Celebrate Hanukkah with us!

Hanukkah Ball, workshops for schoolchildren and families

Hanukkah (Hebr. dedication) is observed for eight days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, according to the Hebrew calendar, and ending on the 2nd day of Tewet. In the Gregorian calendar, the feast is movable and usually takes place in December.

Hanukkah is a historical holiday and does not come directly from the Torah. Therefore, the days of the holiday are also regular working days. The most important aspect of the festival is lighting one candle on each night of the holiday, progressing to eight on the final night. The lights are kindled on a characteristic nine-branched candelabrum called the Hanukiah or the Hanukkah Menorah. The purpose of lighting the lights each night is to spread the news of the Hanukkah miracle. The miracle is said to have happened in ancient Judea in the 2nd century BC during a religious war between Jewish rebels—the Maccabees—and the army of the Syrian King Antiochus IV, who tried to Hellenize the occupied Jewish territory by force. When the Maccabees recaptured the Temple in Jerusalem, which had been desecrated by the occupants, they renewed the ritual of kindling the Menorah. They found only enough consecrated olive oil to fuel the eternal flame in the Temple for one day, but, miraculously, the oil burned on for eight days.

Join us for Hanukkah celebrations!

Hanukkah Ball

December 4, 7.00 PM

Program:

• Hanukkah Traditions – talk by Nili Amit (Museum of the History of Polish Jews)
• Acoustic concert by Mikromusic
• Dance music by DJ Envee
• A wealth of other attractions.

Tickets (20 PLN) can be purchased from the Museum ticket counter.

Event organized thanks to the support of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland.

For schools and pre-school groups

Between November 18 and December 20 we invite pre-school and school children to take part in special educational workshops. We have prepared something special for every age group, from multimedia stories by Singer, to hanukiahs and dreidels as well as a wealth of other attractions.

The workshops take place from Monday to Friday (except Tuesdays) at 10.00 AM, 12.00 PM, and 2.00 PM.

More information (in Polish)

Participation in all activities is free.

For Families

Hanukkah Traditions

December 1, Education Center, 11.00 AM – 3.00 PM, free admission

The Education Center will turn into one large workshop where we will:

• Learn how to make Hanukkah lamps and stained glass windows,
• Sing Hanukkah songs and make video clips,
• Write calligrams using Hebrew letters,
• Sew beautiful, new costumes and toys from old T-shirts, gloves, scarves etc.,
• Play with dreidels and even organize our own Maccabiad.

If you want to spend your Sunday in a creative, joyous, family setting, tasting Hanukkah treats, make sure to drop by the Museum!

Please bring old clothing such as gloves, scarves, T-shirts, etc.

Hanukkah Story

December 4, Museum of the History of Polish Jews, 4.30 PM – 7.30 PM, free admission

On the last night of Hanukkah, we will get to know the story of the Festival of Lights and illustrate it together.

We will be transported into the world of history and memory by Michał Malinowski from the Storyteller Museum, and will then create beautiful visualizations of the historic events.

Project supported by the Boeing Company.

 

 

Supported from the Norway and EEA Grants by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

 

www.eeagrants.org, www.norwaygrants.org