June 2014

Wedding at White Stork Synagogue

The synagogue at ul. Pawła Włodkowica 7

The White Stork Synagogue is a nineteenth-century synagogue in Wrocław, Poland. Rededicated in 2010 after a decade-long renovation, it is the religious and cultural centre of the local Jewish community, under the auspices of the Union of Jewish Religious Communities in Poland.[1][2] It is the only synagogue in Wrocław to have survived the Holocaust.[3]

A One-of-a-Kind Festival of Jewish life in Poland.

We are pleased to share with you the exciting news about an upcoming Jewish wedding, which will take place on June 22, 2014 at the White Stork Synagogue in Wroclaw. Together with the Jewish Community of Wroclaw and the Bente Kahan Foundation responsible for the renovation of the spectacular Wroclaw Synagogue, the happy couple: Katka Reszke and Slawomir Grünberg have decided to turn their chuppah ceremony into a one-of-a-kind festival of Jewish life in Poland.
The wedding day – Sunday, June 22 – will be a day filled with music, dance, and art activities featuring Jewish leaders and artists from Poland and abroad. The event will be open to the public, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, making it an exceptional opportunity to experience contemporary Jewish life and culture as an authentic part of the Polish social and cultural landscape.

The bride and groom were both born in Poland, where they grew up unaware of their Jewish ancestry. They both went on to embrace and reclaim their Jewish heritage in adulthood. They met in 2007 and have since been bound emotionally, as well as professionally. While they share their time between Poland and New York, they are both actively invested in the revitalization of Jewish life in Poland, also through their documentary films and writings.
We would like to invite you to become a partner in supporting this rare occasion and helping us create an unforgettable event showcasing real Jewish life in 21st century Poland.

For media inquiries and to find out more about how you can donate or offer different kind of support, please contact jewishcommunitywroclaw@gmail.com or the Bride and Groom at grunberg@logtv.com or kat.reszke@gmail.com.

More information on the websites:

http://katreszke.wix.com/wedding

https://www.facebook.com/events/712392058811282/.

We look forward to welcoming you at this remarkable event!

Sincerely,

Aleksander Gleichgewicht, President of the Jewish Community of Wroclaw

Bente Kahan, President of the Bente Kahan Foundation

Magdalena Dorosz, Deputy Director of the Jewish Community of Wroclaw

Rabbi Tyson Herberger, Chief Rabbi of Wroclaw and Lower Silesia

Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland