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EXPRESSIONS
OF INTEREST
ARE INVITED
Cultural centres,
museums and
other institutions,
interested in
hosting our
award-winning
exhibition
"The Jews of
Częstochowa"
should click
HERE
to download
full details
in English
OR
HERE
to download
full details
in Polish
Click
HERE
to download
a summary
fact-sheet.
International
enquiries are
most welcome.
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THE WORLD SOCIETY OF
CZĘSTOCHOWA JEWS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS
invites all Landsleit and friends to its
REUNION 2009
in Częstochowa, Poland
18th -20th October 2009
in the presence of
Federal and Local Government dignitaries
and members of the Diplomatic Corps,
featuring:
THE DEDICATION OF THE CZĘSTOCHOWA UMSCHLAGPLATZ
AND UNVEILING OF MONUMENT
THE HONOURING OF TWO INDIVIDUALS FROM CZĘSTOCHOWA AS
"RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS"
A MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE
CZĘSTOCHOWA JEWISH CEMETERY
As part of the biennial
BRONISŁAW HUBERMAN VIOLIN FESTIVAL
- a performance by world-renowned violinist
JOSHUA BELL
playing the "Gibson" Stradivarius
(once owned by Bronisław Huberman)
with the
CZĘSTOCHOWA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Click HERE for more information about both the
Częstochowa and Warsaw Concerts!
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Bronisław Huberman, born in Częstochowa on 19th December 1882,
was a Polish-Jewish violinist known for his individualistic and personal
interpretations. He was praised for his tone colour, expressiveness, and flexibility.
His "Gibson" Stradivarius violin was stolen and recovered twice during the period in
which he owned the instrument.
In 1936, he founded the Palestine Orchestra, which gave its first performance on 26
December with Arturo Toscanini conducting. This laid the foundations of the Israel
Philharmonic Orchestra, which, however, was not established until 1948, a year after
Huberman's death.
He died in Switzerland on 16th June 1947.
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Joshua Bell was born on 9th December 1967. At the age of fourteen, he appeared
as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1985 with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.
He has since performed with almost all of the world's major orchestras and conductors,
and is a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London
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To enable us to plan for catering and bus transportation to venues,
we ask that you please
REGISTER YOUR INTENTION TO ATTEND
by emailing: aragorn@vicnet.net.au
In your email please state:
the number of people attending and their names
your anticipated dates of arrival in and departure from Częstochowa
While we cannot arrange accommodation for you,
we recommend that you book at one of the following hotels:
Mercure Patria Hotel (where Reunion 2009 will be based)
Click HERE for
the Mercure Patria website
Hotel Ibis Częstochowa
Click HERE for
the Ibis Częstochowa website
Hotel Wenecki
Click HERE for
the Hotel Wenecki website
As more programme details are confirmed,
they will be posted here and into our Yahoo email group.
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Israeli Landleit Meet in Ramat Gan (31st May 2009)
More than 100 Landsleit, first, second and third generation of the
Association of Częstochowa Jews and
their Descendants.
The meeting took place in the Association's new home in Ramat Gan.
Click HERE for all the pictures!
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Częstochowa Council Supports Monument (April 2009)
Częstochowa City Council has unanimously ratified the erection
of a monument honouring the memory of Jews deported from the city
during the Second World War. The ratification was approved without discussion and without any
hesitation.
The monument will stand on Strażecki Street, on the spot where once stood the old
Warta Railway Station. It was there, between 22nd September and 7th October 1942, that the
Nazis sent around 40,000 Jews on trains from the ghetto to the Treblinka extermination camp.
"It will take a simple form", said Częstochowa Council President
Tadeusz Wrona. "It will be a broken wall and track as on a railway ramp."
The monument's creator was born in Częstochowa and now lives in Israel -
Samuel Willenberg, a prisoner of Treblinka, a participant in the Warsaw Uprising. His
father, Perec Willenberg, painted the interiors of Częstochowa synagogues.
The initiator of the monument's construction on the Częstochowa Umschlagplatz
is Sigmmund Rolat, President of the World Society of Częstochowa
Jews and Their Descendants. He has also financed this project.
The unveiling of the monument is planned for October 2009.
Source: Gazeta Wyborcza
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Israeli Landsleit Hold Memorial at Yad Vashem
(9th January 2009)
More than 100 Landsleit, first, second and third Generation, attended the Annual Memorial
visit to Yad Vashem of the Association of Częstochowa Jews and
their Descendants.
During their visit, a Memorial Ceremony was held in the Valley of
Communities near the Częstochowa monument and exhibitions were visited.
Members were also able to add family pages to the
Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names.
Click HERE for full story and pictures.
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Israel & Polish Students in Częstochowa Jewish Cemetery
(Autumn 2008)
The Reut Gidonim Project, as part of its goals, enables Israeli
students to work in Jewish cemeteries throughout Poland. Among the thirteen Jewish cemeteries
worked on thus far is the one in Częstochowa.
Together with Polish students, they clean and document matzeivot, lift fallen matzeivot and deal
with the vegetation that endangers the cemetery and prevents survivors and their descendant's
the ability from finding their ancestors' resting places.
The project was initiated by students who returned from Poland in 2003.
They and felt a strong responsibility to these communities. Through this small act of "chesed shel emet"
(true kindness), they restore dignity and memory of those who died.
Also, the students learn about the communities in which they work and feel a responsibility
for continuing their memory. They also create friendships with Polish students and learn
about Jewish and Polish history while the Polish students learn about Judaism and Israel.
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Our Webmaster Meets Israeli Landleit (2nd November 2008)
During a visit to Tel Aviv, our Webmaster, Andrew Rajcher,
took the opportunity to attend a meeting of the Executive of the
The Association of Częstochowa Jews and Their Descendants in Israel.
Discussions centred very much around the future of the Częstochowa Jewish Cemetery and on
future co-operation between the World Society and the Israeli Association.
Association Chairman, Arye Edelist, invited Andrew to address
a full meeting of Association members when he is next in Israel - an invitation which Andrew gladly accepted.
The Webmaster especially would like to thank brothers Alon and Jakob Goldman
(pic right) for their welcome to Tel Aviv and for their hospitality.
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A Biographical Guide to the Częstochowa Jewish Cemetery
Dr.Julius Sętkowski and Wiesław Paszkowski are
preparing the publication of a Biographical Guide to our
Częstochowa Jewish Cemetery. The book will contain a register of identified
tombstones, short footnotes about the deceased and more detailed biographies of more
notable people buried there.
They need the help of all our Landsleit!
If you can supply biographies, details of graves and even pictures of people buried in our
cemetery, then the authors want to hear from you.
Click HERE for more information.
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