Alicja Kobus
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Alicja Kobus was born in Damasławek. After studying at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, she worked as a teacher. In 1999, she became the chairwoman of the Poznań branch of the Association of Jewish Religious Communities in the Republic of Poland, currently the Jewish Religious Community in Poznań. She is a member of the management board of the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage and vice-chairman of the Association of Jewish Religious Communities in the Republic of Poland. She has been a councilor in Murowana Goślina since 2006. For her social activities she received the European Citizens' Award and the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Recording circumstances description
The conversation was recorded in the synagogue in Poznań as part of the "Museum about Was - Your Museum" programme, the aim of which was to promote the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews among members of Jewish communities and the Socio-Cultural Society of Jews in Poland.
Recording summary
1. Family roots, "mutilated house", religiosity, anti-Semitism in school years, education, life and work in Murowana Goślina; 00:00:00
2. Contacts with Jews in Greater Poland, establishment of a branch of the Jewish commune in Poznań, the first headquarters, activities of the commune, assistance from an Israeli company, relations between the Polish authorities and the Jewish commune; 00:05:40
3. Activities in the Jewish community and local government authorities, educational activities, speech at Przystanek Woodstock; 00:12:18
4. Lecture for police negotiators, audience reactions; 00:18:08
5. Activities of the Poznań branch of the Association of Jewish Communities in the Republic of Poland, development of Polish-Israeli relations, cooperation with universities in Poznań, Hebrew studies at the Adam Mickiewicz University, Israel Open Day; 00:19:43
6. Members of the Poznań branch of the Association of Jewish Religious Communities in Poland, care for Jewish cemeteries in Greater Poland, cooperation with schools and clergy; 00:24:04
7. Partnership of Gniezno and Ariel, Poznań and Ramat Gan, Polish-Israeli cooperation in the treatment of autism; 00:26:45
8. Holidays and cultural events in the Poznań branch of the Association of Jewish Communities in the Republic of Poland, cooperation with the media and local government authorities, Polish-Israeli exchange, commemoration of the Jewish cemetery in Murowana Goślina; 00:27:55
9. The financial situation of the Poznań branch of the ZGWŻ, restitution of property of pre-war Jewish communities, the mission of the Jewish community, care of Jewish cemeteries, educational activities of the community; 00:30:36
10. Searching for and commemorating the grave of Soviet soldiers at the cemetery; 00:34:35
11. Taking care of the Jewish cemeteries in Vilnius and Różan, commemorating the synagogues in Chodzież and Szamocin, help provided to the Jewish community by Volkswagen Poznań; 00:38:05
12. A film about Felicja Bryn "Oczami dziecka – Felicja z Poznania" ["Through the eyes of a child - Felicja from Poznań"]; 00:39:58
13. The support provided by prof. Albricht, prayers and festivals in the synagogue in Poznań, visit of Samuel Pohoryles, 00:42:1614.
14. Irena Sendler's Tulip, plans to create the Righteous Memorial Site named after Irena Sendler, a musical piece dedicated to Irena Sendler; 00:44:29
15. Introduction of the Torah into the synagogue in Poznań; 00:48:02
