Exhibits & Events
Past Events
Days of Israel: Celebration of Israel"s 60th anniversary
The Auschwitz Jewish Center has prepared a special series of events to celebrate the Israel’s 60th anniversary. The Days of Israel will take place from May 8th to May 13th.
Thursday, May 8
5 p.m.
Israel is not flying any more – meeting about today’s Israel with Pawel Smolenski, a writer and journalist of “Gazeta Wyborcza” daily.
7 p.m.
Screenings from Steven Spielberg’s Jewish Film Archives
Silent film (1919-1938)
1. Land of Israel liberated, by Ya’acov Ben Dov (Palestine 1919) 10’
2. The Promised Land, by Ya’acov Ben Dov (Palestine, the British Mandate, 1924) 19’
3. Emek Zevulun, by Erich Brock (Palestine, the British Mandate, 1934) 15’
4. The Holy Land and the Jewish Pioneer, by Fred Nettler (Scotland 1937) 42’
5. Tel-Aviv in Colors, author unknown (Palestine, the British Mandate, 1938) 5’
Sunday, May 11
5 p.m.
Slideshow of photographs taken during the Marches of the Living 2005-2008 by Tomasz Mol and Jaroslaw Praszkiewicz
5.45 p.m.
Screenings from Steven Spielberg’s Jewish Film Archives
Prestate sound film (1931-1948)
1. Palestine in Song and Dance, author unknown (USA 1931) 5’
2. AGA Baharav Orchestra, by Baruch Agadati, (Palestine, the British Mandate 1939) 10’
3. More Land, More People, author unknown, (Great Britain 1938) 6’
4. Road to Liberty, by Norman Lourie, (Republic of South Africa, 1946) 11’
5. The Great Promise, by Joseph Leytes (Palestine, the British Mandate 1947) 45’
6. American Jews Greet the State of Israel, by Joseph Krumgold and Norman Lourie (USA 1946) 6’
Monday, May 12
5 p.m.
The coming of modern Israel: 60 years of history of the Jewish State – a lecture by Dr. Edyta Gawron (Jewish Studies Dept., Jagiellonian University in Krakow)
6.45 p.m.
Screening of a documentary: Encounter point, by Ronit Avni and Julia Bacha (Israel 2006) 85’.
Tuesday, May 13
6 p.m.
Screenings from Steven Spielberg’s Jewish Film Archives
Early Israeli Films (1949-1954)
1. Song of the Negev, by Joseph Leytes (Israel 1950) 50’
2. The Tent, author unknown (USA 1950) 9’
3. Break of Day, by Leopold Lahola (Israel 1952) 37’
4. Deadline for Danny, by Baruch Dienar (Israel 1954) 30’
Accompanying events:
The nature and landscapes of Israel - exhibit featuring photographs by world-renowned Israeli photographer Shai Ginott. The exhibit will be presented at AJC from May 8th to May 29th.
Road to non-oblivion – exhibit featuring photographs from March of the Living 2007 by Tomasz Mol. The exhibit will be presented at the Oswiecim Cultural Center from April 29th to May 18th.
Admission to all events of Days of Israel is free of charge.
