4. Lubliner Festival – Jewish Culture Festival

Since summer has knocked on Lublin, it is a sure sign that soon we will meet again at the Lubliner Festival – Jewish Culture Festival in Lublin.

Since its first edition, the Lubliner Festival has been connecting generations, teaching about Jewish history, customs and traditions.
The Festival starts on Sunday, August 6th and will continue until Sunday, August 13th. Hot August nights will be filled with the musical performances of excellent Polish and International acts. There will be a variety of genres presented: jazz, folk, traditional, modern,
sentimental and ambient music.This year, the Concert Shell in the Saxon Garden will host the Grammy Award winner and one of the top klezmer musicians in the world – Frank London and Lorin Sklamber (USA), co-founders of the award-winning legendary New York band Klezmatics, as well as gospel singer – Joshua Nelson. They will be accompanied by a folk-klezmer band from Germany, Dobranotch.

Olga Mieleszczuk (Israel) and Tango Attack invite you to the concert celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of Israel.
The Concert “Still waters run deep” performed by Marcin Pendowski & Lala Czaplicka will take all the jazz lovers on a journey through the history of Jewish artists of this genre, presenting well-known songs in new funky-blues arrangements.
The phenomenal Bester Quartet from Krakow will present a klezzjazz project. Leszek Żądło and Joachim Mencel will take us on a truly cosmic journey through the jazzy vibes with their concert “Cosmic Silence”. Darek “Maleo” Malejonek and his friends will pay tribute to the Ulma family beatified on September 10, the Polish Righteous and all those who saved Jews during the war.

PROGRAMME:

03.08, 04.08, 06.08 / Thursday, Friday, Sunday
Street Klezmer
Concerts by the Lublin-based band, Berberys, performed on the city streets
Old Town, Litewski Square
Time: 19:00

06.08, Sunday – Festival Opening Day
Remembrance Ceremony
The State Museum at Majdanek, the Column of Three Eagles in Field III Time: 14:00
In cooperation with the State Museum at Majdanek.

Guided tour of the State Museum at Majdanek (Polish)
Start: at The Column of Three Eagles in Field III Time: 14:30
In cooperation with the State Museum at Majdanek.
Advance registration is required.

Jerusalem as the City of Culture
Opening of the exhibition
Litewski Square
Time: 15:00
In cooperation with the Embassy of Israel in Poland.

Meeting with the Rabbi
Meeting with the Chief Rabbi of Poland, Michael Schudrich
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, Cinema Room
Time: 16:00

T. de Łempicka. Insatiable
Theatrical performance by Katarzyna Żak and Ewa Makomaska, dir. by Artur Hofman
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, Main Auditorium
Time: 19:00
Complimentary tickets are required.

Pendofsky: Still Waters Run Deep or there was Jazz
Concert
Marcin Pendowski – bass, vocals, Kuba Chmielarski – electric guitar, Marcin Cichocki
– Hammond organ, Tomek Wendt – tenor saxophone, Ignacy Wendt – trumpet, Daniel
Kapustka – drums; featuring Lala Czaplicka – vocals
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, the Inner Courtyard
Time: 20:30
Complimentary tickets are required.

07.08, Monday

The Seer of Lublin and His School
Meeting with Symcha Keller
The Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre Centre, Grodzka 21
Time: 16:30

The Portraitist (Poland, 2006) / The Auschwitz Photographer
Film (52 min.) and book promotion – meeting with Anna and Irek Dobrowolski, the
creators of the film and the book
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, Cinema Room
Time: 18:00

Apples from the Desert (Israel, 2014)
Film (96 min., dir. by M. Harari, A. Lubetzki)
Kino Perła, Perła Brewery, Bernardyńska
Time: 21:00
In cooperation with the Embassy of Israel in Poland and Perła Brewery in Lublin

08.08, Tuesday
My Jewish Parents, My Polish Parents
Opening of the exhibition by its originator, Joanna “Inka” Sobolewska-Pyz, the former
president of the Association of ‘Children of the Holocaust’ in Poland
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, 1st floor corridor, Cinema Room
Time: 16:30

Teaspoon for Life (Poland, 2004)
Film (18 min., dir. by M. Nekanda-Trepka) and a meeting with Bieta Ficowska, a member
of the Association of ‘Children of the Holocaust’ in Poland, moderated by Cezary
Harasimowicz
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, Cinema Room
18:00

Polish Hebrew Songs
Concert celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of Israel, performed by Olga
Avigail Mieleszczuk & Tango Attack
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, Main Auditorium
Time: 20:00
Complimentary tickets are required.

The Matchmaker (Israel, 2010)
Film (112 min., dir. by A. Nesher)
Kino Perła, Perła Brewery, Bernardyńska
Time: 21:00
In cooperation with the Embassy of Israel in Poland and Perła Berwery in Lublin

09.08, Wednesday

Lubliner Tzimmes
Culinary workshops for children, with Etel Szyc and Izabela Kozłowska-Dechnik
Mandragora restaurant, Rynek 10
Time: 10:00
Advance registration is required.

Tour of the Jewish Lublin
with a Melex from the Lublin City Tour company
Start: Castle Square
Time: 11:00
Advance registration is required.

Lubliner Tanc
Israeli dance workshops with Monika Leszczyńska
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, Rehearsal Room No. 105a
Time: 16:00
Advance registration is required.

Unwritten does not Exist
Meeting with Agata Tuszyńska
The Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre Centre, Grodzka 21
Time: 16:30

What’s Cooking? Jewish Culinary Culture – a Virtual Journey
Multimedia presentation and a meeting with Tamara Sztyma (POLIN Museum)
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, Cinema Room
Time: 18:00

Our Sounds
Concert on the 25th anniversary of the Bester Quartet
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, the Inner Courtyard
Time: 20:00

10.08, Thursday
Tour of the Jewish Lublin
with a Melex from the Lublin City Tour company
Start: Castle Square
Time: 11:00
Advance registration is required.

Lubliner Tzimmes – Shabbat Cooking
Culinary workshops with Hanka Kossowska and Etel Szyc
Mandragora restaurant, Rynek 10
Time: 12:00
Advance registration is required.

Lubliner Tanc
Israeli dance workshops with Monika Leszczyńska
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, Rehersal Room No. 105a
Time: 16:00
Advance registration is required.

Angels in Judaism
Meeting with Hanka Kossowska
Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre, Grodzka 21
Time: 16:30

Cosmic Silence
Concert by Leszek Żądło and Joachim Mencel
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, the Inner Courtyard
Time: 20:00

11.08, Friday

Tour of the old Jewish Cemetery
guided by prof. Andrzej Trzciński.
Old Jewish Cemetery, Kalinowszczyzna
Time: 11:00
In cooperation with the Lublin branch of the Jewish Religious Community
Advance registration is required.

Krav Maga for Teenagers and Adults
Workshops with Wojtek Jeż
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, Rehearsal Room No. 3
Time: 16:00
Advance registration is required.

Jewish Life in Post-War Poland
Meeting with Wiesława Młynarczyk, PhD.
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, Cinema Room
Time: 16:30
In cooperation with the Warsaw Ghetto Museum

Lubliner Shabbat
Shabbat evening with the participation of artists – Monika Chrząstowska, Izabela
Rzeszowska, Etel Szyc, Genadij Ishakow, Henryk Rajfer, and Teresa Wrońska Trio
Parking lot in front of the Yeshiva Chachmei Lublin / Hotel Ilan, Lubartowska 85
Time: 18:00
In cooperation with the Lublin branch of the Jewish Religious Community, Hotel Ilan, and
The Olive restaurant.
Complimentary tickets are required.

12.08, Saturday

Tour of the Jewish Lublin
with a Melex from the Lublin City Tour company
start: Castle Square
Time: 11:00
Advance registration is required.

Music and Movement Workshops for Children
with Wojtek Jeż
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, Rehersal Room No. 105a
Time: 12:00
Advance registration is required.

Tour of the Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre
The Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre Centre, Grodzka 21
Time: 13:00
Advance registration is required.

Krav Maga for Teenagers and Adults
Workshops with Wojtek Jeż
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, Rehersal Room No. 105a
Time: 16:00
Advance registration is required.

Kosher Vodka – the History of Pre-War Distilleries
Meeting with Piotr Przeniosło, from the Jakob Harberfeld Vodka and Liqueur Factory in
Oświęcim
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, the Inner Courtyard
Time: 16:30

Two Flags (Poland, 2023)
Documentary film (65 min., dir. by Jolanta Kessler-Chojecka)
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, Cinema Room
Time: 18:00
In cooperation with the Warsaw Ghetto Museum

A Yiddish Carnival
Concert
Frank London & Lorin Sklamberg of The Klezmatics (USA) & the Prince of Kosher
Gospel Joshua Nelson (USA), and the Dobranotch (Germany) band.
Ogród Saski Band Shell
Time: 20:00

Night Klezz Dance
After party
Frank London (USA) & Dobranotch (Germany)
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, the Inner Courtyard
Time: 22:00

13.08, Sunday

Guided tour of the State Museum at Majdanek (Polish)
Start: Visitor Service Centre
Time: 11:00
In cooperation with the State Museum at Majdanek.
Advance registration is required.

Tour of the old Jewish cemetery
guided by prof. Andrzej Trzciński.
Old Jewish Cemetery, Kalinowszczyzna
Time: 11:00
In cooperation with the Lublin branch of the Jewish Religious Community.
Advance registration is required.

Music and Movement Workshops for Children
with Wojtek Jeż
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, Rehearsal Room No. 105a
Time: 12:00
Advance registration is required.

Tour of the Yeshiva Chachmei Lublin
Yeshiva Chachmei Lublin / Hotel Ilan, Lubartowska 85
Time: 13:00
In cooperation with the Jewish Lublin Foundation and the Lublin branch of the Jewish
Religious Community.
Advance registration is required.

Krav Maga for Teenagers and Adults
Workshops with Wojtek Jeż
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, Rehersal Room No. 105a
Time: 16:00
Advance registration is required.

Cat and Dog
Interactive performance for children (50 min.), by Katarzyna Post and Marcin Sander,
Teatr (Od) Nowa
Centre for Culture, Peowiaków 12, the Inner Courtyard
Time: 17:00

There is no greater love
Concert in honor of the Righteous Among the Nations
Aleksandra Idkowska, Kasia Malejonek, Martyna and Dagmara Melosik, Kasia Moś,
Natalia Niemen, Ania Rusowicz, Symcha Keller, Darek Malejonek, Damian Ukeje
Ogród Saski Band Shell
Time: 20:00
In cooperation with the Office of the ‘Niepodległa’ Program as part of the events
accompanying the beatification of the Ulma Family

Admission to all events is free.

During the festival days, we will once again invite you to inspiring meetings with witnesses of history, artists, writers, lecturers, among whom Rabbi Michael Schudrich could not be missing, who will be happy to answer all your questions.

During the 4th Lubliner Festival you will be able to meet, among others: with Elżbieta Ficowska, rescued from the Warsaw Ghetto, and Agata Tuszyńska, a writer and reporter. This year, we decided to open the door of Lublin Yeshiva for you by inviting you to the Shabbat table, where we will not only share challah, but also stories about the Shabbat tradition and listen to Jewish songs. All those who would like to learn the secrets of Jewish cuisine are invited to culinary workshops. Speaking of workshops, we also recommend Israeli dance or self-defence workshops with elements of Israeli Krav Maga.

The program also includes exhibitions, guided tours, film screenings, meetings with filmmakers and a theater performance. Famous and excellent actresses, Katarzyna Żak and Ewa Makomaska, will present the spectacle “Tamara de Łempicka. Insatiable.” The film connoisseurs will have the opportunity to watch an excellent documentary about Wilhelm Brasse, photographer from Auschwitz entitled “Portrait” and talk to its creators: director Irek Dobrowolski and producer Anna Dobrowolska. As the director and founder of the Festival, Etel Szyc, emphasizes: “It is a great honor for me to be able to organize the Festival for a city with over 700 years of history, common to Poles and Jews. A city with great traditions, where Jewish and Polish culture constantly mingled and drew from each other, a city that fascinates and inspires subsequent generations of residents. Out of love for the hometown, out of love for Jewish history, culture
and tradition, the Lubliner Festival was created.”

Prior registration at the Festival Office is required for selected points of the program, or free tickets can be picked up at the Festival Office – from 28.07, 13.00 hour. Priority of participation in these events will be given to people registered / with a ticket.

Attention! The registration / entry ticket expires with the start time of the event!
One person can make a reservation / collect tickets for a maximum of 4 people.
Tickets cannot be reserved in advance.
At other events, the order of arrival will be decisive.

Festival Office
open:
from 28.07 to 05.08 from 13:00 – 17:00
from 06.08 to 11.08 from 15:00 – 20:00
from 12.08 to 13.08 from 12:00 – 20:00