| 2018 |
Dąbrowa Białostocka
Nikodem Sulik School Complex High School
Nikodem Sulik School Complex High School
| 2018 |
The first mention of Jews in Dąbrowa Białostocka dates back to the 17th century. In the 19th century, Jews constituted the majority of the town’s residents, and in 1921, as many as 90% of the total population of Dąbrowa. Most of the community perished in the holocaust. The students from General Nikodem Sulik School Complex honored the Dąbrowa Jews in the course of the School of Dialogue program and the walking tour of Jewish sites they organized on June 7, 2018. About 70 people participated: descendants of the Dąbrowa Jews from the United States and Israel, local residents and peers of the project participants, as well as representatives of local authorities.
The walk focused on the history of the Dąbrowa Jews. The students talked about Jewish individual people during their visit to the market square, the site of the former cheder, mikvah and synagogue, and the ghetto area. The project participants also tidied up the Jewish cemetery. Two other events took place in Dąbrowa in addition to the walk: workshops with the representative of the Museum of the History of Jews in Tykocin and the opening of the “Kaddish for Dąbrowa” exhibition featuring Mark Podwal’s book launch.
School: Nikodem Sulik School Complex High School
Honorable mention: Honorable mention at 2018 School of Dialogue Gala in the”Impact on Local Community” category
Students: 1st and 2nd year
Teachers: Dorota Budzińska, Jolanta Konstańczuk
Educators: Szymon Cymer, Hanna Nowicka
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.
