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Call for Applications: The Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oświęcim, Poland seeks applicants aged 18-30 for a year-long volunteer position, all expenses paid. Deadline for applications is June 30

In the Oswiecim, Poland Jewish museum, material from the Great Synagogue found during excavations in 2004

The Auschwitz Jewish Center (AJCF) in Oświęcim is seeking applicants aged 18-30 for the year-long position as a volunteer who will carry out a project under the European Solidarity Corps. The successful applicant will have all expenses paid, including travel. … continue reading →

Call for Papers: IV International Conference Jews in Galicia: Histories, Topographies, and Texts. Krakow, October 20-21. Deadline for applications June 15

Visitors at the Kupa Synagogue, Krakow

We are pleased to share this Call for Papers for the IV International Conference Jews in Galicia: Histories, Topographies, and Texts, to be held in person in Kraków on October 20-21, 2025. The deadline for applications is June 15. From … continue reading →

Poland: Archaeologists uncover the foundations of the pre-burial house in Warsaw’s Bródno Jewish cemetery

Excavations in the Bródno cemetery. Photo: MWKZ

Archaeologists have uncovered the foundations of the pre-burial house in Warsaw’s Bródno Jewish cemetery — the city’s oldest Jewish burial site, which was largely ravaged during and after World War II. The results “managed to capture everything that survived the … continue reading →

Poland: Opportunities to volunteer to help clean up a Jewish cemetery this summer

A volunteer washes a matzevah during the workshop in 2022. Photo: courtesy Heidi M. Szpek/BCRP

People often want to know how they can volunteer to help clean up a Jewish cemetery. Several volunteer opportunities for this coming summer have already been announced: Białystok The Białystok Cemetery Restoration Fund (BCRF) welcomes volunteers for its 2025 annual … continue reading →

Poland update: Dr. Michał Trębacz confirmed as director of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw

Entrance to the Jewish Historical Institute, Warsaw

Mazel tov to Dr. Michał Trębacz, whom Poland’s Ministry of Culture has confirmed as Director of the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute (ZIH) in Warsaw. Trębacz has been serving as acting director since the ministry dismissed his predecessor, Monika Krawczyk, … continue reading →