%0 Journal Article %T Funkcjonowanie Gminy Wyznaniowej Żydowskiej w Krakowie %A Gogola, Katarzyna %J Peregrinus Cracoviensis %V 2015 %R 10.4467/20833105PC.15.009.8880 %N Numer 26 (4) %P 161-178 %K Jews, jewish religious community, Kraków, Kazimierz %@ 1425-1922 %D 2016 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/peregrinus-cracoviensis/artykul/funkcjonowanie-gminy-wyznaniowej-zydowskiej-w-krakowie %X The functioning of the Jewish Religious Community in Krakow The Jewish Religious Community of Krakow is one of the seven Jewish communities in Poland. Jews from the south-eastern part of the country belong to it. The Jewish community in Krakow can boast centuries-old history and rich material and spiritual heritage. The aim of the article is to present the functioning and contemporary way of organizing the Krakow Jewish Religious Community, with a special focus on the city of Krakow. An important aspect is also the presentation of holidays and other socio-cultural initiatives (e.g. the Jewish Culture Festival) which take place in the space of Krakow’s Kazimierz, the main centre for all the areas belonging to the community.