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25th Jewish Culture Festival in Kraków underway

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Nick Hodge 26.06.2015 12:22
A jubilee edition of the 25th Jewish Culture Festival in Kraków began on Thursday, bringing thousands of visitors to the city.
The 'Shalom on Szeroka' concert, which traditionally rounds off the festival. Photo: wikimedia commonsThe 'Shalom on Szeroka' concert, which traditionally rounds off the festival. Photo: wikimedia commons

This year's edition will see as many as 300 events, led by artists and speakers from countries including Israel, the US, Hungary, Germany, Austria and Poland.

Concerts, lectures, workshops, exhibitions, guided tours and film screenings (among the latter special showings of Oscar-winning Polish movie 'Ida') are all in store.

The programme is divided into four sections: Classic, Off (Offbeat), Ideas and Art.

This year, organisers are placing a special emphasis on Kraków's Kazimierz quarter, the district that for many centuries was the centre of Jewish life in the city.

As always, the 'Shalom on Szeroka' open-air concert (pictured above) will help wrap up the festival on Saturday 4 July, although there will also be some events on Sunday 5 July.

For the full programme, see the festival's official website. (nh)

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