Museum dedicated to Polish Jews subject of talk in Halifax

The Polish government has financed the unique, multi-media museum, being built in the former Warsaw Ghetto, with support from international donors.

The museum will commemorate and celebrate nearly 1,000 years of Jewish history and rich Jewish cultural life in Poland, the country to which more than 50 per cent of the world’s Jews can trace their roots.

The Halifax event takes place under the auspices of the Atlantic Jewish Council, the Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Montreal, Tadeusz Zylinski, who will be in attendance, and the University of King’s College.

It will feature a talk by Peter Jassem, Canadian representative of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Jassem will speak about the importance and history of the museum against the backdrop of the revival of Jewish life in Poland and his personal experience of discovering his Jewish roots.
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