A festival volunteer
is a gancer macher,
a true VIP among volunteers!
Macher means “important guy” in Yiddish: one who not only “does” things, but is even bubbling with activity. S/he is a dynamic figure – not only does s/he have great ideas, but also strives to implement them. In Yiddish, “a macher” refers to an important person who has an impact on those around him – a true influencer.
Macher is also a volunteer of the Jewish Culture Festival, who helps us create the festival in the summer and supports our Cheder and office during the year. All Machers are also invited to develop their own projects to learn, gain experience and make new friends.
The volunteer program is organized with the support of the European Union through the European Solidarity Corps. It allows us to receive volunteers for short-term stays, as well as long-term ones. We can also be an institution that sends volunteers to various organizations abroad.
The Machers are a very international and multicultural group – in addition to Poles, they include volunteers from Germany, Italy, Israel, Hungary, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Pakistan, India, Belarus, Congo, Peru, Spain, France, Netherlands, Nigeria, Jordan, China, UK, Mexico, Turkey, Afghanistan, or Portugal.
They come to Krakow not only for the duration of the festival itself, but for a whole month, during which they get to know each other, they learn about the Jewish culture, Krakow and Kazimierz, and help prepare for the JCF – all within the framework of a project supported by the European Solidarity Corps. For a whole month, Krakow becomes their second home, and the other volunteers and coordinators become their closest people.
Do you want to experience the adventure of your life? Meet fascinating people? Feel like a co-creator of the largest festival of Jewish culture and one of the most important cultural events of Poland?
Become a Macher!
You become part of one of the most important cultural events in the country and one of the largest Jewish cultural festivals in the world
You participate in pre-festival events specially prepared for volunteers
You work in a dynamic, friendly and international team
You can count on the support of coordinators who will offer their good advice and experience
You participate free of charge in all festival events outside of your work time
You receive 2 free tickets and 2 tickets at a special promotional price available exclusively to volunteers for selected main festival concerts for your relatives and friends
This is a time to experience what multiculturalism really offers and how beautifully we can differ, thus creating a cohesive and functioning community.
What tasks await volunteers
during the FKŻ?
– work in the festival office
– handling festival events: workshops, meetings, lectures, tours, musical events, religious ceremonies
– assistance in promotion, distribution of information materials
– taking care of artists
– assisting the festival audience
What tasks await
long-term volunteers?
– cooperate and assist in the preparation of the festival
– cooperate in creating content for social media
– help with organizational matters related to the recruitment of volunteers and their stay
– coordinate special projects of volunteers
Join The Machers!
We are waiting for you!
RECRUITMENT
We will start recruiting candidates for short- and long-term volunteers in January 2025. We will publish all information on this website and in our social media (links in the right column). If you would like to ask us anything right now – please write!
CONTACT INFO
manager and coordinator: Michał Dziewit
tel. +48 12 431 15 17
e-mail: michal.dziewit@jewishfestival.pl
www: jewishfestival.pl/the-machers
FB: facebook.com/themachers
IG: instagram.com/machers_jcf
