Ganzach Kiddush Hashem

25/05/2026

The town of Yendzshev (Jędrzejów), Poland, once had a thriving Jewish community of 4500 Jews. To learn more about the town, it’s holy personalities, and popular Thursday Fair, please see our new article.

Home // הזכרות // A Town Named Yendzshev (Jędrzejów)At Ganzach Kiddush Hashem we commemorate... A Town Named Yendzshev (Jędrzejów) On the road between Kielce and Krakow lies Yendzshev, a town that is now unknown to all of us, but until the Holocaust, a warm and pleasant Jewish community li...

20/05/2026

In honour of the upcoming Shavuot holiday, we present to you are online exhibit about Shavuot in the Holocaust era and the Jewish People's commitment to Torah.

Home // Exhibitions // ShavuotShavuot Yosef Guzik, from Dukla, Poland, hid throughout the war in the home of a Polish Righteous Among the Nations. Guzik wrote a detailed diary throughout the war years in which he described his life and feelings in hiding. He wrote the diary in rich Hebrew, incorpora...

07/05/2026

Nechemia Spiegel was born in Satmar, Hungary in 1928. He managed to reach pre-state Israel in 1944 and joined the Jewish Brigade. He later fought for Israel's independence, but tragically fell 2 days before the State of Israel was declared. To learn more about this heroic young man, please see here:

Home // הזכרות // A Poem for a Holocaust Survivor, Nechemia Spiegel, Who Fell on Iyar 3, 5708 (May 12th 1948)At Ganzach Kiddush Hashem we commemorate... A Poem for a Holocaust Survivor, Nechemia Spiegel, Who Fell on Iyar 3, 5708 (May 12th 1948) By: Yaakov Rosenfeld “You Promised to Protect M...

05/05/2026

Lag Ba'Omer in the Lodz Ghetto. Judenrat chairman, Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski, is seen standing in the middle of the group of children.

As we celebrate Lag Ba'Omer today, we invite you to learn more about how this holiday was celebrated in years gone by, by viewing our online exhibit here: https://ganzach.org/exhibition/%d7%9c%d7%92-%d7%91%d7%a2%d7%95%d7%9e%d7%a8/

21/04/2026

Survivors, with the help of the Bericha organization, smuggling over a border on the way to pre-State Israel.
In honour of Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut, we share this image with you, representing the Jewish People's yearning to return to our land.
May the families of the fallen of Israel be comforted and may we only experience peace.

01/04/2026

In preparation for Passover 5706 (1946), Rabbi Shimon Kempler, a survivor of the Bochnia Ghetto, published an emotional and moving article on the essence of the holiday of freedom. The bold lines were originally published in Yiddish in the newspaper “Undzer Shtimeh” (Our Voice) – a Holocaust Survivor publication published in Bergen-Belsen, and a copy of which is preserved in the Ganzach Kiddush Hashem archive. Please see a translation of the article here:

Home // הזכרות // In the Month of Nisan we were Redeemed and in the Month of Nisan we will be Redeemed – The Voice of a Survivor of the Bochnia GhettoAt Ganzach Kiddush Hashem we commemorate... In the Month of Nisan we were Redeemed and in the Month of Nisan we will be Redeemed – The Voice...

31/03/2026

Ganzach Kiddush Hashem wishes the entire Jewish People a Chag Pesach Kasher V'Sameach (a Happy and Kosher Passover)

31/03/2026

It was recently the yahrzeit (anniversary of passing) of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe, Rabbi Chaim Meir Hager z”l, known as the Imrei Chaim. In his honour and in honour of the upcoming Passover holiday, we present you with an article with postwar letters from the Rebbe and a story about the Vizhnitzer chassidim’s last Passover in the town of Kitov.

Home // הזכרות // Chaim Meirim – The Yahrzeit (Anniversary of Passing) of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe, Rabbi Chaim Meir Hager z”lAt Ganzach Kiddush Hashem we commemorate... Chaim Meirim – The Yahrzeit (Anniversary of Passing) of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe, Rabbi Chaim Meir Hager z”l In memory of th...

10/03/2026

Ganzach Kiddush Hashem was recently honoured to host a delegation of American rabbis. During the gathering, we discussed engaging audiences in commemorating Jewish history, with an emphasis on the heroism of Holocaust survivors and victims. Several prominent rabbinical and political figures were present, including but not limited to the posek (rabbinical decisor), Rabbi Asher Weiss; Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Holocaust survivor, Chairman of our Presidency Council, and former chief rabbi of Israel; and Mr. Avi Ganon, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We invite you to learn more about his gathering by reading our new article.

Ganzach Kiddush Hashem at an Emotional Evening for a Delegation of American Rabbis For the members of the rabbinical delegation from the United States, it was a heart-wrenching evening that they will never forget. Any description of this evening, even the best, will pale in comparison to the feeling...

02/03/2026

Together with all the Jewish People, Ganzach Kiddush Hashem prays for safety in Israel and wishes everyone a Purim Sameach