Jewish Culture Festival in Kraków
jewish culture festival kraków polish festiwal kultury żydowskiej w krakowie yiddish ייִדישער קולטור־פֿעסטיוואַל אין קראָקע annual cultural event organized since jewish district kazimierz part kraków jewish culture festival society headed janusz makuch selfdescribed meshugeneh crazy person fascinated thing jewish main goal festival educate people jewish culture history faith judaism flourished poland holocaust well familiarize modern jewish culture developing mostly united state israel finally provide entertainment festival held late june early july take nine day saturday sunday time concert exhibition play lecture workshop tour etc organized two important concert inaugural concert first sunday final concert last saturday festival former usually take place one seven synagogue kazimierz feature cantoral music latter always held outdoors ulica szeroka main street jewish part kazimierz feature klezmer music many concert usually variation klezmer music workshop provide occasion learn traditional jewish cuisine dance music calligraphy aspect jewish culture jewish culture well topic related holocaust taught numerous lecture exhibition jewish art particularly papercut also organized program festival also includes tour synagogue cemetery kazimierz well former naziera kraków ghetto nearby district podgórze festival gentile also invited watch participate jewish prayer synagogue jewish culture festival brings together artist jewish culture world – music band soloist choir jazz musician dance teacher festival promotes whole variety different style jewish music synagogue song hasidic classical jewish folk – popular krakow nowadays – klezmer pole event way promotion jewish culture paying homage community used live poland although many jew reportedly offended commercialization polish jewish culture others argue something deeper taking place poland country heals double wound nazi communist domination one poland major annual cultural event one biggest festival jewish culture world artist entertainer usually associated festival include benzion miller yaakov stark david krakauer frank london leopold kozłowski michael alpert theodore bikel paul brody many others jewish dance led steven weintraub culture kraków event krakow taube foundation jewish life culture festival jewish culture warsaw jewish culture jewish culture festival official website jewish culture festival official website jewish press article jewish culture festival new york time article jewish culture festival poland new jewish question ian buruma jewish revival poland krakow jewish woodstock international herald tribune