Taube Center for Jewish Life & Learning

19/10/2026

For 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗹𝘇 (1892–1942), language was more than a means of describing reality. It was a way of transforming it.

Born in Drohobych, then part of Austria-Hungary and later interwar Poland, Schulz was a Polish Jewish writer, artist, and teacher whose extraordinary imagination found expression in both literature and drawing.

His best-known works, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 (Sklepy cynamonowe, 1934) and 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 (Sanatorium pod Klepsydrą, 1937), transform his hometown's streets, shops, and family life into a world where memory, mythology, and everyday experience intertwine.

Schulz was murdered by a German officer in the Drohobych Ghetto in 1942. Though his literary output was small, his work continues to inspire readers, writers, and artists worldwide.

16/10/2026

We’re pleased to introduce the speakers joining our upcoming TJHTalks conversation, “𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦 80 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳.”

𝗗𝗿. 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗻 is a historian of architecture and one of Poland’s leading experts on Jewish built heritage. She has been closely involved in the Polish and English editions of the Ringelblum Archive and previously served as director of the Jewish Historical Institute.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗞𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝘄 is a historian and author of "𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺: 𝘌𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘙𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘎𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦", a landmark study of Emanuel Ringelblum and the Oyneg Shabes archive. He has written extensively on Jewish life in Eastern Europe and the Holocaust. A child of Holocaust survivors, Kassow spent his earliest years in a Displaced Persons camp in Germany.

𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗸𝗮 is a cultural studies scholar, sociologist, and curator at the Jewish Historical Institute. Her research focuses on the Warsaw Ghetto and its spaces. Her 2024 book, "𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘪 𝘴𝘻𝘤𝘻𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘺. 𝘗𝘳𝘻𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘻𝘢𝘸𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘨𝘰" (Walls and Fissures: Spaces of the Warsaw Ghetto), received the Polityka Historical Award and the Tomasz Strzembosz Award.

The conversation will be moderated by 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻, Director of the Taube Center for Jewish Life & Learning.

📅 Wednesday, October 21, 2026
🕐 12:00 pm PDT | 3:00 pm EDT | 9:00 pm CEST | 10:00 pm IDT

Register through the link: https://taubecenter.org/55tcfbig

15/10/2026

🚀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶 𝗗𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲!

Over the past few days, we had the opportunity to participate in the kick-off meeting in historic Lleida, Spain 🇪🇸, launching the new edition of the international project 𝗠𝗶 𝗗𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲_𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗕𝗼𝘅 (𝗠𝗗𝗟𝗗𝗘_𝗧𝗟𝗕𝗫).

This is a new iteration of our flagship MDLD(E) program, which will be joined by even more new European partners as well as by some old friends. As a result, hundreds more educators will be introduced to and trained in our methodologies; and for the first time in the program’s history, tangible educational resources and guidelines (Toolbox) will be produced and posted on the project’s website.

The meeting brought together partner organizations who share our common goals:
- developing innovative education on Jewish heritage,
- building bridges and intercultural dialogue,
- supporting educators and leaders in creating engaging stories about local and European heritage.

We return from the meeting full of enthusiasm, innovative ideas, and energy to act!
A period of intensive collaboration, exchange of best practices, and the development of new educational tools is ahead. With such energy, ideas, and dedication from the entire team,

We are confident this edition will bring amazing results!

We would like to thank all partner organizations Centropa Fondazione Beni Culturali Ebraici for inspiring conversations, and AEPJ Museu de Lleida for their warm welcome in Lleida.

Follow our profiles to stay updated on the next steps in the project!

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🚀 𝗭𝗮𝗰𝘇𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝘇𝗱𝘇𝗶𝗮𝗹̷ 𝘇 𝗠𝗶 𝗗𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲!

W minionych dniach mieliśmy okazję uczestniczyć w spotkaniu inauguracyjnym w historycznej Lleidzie w Hiszpanii 🇪🇸, inaugurując nową edycję międzynarodowego projektu 𝗠𝗶 𝗗𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲_𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗕𝗼𝘅 (𝗠𝗗𝗟𝗗𝗘_𝗧𝗟𝗕𝗫).

Dopracowaliśmy nową odsłonę programu MDLDE, w której wezmą udział doświadczeni oraz nowi partnerzy, i w jej wyniku zostanie wyszkolonych kilkuset edukatorów, nauczycieli i przewodników z Polski i różnych krajów europejskich.
Planujemy wypracować zasoby edukacyjne oraz wskazówki do działań, które będą dostępne na stronie internetowej projektu.

Spotkanie połączyło organizacje partnerów, z którymi łączą nas wspólne cele:

-rozwijanie innowacyjnej edukacji o dziedzictwie żydowskim,
-budowanie mostów i dialogu interkulturowego,
-wspieranie osób edukatorskich i liderskich w tworzeniu angażujących opowieści o lokalnym i europejskim dziedzictwie.

Wracamy ze spotkania pełni zapału, świeżych pomysłów i energii do działania!
Przed nami czas intensywnej współpracy, wymiany dobrych praktyk i tworzenia nowych narzędzi edukacyjnych. Z taką energią, pomysłami i zaangażowaniem całego zespołu jesteśmy przekonani, że ta edycja przyniesie wspaniałe owoce!

Dziękujemy wszystkim organizacjom partnerskim: Centropa Fondazione Beni Culturali Ebraici za inspirujące rozmowy oraz AEPJ Museu de Lleida za gościnność w Lleidzie.

Śledźcie nas, aby być na bieżąco z kolejnymi krokami w projekcie!

14/10/2026

Planning your travels for 2027? So are we!

We’re currently working on the next season of Taube Jewish Heritage Tours—curated journeys exploring Jewish history, heritage, and contemporary Jewish life in Poland.

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12/10/2026

Hidden beneath the Warsaw Ghetto, an archive was buried with one purpose: to make sure the world would remember.

The Taube Center, in partnership with Żydowski Instytut Historyczny / Jewish Historical Institute invites you to the next TJHTalks session:

𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝟴𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿

In 1942, the Oyneg Shabes group secretly created and hid an archive documenting Jewish life in the Warsaw Ghetto. Recovered from the ruins in 1946, the collection preserved diaries, testimonies, documents, and artifacts that continue to shape our understanding of the Holocaust.

In this session, we’ll explore the story of the Ringelblum Archive and the voices it continues to preserve.

📅 Wednesday, October 21, 2026

🕐 12:00 pm PDT | 3:00 pm EDT | 9:00 pm CEST | 10:00 pm IDT

Register through the link in our comments.

08/10/2026

A journey through Jewish Poland means moving between stories and different layers of history.

With Hillel at Stanford University , we began in Warsaw, walking from Umschlagplatz along the Route of Martyrdom to the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. From there, the journey continued to Szydłów, a former shtetl where, at one point, one third of the population was Jewish. We then made our way to Kraków, exploring Kazimierz and encountering Jewish life in the city today. Along the way, a visit to the Wieliczka Salt Mines offered a glimpse into another part of Poland’s history.

An important part of study trips is the preparation that comes before difficult places and stories. Historical and cultural context gives participants the necessary context to thoughtfully engage with what they see.

At the same time, our programs create space to experience Poland as it is today. Jewish life here is not simply something found in museums or remembered through historic sites - it is part of the present.

Hillel International

07/10/2026

Today, we remember those whose lives were taken, and those whose lives were forever changed.

May their memories be for blessings.

04/10/2026

Simchat Torah marks the completion of the annual Torah reading cycle — and its immediate beginning. We take joy in reaching the final verses only to roll the scroll back to the beginning. The Torah is never really “finished”. Each cycle brings us back to familiar words with new perspectives.

Across Jewish communities, the day is celebrated with singing, dancing, and the public reading of the Torah. The celebration reminds us that Torah is not simply a text we study, but something that lives on through the generations who return to it.

Chag Sameach from all of us at the Taube Center!

02/10/2026

Shemini Atzeret comes at the close of Sukkot, marking a final gathering before the holiday season ends.

Unlike Sukkot, which centers on the sukkah and the rhythms of the harvest, Shemini Atzeret is a day to stay a little longer before we turn our attention toward the season ahead.

The holiday also marks a seasonal shift: in Jewish tradition, Shemini Atzeret is when the prayer for rain is introduced, looking toward the rainy season and the months ahead.

Wishing you a meaningful Shemini Atzeret.

18/09/2026

Eighty years ago today, on September 18, 1946, the first part of the Underground Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto was recovered from the ruins of Warsaw.

Created by the clandestine Oyneg Shabes group led by historian Emanuel Ringelblum, the Archive preserved thousands of documents recording Jewish life in the Warsaw Ghetto in the words of those who lived it.

Today, on the 80th anniversary of its recovery, Will These Words Reach You? The Underground Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto opens at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York.

Developed by the Emanuel Ringelblum Żydowski Instytut Historyczny / Jewish Historical Institute, where the Archive is held today, the exhibition brings its extraordinary story and original materials to an international audience.

For our friends in New York, the exhibition will be on view through February 14, 2027.

Will These Words Reach You tells the remarkable story of the Oyneg Shabes Archive, a secret effort to document Jewish life inside the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust. Led by historian Dr. Emanuel Ringelblum, a hidden network of writers, artists, and everyday citizens risked their lives to record....