Beiteinu Chaj – 2004 Foundation

“Żydowski Dzierżoniów, Jewish Rychbach, Jüdisches Reichenbach 1945 – 1948”

The exhibition about Jakub Egit and his Yishuf / settlement in Lower Silesia had its first showing in der Landesvertretung des Landes Niedersachsen (seat of the representative of Lower Saxony) in Berlin during December 2010. (see also Jacob Egit and the Jewish Community after 1945 page under History).

Following the showing in Berlin, the exhibition travelled to Krzyżowa / Kreisau, Sitz der Stiftung Kreisau für Europäische Verständigung / Fundacja Krzyżowa dla Porozumienia Europejskiego during February-March 2011, and during April 2011 to Wroclaw / Breslau in the Edith Stein Haus / Dom Edyty Stein. Finally, the exhibition will find its permanent home in our synagogue. Opening date will be rosh hashana (September 29, 2011).

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We’ve got quite a heart warming presentation from Mrs. Miri Roznshin, who was born in Dzierżoniów and now she lives in Israel. Unfortunately the presentation format ( Microsoft Power Point ) is not possible to be displayed on our website. If you have MS Powerpoint or any .pps file viewer you can download it.

Dzierżoniów – German Dzierżoniów – Polish Dzierżoniów – English Dzierżoniów – Hebrew

After 6 years of service with the Fundacja Beiteinu Chaj-2004, Mrs. Beata Sauermann has resigned from her position as Vice President.

Beata was one of the two founding members of the Fundacja and served as its vice-president until her resignation in February 2011.

With her motivation for working for the well-being and progress of the Jewish community of Poland, with her sensitivity and ability to understand and work with people, Beata contributed much to our efforts to rescue and restore the synagogue of Dzierżoniów.

Beta now works as a teacher in the United Kingdom. For reasons of being fully occupied in her profession and, since with her move to England, living quite far from the country where our Fundacja is active, Beata has decided to terminate her active role in the Fundacja and resign from her position as Vice President. Beata will retain her interest in our activities and goals.

The members of the Fundacja and its Executive express their sincere thanks for Beata’s interest and dedication to the objectives of the Fundacja Beiteinu Chaj-2004. All of us wish Beata the very best for her personal and professional future.

Report on Project

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The Jewish Yishuv  of Reichenbach/Dzierżoniów in Lower Silesia, after World War II – personal and collective reminiscences (Project 102243)

The primary part of the project “The Jewish Yishuv of Dzierżoniów” was the seminar, attended by students that took place in Kreisau / Krzyżowa between the end of April and early May 2010. Its most important result is the exhibition on the theme of the project.

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Ceiling repairs

After years of decay, the broken windows and the leaky roof of the synagogue are now repaired, but the interior plaster walls and the ceiling from 1875 remained in very bad shape, until a crew of inmates of the local penal institution volunteered to knock off the old plaster, replacing it with insulating panels and fresh plaster.

Inmates – Lunch break

In return and as recognition of the good work, the Jewish community offered a number of lectures about Jewish history to the inmates.