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Steve Israeler in Tarnów

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Mr Steve (Stefan) Israeler came to visit Tarnów on July 04. His family comes from Wadowice and Kęty, later they lived in Kraków. Steve came to Tarnów during World War II as a young boy. He worked as a carter, a carriage driver, when he was about 12 years old. He drove a horse and carriage for the German SS Chief Rommelman and Grunov from the Gestapo. Both extremely cruel men.

We went to Warzywna str., where he lived before the Ghetto in Tarnów, then we saw Jewish Cemetery and PCK str. (it was Zyblikiewicza str. until 70.), where he spent some time also.

Mr Steve was part of one of the last Jewish group left for clean up of the Tarnów ghetto. He said: „I was last Jew in Tarnów”. He lost his entire family – both in Tarnow and in other sites. It was very moving and informative meeting. 

Steve Israeler on Warzywna str. in Tarnów, 2017

Mina Nath came home

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Coming home… it is the title of exhibition, presenting in Sztyler’s Gallery in Tarnów. Pictures by Mina Nath came from Wenezuela and USA. Mina’s family want to sell all paintings as one collection and give money for renovation of Jewish Cemetery in Tarnów. See more on: http://minasartformemory.weebly.com/. On this website you can also read Minas’s history of life. 
The special organizer of event was Gerald Vineberg with his wife, Marcia, from Canada. During the opening ceremonies we also could meet Silvia Nath – Mina’s daughter with her husband Martin, which came from Wenezuela. Barbara Kupšowska (de domo Śmietana) made evening even better with her beautiful voice.

After artistic part of event Marcia Vineberg and Silvia Nath lit Shabbat canndles and led the Shabbat prayer, then Gerry and Martin pray over vine and challah.

The exhibition is shown one month, until July 15.
Phot. by Natalia Gancarz

First Remembrance March from Magdeburski Square to Cemetery

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It was first Remembrance March like that. From former Magdeburski Square (Umschlagplatz) to Jewish Cemetery in Tarnów. There was about 50 guests, who commemorated by this special event all of Jews, murderd in Jewish Cemetery in Tarnów, in city and in Buczyna forrest (in Zbylitowska Góra) – in time of II WW.

Phot. by Natalia Gancarz

New Office in open!

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26.05.2017 Mr Mayor of Tarnów Roman Ciepiela and other our friends (directors of institutions of culture in Tarnów, lawyers, publishers, artists, teachers, media representatives, members of our Committee etc. etc.) were present at opening ceremonies of the new location of Committee for Protection of Jewish Heritage in Tarnów.
First Adam Bartosz, chairman, had a little speech about a history of Committee, then Mr Mayor welcome us in new office, and special speech had pastoralist of artists environment, who read the fragment of the Book of Numbers with the blessing. Then we went to Pizzeria u Włocha to sit and talk. 
For this moment our adress is a little misleading (we will have own number in a near future) – but this very green colour of building is more readable. So – if you will arrive Tarnów, go Plac Rybny (Fish Square), next to Rynek (Main Square), and look for the thinest and greenest buiding on this square. We are there and waiting for you.
See photos from opening ceremonies.