some 4,300 Jews lived in Dąbrowa Górnicza – a little over ten percent of the population – joined by another 800 Jews in the decade that followed The Jewish community committee helped fund welfare institutions an organization to care for the sick and a charitable loaning facility Yisrael-Yitzhak Feiner (the son of Wawa Feiner) Memorial Book of the Jewish Community of Dąbrowa Górnicza and its Destruction Dąbrowa Górnicza was now a significant industrial town but with the exception of blacksmiths there were practically no Jewish laborers Most of the Jewish residents worked in light industry and trade four Jewish (private or party)-owned banks were established in the town Some 300 Jews were members of the town's trade association most of whom had accounts in the town's banks and took loans from them The largest Zionist party in the town at the beginning of the 1920s was Mizrachi the ultra-orthodox Agudath Israel and the socialist Yiddishe Bund alongside Most of the town's Jews voted for the Mizrachi and Socialist parties in the elections for the Zionist Congress with some ten percent voting for the Revisionists a national conference of Mizrachi was held in the town and some two years later the first Jewish school was opened – named "Mizrachi" – which taught both general and Jewish studies in Hebrew and Polish the school joined the Mizrachi religious-Zionist education network members of the "Tarbut" [Hebrew for "culture"] society established a library called "Ezra" with hundreds of books in Hebrew and Yiddish There they held evening Hebrew-language courses as well as classes on the history of the Jewish people for adults The "Yosef Haglili" fund that operated in the town collected funds to support the activities of the Zionist groups was the largest Zionist youth movement in the town in the 1930s despite the fact that some of its activists left to join the Poalei Zion Left party and the Bund Also established at that time were a branch of the Gordonia movement; a Hachsharah (pioneer training) kibbutz of the Hechalutz movement named "Borochov," of which dozens of members worked in factories in the town; a Hashomer Hadati branch influenced by the Mizrachi Youth movement; and divisions for hired workers of the Hechalutz movement of which a small number immigrated to Eretz Israel (Mandatory Palestine) the general Zionists and the Zionist-Socialist movements received over fifty percent of the Jewish vote In the community's institutions were representatives of the various Zionist streams Hassidei Krimilov (the largest Hassidic group in Dąbrowa Górnicza) and craftsmen Rabbi Alter Moshe-Aharon Levi (who had served in the position for over twenty years) passed away Due to differences of opinion over his successor was Rabbi Baruch Epstein – Rabbi Levi's son-in-law – appointed to the position a blood libel against a Jewish merchant circulated in the town antisemitic incitement was fanned by the Endeks – the right-wing Polish party – and there were a number of attacks on Jewish merchants in the town many of the town's Jews voted for the Socialist Polish party in order to diminish the power of the right-wing and antisemitic parties The Yad Vashem website had recently undergone a major upgrade The page you are looking for has apparently been moved We are therefore redirecting you to what we hope will be a useful landing page For any questions/clarifications/problems, please contact: webmaster@yadvashem.org.il Jan 11, 2024 | Law, Society A Catholic priest who allegedly hosted a drug-fuelled “sex party” in his church-owned apartment at which a man lost consciousness and was denied medical treatment has been charged by prosecutors and taken into pretrial detention has been charged with “crimes against sexual freedom and decency” failure to provide assistance to someone in medical need a court decided to place him in pretrial detention for two months “due to the severe punishment facing the suspect and the fear of obstruction of justice” Narkotyki, przestępstwo przeciwko wolności seksualnej, nieudzielenie pomocy – za to odpowie przed sądem ksiądz Tomasz Z. z Dąbrowy Górniczej, który w swoim mieszkaniu, należącym do parafii urządził seksparty.https://t.co/H3lbaotpeU — tvn24 (@tvn24) January 11, 2024 the Catholic curia of Sosnowiec confirmed last year that “Father Tomasz Z. committed a very serious violation of moral norms which the church does not consent to and strongly condemns” It added that “Father Tomasz Z.’s conduct seriously violated the obligations arising from the clerical state which may be considered a crime within the meaning of canon law” “Taking into account the great scandal among the faithful the bishop of Sosnowiec decided to initiate proceedings under which the most severe church penalties could be applied to the priest,” it concluded A Polish bishop has resigned following reports that a priest in his diocese organised a “sex party” at which a male prostitute lost consciousness and was denied medical treatment The bishop asked for forgiveness and apologised "if I have offended anyone" https://t.co/spnA6GAc9X — Notes from Poland 🇵🇱 (@notesfrompoland) October 24, 2023 state prosecutors also launched an investigation they confirmed that three people were involved in the incident: Tomasz Z.; a man who lost consciousness and is being treated as a victim; and a third person who had called for help Previous reports by the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper – which first broke the story – claimed that the man who lost consciousness was a prostitute But prosecutors now say that he did not derive any financial benefit from the event and they have “firmly denied” he was a prostitute during the party the men took potency medication and drank alcohol his friend called an ambulance but Tomasz Z refused to let paramedics into the apartment until police intervened A bishop has apologised after reports that priests organised a “sex party” at which a male prostitute lost consciousness and was denied medical 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main supporter that have been actively contributing to the local culture invited representative of SKBMP to the Cultural Donors Gala and gave his thanks to the company Mayor of Dąbrowa Górnicza city (first from left) gives the contribution award to Sim Tae-jun Member of the Board of SK hi-tech battery materials Poland (turning back second from left) to honor SKBMP’s contribution at the Cultural Donors Gala of Dąbrowa Górnicza held on March 23 (local time) SKBMP has been sponsoring the Michał Spisak International Festival a music competition organized by the Municipality of Dąbrowa Górnicza and Zagłębie Palace of Culture The company is also working on the Public Library Supporting project which includes a bookshelf with SK logo and more than 200 books related to Korean culture to help local people and employees learn more about South Korea ▲ (Left) The Cultural Donor Award that SKBMP received from Dąbrowa Górnicza City on March 23 2023 (local time) / CEO of SKBMP Park Byoung-chul (first from left) delivers an award to the Polish winner of the 13th Michał Spisak International Festival on September 23 CEO Park Sang-kyu Reaffirms Commitment to “One Innovation” and Aspiration to Become a Total Energy & Solution Company at SK Innovation’s 18th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders SK Innovation's merged entity officially launches, setting sail as the largest private energy company in Asia-Pacific SK Innovation subsidiaries appoint new CEOs for 2025 SK Innovation – SK IE Technology develop next-generation low-cost, high-performance membranes for carbon capture SK Ulsan Complex, home to Korea’s largest refinery and chemical plants, transforms with AI and digital transformation SK Innovation and SK E&S merger approved with resounding support, launching Asia-Pacific's largest private energy firm at KRW 100 trillion SK Innovation enhances shareholder communication ahead of merger with SK E&S Leading global proxy advisory agencies back the merger of SK Innovation and SK E&S SK Innovation and SK E&S announce merger, forming Asia-Pacific's largest private energy company with assets of KRW 100 trillion SK Innovation to explore future energy growth strategies at Global Forum in the U.S. SK Innovation's MSCI ESG rating upgraded to AA, recognized as a global leader SK Innovation holds the 17th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and Board of Directors Meeting, appointing Park Sang-kyu as new Executive Director [CES 2024] Happy Elephant in Wonderland SK Innovation CEO Park Sang-kyu emphasizes survival and competitiveness to drive sustainable growth in 2024 New Year's message [CES 2024] Overview: SK, on the journey to inspire happiness Sep 15, 2020 | Culture, History, Society an industrial city of 120,000 in Poland’s south have won a final victory in a long-running battle to save a beloved but controversial communist-era monument they prevented its demolition by enlisting the posthumous help of Jimi Hendrix they have won a final ruling from Poland’s highest court of appeal which rejected an attempt by a state body to remove the statue under a “de-communisation” law Dabrowa Gornicza Plac Wolnosci.Pomnik odnawiany za pieniadze panstwowe. pic.twitter.com/TlwgVTFvZc — Wojcik Krzysztof (@WkWojcik) March 12, 2015 The monument in question was erected in 1970 “To the Heroes of the Red Banner” Attempts to dismantle it began in the 1990s after Poland shook off the yoke of communism and sought to clear public spaces of remnants of its past regime residents rallied to save the statue from detonation with explosives by renaming it as a monument to Hendrix and Kurt Cobain and standing guard next to it night and day Its plaque was changed to read: “To Jimi Hendrix the monument was cleaned and a new plaque installed referring back to the original conception: “To the heroes of the red banners To the founders of the history of struggle for national and social liberation.” however: a bronze statute of him sitting on a bench was unveiled nearby with the former plaque from the monument mounted upon it Jimi Hendrix bench in Dąbrowa Górnicza, also dedicated to the memory of Kurt Cobain (Adrian Tync/Wikimedia Commons, under CC BY-SA 4.0) But in 2018 – after Poland’s conservative government passed a law requiring the “decommunisation” of public spaces – the governor of the Silesia Province in which Dąbrowa Górnicza is located asked the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) a government institution charged with documenting and researching Poland’s communist past The IPN found that the statue does indeed “symbolise communism” It noted that the monument’s date of unveiling – 8 November 1970 – had been chosen to mark the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia director of the IPN’s Bureau for Commemorating Struggle and Martyrdom “on the 100th anniversary of our country regaining independence [in 1918] a monument dedicated to the communists should exist in the public space of a large Polish city,” reports local portal news portal NaszeMiasto The municipal authorities in Dąbrowa Górnicza They argued that the monument commemorates regional events from 1905 and 1918 organisations or events associated with communist rule in Poland Dispute over decision to change name of street honouring WWII resistance leader executed by communists “[The monument] is associated with the events of 1918 which led to the emergence of local authorities in the region which supported the independence government appointed by [Polish chief of state] Józef Piłsudski,” the mayor’s office said last year “I encourage the IPN to learn more about the history of our city,” said the mayor “Maybe then it will be easier to understand what this monument has become for our community.” a well-known meeting place and one of the symbols of the city that blends in with its landscape,” Bazylak added Hundreds of residents from Dąbrowa Górnicza and neighbouring towns flocked to defend the monument holding a demonstration beneath it with signs reading “Hands off the statue” Students from the local arts school painted over the rifle held by one of the carved figures while another student painted “In memory of Jimi Hendrix” across the statue Stoi już pół wieku, więc wpisał się w krajobraz Dąbrowy Górniczej. Czy przetrwa dłużej, nie jest jednak pewne. IPN wnosi bowiem kasację, niezmiennie podkreślając, że pomnik "Bohaterom Czerwonych Sztandarów" to symbol komunizmuhttps://t.co/nsKiTJRFaQ — Sosnowiec Wyborcza.pl (@WyborczaSosno) April 22, 2020 claims to have found no archival evidence of the monument’s links to the events of 1905 It notes that communist propaganda often exploited such allusions to national events The institute therefore upheld its decision That prompted the district authorities in Dąbrowa Górnicza to take the case to the provincial administrative court which in January this year overturned the IPN’s decision The court found that the IPN’s justification had used “imprecise language” and did not present a convincing case It also ruled that the institute had “not responded in a substantive manner” to the arguments presented by the local authorities taking it to the Supreme Administrative Court (NSA) in Warsaw Poland’s highest appeals court for administrative cases the NSA has rejected the IPN’s appeal and upheld the decision of the provincial court “Nobody can order us to demolish the monument” now Opublikowany przez Miasto Dąbrowa Górnicza Poniedziałek, 14 września 2020 Main image credit: Kamila Kotusz / Agencja Gazeta Maria Wilczek is deputy editor of Notes from Poland [email protected] a total of 720 reports were received related to dealing with the effects of strong winds and flooding 418 calls came from Silesia in the southern part of Poland 103 from the Opole region in the southwest and 45 incidents requiring firefighter assistance were recorded in the Warmia and Mazury region in the northeast of the country These areas were also under previously issued RCB Alerts which are government safety warnings (in this case The Municipal Headquarters of the State Fire Service in Dąbrowa Górnicza reported that by 7:55 PM last night they had received over 300 reports related to the heavy rainfall Firefighters were able to capture several photos documenting the aftermath of the August storms The storm observation network managed to share a video capturing the sudden change in weather Skywarn Poland (The Polish Storm Chasers) determined that two storm zones moved across Poland: one in the north from Żywiec and Sucha Beskidzka to Miechów Nad naszym krajem przechodzą dwie strefy burz - na północy: od Płocka po Elbląg, a na południu od Żywca i Suchej Beskidzkiej po Miechów. Grzmi także na wschód od Kluczborka.Na północ od Gliwic w kierunku Katowic, następnie Olkusza, przechodziła superkomórka burzowa, generująca… pic.twitter.com/U6AKvBQds0 The diocese in southwest Poland has been engulfed in scandal since reports emerged last September of an orgy at the home of a priest in the town of Dąbrowa Górnicza. The priest, referred to as Tomasz Z. due to Polish privacy laws, was placed in pre-trial detention after his arrest on Monday. He could face up to 10 years in prison. "Three of [the charges] concern crimes described in the law on counteracting drug addiction and are related to providing drugs, one of these is additionally related to... crimes against sexual freedom and decency," a spokesman for the local prosecution told PAP. The fourth charge concerns the failure to assist someone facing a threat to their life or health. According to Polish media reports, a man collapsed at the party after taking too many erectile dysfunction pills. One of the partygoers called an ambulance, but when paramedics arrived they were refused entry and were only able to attend to the man after police were called, according to the reports. The media reports said the man was a male prostitute but the prosecutor's office denied that. It said three men had taken part in the event - the man who collapsed, Tomasz Z. and a man who called for help. The bishop of the diocese stepped down last year, the Vatican said at the time, without giving a reason for his resignation. Tomasz Z. was discharged from the clergy last year after the media reported on the alleged sex party. Parallel to the work of the prosecutor's office, the church will also conduct its own trial in the case of Tomasz Z., the results of which will be forwarded to the Vatican, the press office of the Sosnowiec diocese told Reuters. 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