Much goes on in Poland regarding Jewish built heritage. Here are a few selected items of recent news we find of particular interest — as reported in the news section of the Virtual Shtetl web site.
Permanent Jewish Exhibition Opened in Częstochowa
As part of this week’s fifth Reunion of the World Society of Częstochowa Jews and their Descendants, a permanent exhibition on Częstochowa Jews was opened at 8 Katedralna Street. The exhibition, which had been shown already in Canada and the USA, was prepared by the World Society of Częstochowa Jews and their Descendants in cooperation with the Częstochowa Museum, Jan Długosz University and the State Archive in Częstochowa. It comprises, photographs from family albums and documents from archives, among other things.
Jewish-built apartment block in Warsaw landmarked
A six-floor Warsaw apartment block built in 1938 by Mojżesz Majer Horowitz and designed by Józef Steinberg has been landmarked as an architectural monument by the Mazovia Province. It is located at 71 Wilcza Street in downtown Warsaw at the corner of Wilcza and Emilii Plater streets.
Virtual Shtetl quotes the Mazovian Province Conservation Officer highlighting the exceptional architectural values of the building, which “serves as an example of monumental, multi-story tenement in «luxurious» trend of Warsaw architecture, shaped in the spirit of functionalism”, and “the stylistic features and components of the decoration evidence the building’s high artistic value.”
Renovated Synagogue Becomes Cultural Center
The 19th century synagogue in Koronowo has been renovated and was reopened Sept. 19 as the Synagoga Cultural Center.
In 1938, when Jews could no longer maintain the synagogue, the building was sold to Polish Gymnastics Society “Sokół”. Over the following decades, the building served as a warehouse, a cinema and again as a “Sokół” facility. In 2010, the … building was taken over by the municipal government and a decision was made to create a cultural center in it.
The 1.7 million zloty (c. $450,000) restoration work, funded in part by regional authorities, included: the roof, lightning protection, gutters, floors, plasters, stairs, electrical installations, water-sewage installations, ventilation and fire safety installations. The front elevation was renovated and the walls repainted.
Exhibition of Jewish Cemetery Photographs
Direction: Jewish Cemetery, an exhibition of photographs of 18 Jewish cemeteries in Poland by Małgorzata Płoszaj, opened Sept. 15 at the Upper Silesian Jews House of Remembrance in Gliwice. It will run until December 30.
Upper Silesian Jews House of Remembrance, 14 Księcia Poniatowskiego St., Gliwice
1 comment on “Poland Jewish heritage notes…renovations, exhibits, etc”
71 Wilcza Street! It is a lovely building and…..next door to us!