14.06.2020 History

June 14th is the date of the first transport to Auschwitz

On June 14, 1940, the first transport arrived in Auschwitz - Since 2006, June 14 became a Remembrance Day in Poland         

On June 14, 1940, the first transport carrying 728 Polish inmates from Tarnow arrived in Auschwitz.

298 of them survived the horror.

The last one of those inmates, Kazimierz Albin, died at the age of 96 on July 22, 2019.

Since 2006, June 14 became a Remembrance Day in Poland.              

 

Scheduled History

Polish film at the Jerusalem Jewish Film

The film “Cywia and Rachel” by Rafaël Lewandowski, which explores the lives of Rachel Auerbach and Cywia Lubetkin and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, will participate this year in the Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival. The festival will focus on Jewish identity and culture and will present dozens of films and special events during the Hanukkah holiday.
13 12.2025 18 12.2025 Film, History

The Polish Story of Tel Aviv –

Two holiday tours will introduce participants to the places, figures, and stories that reveal how the Jewish community from Poland influenced the development of Tel Aviv and helped shape the State of Israel in its early years.
19 12.2025 20 12.2025 History, Tourism

An App in Memory of Alex Dancyg

קמפיין חברתי וגיוס המונים למען קידום האפליקציה המשמרת את מורשתו שתשמר את מורשתו ודרכו של אלכס דנציג ז"ל - היסטוריון ומחנך.
10 11.2025 31 12.2025 History, News