In memory of over 1,700 Jewish students of pre-war schools in Brzesko and the Brzesko county.
In 2026, the events commemorating the 84th anniversary of the Shoah in Brzesko will take place on October 9, 10, and 11.
Brzesko: Bond of memory
Friday, October 9
17:00 – “No One Will Give These Years Back” (“Tych lat nie odda nikt”) – a concert of interwar songs performed by participants of the Municipal Cultural Center classes and students of the Brzesko high school. (Brzesko, Plac Targowy 10)
Saturday, October 10
17:00 – promotion of the book “School as a Meeting
Place. Brzesko and the Region Before 1939”. A meeting at the Brzesko
Library with the authors of the book: Anna Brzyska, Lucjan Kołodziejski,
Mateusz Michalski, and Monika Sacha.
The book depicts the pre-war schools of Brzesko, Borzęcin, and Okocim as spaces
where differing traditions met. These were places where children representing
various cultures not only acquired formal knowledge but also learned how to
coexist in a multicultural society.
During the event, there will be a tasting of dishes inspired by the traditions of Jewish and Polish cuisine, and it will be possible to collect a free copy of the publication.
Sunday, October 11
16:00 – 17:30 – March of Remembrance
Brzesko, Kazimierz Wielki Square – the synagogue building, Puszkina Street –
the Jewish cemetery, Czarnowiejska Street
In addition, on Tuesday, October 6 at 17:00, the “Memory and Dialogue. Common History” Association and the County and Municipal Public Library in Brzesko are organizing a regional walking tour „In the footsteps of Jewish and Catholic students of Brzesko schools”.
During the walk, Anna Brzyska, Mateusz Michalski, and Monika
Sacha will talk about the history of Brzesko schools, share fragments of
students’ memories, and tell the stories of the fates of some of the children.
The event is organized as part of the “Mobile Culture Space – Junior
Edition” project.