24 September 2024 The Jewish Association of B’nai B’rith in Poland, on behalf of B’nai B’rith International, organized the ceremony of the Gratitude Award, which is given to Polish citizens and institutions protecting Jewish heritage in Poland and developing Jewish-Polish relations. The Gratitude – הכרת הטוב Award in 2024 was presented to: – Brama Cukermana […]

Stanisław Wygodzki. Memories of a writer from Będzin September 14-15, 2024, Saturday-Sunday, Będzin This year, an absolutely unique event awaits us at SZUL. The Foundation, together with Izabela Tumas-Matuszewska – the creator of the Facebook profile “Stanisław Wygodzki – writer” – invite you to two days devoted to the work of the most outstanding writer, […]

In 2012, we met Maria Polak and she told us for the first time the shocking history of this place. The house at today’s Rutki Laskier 24 (then Przeczna) was built by Józef and Marianna Poles in 1932. And this family still, until July 11, 2024, owned the place. On July 11, 2024, after several […]

Stories about house and garden August 4, 2024 (Sunday), at 17-19.00 street Rutki Laskier 24 Będzin 81st anniversary of the liquidation of the ghetto in Będzin Brama Cukermana Foundation became the owner of the historic house where in 1943, during the liquidation of the ghetto, resistance fighters fought an “unequal fight against the invader”. This […]

One of the most important challenges we are currently facing as a Foundation is to take care of another unique place – the “house of ghetto fighters” at ul. Rutki Laskier 24 in Będzin. It is a building that has not been used for several years, located in the district of the city called Kamionka, where […]

photo by Maciek Jaźwiecki On April 18, 2024, on the eve of the 81st anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the Jewish Associations of the Historical Institute and the Association of Jewish Veterans and Victims of World War II awarded the “Warsaw Ghetto Uprising” Medals. This year, eight people and two organizations were awarded medals: […]

And suddenly it is 15 years! Our foundation Brama Cukermana  is already 15 years old! 15 years of caring for this historic house of prayer of the Cukierman family and… lots of challenges, touching and beautiful moments, great friendships. Come to celebrate, remember and plan the future of Brama. March 15, 5 p.m Be with […]

ORDER the book:  https://bs.katowice.pl/nie-damy-sie-wysiedlic-bojowniczki-i-bojownicy-zydowskiego-ruchu-oporu-w-bedzinie-i-sosnowcu-we-wont-get-deported-the-jewish-resistance-fighters-in-bedzin-and/ Our new book will be published in December We Won’t Get Deported. The Jewish Resistance Fighters in Będzin and Sosnowiec Collective work edited by Tomek Grząślewicz and Karolina Jakoweńko Authors: Andrzej Ciepał, Tomek Grząślewicz, Aleksandra Namysło Cooperation: Maria Ferenc, Jacek Leociak, Avihu Ronen Translation: Tomek Grząślewicz Proofreading in English: Henri Lustiger-Thaler […]

From April 16th we start…. The historic house of prayer of the Cukierman family is waiting for you. But… It was a busy early spring, because we were preparing a “house in the ghetto” for you, i- the historic home of the ghetto fighters in Będzin. This is an important building for Będzin, whose history […]

The book “The Borderland Memory. Stories about Jewish Life and the Holocaust in Upper Silesia and Zagłębie Dąbrowskie” you can order: https://bs.katowice.pl/pamiec-pogranicza-the-borderland-memory/