the happiness of the Jewish people.” – Dmitry Bogrov

In This Place - sound walk

A sound walk created in collaboration with artists Marcin Dymiter and Ludomir Franczak, exploring human and non-human narratives of the former KL Plaszow site in Kraków.

Kultur-Lige

Kultur-Lige is a community-based project, run with Zapomniane Foundation and POLIN Museum of the History of the Polish Jews, intended for Polish-Jewish artists, aimed at networking them and creating a platform to promote their work.

“Poland is Not Yet Lost!” Abbe / Rubenfeld

We invite you to celebrate the glorious unification of the Polish Jewish Republic!

MultiMemo: Multidirectional Memory

The project Multidirectional Memory: Remembering for Social Justice (2023–2025), inspired by the concept of “multidirectional memory,” initiating diverse forms of active commemoration in public spaces across several European countries.

NeDiPa: Negotiating Difficult Pasts

The EU project Negotiating Difficult Pasts (2022–2024) aimed to develop a systematic approach to engaging with the difficult heritage of the Holocaust in Central and Eastern Europe.

Hirsh Lejb Bakon: a cantor from Chrzanów

As part of this interdisciplinary project, carried out together with the Municipality of Chrzanów, we explore the remarkable history and musical legacy of the Galician cantor.

Hiding and Rescuing: Saska Kępa and Grochów during the Holocaust (Spacerownik)

KANTATEN - dance performance

“Kantaten” is a choreographic performance, dedicated to the relationship between humans and animals in the modern world. The performance explores the theme of interspecies bonds and embodiment, exploring the deep similarities between humans and animals.

KulturDocs

KulturDocs is the first-ever project dedicated to Jewish artists living and creating in Poland. Directed by Canadian-Jewish theater creator Michael Rubenfeld

Nativity scenes and nativity plays in Kraków

An initiative of an interventionist and awareness-raising nature, undertaken in response to antisemitic portrayals and scenes of collective violence against Jews in traditional Christmas pageants.

The Lucky Jew

A satirical artistic intervention encouraging critical reflection on the antisemitic image of the “Lucky Jew” and the sale of magnets, canvases, mugs, or phone cases featuring this depiction.

Remember Chewra Tehilim

A long-term project centered around the former house of prayer at 18 Meiselsa Street (currently operating as a bar), aimed at raising awareness of its historical, cultural, and religious significance.

Esther's Willow

An artistic project by Katarzyna Sala and Marta Sala and Robert Yerachmiel Sniderman, carried out in Chrzanów in the spirit of green commemorations, dedicated to restoring the memory of the city’s multicultural heritage and its Jewish history.

Still Standing — Monument in Motion

A movement-based action conceived as a temporary yet repeatable intervention in space, performed annually around Sukkot and functioning as a kind of ephemeral monument.