The Jewish Motifs Film Festival is among the many international festivals focused on the Jewish nation, its tradition, identity and history, both past and present.
There are some 30 events known as JEWISH FILM FESTIVALS - in the United States, Canada as well as Europe - in France, Spain, Holland, Sweden, Great-Britain; also in Australia, China, New Zealand and Israel. Their aim is to propagate - through the medium of film - the awareness of the centuries-old Jewish tradition.
During our Festival we hope to show films from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Hungary and other post-soviet countries as well as films from Western Europe.
Poland is a democratic country, tolerant and open, respecting its history in which the Jewish people played a significant part.
Jews settled in Poland as early as the 13th century encouraged by the enlightened policy of Polish kings and their religious tolerance. In Poland, the Jewish people could throughout centuries live, work, develop and cultivate their traditions in harmonious coexistence with the Polish people as well as with other ethnic groups within the Polish Kingdom. They shared the country's ups and downs with Poles, participating in the country's economic and cultural life as well as taking an active part in the repeated armed efforts to regain its freedom.
By the year 1939, the Jewish community in Poland counted more than 3 million people. Decimated by German Nazis during WW II the Jewish people practically disappeared from Polish soil. Today, it is up to us how much of their cultural heritage we can protect, how much of it will survive in the memory of the generations to come.
official website : http://www.jewishmotifs.org.pl/en_Festival.html
by Marysia
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