The Core Exhibition is a journey through 1000 years of the history of Polish Jews – from the Middle Ages until today. Visitors will find answers to questions such as: how did Jews come to Poland? How did Poland become the center of the Jewish Diaspora and the home of the largest Jewish community in the world? How did it cease to be one, and how is Jewish life being revived?

Polish towns have two histories—one that is remembered, the other faded into oblivion. Painter Mayer Kirshenblatt will be our guide through this no longer existing world.