Joanna Krauze
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Interlocutor biogram
Joanna Krauze comes from Nałęczów. She studied political science with a Judaic specialization and psychology of social communication. She is an educator, a member of the "Studnia Pamięci" ["Well of Remembrance"] Association, and the founder of the Nomen Omen Foundation. She has worked with, among others, Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage, Taube Center for the Renewal of Jewish Life in Poland, the "Brama Grodzka – Teatr NN" ["Grodzka Gate – NN Theater"] Center, Center for Civic Education. In 2020, she became the head of the Warsaw branch of the Client Earth Foundation, Lawyers for Earth.
Recording circumstances description
The conversation was recorded in Lublin.
Recording summary
1. Autobiographical information, relationships with Nałęczów and Lublin, 00:00:00
2. Interest in Jewish history, trip to Israel, 00:05:51
3. The history of the family home, family histories, family roots, 00:10:05
4. Nałęczów from the childhood, 00:15:35
5. The history of Nałęczów in the minds of its inhabitants, 00:19:39
6. Nałęczów's monoculture, discovering the city's Jewish history, 00:21:24
7. Manifestations of racism and anti-Semitism, 00:26:15
8. Studying at school, Jewish threads in school education, 00:27:50
9. Places related to Jewish history, 00:30:49
10. Jewish threads in school education, 00:32:09
11. Places connected with the history of Jews in Lublin: Majdanek, Old Town, 00:37:25
12. Decision to choose a field of study, multiculturalism and Jewish history in education, interest in Jewish culture and history, 00:39:01
13. Konrad Zieliński, Robert Kuwałek, 00:46:15
14. Acquiring knowledge about the history and culture of Jews. Participation in the Polish-Israeli exchange program, March of the Living, conferences, 00:49:07
15. Activities of the "Studnia Pamięci" ["Well of Memory"] Association, 00:55:30
16. Collaboration with the Taube Foundation, work at the Synagogue Center in Zamość, 00:57:09
17. Establishment of the Nomen Omen Foundation, 01:00:04
18. Judaic studies at UMCS, 01:01:36
19. Multiculturalism of Lublin, getting to know the Jewish places of Lublin, meeting Robert Kuwałek, 01:03:01
20. Contacts with Israelis, 01:09:26
21. Work in Puławy in the social animation department, 01:11:20
22. People's reactions to interest in Jewish issues, reflections on anti-Semitism, causes of anti-Semitism and lack of interest in Jewish history, 01:12:52
23. Access to knowledge about multiculturalism, 01:23:22
24. Interest of the inhabitants of the Lublin region in Jewish history, 01:25:29
25. Activities of organizations promoting knowledge about Jewish history, 01:27:40
26. Reflections on Polish-Jewish relations, 01:30:52
