Kalendarz Żydowski as a Mirror of Jewish Life in Poland in the 1980s
Kalendarz Żydowski as a Mirror of Jewish Life in Poland in the 1980s

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the Jewish Calendar [Kalendarz Żydowski] published by the Religious Union of the Mosaic Faith [Związek Religijny Wyznania Mojżeszowego] in Poland in the 1980s. In addition to the abbreviated liturgical calendar and the most important prayers, Kalendarz Żydowski included numerous articles on Jewish history, religion and culture and featured important events in the life of the Jewish community. The texts published in Kalendarz Żydowski were written by, among others, activists from different Jewish organisations reporting on their work. By virtue of the publisher, the most extensive of those were, of course, the regularly published reports on the activities of the Religious Union of the Mosaic Faith. Articles on the work of other organisations usually appeared in conjunction with the anniversary of their establishment. The aim of this paper is to examine what elements of Jewish life are addressed in Kalendarz Żydowski, and which changes taking place within the Jewish community it reflects.

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