Main hall
of POLIN Museum
POLIN Museum is located
in the heart of the prewar
Jewish neighbourhood
Core exhibition of the
Jewish Historical Institute
Preserving the Jewish
Historical Institute’s collection
Polish-Israeli
Youth Exchange (PIYE)
The Great Synagogue
was destroyed during the war

MANY PEOPLE – one mission

We strive to preserve
the thousand-year heritage
of Polish Jews for future generations

News

Ceremonies commemorating the 21st International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Yesterday, at the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, representatives of the POLIN Museum, the Jewish Historical Institute, and the ŻIH Association laid a joint wreath. The central ceremonies in Warsaw, organized by the Shalom Foundation on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, brought together Survivors, veterans, representatives of state and local authorities, members of […]

Call for Applications: SŻIH Grant Competition – Autumn 2025 Edition

The Association of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland is launching the Autumn 2025 edition of its Grant Competition. The program supports local initiatives aimed at preserving and promoting the memory of the history and culture of Polish Jews, as well as protecting Jewish heritage, with a particular focus on community involvement. Funding is available […]

More Important Than Life: The Underground Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto”.

Starting on 14 August, the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre will host a remarkable exhibition: More Important Than Life: The Underground Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto. This is the latest edition of a display first prepared in 2023 by the Jewish Historical Institute and the Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism, with the […]

Marian Turski "Thou Shalt Not Be Indifferent" Fund

“Let us not be afraid to convince ourselves that we need to have a vision not only of what is today, but of what will be tomorrow, of what will be in several decades” – Marian Turski, January 27, 2025 at Auschwitz

Projects and Grants

Every year in cooperation with various institutions and organizations we carry out
a diverse program of activities in the area of education, culture, exhibits and science. Donated funds are also allocated to the Grants Committee. We support both large, nationwide or international projects and initiatives in local communities which strive to preserve Jewish history from oblivion.

Donors

Prizes
and awards

2016
Nagroda Paszporty Polityki
2016
Nagroda specjalna Kryształowe Zwierciadło
2016
Nagroda specjalna Polskiej Rady Biznesu im. Jana Wejcherta
2016
Europejskie Muzeum Roku