| The Idea of the Jewish Culture Festival | | | | once again filled with people and sounds of music and |
| In Poland, where the issue of Jewish-Polish relations is | | | | prayer - and then wait quietly for the next festival. |
| still fragile, events such as Krakow Jewish Culture | | | | Not only music... |
| Festival promote dialog and the opportunity to get to | | | | For those who do not know the history of Kazimierz |
| know Jewish Culture better. For young people the | | | | and the Jews who used to live there, there are tours |
| festival might be the only chance to meet Jews - in a | | | | conducted by professional guides. During |
| country that few of them still inhabits nowadays. | | | | presentations and performances you can hear stories |
| Apart from this, Jewish Culture Festival is enjoyable | | | | told by Jews about the tradition, customs and their |
| entertainment that brings together artists of Jewish | | | | everyday life. |
| culture from all over the world - music bands, soloists, | | | | Especially popular are the many workshops that are |
| choirs, jazz musicians, dance teachers and many | | | | organised within the festival, such as: Hasidic dance, |
| many more. For the Poles this event is a way of | | | | Jewish cuisine, Hebrew calligraphy and Jewish paper |
| promotion of Jewish culture and paying a homage to | | | | cutting. Overall, there are almost 100 events taking |
| the community that used to live in Poland. For all the | | | | place during the festival. |
| visitors, however, the festival is something more than | | | | "Shalom" in Kazimierz |
| just an interesting happening - it embraces with | | | | The major happening is the final concert called |
| amazing power all of those who attend it. | | | | "Shalom on Szeroka street" that attracts the widest |
| As always the annual Krakow Jewish Culture Festival | | | | audience of all the events. It is an open-air concert |
| focuses on various aspects of Jewish life. It enables | | | | featuring the brightest "music stars" of the Jewish |
| those who are interested to acquire knowledge of | | | | Culture Festival. It is believed that during the most |
| Jewish religious practices as well as day-to-day life. | | | | recent festival up to 13 000 people attended this |
| Apart from the educational aspect of how life in | | | | concert. The audience does not mind neither the rain |
| Kazimierz district used to be there are many musical | | | | nor the bad weather conditions. The main thing is the |
| performances and also art and language workshops | | | | terrific atmosphere that brings people joy and |
| held throughout the nine days of the festival. | | | | understanding. |
| For music-lovers especially the festival is a great | | | | Amazingly, this joy and understanding is celebrated |
| opportunity to encounter different styles of Jewish | | | | each year in Poland - thought, by many Jewish |
| music. Kazimierz resounds with synagogue song, | | | | visitors, to be the cemetery. The festival, however, |
| hasidic, classical, Jewish folk and - very popular | | | | proves that Jewish life can once again get back to |
| nowadays - klezmer music. Some of the synagogues | | | | life in the country where so few of them stayed. |
| come back to life during this short period and are | | | | |