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marathon, seven-hour final concert of the annual Krakow Festival ofJewish Culture. Israeli
Ambassador Shevach Weiss was in the middle of the crowd dancing with the other fans.
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A Jewish Woodstock
This is the spirit behind the annual
summer Festival of Jewish Culture in
Krakow, a weeklong extravaganza of
education and entertainment that has
been described as a "Jewish
Woodstock."
Founded in 1988 by two young
non-Jewish intellectuals, the festival
attracts thousands of spectators and
participants.
Increasingly, religious content has
played a role in festival activities. This
year, the event began with a Saturday
evening Havdalah ceremony and includ-
ed lectures by rabbis and workshops on
kosher cooking and liturgical music.
As it has each year, the Israeli
Embassy honored non-Jewish Poles
who have worked to preserve Jewish
heritage.
The special ambience of Kazimierz
sets the festival apart.
"At one point, as I was walking
around, I had a rush of emotion, as if
I sensed the spirits of the ages go by,"
British violinist Sophie Solomon says.
Janusz Makuch, who co-founded
and still directs the festival, feels that
contemporary Jewish artists like
Solomon should perform in Krakow,
not only to honor the dead but also to
demonstrate Jewish survival — sur-
vival in New York or London or Israel,
if not in Krakow itself.
"I feel it is a victory of life over
death," he says. "After many years, the
festival is carried out mainly by Jews
— Jewish artists, lecturers, musicians."
This year's festival, held the last
week of June, went off without a hitch
despite heightened security concerns
in the wake of Sept. 11 and the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict.
Concert halls and workshops were
full, and more than 10,000 fans
crammed the main square of
Kazimierz for the free seven-hour final
concert, an annual outdoor jamboree
that has become a summer tradition in
the city.
Polish television featured close-up
shots of Israeli Ambassador Shevach
Weiss in the middle of the crush,
dancing with other fans.
"I felt so proud when I stood on the
stage and looked out at the crowd,"
Makuch says. "They understood."
Makuch refers to the festival as "a
drop of the universe full of shalom,
full of peace."
"Where? In Krakow, in Poland, in
this largest Jewish cemetery." ❑