July 1st, 2026July 5th, 2026

שָׁעַר – The Gate is the theme of the 35th JCF

Long time ago, we laid a stone at the border of two worlds. Today, on its place, there is  the Gate of the Jewish Culture Festival, built for thirty eight years by three generations of Poles, Jews and people of good will. Nothing will break this Gate: neither a disaster nor a human. You will not find it among material objects. This gate is inside each of us.  It is שער החיים  – the Gate of Life.

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