BOOKS FOR KRAKOW Fifth Grade Books for Krakow Project

The Fifth Grade and the Temple Shir Tikvah Tikkun Olam Committee are embarking on an exciting project to collect a wide range of contemporary books and magazines by and/or about Jews for the Czulent Library in Krakow, Poland.

What is Czulent?

Czulent is an organization of young Jewish men and women in Krakow and the surrounding region who have only recently discovered their Jewish roots and now are cultivating their Jewish identity in terms of Jewish culture, history, tradition, and religion. They feel that Jewish identity is valuable, and that they should cultivate and be proud of it. For information about Czulent and Jewish organizations in Poland click here.

Types of Books the Czulent Library Wants

In the librarian’s own words, “We lack books that relate to contemporary Jewish life. The main problem for us is to deal with the many burning questions of our time from a Jewish perspective of Judaism.”

What comes out clearly is the group’s desire to know about how Jews have struggled with, contributed to, and been affected by the most controversial issues of our time.

• Examples: books by Jonathan Safran Foer, Judy Budnitz, Amy Bloom, Nicole Krauss, Nathan Englander and some of the authors who debuted with their writing in the 80’s such as Tony Kushner, Ehud Havazelet

• Social movements where Jews have played a major role, such as civil rights, women’s rights

• Please send new or like-new books and magazines.  The library does not need Talmuds or Bibles.

Postage Donations

Help defray the high cost of mailing books. Make checks payable to Temple Shir Tikvah and put in the memo field "Postage for Krakow books."

Drop-Off Box

We will have a book and magazine drop-off box at the Mitzvah Table at Religious school on Sundays, beginning March 9th. We are also looking for volunteers to help with the collection, packing, and mailing of books.

Thanks in advance for helping us make this project a success.

For further information about the Books for Krakow Project contact: Tikkun Olam Committee.