WHO WE ARE 

It all started with conversations around memory and place, remembering and forgetting, and Polish, Jewish and German narratives. We wanted to transform words and ideas into action. We are a group of researchers, architects, genealogists, educators, and activists from Wrocław and beyond, including descendants of Breslau Jews. 

WHAT WE DO

Our mission is to advocate for care, revitalization and conscientious maintenance of the physical heritage of the pre-war Jewish community of Breslau through working with memory, shaping the urban landscape, researching history, genealogy, education and civic engagement.

HOW WE DO IT

We build partnerships with local and external organizations and institutions to foster our mission and initiate projects focused on exploring history, Wrocław’s urban spaces, and genealogy in the context of the Jewish heritage of Wrocław. 

Activities for the Jewish cemetery at Gwarna Street in Wrocław

NEW SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE!

TEMPORARY EXHIBITION

“PUTTING THINGS BACK. JEWISH BRESLAUERS AND THEIR OBJECTS”

OP ENHEIM, Wrocław, Poland

29/05 – 29/09/2024

NEWS: Exhibition extended by one week and morning hours added on Wednesdays.

This is the first exhibition of this type in Poland based on private collections of Jewish families from pre-war Breslau and has been created in cooperation with those very families. We invite you to come visit!

Jewish art collectors in Breslau

We publish an updated database, which is a continuation of the efforts undertaken over 10 years ago by a group of researchers as part of the “Silesian Collections” initiative.

You will find there information about the collections of Carl Sachs, Max Silberberg, Leo Lewin, Ismar Littmann, Hugo Kolker and Gustava and Alois Landerer.

Stories of less-known residents of Breslau

We are starting a series of short publications presenting the profiles and stories of people associated with the Jewish community of the pre-war Breslau

NeDiPa: Negotiating Difficult Pasts

In May 2022, we launched a new NeDiPa project: Negotiating Difficult Pasts, which we implement together with our partners Fundacja Zapomniane and FestivALT thanks to funds from the European Union.

Genealogy – Find Your Jewish Ancestor in the Pre-war Wrocław/ Breslau

UMF as part of the Engaged Memory Consortium

The core of the partners’ interest is dealing with neglected Jewish heritage sites in Europe, and particularly in Poland, where Polish, German, Jewish and other minority histories and legacies overlap and intertwine, pointing to the difficult European experience of the Holocaust and WWII.

MultiMemo – Multidirectional Memory: Remembering for Social Justice

In 2023 we a launched new EU-funded project with eight European partners featuring research, commemorations, education, community workshops, exhibitions and more.

Research Projects in Our Spotlight – Legacy of the Hadda Brothers in Wrocław – How Jewish Architects Shaped Our City?