2016Get email notification for articles from Ofer Aderet FollowSep 22 2016Life was not kind to Baruch "Boris" Dorfman a blind retired produce vendor who died this month at his home in Holon Two tragedies of his youth followed him to the end of his days and doomed him to a life filled with suffering What can you do — to each his own luck,” he said a few years ago oil on canvas  /  Association Of The Jewish Historical Institute Of Poland collection Abraham Neuman was born in Sierpc in 1873 His father was a poor forest administration clerk he moved to Warsaw and began making a living by enlarging and coloring black-and-white portrait photographs Encouraged by the well-known painter Samuel Hirszenberg he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków in the studios of Jacek Malczewski probably had the greatest influence on Neuman The painter made numerous trips across Poland in the years 1925–1927 he lectured at the Bezalel School of Art in Jerusalem Palestinian and Oriental motifs appear in his works Abraham Neuman most often created oil landscapes He took part in exhibitions in Krakow The JHI collection includes his landscapes depicting places such as Kazimierz Dolny and streams which were one of the artist’s favorite subjects None of Neuman’s immediate family survived World War II The works of Abraham Neuman can be viewed on the DELET portal Mordechaj Gebirtig (Markus Bertig) was born in Krakow in 1877 in a poor Jewish family He lived in an outbuilding of the house at Berka Joselewicza 5 street earning a living as a carpenter At the instigation of writer Abraham Rajzen Der general-sztrajk) at the time of the 1905 revolution in the Krakow journal ‘Socjaldemokrat’ Gebirtig’s works usually depicted the difficult lives of poor workers The writers’ socialist inclinations brought him closer to the Krakow branch of the Bund party Gebirtig also became an actor and director in an amateur Jewish theater During World War I he worked as a paramedic in a military hospital in Krakow he was employed in the carpentry and upholstery workshop of his brother Leon where he dealt with furniture renovation thanks to works representing ‘Jewish workers’ urban folklore’ [1] he became recognizable as a poet singer and bard of the Krakow’s district of Kazimierz which for centuries was home to a large Jewish community play (Huliet kinderlech) and Childhood years (Kinderjon) were included in the repertoire of actress Molly Picon the star of the Yiddish film Yiddle With His Fiddle (Jidl mitn fidl Gebirtig became a ‘troubadour from Galicia’ during which three people were killed and several dozen injured this song ‘became an anthem of the ghettos’ [2] in occupied Poland Gebirtig was forced to move to the ghetto in Łagiewniki and in the spring of 1942 he was again moved to the ghetto in Krakow’s Podgórze district where he lived at Janowa Wola street Then he made friends with the painter Abraham Neuman Both were murdered in a street execution of elderly Jews whom the Germans were leading to a transport to the Bełżec death camp Gebirtig’s wife and three daughters were murdered in this death camp No one from the poet’s immediate family survived the war Over 100 songs and poems by Gebirtig have been preserved many of which were translated after 1945 into Polish by Natan Gross An unknown number of songs created during the occupation were lost at the corner of Dąbrówki and Janowa Wola streets which is part of the Ghetto Memorial Trail 1941–1943 Mordechaj Gebirtig wrote a poem greeting Kazimierz the place where he was born and lived and where he was never to return: S’vart di fur geshpant shayn fir mayn hoyz The harnessed cart is waiting outside The project is generously supported by the Taube Philanthropies Vanished Kingdoms: The Rise and Fall of States and Nations Tags: Monsignor BronisC582aw Gostomski Missionary sister pays tribute to her cousin We offer publicity space for Catholic groups/organisations. See our advertising page if you would like more information ICN aims to provide speedy and accurate news coverage of all subjects of interest to Catholics and the wider Christian community As our audience increases - so do our costs You can support our journalism by advertising with us or donating to ICN Please enter a search term to begin your search skip to > City Tours skip to > Attractions skip to > Around Warsaw BUS 100 (sightseeing by bus) Schedule: 20 June-20 December 9:00-17:00 Stops: Stare Miasto (Plac Zamkowy) - Łazienki - Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego (Warsaw Rising Museum) - Praga – Cmentarz Å»ydowski (Jewish Cemetery)  - Stare Miasto CITY SIGHTSEEING (sightseeing by bus) Hop on hop off Stops: The Palace of Culture & Science/ZÅ‚ote Tarasy Shopping Centre - Nowy Åšwiat Street - Vistula Riverside - Bank Square - The Royal Castle/The Old Town - Pilsudski Square - National Museum - Ujazdowski Castle - Lazienki; Belweder - Downtown - Warsaw Uprising Museum CITYTOUR BY BIALA FLOTA (sightseeing by boat) Starting: SlÄ…sko-DÄ…browski Bridge (Castle Square) RENT A BIKE IN WARSAW CITYTOUR BY WALK or here ^ back to top MUZEUM HISTORYCZNE M.ST. WARSZAWY (in 11 hictorical buildings) Opening hours: Tuesday -Friday 11:00-18:00 Getting there: walking from the city centre The Historical Museum occupies eleven houses in the Old Town eight facing the Old Town Square and three on Nowomiejska Street The houses comprise 52 rooms with permanent exhibitions It collects various ‘varsaviana’ objects connected with Warsaw’s history: paintings MUZEUM WIEZIENIA PAWIAK (Prison of Gestapo) Opening hours: Thursday and Saturday 9:00-16:00 The Pawiak Prison Museum is a former investigative prison which had particular importance during the World War II members of the resistance and political prisoners Although there is an emphasis on the period of German occupation the exhibition "Pawiak 1835-1944" covers the entire period of activity of the prison and is based on an original design which was created by renowned Warsaw architect Henryk Marconi between 1830-1836 MAUSOLEUM WALKI I MECZENSTWA (Gestapo Headquarter) The Mausoleum of battle and Martyrdom is located in the left wing of the Ministry of Education which housed the headquarters of the Security Police and Security Service during the occupation The basement was used as an investigative prison where detainees were tortured; it was also here that mass executions of Poles took place during the Warsaw Uprising Visitors can access and see collective cells isolation chambers and the office of the Gestapo guard MUZEUM X PAWILONY CITADEL The Citadel is an impressive 19th century fortress and one of the best-preserved buildings of defensive architecture in Poland the Citadel site housed the central investigative prison for political prisoners (in the X Pavilion) such as Romuald Traugutt and Józef PiÅ‚sudski The Warsaw Citadel is one of the most important 'martyr museums' in Poland ZAMEK KRÓLEWSKI Opening hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00-16:00 Great Apartment + King's Apartment: 22 PLN/adult The Royal Castle in Warsaw – a Cultural and Historical Monument of national importance Formerly the residence of kings and the seat of the Parliament of the Polish-Lithuanian Republic the segment with the clock tower opens the way to the Old Town Museum attractions include two original Rembrandt paintings as well as works by Bernard Bellotto court painter to Polish King StanisÅ‚aw August Poniatowski Canaletto’s paintings were vital during Warsaw’s post-war reconstruction. to the UNESCO World National Heritage list PALAC WILANOW Opening hours: 18 January-April and 20 September-15 December Monday and Wednesday-Saturday 9:30-16:30 Tuesday and Thursday-Friday 9:30-16:30, Sunday 10:30-18:30 Wilanow Palace together with its park and other buildings is one of the most precious monuments of Polish national culture It represents the characteristical type of baroque suburban residence entre cour et jardin (between the court and garden) Its architecture is very original – it is a merger of European art with Old-Polish building tradition and its elevation and palace interiors that MUZEUM POWSTANIA WARSZAWSKIEGO The Warsaw Rising Museum is one of the most visited places in Warsaw Opened on the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of fighting in the city it is a tribute to those who fought and died for a free Poland and its capital The exhibition shows the struggle of everyday life before and during the Warsaw Uprising and the horror of occupation – which was a complex international situation – to the post-war communist terror and the fate of insurgents in the PRL Images and sounds present the days prior to the outbreak of the Uprising as well as the insurgents’ exit and their subsequent fate there are nearly 1,000 exhibits and 1,500 photographs and films MUZEUM MARII SKLODOWSKIEJ-CURIE The museum of Maria SkÅ‚odowskiej-Curie is situated at 16 Freta St which show the everyday life and work of Maria SkÅ‚odowska honours she received and long-term consequences of her scientific discoveries WYTWORNIA WODEK KONESER (Vodka Distillery) Opening hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-14:00 Tickets (with vodka tasting): 30 PLN/person the factory was part of the so-called 'Warsaw Rectification in Praga' (Rektyfikacja Warszawska na Pradze) and until very recently the Koneser Vodka Distillery factory had its headquarters here the factory holds a number of cultural institutions (the Teatr Wytwornia and the well-known Galeria Luksfera and Galeria Klimy Bochenskiej art galleries) and many cultural events take place there on a regular basis Getting there: Bus from Frederic Chopin Academy station to Zelanowa Wola - 50 km MUZEUM FREDERIC CHOPIN Due to renovation works and change of museum exposition Fryderyk Chopin's Birthplace in Å»elazowa Wola and the park is closed for visitors till 23rd April 2010.  MUZEUM WSI MAZOWIECKIEJ W SIERPCU The Museum of the Mazovian Countryside is engaged in the gathering and preservation of historic monuments of folk culture It is composed of a skansen (ethnographic park) outside of the city and of a 19th-century city hall in the center of the town The open-air museum occupies a beautiful area of over 60 hectares Over 80 objects of wooden architecture of the north-west Mazovia region are presented in the park including peasant homesteads (residential buildings and livestock) © 2008–2020 by WTMedia Ltd and its partners – All rights reserved | Privacy policy | Sitemap | Useful links Please report broken links, typos or suggest corrections | Advertisers, PR and Marketing Agencies: Please send your proposal