Gan Matanel is now open! The first Jewish school in the Polish city of Lodz since 1968 is up and running with eight happy pre-schoolers and kindergarteners attending each morning. The school is co-sponsored by Shavei Israel and run by our emissary Miriam Szychowski who...
Purim 2015 has come and gone but the pictures are still flowing in to the Shavei Israel office. Now it’s time to share them with you. So strap on your jet pack, we’re going for a ride - from China to India, Poland to Portugal,...
Every year, when Purim comes around, Shavei Israel communities around the world celebrate big time. The Megillah readings, outlandish costumes, extravagant parties, sumptuous kosher food, and far out festivities never cease to amaze us. And so, as we do every year, here’s a selection of...
Last week, we told you about the plans our emissaries had in store for Shavei Israel Hanukah celebrations around the world. Now we have pictures. Here are some selections from Belmonte, Portugal; Albacete, Spain; Cartagena, Colombia; Catania, Italy; Krakow and Katowice, Poland; Kaifeng, China; and...
Shavei Israel held its first ever weekend Shabbaton in Katowice, Poland at the end of October. Seventy people from throughout Poland (and a few special guests from Israel, including Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund) attended the 3-day seminar, including 40 from the Katowice community itself....
Jews have lived in the Silesia region of Poland for hundreds of years. In the mid 1700’s, a Jewish entrepreneur, Salomon Isaac, became one of the founders of the Upper Silesian mining and metallurgical industries. A synagogue in Tarnowskie Góry was established in 1864; it was burned to...
Shavei Israel's annual summer seminar for young Polish Jews in Israel is now in its second week. The 16 participants have traveled the country, spent Shabbat with families, learned Hebrew and reconnected with their Jewish roots. Here are a few photos taken of the group...
Shavei Israel's Jewish community apartment in Katowice, Poland, now has a kosher kitchen. The apartment, which has become a hotspot of Jewish culture and music is now also a home to kosher food. We have pictures from the "kashering" of the kitchen with Shavei's emissary...
Visit our exclusive gallery of photos from the bar mitzvah of Mariusz Aoflko at the Western Wall. An emotional journey from Poland to Jerusalem!...
Shavei Israel's "Be'er Miriam" center has been busy planning some great activities in Katowice, Poland. Here's a photo gallery of some of the more recent events, including a concert for the holiday of L'ag B'omer, making yummy Israeli dishes at the "Israeli Cafe," and scenes...
