Association of Jewish Religious Communities in the Republic of Poland
The Association of Jewish Religious Communities in the Republic of Poland ( Polish: Związek Gmin Wyznaniowych Żydowskich w RP , abbreviated to ZGWŻ ) is a religious organization of Jews in Poland .
description
It was originally founded in 1949 as Związek Religijny Wyznania Mojżeszowego (Religious Association of the Mosaic Confession). In 1992 the organization was renamed Związek Gmin Wyznaniowych Żydowskich w RP. The organization is based in Warsaw , with seven branches across Poland. The association consists of eight Jewish communities in Warsaw, Krakow , Łódź , Stettin , Katowice , Bielsko-Biała and Legnica . The smaller Jewish communities are subordinate to the branches. The ZGWŻ has around 2,000 members (as of 1998). The association actively operates 7 synagogues, such as the Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw, the Tempel Synagogue and the Remuh Synagogue in Krakow, the Reicher Synagogue in Łódź, the Synagogue in Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva in Lublin , the New Synagogue in Gdansk - Wrzeszcz and the Storch Synagogue in Wroclaw . In addition, 15 houses of prayer. The ZGWŻ publishes its own newspaper as well as the well-known Jewish calendar Kalendarz Żydowski . Paweł Wildstein was president of the ZGWŻ until 1997, Jerzy Kichler was until 2003 and Piotr Kadlčik has been president of the ZGWŻ since 2003 . The activities of the ZGWŻ are financed by the financial reserves of the association and the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). The Polish Ministry of Culture and other sponsors also finance the association.
photos
- Pictures of the synagogues operated by the ZGWŻ
Temple Synagogue Krakow
Aaron ha_Kodesch of the Remuh Synagogue of Kazimierz in Kraków
Aaron ha_Kodesch of the Reicher Synagogue in Łódź
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literature
- August Grabski : Współczesne życie religijne Żydów w Polsce, Studia z dziejów i kultury Żydów w Polsce po 1945 roku, Trio Publishing House, Warsaw 1997. ISBN 8385660747
- Andrzej Czohara, Tadeusz J. Zieliński : Ustawa o stosunku Państwa do gmin wyznaniowych żydowskich w Polsce. Komentarz , Warsaw: WoltersKluwer, 2012, ISBN 9788326416668
Web links
- Jewish Community in Poland portal on jewish.org.pl (Polish)
- Jewish communities in Poland on warszawa.jewish.org.pl (Polish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Związek Gmin Wyznaniowych Żydowskich w RP ( Polish ) In: Union of Jewish Religious Communities in Poland . Gedeon. 2003-2006. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ a b Związek Gmin Wyznaniowych Żydowskich w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej ( Polish ) In: Encyklopedia WIEM, based on: Popularna Encyklopedia Powszechna, by Wydawnictwo Fogra . Grupa Onet.pl SA. 1996 - 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Samuel D. Gruber: Poland: Wroclaw's White Stork Synagogue Restoration Continues, Neo-Classical Façade (1829) by Carl Ferdinand Langhans now Complete . In: Jewish Art & Monuments Blog . Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Jewish Community of Warsaw . In: How to become a Community member. Lectures and studies . Official website. 2009. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved on July 17, 2012 .
- ↑ Gmina Wyznaniowa Żydowska w Krakowie ( Polish ) In: O gminie . Jewish Krakow. 2010. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
- ↑ Gminy zrzeszone w Związku Gmin Wyznaniowych Żydowskich ( Polish ) In: Jewish communities belonging to the Union of Religious Communities . Forum Żydów Polskich. 2010. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved on July 17, 2012.