| 2018 |
Dąbrowa Tarnowska
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński Upper-Secondary School Complex No. 2
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński Upper-Secondary School Complex No. 2
| 2018 |
The earliest mentions of Dąbrowa Tarnowska can be found in documents from the 15th century, and the history of its Jewish community goes back to the 16th century. Before World War I, Jews accounted for 90% of the the town’s population. The year 1968 brought a definitive end to the vibrant Jewish community of Dąbrowa Tarnowska. Numerous Jewish historical sites in the town have been preserved, including a private prayer house, a cemetery with an ohel, and a new synagogue, which today hosts the Center of Meeting of Cultures.
Participants of the School of Dialogue, students of a local technical high school, prepared a walking tour entitled ‘In the footsteps of the Jews of Dąbrowa Tarnowska’.
They extended an invitation to join the tour to their fellow students and principals of their school, as well as to the town’s residents and representatives of the town’s authorities. The students added artistic and culinary treats to the guided tour – its final part included a concert and a tasting of traditional Jewish snacks, and an exhibition of photographs and Judaica in the synagogue building. When the students organized an additional meeting, they were helped and supported by the Center of Meeting of Cultures and personally by its director.
School: Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński Upper-Secondary School Complex No. 2
Honorable mention: Honorable mention at 2018 School of Dialogue Gala in the “Diversity” category
Students: school recitation and humanities club
Teacher: Jolanta Świerczek-Stelmach
Educators: Marcin Krotla, Joanna Sarnecka
Project cofinanced thanks to the generosity of Friends of the Forum, Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany and individual donors and institutions from Poland and abroad supporting Forum for Dialogue.
In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting the School of Dialogue educational program. Through recovering the assets of the victims of the Holocaust, the Claims Conference enables organizations around the world to provide education about the Shoah and to preserve the memory of those who perished.
